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GOVERNANCE OF REGNUM CHRISTI

Regnum Christi is directed by a collegial government through the Territorial Directive College.

The Territorial Directive College

On September 15, 2019, the Statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation, the General Regulations, and the Rule of Life for lay members came into effect after being approved by the Holy See. They establish a collegial government for Regnum Christi through a Directive College made up of the directors of the Legionaries of Christ, the Consecrated Women, and the Lay Consecrated of Regnum Christi, as well as a number of lay members.

The Regnum Christi Territorial Directive College for the North American Territory is made up of:

Regnum Christi General Convention Legionaries of Christ

Fr. John Bartunek

Territorial Director of the
Legionaries of Christ

Fr. Timothy Walsh

Territorial Vicar of the
Legionaries of Christ

Andrew Rawicki

Lay Member of
Regnum Christi

Maria Gaviria

Lay Member of Regnum Christi
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Katie Tuttle

Territorial Director of the
Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi

Regnum Christi General Convention Consecrated Women

Helen Yalbir

Territorial Vicar of the
Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi

The Territorial Plenary Council

The Territorial Directive College is assisted in the exercise of its authority on certain matters by the Territorial Plenary Council. Its collaboration expresses the spirit of communion that characterizes Regnum Christi. In the North American Territory it is made up of:

    • The territorial councilors and secretaries of the Legionaries of Christ, the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi, and the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi
    • Two additional lay members appointed by the Territorial Directive College 
    • The Mission Support Team

Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi in the Territorial Plenary Council

Carrie O’Connor

Lisa Small

Michelle Reiff

Legionaries of Christ in the Territorial Plenary Council

Fr. Charles Sikorsky, LC

Fr. Mark Haydu, LC

Fr. Patrick O’Loughlin, LC

Fr. Reuben Nuxoll, LC

Lay Consecrated Men in the Territorial Plenary Council

Tony MacDonnell

Lay Members in the Territorial Plenary Council

Hope Hirschorn

Tony Frese

The Mission Support Team 

The Mission Support Team is the work team responsible for implementing the strategies and plans of the Territorial Directive College. The Mission Support Team is committed to working closely with localities and apostolates to provide the guidance, service, and support most needed to move the mission of Regnum Christi forward. The Mission Support Team is comprised of the directors of each of the six territorial departments and led by the Delegate of the Territorial Directive College.

Fr. Aaron Smith

Territorial Delegate for Regnum Christi North America

Mélanie Pilon

Territorial Secretary for Regnum Christi North America

Todd Brechbill

Administrator

Kerrie Rivard

Marketing & Communications

Yvonne Nuxoll

Locality Rep

 

Donna Garrett

Locality Rep

Fr. Ben O'Loughlin

Locality Rep

Maria Knuth

RC Lay Member Support

Fr. Patrick O'Loughlin

ECYD Life

Regnum Christi Local Directors

In localities, Regnum Christi is directed by a local director with their council, or by a college.

The Local Director or Local Directive College directs the activity of Regnum Christi in the locality, accompanies the life and mission of the sections, engages with community superiors and directors, section directors, institutions, and apostolic programs in the preparation and execution of the evangelization plan for the locality. 

 (art. 39-44 Regulations of the Regnum Christi Federation)

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Regnum Christi General Convention Legionaries of Christ

Fr. John Bartunek, LC

Atlanta

Fr. John Bartunek, LC, S.Th.D, received his BA in History from Stanford University in 1990. He comes from an evangelical Christian background and became a member of the Catholic Church in 1991.

After college he worked as a high school history teacher, drama director, and baseball coach. He then spent a year as a professional actor in Chicago before entering the religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ in 1993. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. He has taught moral theology at various ecclesiastical institutions at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican¹s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist. He is an accomplished author with many books. His most widely known books are “The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer” and “60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple“.

He has also written three Regnum Christi Essays: “Sharpening Your Tongue: An RC Essay on Charity in Our Words”, “What Is Regnum Christi? An RC Essay the Statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation and the Rule of Life for Lay Members”, and “Our Formation Pathway: An RC Essay on Integral Formation and the Journey to Christian Maturity.” His series of Do-It-Yourself online Catholic Retreat Guides are available in multiple formats at RCSpirituality.org.

