ECYD Department team

The ECYD Department team serves and supports the growth and development of ECYD in the North American territory by offering support to the local ECYD Directors, adult formators, team leaders and members.

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Fr. Patrick O’Loughlin LC

ECYD Department Director

Christina Jacobeen

ECYD Programs & Training

Mary Kate Mueller

ECYD Mission Corps Program Coordinator

Maddie Nagel

Marketing & Social Media

Donovan Novak

ECYD Resources & Products

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Natalia Santos

ECYD Startup Support

Fr. Matthew Schmitz LC

ECYD Formators Training Course Director

Jen Keller

ECYD Formators Training Course Admin Assistant

Local ECYD Directors

The ECYD Director’s mission is to foster ECYD’s development in a locality. Their principal function is to form ECYD formators who accompany ECYD Adolescents to experience the love of Jesus Christ, so that they become his friends and apostles at the service of the Church.

Atlanta

Fr. Nathan Torrey LC
Boys ECYD Director

Jacquie Lustig
Girls ECYD Director

Calgary

Shaun Williamson 
Boys ECYD Director

Carissa Weimer
Girls ECYD Director

Cincinnati

Fr. Andrew Gronotte, LC 
Boys ECYD Director
Rachel Peach
Girls ECYD Director

Dallas

Fr. Thomas White, LC
Boys ECYD Director

Nizza Ackel
Girls ECYD Coordinator

Detroit

Elizabeth Stromberg
Girls ECYD Support

Fr Terrance Allen, LC
Boys ECYD Director

Houston

Fr. Chad Everts, LC
Boys ECYD Director
Amelia Hoover
Girls ECYD Director

Louisiana

Fr. Jaime Lorenzo, LC
Boys ECYD Director
Maria Knuth
Girls ECYD Support
New Orleans
Katie Cramer
Girls ECYD Support
Lafayette

Manila

Fr. Mauricio Guajardo, LC
Boys ECYD Director
Buding Aquino Dee
Girls ECYD Director

Ontario

Fr. Jerek Scherber, LC
Boys ECYD Director
Alexandra Oyarzabal
Girls ECYD Support

Philadelphia

Matthew Ziegler
Boys ECYD Director

San Jose

Michelle Wong
ECYD Support

Washington DC

Fr. Vito Crincoli, LC
Boys ECYD Director
Natalia Santos
Girls ECYD Director
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Alex Kucera

Atlanta

Alex Kucera has lived in Atlanta, GA, for the last 46 years. He is one of 9 children, married to his wife Karmen, and has 3 girls, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way. Alex joined Regnum Christi in 2007. Out of the gate, he joined the Helping Hands Medical Missions apostolate and is still participating today with the Ghana Friendship Mission.

In 2009, Alex was asked to be the Atlanta RC Renewal Coordinator for the Atlanta Locality to help the RC members with the RC renewal process. Alex became a Group Leader in 2012 for four of the Atlanta Men’s Section Teams and continues today. Running in parallel, in 2013, Alex became a Team Leader and shepherded a large team of good men.

Alex was honored to be the Atlanta Mission Coordinator between 2010 to 2022 (12 years), coordinating 5-8 Holy Week Mission teams across Georgia. He also created and coordinated missions at a parish in Athens, GA, for 9 years. Alex continues to coordinate Holy Week Missions, Advent Missions, and Monthly missions at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cumming, GA.

From 2016 to 2022, Alex also served as the Men’s Section Assistant in Atlanta. He loved working with the Men’s Section Director, the Legionaries, Consecrated, and Women’s Section leadership teams.

Alex is exceptionally grateful to the Legionaries, Consecrated, and many RC members who he’s journeyed shoulder to shoulder, growing his relationship with Christ and others along the way. He knows that there is only one way, that’s Christ’s Way, with others!