Kathy Armijo Etre, Ph.D.
Vice President of Mission and Spirituality
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
Bio to come.
Fr. Charles Bouchard, OP, S.T.D.
Senior Director, Theology & Sponsorship
Catholic Health Association
Fr. Charles Bouchard, OP, S.T.D., is senior director, theology and sponsorship at the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA). He counsels and assists sponsors and members of Public Juridic Persons (PJPs) in carrying out their canonical responsibilities for the health ministry of the Catholic Church and provides guidance for CEOs and boards regarding the distinctive roles of sponsorship and governance. He also works with Church leaders and bishops at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and at the Holy See on a range of issues involving health care, social justice, public policy and the Church.
From 2015-2018, Fr. Bouchard served as CHA’s senior director, theology and ethics, where he supported the Catholic health ministry nationwide as an author, educator and consultant on the church's theological and ethical teaching. He also served as executive editor of CHA’s quarterly online publication, Health Care Ethics USA.
Prior to joining CHA, Fr. Bouchard served as provincial of the Dominican Province of St. Albert the Great from 2011 to 2015; as vice president for theological education at Ascension Health from 2008 to 2011; and as president and associate professor of moral theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis for 18 years. He was instrumental in beginning Aquinas' Master of Arts in Health Care Mission program, as well as the nation's only Catholic doctoral program in preaching.
He writes and lectures extensively on issues in health care, health care ethics, Catholic identity in sponsored institutions, and the intersection of political life, religion and faith. He contributed to and edited a volume of essays on theology and health care entitled "Incarnate Grace: Perspectives on the Ministry of Catholic Health Care," published by the Catholic Health Association in 2017. Recent publications include "Sponsors are Called to be Prophets and Reformers,” Health Progress (May-June 2019), and “Making Ministry Whole: How MJPs Could Transform the Church,” Commonweal (November 7, 2019).
Fr. Bouchard entered the Dominicans in 1974 and was ordained in 1979. He completed doctoral studies in moral theology at The Catholic University of America in 1987. In 2018, he received “The Great Preacher Award” from the Aquinas Institute of Theology.
Mario Brunetta
System Office Vice President of Mission Integration
Trinity Health
Bio to come.
Fr. Joseph P. Cardone
Chief Mission Officer
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Fr. Joseph Cardone is chief mission officer for Bon Secours Mercy Health, a provider of health care solutions and services and one of the largest health systems in the U.S. and Ireland. He leads the ministry's initiatives to extend understanding about the organization's Catholic heritage and identity among employees, leaders and board members.
Previously, Fr. Cardone served as the chief mission officer and senior vice president of mission and values for Mercy Health, as well as vice president of mission and value integration for Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center and Mercy Health – Children's Hospital in Toledo, Ohio.
Fr. Cardone holds a doctor of philosophy degree in moral theology from St. Louis University and a master's degree from the Athenaeum of Ohio, Cincinnati. He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor's degree in secondary education and teaching. He was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Toledo in 1987.
Donna Padilla
Managing Partner & Practice Leader, Healthcare
WittKieffer
Since joining WittKieffer in 1999, Donna Padilla has participated in over 500 search assignments for healthcare executives. As Healthcare Practice leader, she is cultivating the next generation of WittKieffer's subject matter experts for a new era of healthcare service delivery while maintaining an extensive search practice in support of her clients' high-profile engagements for visionary CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CNOs and other senior leaders.
Routinely working closely with governing body members and senior leadership teams, Donna has achieved market prominence serving Faith-Based providers, complex health systems, academic medical centers, medical groups, related professional associations and other not-for-profit organizations.
Clients value her thoughtful and thorough approach, sophisticated industry knowledge and ability to deliver candidates with the traits and skills necessary for success within today's prominent healthcare organizations. She ensures her clients recruit senior leaders who match the organization's mission, vision, culture and values. In her time at WittKieffer, Donna has received nine of the firm's annual quality awards, rewarded for outstanding performance, and based on client satisfaction ratings, candidate satisfaction ratings, team play and firm knowledge contribution.
Prior to joining the firm, Donna served in a national marketing role with a large, Minnesota-based managed care corporation. She previously served on the board of NALHE (National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives). She writes and speaks frequently to health system trustees, CEOs, Faith-Based and other professional organizations on values-based leadership and career management topics. Donna serves on the WittKieffer board of directors.
