Meet Our Team

Sister Pat has lived all her life in the Archdiocese of Boston and has been a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston for more than fifty-five years.  She has a special devotion to St. Joseph, and looks to him as a model of justice, gentleness, humility and charity.

Over the years, Sister Pat has served the Archdiocese in a variety of ministries, as elementary teacher, vocation director and in parish ministry.   In 2013, Sister Pat was appointed Associate Director of the Office of Pastoral Planning to assist in the implementation of Cardinal Sean’s pastoral plan for evangelization, Disciples in Mission.  When speaking with priests and laity about the significance of evangelization and strategic planning, Sister Pat also stresses the importance of each ones relationship with Jesus Christ and their personal witness.  Sister Pat recognizes, and is grateful, for the many people of faith and commitment to the mission of Christ that have companioned her.

Lorna DesRoses currently serves Black Catholics within the Archdiocese of Boston by supporting, assisting, and providing resources to assist in the work of evangelization within the Black Catholic community and assisting parishes and institutions to provide pastoral care in a culturally appropriate and culturally sensitive manner so that members of ethnic and cultural communities will feel welcomed, included, and valued as part of the life of the Archdiocese of Boston. Before serving in this capacity, she worked as a teacher of English as a Second Language in various educational settings. Lorna strives to joyfully give witness to the Good news of the love of Christ with everyone she meets. She lives in Boston with her husband Robert.

“We unite ourselves with Christ’s redemptive work when we reconcile, when we make peace, when we share the good news that God is in our lives, when we reflect to our brothers and sisters God’s healing, God’s unconditional love.” Sr. Thea Bowman

Tom Duddy has been with the Archdiocese of Boston as a Senior Parish Financial Service Consultant to the Central Region for over 8 years.

Previous to the Archdiocese, Tom had been employed in the financial service industry for 15 years primarily in the areas of mutual fund administration, capital markets and institutional equity trading.

He has applied the relationship building and financial analysis skills from his previous work experience to act as the primary liaison between the parishes in the Central Region and the Pastoral Center regarding the financial operations of the parishes. Tom advises parishes in the areas of financial management, planning, analysis and cash management with the goal of assuring that parishes have the financial resources to support the work of evangelization in their parish communities.

Outside of work, Tom loves spending time with his wife and two children. He also volunteers his time as a coach in his children’s sporting activities. As a life- long parishioner and catholic school attendee in the Archdiocese of Boston, Tom looks at working for the Archdiocese as an opportunity to give back to the church which has provided him with the gifts of faith, family and education that have given him so many opportunities throughout his life.

Emily Elliott joined the Office of Lifelong Faith Formation & Parish Support in 2014 as an operations associate, following a high-tech marketing career hiatus while she raised her five children with her husband of 28 years, Jim. Emily has served in multiple ministries at her parish, St. Mary of the Sacred Heart in Hanover; on Cursillo weekends; and as a Catholic volunteer for Framingham State Prison. She has also served as a facilitator for women’s study groups and often speaks at parishes about the power of prayer. Her present role as a family life consultant bridges her love for evangelization and all things family, especially in coordinating Transformed in Love marriage preparation workshops, where she often serves alongside her husband, Jim. Emily is working towards her Master of Arts in Theology and Christian Ministry degree through Franciscan University. She has a special devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe who she credits with handling most of her parenting petitions, together with confidantes St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Faustina, St. Catherine of Siena, and St. Padre Pio – all who lead her closer to Jesus. Emily loves praying the rosary, being with her prayer group sisters-in-Christ, strong lattes, country music, and experimenting with savory recipes in the kitchen. She is happiest when all of her children (Jake, Matthew, Grace, Mary and Benjamin) are home with she and Jim, and they break bread together.

Ellen recently began her tenth year with the Archdiocese of Boston.  She began at the beginning of the implantation of Disciples in Mission – the pastoral plan for the Archdiocese.  She is currently the Operations Associate for the Parish Services Team within the Secretariat of Evangelization and Discipleship.

Her faith is important to her – and she considers it a gift given to her by her parents.  The most important thing they taught her is to recognize how fortunate she has been and to pay it forward.   She has been a volunteer for Birthday Wishes – an organization that provides birthday parties for homeless children – for over 15 years and is also a committed blood donor through the American Red Cross.

Ellen earned her Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management and her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration both from Northeastern University.   She is also an Enrolled Tax Agent with the IRS and a Senior Tax Analyst.

Ellen’s entire career has been in the nonprofit sector.  In the late 90s, she served as the Executive Director of a professional organization, but she began her career with the Massachusetts Federation of Nursing Homes and has more recently worked with the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army.

She looks forward to several more years with the Archdiocese.

Born and raised just outside of Philadelphia, Ann Gennaro is a city girl through and through. So, for college, she decided to try to make it in “The City.” Successfully graduating from New York University with degrees in Economics and Communications, Ann decided not to follow her peers into wealthy career paths. Rather, after a profound encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist, she answered the call to serve as a missionary with FOCUS (the Fellowship of Catholic University Students).

