Curriculum Vitae

Date of Birth: August 4, 1967
Date of Priesthood Ordination: May 21, 1994
Date of Episcopal Ordination: September 17, 2018, Chicago
Date of Installation to the Diocese of Joliet: September 29, 2020

Education

• University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, D.Min. (2003)
• University of St. Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, M.Div. (1994)
• Niles College Seminary of Loyola, B.A. in philosophy
• Quigley Preparatory Seminary South, Chicago 
• St. Jude the Apostle, South Holland, Illinois

Pastoral Assignments and Other Positions

• Vicar general, Archdiocese of Chicago (2015 – 2020)
• Dean of formation, Mundelein Seminary, celebrating weekend Masses at St. Jerome Parish (2010 – 2014)
• Central American regional director, Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, El Salvador (2005 – 2010) 
• Dean of formation, St. Joseph College Seminary (1999 – 2005)
• Associate pastor, St. Elizabeth Seton, Orland Hills, Illinois (1996 – 1999)
• Associate pastor, Our Lady of Mercy, Chicago (1994 – 1996)

Boards and Committees Outside of the Diocese of Joliet

• USCCB Chair-Elect for Committee for Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations
• USCCB Liaison to the Association of Ongoing Formation of Priests and the National Association of Diaconate Directors
• USCCB Charter Review Workgroup
• USCCB Bishops Workshop on Church Governance
• Board of Advisors - Catholic Extension Society
• Board of Advisors - USML/Mundelein Seminary
• Advisory Committee for Institute for Priestly Formation
• Episcopal Advisory Board for Catholic Leadership Institute