NCYAMA Leadership
NCYAMA National Leadership Council
The National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association is led by a National Leadership Council representing various areas of the country and various young adult ministry areas. Feel free to contact your area representative to find out more about how NCYAMA can serve you in your part of the country.
Fr. Michael Alello
Southern Region Representative
St. Philomena Parish / Labadieville, LA / Diocese of Baton Rouge
michael.alello526@gmail.com
Ansel Augustine
National Black Congress Liaison
Archdiocese of New Orleans
aaugustine@mail.archdiocese-no.org
Jennifer Delvaux
Great Lakes East Representative
St Francis of Assisi Parish | Ann Arbor, MI | Diocese of Lansing
jen@stfrancisa2.org
Becky Eldredge
Southern Region Representative
National Partners Coordinator | Charis Ministries
beckyeldredge@gmail.com
Laura Ferstl
Mid-Atlantic Representative
Archdiocese of Washington, DC
ferstll@adw.org
Mike Hayes
Partner Organizations Representative
Busted Halo Ministries | New York City
Paulist Young Adult Ministries
mike@bustedhalo.com
Alejandro Barraza
West Coast Representative
Diocese of Fresno
alejandro@dioceseoffresno.org
Paul Jarzembowski
Great Lakes West Representative
Diocese of Joliet
pjarzembowski@dioceseofjoliet.org
Tim Muldoon
New England Representative
Boston College
muldoont@bc.edu
Roberto Navarro
South Central Representative
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
rnavarro@archgh.org
Timone Newsome
Great Lakes West Representative
ReCiL Young Adult Ministries | Chicago
Archdiocese of Chicago
recilyoungadults@yahoo.com
Dr. Gilbert “Gib” E. Patenaude
Atlantic Northeast Representative
Diocese of Ogdensburg
gpatenaude@dioogdensburg.org
Dorothy Polchinski
Southern Region Representative
Archdiocese of Atlanta
dorothy@yam.org
Rakhi Roy
Great Lakes East Representative
Archdiocese of Detroit
genesis-min@ameritech.net
Chris Stefanik
Mountain States Representative
Archdiocese of Denver
chris.stefanik@archden.org
Valerie Vela
Mountain States Representative
Diocese of Colorado Springs
valerie@diocs.org
Ricardo Veloz
La Red Liaison
Diocese of Charlotte
RAVeloz@charlottediocese.org
Anna Marie Wright
Southern Region Representative
Diocese of St. Petersburg
wrighta@dosp.org
NCYAMA Executive Council
The Executive Council oversees the governance of the organization as well as the marketing, finances, communications, and agenda-setting for NCYAMA. The Exec Council includes:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Paul Jarzembowski
Diocese of Joliet
pjarzembowski@dioceseofjoliet.org
PRESIDENT
Rakhi Roy
Archdiocese of Detroit
genesis-min@ameritech.net
VICE PRESIDENT
Anna Marie Wright
Diocese of St. Petersburg
wrighta@dosp.org
SECRETARY
Carla Talbot
Archdiocese of Detroit
carla.aod@gmail.com
TREASURER
Lauren Gaffey
Charis Young Adult Ministries
lgaffey@charisministries.org
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Jennifer Delvaux
St Francis of Assisi Parish | Ann Arbor | Diocese of Lansing
jen@stfrancisa2.org
USCCB REPRESENTATIVE
Sr. Eileen McCann, CSJ
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
Office of Laity, Marriage, Family Life, & Youth
emccann@usccb.org
EPISCOPAL MODERATOR
Most Rev. Joseph Estabrook
Archdiocese for Military Services, USA
www.milarch.org