Fr. John currently resides in Atlanta, where he is serving as Territorial Director for the Legionaries of Christ and president of the Regnum Christi Territorial Directive College for North America.

Fr. Timothy Walsh, LC

Atlanta

Fr. Timothy Walsh was born on May 5, 1967, in Cornwall, Canada. He entered the Cornwall Novitiate in September 1997. He made his perpetual profession in October 2005 and was ordained a priest in Rome on December 23, 2006. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Theology from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum.

Before his priestly vocation, Fr. Timothy had an academic career. He obtained bachelor’s degrees, a master’s degree, and a doctorate in Physics, specializing in laser optics.
 
After his ordination, he served in various formative and chaplaincy roles, including vice-rector and then rector of two of the Legion’s apostolic schools (in Indiana and New Hampshire), and as chaplain to the Regnum Christi communities in Ohio and Houston.
 
In 2020, Fr. Timothy was appointed Rector-President of the Legionaries of Christ Novitiate and Humanities College in Cheshire, CT. He now serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ, and as a member of the Regnum Christi Territorial Directive College for North America.

Andrew Rawicki

Dallas

Andrew Rawicki and his wife, JoAnna, retired to Irving, TX in 2019 from Midland, TX, where they live in close proximity to eight of their ten grandchildren. A convert from Judaism, Andrew entered the Church in 1991. He and his wife were introduced to Regnum Christi in 2000 through Conquest and Challenge Camps that most of their six children attended at Camp Bocamb in Louisiana, and Andrew incorporated into the movement in 2001. He has been a past Men’s Section Director and Renewal Coordinator in the Houston locality, as well as the Men’s Section Assistant and Hub City director for Holy Week Missions while his family resided in San Jose, CA. 

Andrew served as the Dallas liaison for the “Lift Off” Regnum Christi Regional Convention held in May 2020, and became the Regnum Christi Local Director for Dallas in July of that year. In August 2026, he began his current mission serving as a member of the Territorial Directive College of Regnum Christi.

Maria Gaviria

Sarasota, FL

Maria associated to Regnum Christi in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2007. Over the years, Regnum Christi has been a spiritual family for Maria and her family, helping them grow in friendship with Christ, deepen their Catholic faith and discover the joy of living as apostles together.

After moving to Cincinnati, Ohio, Mari and her family quickly found a familiar Regnum Christi community through Challenge, Conquest, weekly Encounters with Christ, spiritual retreats and the shared experiences of journeying in faith together. Maria experienced that same sense of communion during her visits to Colombia, where she was born, and often connects with the local Regnum Christi community when she is there.

Her mission in the Movement has included leading three international World Youth Day missions, helping establish Holy Week Mercy Missions in Cincinnati, serving as a guest lecturer at Anáhuac University Puebla in Mexico, accompanying young adults, and serving in local and territorial leadership. She is also a parishioner at Our Lady of Angels and enjoys serving in parish life.

Maria spent her professional career in leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, where one of the accomplishments closest to her heart was establishing the company’s first Catholic employee network, now present in more than 20 countries. Today, she provides people and organizational development consulting and mentors young professionals. She holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of South Florida and a master’s degree in Pastoral Ministry from Mount St. Mary’s Seminary & School of Theology, which she pursued from a desire to deepen her Catholic faith and relationship with Christ and to grow in service and apostolic leadership.

Maria is co-founder of Catholic Caregiver with her daughter Natasha Goodwin, a mission born from their family’s experience caring for Maria’s mother. Catholic Caregiver cares for the caregiver, helping daughters and sons care for their aging parents with dignity while navigating this season with greater clarity, strength, and peace.

Among Maria’s greatest joys is her vocation as a mother to Natasha and Philip, and she is joyfully entering a new chapter as an abuela. She loves cooking and gathering family and friends around the table, morning gratitude walks by the lake, and participating in works of mercy and missions, locally and internationally. Maria currently lives in Sarasota, Florida and is serving her second term as a lay member of the North American Territorial Directive College of Regnum Christi.

Katie Tuttle

Chicago

Katie Tuttle was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. She met the Consecrated Women on a Regnum Christi mission trip to Mexico during Holy Week during her senior year of high school. She interrupted her undergraduate studies at the University of Dayton to discern her vocation. She was consecrated in 2003 and finished her formation in Greenville, Rhode Island, completing her Bachelors in Education and Development, and as Masters in Religious Sciences.