Sara Reddin
Vice President, Ministry Formation/Mission Integration
Ascension
With over 19 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector, Sarah's background in health and health care, education, and the arts informs her commitment to service. As Vice President of Ministry Formation, Mission Integration with Ascension, Sarah leads national efforts in ministry identity, formation, development, spirituality, culture, engagement, and personal and organizational transformation. With prior roles in operations, community programming, and fundraising, Sarah leverages her unique background to create, facilitate, and collaboratively integrate models, programs, and resources for participants to find purpose and meaning in what they do, while continually developing as individuals and teams in pursuit of common goals.
Sarah holds a doctorate in Health Care Mission Leadership, with a focus on theology, ethics, and canon law, from Loyola University - Chicago where she previously earned a Master of Arts degree. With a background in public service and non-profit management, Sarah also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with an emphasis on African American Studies from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She is a member of the Catholic Health Association's Ministry Formation Advisory Council, serves on the Advisory Council for the Institute of Pastoral Studies, is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives - Wisconsin Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, and volunteers with numerous social justice organizations. Sarah is a candidate for associate membership with the School Sisters of St. Francis. She was named a 2022 Tomorrow's Leader by the Catholic Health Association. Sarah and her husband are raising two children in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where they enjoy the award-winning park system, eclectic neighborhood restaurants, and year-round cultural festivals.
Diarmuid Rooney, M.S. Psych., M.T.S., D.Soc.Admin.
Senior Director, Ministry Formation
Catholic Health Association
Diarmuid Rooney is senior director, ministry formation at the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA). He assists the Catholic health ministry with thought leadership and subject matter expertise in ministry formation. Responsibilities include providing strategic direction in the design, development and implementation of a ministry formation strategy; collaborating with key stakeholders to develop an integrated approach to formation; and assisting in the implementation of projects related to Catholic identity.
Prior to joining CHA in 2018, Diarmuid served for eight years as vice president, formation and communication technology, at the Ministry Leadership Center in Sacramento, Calif. The Ministry Leadership Center was established in 2004 to expand and enrich executive health care leaders' commitment to the Catholic tradition's mission, vision and values. His key focus was co-designing and facilitating innovative leadership formation programs that transformed leaders personally and professionally, enabling them to deliver cultural transformation for their organizations. Previously, Diarmuid was regional director of mission formation for Providence St. Joseph Health & Services in Oregon (16,000 associates), where he provided organizational leadership for cultural transformation to sustain the work of the founders and ensure the presence of core values in all aspects of today's ministry.
During his active role in ministry since 1991, he worked with the Christian Brothers and was a Benedictine monk in Ireland. He trained as a clinical psychotherapist at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin. He co-founded and directed a community-based counseling and psychotherapy center, where he provided individual and group therapy, facilitation and organizational consultancy. He subsequently served as director for the Mercy Conference and Retreat Center in Burlingame, Calif., sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy.
His professional experience includes cultural analysis, organizational development, clinical psychotherapy, retreat direction, pastoral counseling and program development specific to adult education. He holds master's degrees in both theology, from the Jesuit School of Theology, Santa Clara University, and clinical psychotherapy, University College Dublin, School of Medicine. Diarmuid is particularly interested in how these disciplines impact the culture of spirituality in the workplace. He also holds degrees in business and social administration (University College Dublin); philosophy and politics (University College Dublin) and is a member of the Alpha Sigma Nu, The Honor Society of Jesuit Institutions of Higher Education.
Sister Joan Marie Stelman, OSB
Senior Vice President, Mission Integration at Benedictine
Benedictine
Sister Joan Marie Stelman, OSB, has been appointed senior vice president for mission integration, effective June 7, 2021. Benedictine is a leading faith-based provider of senior care and senior living services in the Midwest.
At Benedictine, Sister Joan Marie will provide leadership for organization-wide mission integration and realizing the vision of Benedictine's sponsors.
She will be responsible for the implementation of the mission integration strategic plan, development and oversight of mission and core value education, direction and execution of the Mission and Values Survey, ongoing delivery of the governance formation program, community benefit reporting and communication, staff support to the board of directors mission committee and other similar activities and programs.
