Committee on International Justice and Peace
Most Reverend A. Elias Zaidan, Chairman
Bishop of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
Most Reverend Italo Dell'Oro
Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston
Most Reverend Frank J. Dewane
Bishop of Venice
Most Reverend Joseph R. Kopacz
Bishop of Jackson
Most Reverend David J. Malloy
Bishop of Rockford
Most Reverend William F. Murphy
Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre
Most Reverend Thanh Thai Nguyen
Auxiliary Bishop of Orange
Most Reverend Jorge H. Roriguez-Novelo
Auxiliary Bishop of Denver
Most Reverend Peter L. Smith
Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon
Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development
Most Reverend Borys Gudziak, Chairman
Archbishop of Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia
Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley
Archbishop of Oklahoma City
Most Reverend Joseph A. Espaillat
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda
Archbishop of Minneapolis-St. Paul
Most Reverend William M. Joensen
Bishop of Des Moines
Most Reverend William E. Koenig
Bishop of Wilmington
Most Reverend David J. Malloy
Bishop of Rockford
Most Reverend Timothy C. Senior
Bishop of Harrisburg
Most Reverend A. Elias Zaidan
Bishop of Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Most Reverend Timothy C. Senior, Chairman
Bishop of Harrisburg
Most Reverend John P. Dolan
Bishop of Phoenix
Most Reverend John Stowe, OFM Conv.
Bishop of Lexington
Most Reverend Joseph J. Tyson, D.D.
Bishop of Yakima
Most Reverend Timothy E. Freyer
Auxiliary Bishop of Orange
Most Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas
Bishop Emeritus of Tucson
Most Reverend Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R.
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
Most Reverend Jorge Rodríguez-Novelo
Auxiliary Bishop of Denver
Department of Justice, Peace, and Human Development Staff
Richard Coll
Executive Director
202-541-3181
Marxtine (Stine) Gross
Executive Assistant
202-541-3180 @email
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the official domestic anti-poverty agency of the bishops of the Catholic Church in the United States. Led by the USCCB Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, CCHD demonstrates the principles of Catholic social teaching by helping low-income people and communities to organize to improve their lives. CCHD provides grants to self-help community organizations and economic development initiatives to address the causes of poverty in low-income communities.
Ralph McCloud
Director
202-541-3367 @email
Alexandra Carroll
Assistant Director
202-541-3364 @email
Lydia Jiles
Grants Administrator
202-541-3210 @email
Jessica Zurcher
Grant Specialist - Area A (Northeast)
202-541-3371 @email
Juan Aranda
Grant Specialist - Area D (Southwest, Central)
202-541-3370 @email
Randy Keesler
Grant Specialist - Area C (Southeast)
202-541-3369 @email
Gene Giannotta
Grant Specialist - Area B (Midwest)
202-541-3211 @email
Sean Wendlinder
Grant Specialist - Area E(West)
202-541-3212 @email
Joseph (Joe) Jordan
Communications Manager for Social Mission
202-541-3380 @email
Education and Outreach
The Education and Outreach staff assists the bishops in broadening, deepening and strengthening efforts to share Catholic social teaching, to educate about poverty and the mission of CCHD, and to involve diocesan and other Catholic leaders in effective education, grassroots advocacy and action on the Catholic social mission. The Department develops electronic and other communications, action alerts, convenings and youth/young adult initiatives, educational resources and tools to help bishops, diocesan leaders and others to share and act on the Church’s social mission.
Jill Rauh
Director of Education & Outreach
202-541-3381 @email
Helder Hernandez
Poverty Education and Outreach Coordinator
202-541-3372 @email
Joseph (Joe) Jordan
Communications Manager for Social Mission
202-541-3380 @email
Diana Brown
Program Associate
202-541-3185 @email
Yohan Garcia
Catholic Social Teaching Education Manager
202-541-3373 @email
Emily Schumacher-Novak
Assistant Director of Education and Outreach
202-541-3297 @email
VACANT
Outreach & Information Associate
202-541-3191
Office of Domestic Social Development
The Office of Domestic Social Development works with the Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development to coordinate the USCCB’s policy development and advocacy on major national social and economic justice issues, including poverty, health care, housing, hunger, agriculture, death penalty, civil rights, labor and employment.
Michael O'Rourke
Director
202-541-3143 @email
Julie Bodnar
Policy Advisor
Agriculture and Rural Development, Domestic Poverty and Income Support, Housing, Hunger and Nutrition, Payday Lending, Labor and Work, Trade, US-Mexico Border
202-541-3445 @email
Katherine Sheffield
Consultant
Civil Rights, Criminal Justice Reform, Death Penalty, Gun Violence, Healthcare, Mental and Behavioral Health, Human Trafficking, Native American Issues, Tax Policy
@email
Elizabeth Dietz
DSD Assistant
202-541-3160 @email
Office of International Justice and Peace
The Office of International Justice and Peace works with the USCCB Committee on International Justice and Peace to coordinate USCCB policy development and advocacy on the moral and human dimensions of international issues, including war and peace, global poverty, religious liberty, human rights, foreign aid, trade and debt relief. The office focuses in particular on acting in solidarity with the Church in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Lucas Koach
Director
Middle East, Peace
202-541-3196 @email
Virginia Farris
Eurasia, Human Rights
202-541-3182 @email
Stephen Hilbert
Africa, Foreign Aid
202-541-3149 @email
Christopher Ljungquist
Latin America, Global Trade
202-541-3153 cljungquist@usccb.org
Elizabeth Dietz - IJP Assistant
202-541-3160 @email
Environmental Justice Program
The Environmental Justice Program (EJP) calls Catholics to a deeper respect for God’s creation and engages parishes in activities that deal with environmental problems, particularly as they affect the poor.
Ricardo Simmonds
Policy Advisor
Environmental Justice, Climate Change
@email