Katie worked as an assistant secretary in the office of the territorial director. She served as a mentor and formator for the young women in the Immaculate Conception Program in Michigan, then moved to Houston in 2016 to work in young adult ministry. From 2020-2026,  she lived in Houston and served as the community director of the Consecrated Women. and as a territorial council member.

Katie currently lives in Chicago and serves as the Territorial Director of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christ in North America.

Helen Yalbir

Dallas

Helen Yalbir is originally from Saskatoon, Canada. She completed her BA in English Literature at the University of Saskatchewan. From 2005-06, she was a Regnum Christi missionary in Calgary, Canada, and in 2006 was consecrated to Christ within Regnum Christi in Rhode Island, USA. She completed her BA in Religious and Pastoral Studies, Magna Cum Laude, at Mater Ecclesiae College in RI. She received her certification in Catholic Youth Ministry through Franciscan University.

From 2013 to 2021 Helen served in Washington, DC, accompanying and forming youth and young women. She also completed the Divine Mercy University Spiritual Direction Certification course.

Helen is currently serving young adults in Dallas, Texas, and supporting the national work of Regnum Christi with young adults. On April 3, 2023, she was appointed as a new territorial council member for the consecrated women in North America. In 2026 she was appointed as first councilor of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi in North America. In this role, she also serves as a member of the Territorial Directive College of Regnum Christi.

 

Carrie O'Connor

Cincinnati

Carrie O’Connor is a Consecrated Woman of Regnum Christi from Grand Rapids, Michigan and is the oldest of five siblings. She had her first ECYD experience at camp after finishing 8th grade, and the rest is history! She actively participated in ECYD and RC activities throughout high school, then went on to be an RC Missionary in Houston. She became consecrated in 2003 and has lived her calling in a variety of places and apostolates. After her years of formation in Rhode Island, she went on to serve in California and Arizona, in Houston and Dallas, in ECYD and young adult work. In 2015 she went to Santiago, Chile, where she worked at Colegio Everest with a variety of ages in ECYD, and serving the Consecrated Women as community director. She feels very enriched by these nearly 10 years in South America and is happy to now be back in the United States serving in Cincinnati. In 2026, she was appointed as a territorial councilor.

Lisa Small

Detroit

Lisa Small has been a Consecrated Woman of Regnum Christi since 2001 and currently lives in the community in Lake Orion, Michigan as the community director for the Consecrated Women. Originally from New Zealand, Lisa gave a year as a RC missionary in Michigan in 2000 where she met Regnum Christi. Since then, she has served through preaching, running retreats and formation programs, and teaching throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Her apostolic work has included working at Mater Ecclesiae College in Rhode Island, the Catholic Discipleship College in New Zealand, the Highlands School in Texas and directing the RC Mission Corps. Lisa currently serves in Michigan and as the communications director for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi in North America. Lisa received her bachelor’s degree in education and development from Anahuac University, a master’s in communication from Spring Arbor University, and a master’s in religious sciences from Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University.

 

Michelle Reiff

Michelle Reiff has been a consecrated woman of Regnum Christi for over 20 years. She currently serves as a member of the national council for the consecrated women and the Regnum Christi Territorial Committee and director of the Queen of the Family Retreat Center. She has been a member of the Everest Board of Directors since 2014.

 

Michelle Reiff grew up in Carroll, Iowa. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of South Dakota where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology.  Michelle then worked in Omaha, Nebraska for ten years in hospital laboratories and an oncology practice before consecrating her life to God in the Regnum Christi Movement in August, 1996.  She went on to earn a Master’s degree in Catholic School Administration from the University of Dallas, and has a License in Religious Studies from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome.

Michelle’s past assignments have included being director of the 3000-student Cumbres Girls’ School in Santiago, Chile for over three years and then serving in various roles for ten years at the Highlands School in Dallas, including principal, formation director, and a member of the board of trustees. She now serves as secretary for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi in the North American Territory.

