Leadership

The Catholic Lawyers Guild is led by an Executive Committee of six (6) officers and three (3) chaplains, as well as a Board of Governors consisting of sixty (60) members.

Executive Committee
The 2025-26 Executive Officers for the Guild are:

Kevin P. Kelley, President
Michael N. Ripani, 1st Vice President
• Claire McFarland, 2nd Vice President
Megan K. McGrath, Secretary
• Sandy Blake, Treasurer
Pamela Rubeo, Immediate Past President
Rev. Robert Cook, O.F.M. Conv., Chaplain
Rev. Mr. Daniel G. Welter, Associate Chaplain

To see a list of past Guild presidents, click here.

Board of Governors
In addition to the officers who serve as ex-officio members, the Board of Governors consists of up to sixty (60) members, each elected to a term of up to three (3) years. Members are elected by the general membership at the Guild’s annual meeting in the Spring.

The 2025-2026 Board of Governors are as follows:

  • Royal F. Berg (2028)
  • Sandy Blake (2027)
  • Alex P. Blair (2028)
  • Hon. Andrea Buford (2025)
  • Chief Justice Anne M. Burke (Ret.) (2028)
  • Jennifer M. Cascio (2026)
  • Elizabeth Clarke (2028)
  • Robert John Connor (2025)
  • Amy Jo “AJ” Conroy (2028)
  • James J. Convery (2026)
  • Justice Joy V. Cunningham (2026)
  • Michael J. Dickman (2027)
  • Hon. Thomas More Donnelly (2027)
  • John G. Fogarty, Jr. (2026)
  • Hon. Beatriz Frausto-Sandoval (2027)
  • Jean M. Gaspardo (2028)
  • Marilou Gervacio (2028)
  • Mauro Glorioso (2028)
  • Lynn Grayson (2026)
  • Maureen Hanlon (2026)
  • Hon. Robert Harris (2027)
  • Hon. Thomas Hogan (Ret.) (2028)
  • Laura Jacksack (2026)
  • Alex Kasparie (2026)
  • Patrick Keenan-Devlin (2026)
  • Hon. Virginia Kendall (2026)
  • Hon. Susan Kennedy-Sullivan (2027)
  • Hon. Daniel Kubasiak (2027)
  • Saulius V. Kuprys (2028)
  • Thaddeus J. Makarewicz (2026)
  • Pamela S. Menaker (2027
  • Hon. Patricia Mendoza (Ret.) (2027)
  • Jonathan Michael (2028)
  • Alisa Murphy (2025)
  • Francis Patrick Murphy (2028)
  • Joseph T. Murphy (2027)
  • Kevin Murphy (2025)
  • Daniel R. Murray (2028)
  • James Murray (2028)
  • Leonard Murray (2027)
  • Mary Nicolau (2027)
  • Richard J. Nogal (2027)
  • Jill O’Brien (2026)
  • Robert Oleszkiewicz (2026)
  • Jay Reyes (2026)
  • Jesse G. Reyes (2027)
  • John Rodack (2027)
  • Joseph O. Rubinelli (2027)
  • Catherine M. Ryan, O.S.F. (2026)
  • Judge Regina Scannicchio (2026)
  • John C. Sciaccotta (2027)
  • Michael P. Seng (2028)
  • Hon. John A. Simon (2028)
  • Matthew Simon (2026)
  • Patricia Spratt (2026)
  • Catherine L. Steege (2027)
  • Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis (2027)
  • Daniel A. Trevino (2027)
  • Nicholas T. Tyszka (2028)
  • Stephen Viz (2028)
  • Hon. Edward Washington II (Ret.) (2028)
  • Tanya Woods (2026)
  • Joseph A. Wyss (2027)