Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church

Title/position: pastor

Hometown: Alcoa

Education: Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga; Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., BA International Relations; University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois, MDiv; courses in French, Spanish and some Italian

Community/professional affiliations: pastor of the following East Tennessee Parishes: St. Augustine, Signal Mountain; St. Joseph the Worker, Madisonville; St. Therese of Lisieux, Cleveland; St. Mary’s, Johnson City and Our Lady of Fatima, Alcoa; president, Leadership Circle of URI (United Religions Initiative) of Northeast Tennessee; Blount County Ecumenical Action Committee (BCEAC); Family Promise of Johnson City, board; Mountain Home VA CPE advisory board; dean for Southeast Region of Knoxville.