 
 
 

Fr. Charles Sikorsky, LC

Washington DC

Fr Charles Sikorsky: Elected in 2007 as the President of the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, now Divine Mercy University, Fr. Charles Sikorsky, L.C., has devoted himself to growing the University’s place in academia, the Church, our nation and the world. A canon and civil lawyer trained in philosophy and theology from Baltimore, MD, Fr. Charles earned his law degree from The University of Maryland School of Law after obtaining a B.A. in political economy from The Johns Hopkins University. Upon entering the seminary, he earned degrees in philosophy and theology from the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University and a Licentiate in Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He was a proud member of the 1982 national champion basketball at his high school, Calvert Hall of Towson, MD. 


Fr. Charles was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on December 24, 2002 by the now Cardinal Leonardo Sandri. As president, Fr. Charles has been committed to expanding the reach of the university, with an emphasis on forming, educating and training mental health professionals and those working in the helping professions. While pursuing academic and professional distinction, he has brought a renewed emphasis to DMU’s distinctive mission, rooted in the tradition of the Catholic Church, to educate the whole person. As a result of these efforts, the university’s on-campus work has been consolidated and online education has been introduced and expanded to include a new School of Counseling and multiple offerings for certification programs.






Fr. Mark Haydu, LC

New York

Fr. Mark Haydu, LC, started his journey in Akron, OH, being born the sixth child and fourth boy on July 15, 1972. As an active member of the charismatic renewal during high school, Fr Mark went to the Franciscan University of Steubenville, followed by a year of missionary work in Antigua, Guatemala, and Reynosa, Mexico. He entered the novitiate in Cheshire, CT, in 1993 and finished his Humanities degree there in 1996, where he first began to fall in love with Art and History. After two years of Philosophical studies in Rome, he did four years of apostolic internship in Salamanca, Spain, Dublin, Ireland, and Cheshire, CT. Fr. Mark returned to Rome to get a licentiate degree in Philosophy with a thesis on moral legislation and then began his Theology studies in 2004, until he was ordained a priest on December 22, 2007. That same year in October, Fr. Mark became the Director of the Patrons of the Arts of the Vatican Museums, a position he held until June 15, 2015. During that time, Father finished a License in Moral Theology focused on the effects of cohabitation on marital happiness and perseverance. 

He also published two award-winning art books in the Meditations on Vatican Art series. Fr. Mark enjoyed being a spiritual director for the legionary seminarians and consecrated women of Regnum Christi while in Rome. In 2016 he returned back to the States being stationed at the Legionary community in Rye, NY, working as National Chaplain of Lumen Institute. Fr. Mark currently serves as local chaplain to Lumen while also serving as the Chief Development Officer for the Legionaries of Christ, and as a member of the Territorial Council. Aside from his prayer and religious life, he enjoys golf, playing guitar, reading and writing.

Fr. Patrick O'Loughlin, LC

Atlanta

Fr Patrick is the third of six children from Syracuse, New York. In 2001 he entered Immaculate Conception Apostolic School, and after five years graduated and joined the Legion of Christ Novitiate in Cheshire, Connecticut. He received an associate degree in the liberal arts and a bachelor degree in Philosophy at the Legion’s university in Thornwood, NY, where he was assigned as secretary to the Territorial Director of the Legionaries of Christ in North America. He continued on to serve in the Legion’s Ecclesial Relations Department in New York and San Jose, where he also assisted the ECYD sections. Before transferring to Rome for his theology studies, he served as a dean of students for one year at Sacred Heart Apostolic School in Rolling Prairie, Indiana. He made his final vows in Rome on August 20, 2016, and was ordained to the diaconate together with his father in Syracuse on May 19, 2018. He was subsequently assigned as ECYD Boys Director in Atlanta that same summer, as he prepared for his priestly ordination in Rome on May 4, 2019. In Atlanta, he currently serves as director of the national ECYD Life Department, assistant chaplain at Pinecrest Academy, and local director of RC Mission Corps.






Fr. Reuben Nuxoll, LC

Atlanta

Fr. Reuben Nuxoll, LC, was born on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, March 25th, 1980, in Cottonwood, Idaho, to a deeply Catholic farming family. After public elementary school, he began homeschooling, then attended Immaculate Conception Apostolic School in New Hampshire and Connecticut. He entered the Legionary novitiate in Cheshire, Connecticut, where he stayed for a year before continuing his novitiate in Monterrey, Mexico. From there, he went on to two years of humanities in Cheshire and studied a bachelor’s and a licentiate in philosophy, and a bachelor’s in theology, in Rome, Italy.

