Leadership

The Catholic Lawyers Guild is led by an Executive Committee of six (6) officers and two (2) chaplains, as well as a Board of Governors consisting of sixty (60) members.

Executive Committee
The 2026-27 Executive Officers for the Guild are:

Michael N. Ripani, President
• Claire McFarland, 1st Vice President
• Laura Jacksack, 2nd Vice President
Alex P. Blair, Secretary
• Sandra Blake, Treasurer
Kevin P. Kelley, Immediate Past President
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 2026-2027 Board of Governors are as follows:

  • Amanda Andrews (2029)
  • Magdalena Biedron (2029)
  • Royal F. Berg (2028)
  • Alex P. Blair (2028)
  • Chief Justice Anne M. Burke (Ret.) (2028)
  • Elizabeth Clarke (2028)
  • Amy Jo “AJ” Conroy (2028)
  • James J. Convery (2029)
  • Fr. Bob Cook, OFM Conv (2029)
  • Joe Cook (2029)
  • Justice Joy V. Cunningham (2029)
  • Michael J. Dickman (2027)
  • Hon. Thomas More Donnelly (2027)
  • John G. Fogarty, Jr. (2029)
  • Hon. Beatriz Frausto-Sandoval (2027)
  • Jean M. Gaspardo (2028)
  • Marilou Gervacio (2028)
  • Mauro Glorioso (2028)
  • Maureen Hanlon (2029)
  • Hon. Robert Harris (2027)
  • Thomas Hogan (2028)
  • Patrick Keenan-Devlin (2029)
  • Hon. Virginia Kendall (2029)
  • Hon. Susan Kennedy-Sullivan (2027)
  • Hon. Daniel Kubasiak (2027)
  • Saulius V. Kuprys (2028)
  • Thaddeus J. Makarewicz (2029)
  • Pamela S. Menaker (2027)
  • Hon. Patricia Mendoza (2027)
  • Cindy Medina-Cervantes (2028)
  • Jonathan Michael (2028)
  • Megan McGrath (2029)
  • Francis Patrick Murphy (2028)
  • Joseph T. Murphy (2027)
  • Hon. Leonard Murray (2027)
  • Daniel R. Murray (2028)
  • James Murray (2028)
  • Mary Nicolau (2027)
  • Richard J. Nogal (2027)
  • Robert Oleszkiewicz (2029)
  • Hon. Jesse G. Reyes (2027)
  • John Rodack (2028)
  • Joseph O. Rubinelli (2027)
  • Pamela Rubeo (2029)
  • Sr. Catherine M. Ryan, O.S.F. (2029)
  • Judge Regina Scannicchio (2029)
  • Ryan Scott (2029)
  • John C. Sciaccotta (2027)
  • Michael P. Seng (2028)
  • Hon. John A. Simon (2028)
  • R. Matthew Simon (2029)
  • Catherine L. Steege (2027)
  • Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis (2027)
  • Rebecca Lewis Tierney (2029)
  • Hon. Daniel A. Trevino (2027)
  • Nicholas T. Tyszka (2028)
  • Stephen Viz (2028)
  • Hon. Edward Washington II (Ret.) (2028)
  • Tanya Woods (2029)
  • Joseph A. Wyss (2027)