Continuing to follow the Lord’s (sometimes weird and whacky) call, she up and moved to Boston to coordinate events and manage projects for the Secretariat for Evangelization and Discipleship. But in the midst of all that coordinating, the Lord reawakened her desire to tell stories so Ann joined the team at MK3 Creative, a marketing agency and production company. She climbed the ladder and became Senior Producer, working on the company’s largest accounts and most complicated videos. While it was an adrenaline rush she thoroughly enjoyed, Ann chose to bring her skills back to the Church, so she could work with a mission (and with better work-life boundaries).

But Ann isn’t all work and prayer, in her free time you can find her logging miles throughout the city with her running group Forest Hills Runners, watching a classic black and white film, or sitting out on her back deck reading book after book after book…

Kathryn grew up in a large  (13 kids!) and loving Catholic family on the South Shore of Boston.  She still resides there today with her loving husband of five years, Tom, and their two beautiful boys, Thomas and Luke. Her upbringing helped her learn to deal with differing abilities, temperaments, and situations, making her flexible, relatable, and compassionate. Beginning in elementary school, Kathryn has been formed in the faith through her parochial and Catholic education.  Majoring in theology, Kathryn graduated from St. Anselm College in 2005 and is currently enrolled in the Master of Arts in Ministry program at St. John Seminary.  Kathryn also holds certificates in Ministry with Persons with Disabilities from the University of Dayton and is certified as a trainer in the VIRTUS/ Protecting God’s Children program.

As a faithful Catholic and lover of Christ and His Church, Kathryn has been serving the Archdiocese of Boston for over fifteen years. First, as a theology teacher and campus minister, Kathryn served in middle and high schools of Boston for 9 years. From there, Kathryn moved on to parish work, as both youth minister, confirmation coordinator in parish on the South Shore.

In 2014, Kathryn followed God’s call to serve His Church with the team in the Office for Lifelong Faith Formation and Parish Support. She has held many roles with her office – from consulting with parishes about evangelization and discipleship, to advising faith formation leaders about children’s formation and now serving as family life consultant. Kathryn cherishes her every opportunity to serve Jesus and the Archdiocese of Boston with her team of faithful disciples. She is especially fond of her work with engaged couples as they prepare for marriage, as well as her efforts to lead an archdiocesan ministry with persons with disabilities and her service to those on the margins.

Among her other “loves”, Kathryn is devoted to Our Lady and praying the Rosary daily. She especially enjoys cooking delicious food for her family, spending time with her siblings and parents at large family functions, kitchen dancing, karaoke, and last but not least, the beach!

Originally from Texas, Melissa brings to the Boston area her southern hospitality and her “y’all.” Melissa has worked in evangelization efforts for the Church in some way, shape, or form in different areas of the country. Her fascination with St. John Paul II’s philosophical works led her to pursue a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of St. Thomas in Houston and her M.A. in Thomistic Philosophy from the Center of Thomistic Studies. She is also certified in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd in Levels 1, 2, and 3. In her free time, she and her husband strive to discover the meaning of “taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:9) in the various facets of life.

Patrick has worked for the archdiocese since 2014.  He works in the areas of faith formation, ethnic communities, pastoral planning, evangelization, discipleship, and leadership.  Patrick has worked previously in parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston and elsewhere as a Director for Evangelization, Director of Religious Education, and Coordinator of Youth Ministry.  He and his wife have two sons.

Rosemary is originally from Hingham and, after living in Minnesota and Florida, returned to the area to attend Boston College. After graduating with a degree in Marketing and Human Resources, Rosemary made Boston her home and enjoyed work in human resources roles within financial services for over a decade.

In response to the Lord’s call to use her leadership and organizational development experience coupled with her love for Christ to serve the Church directly in her daily work, Rosemary pursued a Master of Arts in Ministry from the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization, complemented with study through Loyola University in Rome and the Theology of the Body Institute in PA, and joined the Archdiocese of Boston.

In addition to an interest in igniting a love for Christ in others through the new evangelization, she has a particular interest in the Theology of the Body, the dignity of human life, the intersection of faith and business, and the intersection of faith and culture. She loves visiting with the Lord in Eucharistic Adoration and meeting Him in each individual encounter until we see Him face to face!

Denise started with the Archdiocese when she moved to the Boston area from Canada.  She has been with the Archdiocese of Boston ever since.  She is married to her husband Michael and enjoys long drives up the New England coast.

Denise currently serves as the Director of Parish Services.  For the past 25 years she has worked in a variety of leadership roles within the Archdiocese with her primary focus being the support of parishes.

Denise earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and completed the chartered accountancy program at the Atlantic School of Chartered Accountancy, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Karina Salas has been with the Archdiocese of Boston since November 2013.  She has a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering, and she is certified in Management Information Systems and has other IT certifications.  Karina has worked in different industries including education, telecommunications, computer software, printing and more.   Her past work experience helps Karina as a Consultant and as a Project Manager to identify technical issues, resolve technical issues, provide training, coordinate training, communicate with vendors on behalf of the parishes on different IT parishes projects and more.

Karina is a well-known resource to the parishes and has helped the parishes with IT assessments, new phone systems or upgrades, Microsoft Office 365 implementations, ParishSOFT, Networking improvements, and websites.   She enjoys her work, and she understands the importance that technology has in helping parish staff members communicate and reach out their parishioners.   She also enjoys working with her colleagues.