On the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 2011, Fr. Reuben was ordained a priest at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. He briefly served as Territorial Secretary of the Legionaries of Christ in Chile, and then as chaplain at Everest School in Santiago, Chile, until 2020. From 2020-2025, he served in Philadelphia as a chaplain for the Regnum Christi members, and during the last year, 2024-2025, also as local superior.

Currently, Fr. Reuben lives and works in Cumming, Georgia, where he serves as the Territorial Secretary of the Legionaries of Christ and chaplain for the local communities of consecrated women of Regnum Christi. When he can, he also helps with retreats and spiritual directions.

Tony MacDonnell

Washington DC

Tony MacDonnell is from Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the fourth of eight children.


Tony works at Divine Mercy University in Sterling Virginia, near Washington, DC. He’s currently the Director of Campus Ministry. Tony also teaches Theology of The Body at Paul VI Catholic high school in Chantilly and holds a variety of responsibilities within the Regnum Christi Movement. He is also the director of the consecrated men’s community based in Chantilly.

Tony has been a Lay Consecrated man in the Regnum Christi Movement since 1997. What Does that mean? He has taken vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and lives in community with other Lay Consecrated men. He hold’s a Master’s degree in Theological Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with concentrations in human anatomy, physiology and neuropsychology.


Before joining DMU in 2020, Tony spent 10 years in the Archdiocese of New York working primarily in three parishes as the Director of Religious Education. His work included overseeing the sacramental preparation of children, adult faith formation, spiritual direction and forming/facilitating small groups/retreats for young professionals.


Previous to Tony’s work in New York he was the first Assistant Director for Mission Youth which was founded in Bethesda, MD in 1995. It was based out of Our Lady of Bethesda Retreat Center. Mission Youth is a Regnum Christi ministry that forms high school and college students in a variety of ways; so that they are equipped to share the Gospel. Mission Youth evangelization efforts have been carried out all over the country and internationally, primarily in collaboration with Parishes. He also worked from 1995 -2010 in a variety of Regnum Christi ministries in both Maryland and Virginia.


Before being Consecrated Tony spent 7 years in a medical clinic assisting people with a variety of foot, leg and low back problems. During this time, Tony founded Veritas Books and Gifts, a Catholic Resource center in Halifax, Nova Scotia which came into existence in order to share the Good News of Christianity with parishes and the local community.


Tony is motivated to help people to both encounter and grow in their relationship with God, including assisting people in the discernment and stewardship of their specific gifts, talents and passions. He loves to pursue initiatives that will help individual Christians and parishes to think through and concretely live out what is being asked of them and the Catholic Church in the 21st century.


When not working, praying, eating or sleeping Tony is running or biking and has completed 17 marathons, mentored other runners and competed in many other running race distances over the last 13 years.

Hope Hirschorn

New York Tri-State

Hope Hirshorn has recently joined the Territorial Plenary Council and has completed her term as the RC Director for the NY Tri-State. She has an M.A., M.Phil and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Fordham, a M.P.A. and an A.P.C. in Finance from NYU and a certificate in Marian Studies from her time in London.  Hope is the Director of RCIA for her parish and this fall will begin teaching theology at Sacred Heart Greenwich. Hope and her husband have six children and reside in West Harrison, NY.

Tony Frese

Atlanta

Tony Frese was introduced to Regnum Christi through his work with Life Teen Ministry. In 2005, he became a member of Regnum Christi, and has served in a variety of leadership roles, including Team Leader, Section Assistant, and Section Director.  He currently serves the RC Local Director for Atlanta. 

A graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Tony began his career as an aerospace engineer supporting NASA on the Space Shuttle Program in Houston, where he worked for two years. He recently retired from his role as the Vice President of Business Development at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, selling large military transport aircraft, where he worked for 38 years.

Tony and his wife Skotti live on Lake Lanier in Dawsonville, Georgia.

