2026 Board of Directors Committees

The President is an ex-officio member of all committees. The Secretary General is an ex-officio member of all committees except Nominating Committee.

Admissions Committee

Robert & Barbara Wilson, Co-Chairs
Bill Besgen
Fernando Blanco-Dopazo
Jean Brunel
Cece Donoghue
Rick Klein
Anne Peach
Rev. Msgr. Robert Ritchie
Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Trexler
Area Chair Advisory Committee

Area Chair Advisory Committee

Meg Lyons
Nicolle McGowan
Jennifer Mitchell

Area Support & Development Committee

Mary Beth Fessler, Chair
Fernando Blanco-Dopazo
Cece Donoghue
Virginia Dwyer-Aoyama
David Joyce
Maria Joyce
John Mitchell
Andy Smith
Area Chair Advisory Committee

Audit Committee*

Bill Besgen, Chair
Laure Aubuchon
Gregory Oussani

By-Law/Legal Committee

Rory Kelleher, Chair
Thomas Egan
Fra’ Nicola Tegoni

Communications Committee

John Mitchell, Chair
Fernando Blanco-Dopazo
Kathleen Cardoza
Kathleen Gantz
Frà Nicola Tegoni
Frà Richard Wolff

Disciplinary Committee*

John Murphy, Chair
Bill Besgen
Kathy Gantz

Executive Committee

Kenneth Craig, Chair
Rory Kelleher
Andy Aoyama
Anne Peach
Frà Nicola Tegoni
Frà Richard Wolff
Rick Klein

Finance/Budget Review Committee

Andy Aoyama, Chair
Jean Brunel
Nancy Graebe
Rory Kelleher
John Mitchell

Formation Committee

Tom Egan, Chair
Msgr. Sylvester Cronin
Saad Habba
Camille Kelleher
FJ McCarthy
Peter McGuire
Catherine Stevenson
Frà Nicola Tegoni
Frà Richard Wolff

Grants Committee

Anne Peach, Chair
Andy Aoyama
Maureen Bleday
Keith Cardoza
Bill Fessler
Rory Kelleher
Nicki McGowan
Andy Smith

Honors & Recognition

Rory Kelleher, Chair
Andy Aoyama
Jean Brunel
Saad Habba
Peter Jensen
Richard Klein
Anne Peach
Frà Nicola Tegoni
Frà Richard Wolff

HR/Compensation

Kathleen Gantz, Chair
Catherine Frierson
Anne Peach

Investiture Dinner Committee

Nancy Graebe
Cheryl Marino
Virginia Dwyer-Aoyama

Lourdes Pilgrimage

John Mitchell- Co President
Stacey Reisman- Co President
Anthony Gagliardi, MD
Patricia Hickey
Msgr. Robert Ritchie
Anne Peach

Malta Camp USA

Ed Delaney – President
Ken Craig
Mary Delaney
Lizzie Demaree
Kathryn Dubowski
Joseph Dutkowsky
Peter Maloy
Jean Maloy
Joe Ratay

Malta Human Services Foundation Board

Keith Cardoza, President
William Besgen, Vice President 
Laure Aubuchon, Treasurer
Marissa Blackett
Kenneth Craig
Rory Kelleher
Paul Krump
Jean Maloy
John Mitchell 
Cynthia Moran
Anne Peach 
Joseph Sindelar, Jr.
Frà Richard Wolff 

Malta Mobile Ministry (American Association Members)

Michael Roth
Michael Ligorano 
Michael Smilek 
Andy Smith

Membership Engagement/ Outreach

Andy Aoyama, Chair
Jean Brunel
Bill Fessler
Tom Forlenza
FJ McCarthy
Anne Peach
Frà Nicola Tegoni
Frà Richard Wolff
Area Chair Advisory Committee

Order of Malta Pilgrimage Foundation

Joseph Berardino, President
Peter Bewley, Vice President
Deacon John Powers, Secretary
Dean Gestal, Treasurer
Gail Berardino
Craig Gibson
Nancy Gibson
John Mitchell (ex-officio, Lourdes Pilgrimage Co-President)
Christopher Pilalas
Stacey Reisman (ex-officio, Lourdes Pilgrimage Co-President)

Nominating Committee*

Virginia Dwyer-Aoyama, Chair
Bill Besgen
Saad Habba
John Mitchell
Kathy Gantz
Frà Nicola Tegoni
Frà Richard Wolff
Area Chair Advisory Committee

Planned Giving Committee

Gregory Oussani, Chair

Prison Ministry Committee

James Miller
MJ Kriz 
Paul Zalonski 
Tomasz Kierul
Grace Dawgert
Steven Hawkins 
Christine Myers 
Paul Young 
Sandra Trapp
Timothy Maynard 
Lisa Naeger
Tim Naeger

Risk

Paul Krump, Chair
Bill Besgen
Brian Duperreault
Rory Kelleher
Peter McGuire
Brandon Sipple

Subpriory Spirituality Committee

Tom Egan, Co-chair
Chuck Cornelia Co-chair
Peter McGuire
Rick Klein
Rev. Msgr Robert Ritchie
Rev. Msgr James Watkins
Frà Nicola Tegoni
Frà Richard Wolff
Tom Forlenza
Nancy Graebe
John Mitchell
Gregory Oussani

*By-Laws Required