"Sister Joan Marie brings extensive experience in mission integration in health care settings to Benedictine," said Jerry Carley, president and CEO. "We welcome Sister Joan Marie and look forward to her leadership in this important area of our organization."
Sister Joan Marie joins Benedictine with extensive mission integration experience. Prior to her appointment at Benedictine, Sister Joan Marie served as mission integration director for the east region of Essentia Health since 2014. She has served on many governing boards for local and regional non-profit organizations including the Benedictine Board of Directors from 2013-2019. She has served as a director for the Benedictine Sisters Benevolent Association Board and as a member of the Monastery Council. From 2011-2014, Sister Joan Marie was assistant director for alumni relations at the College of St. Scholastica.
Sister Joan Marie is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and the University of Toronto (Canada) for her Master of Arts degree and Doctor of Philosophy (ABD).
Addison S. Tenorio
Executive Director of Mission
Mercy Hospital Ardmore
Deeply rooted in the ideas of mission and service with years of combined volunteering and work serving in a specifically ministerial context. Specific academic interests in bioethical issues related to care for patients with limited English proficiency.
Courtney Walton
Chief Learning Officer
Undivided, Inc.
Courtney Walton was recognized as an influential female leader receiving the Greater Cincinnati YWCA Rising Star Award. She is a part of the Harvard LIFE Convening cohort. She is a TEDx speaker, Social Impact Global Fellow with MovingWorlds, certified Trauma Competent Care trainer and conference speaker. Courtney received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Elon University, her master's degree in Women and Gender Studies at the University of Cincinnati and she is currently pursuing her doctorate from Northern Kentucky University in Educational Leadership focusing her dissertation research on examining anticipatory and acculturative stress in Black women and understanding how to mitigate the impact of racialized trauma. She has worked in the non-profit ministry sector for 14 years and is currently the Chief Learning Officer for Courageous Love, the movement behind the LivingUNDIVIDED and WorkingUNDIVIDED curricula.
Andrew Santos
Senior Vice President, Mission Integration
CommonSpirit Health
Andrew J. Santos III (Andy) is the Senior Vice President, Mission Integration for CHI Health a Catholic Health System with 28 hospitals, over 190 clinics and a number of specialized ministries across eight dioceses within four states. CHI Health also serves as the Midwest Division of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit, faith-based health system, serving as one of the nation's largest Catholic health systems. With 140 hospitals and 700 care sites served by 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and offering over $5 billion in direct community benefit, CommonSpirit is committed to its mission of "making known the healing presence of God in the world especially to those who are most vulnerable". Andy's position is responsible for ensuring the Catholic Identity, Mission and Core Values of the ministry permeate the culture, strategy and operations of the ministry sites of CHI Health in North Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa.
Andrew has worked in Catholic healthcare for more than fifteen years as a Mission Integration executive, responsible for the strategic and executive leadership of health systems vis-a-vis their Catholic identity by helping them fulfill their Mission, Vision and Values in all aspects of organizational culture. Andrew's areas of executive responsibility have included leadership over pastoral care, community benefit, ethics, advocacy, ecclesial relations, philanthropy, workplace spirituality and formation for executives, physicians, management and front-line staff. Before entering healthcare, Andrew worked for nearly ten years in various positions within the Archdiocese of Chicago including Administrator, Director of Liturgy and Director of Religious Education. With more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit faith-based executive leadership, Andy has served as a writer and speaker in a myriad of areas including catechetical training, liturgical formation, mission inculcation, education, sponsorship, mission integration and church design, but to name a few.
Andrew completed his Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a Healthcare Management concentration through Indiana Wesleyan University in December 2010, a Masters in Divinity (M.Div.) through the University of St. Mary of the Lake University in 1997 and an undergraduate B.A. from Loyola University Chicago in Theology, Philosophy and Psychology in 1993. He is currently enrolled in the Doctorate in Health Care Mission Leadership (D.HCML) program through Loyola University Chicago with expected completion in May, 2023.
An avid reader and fan of movies, Andrew notes his greatest blessings in life are his family. He credits his amazing wife Melissa and his four wonderful children (Nicholas, Kailee, Logan and Andrew IV {Drew}) as his inspiration stating, "If I ever wonder if I am loved by God, I only have to look at my family to be reminded that God must surely love me to bless me with them."