Todd Brechbill

Atlanta

Todd Brechbill served in the Army National Guard 1988-1994 in Tactical Operations, and has a background in technology communications, management, and global supply chain logistics.  A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Todd has been married for 30 years and has 10 children. He began work full time for Regnum Christi in 2004 and was involved with the launch of Mission Network in November 2006 as the National Director of Conquest.  He relocated his family to Gainesville, GA, in 2007, and in 2011 directed operations for Mission Network Programs and RC Activities, Inc. He was assigned as the Territorial Administrator for the Regnum Christi Federation in 2019 and continues in his role to support the territory and localities in their administrative needs.

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Kerrie Rivard

Atlanta

Kerrie Rivard was born and raised in Regina, Canada, and now lives in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. She and her husband Paul have six kids who are growing up way too fast, and two crazy dogs to add to the fun.  Kerrie and Paul became members of Regnum Christi in 1999. Kerrie is the Director of Marketing & Communications for Regnum Christi in the North American Territory.  For the past ten years she has been involved with the renewal of Regnum Christi at the international level, and is a member of the General Plenary Council.   


Her missionary passions include communication as evangelization, accompanying people as they discover and live in the love of Christ, volunteering at Pinecrest Academy, and regularly stocking the house with snacks for the random number of teenagers who habitually show up in her kitchen. She deeply values  learning from the wisdom of people she meets on family missions to the homeless in downtown Atlanta.


If she had all the time in the world she would spend more of it  in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, traveling, reading classic literature, and practicing Spanish.





Yvonne Nuxoll

Cincinnati

Yvonne Nuxoll grew up on her family’s farm/ranch in Cottonwood, Idaho, the second of six kids. Life on the farm was very special, a wonderful place to grow up! She learned to know and appreciate God in nature and in the simple faith of the people around her. Music became a passion for her, along with training and riding horses during her years at home.

In 1995, Yvonne responded to Christ’s call and was consecrated in Regnum Christi, putting her life at the service of the Church so as to bring more and more people to know the personal love of Jesus Christ. She obtained a bachelors degree in Religious and Pastoral Studies from Anahuac University, and a certificate in spiritual direction at Divine Mercy University. She has served 1 year in Mexico at the center of formation, 2 years in Venezuela as the vice principal of the Institute Andes school directed by Consecrated Women there, and in the United States helping with formation for the Consecrated Women in discernment, youth ministry,  spiritual direction for adults and young adults, and accompanying and coaching Regnum Christi directors.

Yvonne currently serves as director for the community of Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi in Cincinnati, as the Director of Regnum Christi Director support for the North American Territory, and as a spiritual director.

 

 

 

 

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Donna Garrett

Heartland - Omaha

I am Donna Garrett. I live in Omaha NE. I have been a Regnum Christi Member for 23 years. I currently serve as the Director of the RC Life Department for the Territory of North America. My role is to develop resources for all Regnum Christi members and our leaders in the territory.

 

I am a local RC team leader and a spiritual director. I am on the Archbishop’s Committee for Development and sit on the board of the Catholic Worldview Fellowship. I have served as RCD, Section Director and led local Mission Youth Missions and ECYD/Challenge. I been blessed to work on the Regnum Christi Identity project’s international team and have been deeply invested in the renewal process. I have been married to Jeff for 35 years and we have four grown children and five grandchildren.

Fr. Ben O'Loughlin, LC

Dallas

Born in Syracuse, NY in 1984, Fr. Ben joined ECYD in 1995 and Sacred Heart Apostolic School in 1997. He entered the novitiate in 2001, and his formation years took him to Germany, Spain and Italy. After his priestly ordination in 2014, he worked in the following missions: Formation Director of the Everest International Program in Clarkston, MI (2014-2015), Detroit ECYD Director (2015-2018), Poniente-Mexico City Young Men’s Section Chaplain (2018-2019), Dallas Young Men’s Section Chaplain (2019-2021), Dallas Young Men’s Section Director (2021-2023). Fr. Ben is the current director of the territorial RC Young Adult Life Department and member of the Mission Support Team.

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Maria Knuth

New Orleans

Maria Knuth is one of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi since the year 2000.  She is originally from Minnesota and currently resides in the community of Consecrated Women in New Orleans.  Most of her pastoral work has been in the territory of North America supporting Regnum Christi and ECYD sections and working in RC schools.  She currently serves as the assistant to the delegate of the Territorial Directive College and as a formator for the Regnum Christi women, young adult and ECYD girls’ sections in New Orleans and North Shore, Louisiana.

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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!