Jonathan Roumie—actor-director-producer & musician—is best known for his groundbreaking role in the popular series The Chosen, the #1 crowdfunded media project in history, currently streaming in every country on the planet. He has also appeared on “Chicago Med”, The Mindy Project,” “The Good Wife,” “The Newsroom,” “Law and Order,” and “NCIS,” among other shows.  He serves as VP on the boards of two non-profits media companies, Catholics in Media Associates and The G.K. Chesterton Theatre Co., and was recently nominated for Papal Knighthood by the Order of St. Gregory the Great. 

Dina Dwyer-Owens, former CEO & Co-Chair of Dwyer Group, now Neighborly, is a business leader, book author and corporate motivational speaker. America knows her from the CBS reality show “Undercover Boss” and the first-ever special “Undercover Boss: Epic Bosses."

Fr. Ken lived the life of the prodigal son for most of his young adult life. Raised in a nominally Catholic family, who only lived the externals of the faith, Fr. Ken left the Catholic Church for many years. During that time he earned a business degree and worked as a business profession in Advanced R&D and software testing; a few years into his career he joined a few of his co-workers in establishing a $4.5 million Internet software company. Focused on money, fitness, and success, he made little room for God; but God did not give up on him. During this journey, God presented him with challenges that forced him to question his personal beliefs and the question “What is Truth?” Through a series of conversions, years of struggle, study and questioning, Fr. Ken found his way from agnosticism, to non-denominational Christianity, and ultimately back to the Catholic Church.

Fr. Ken joined the Fathers of Mercy in 2006 and was ordained in 2012. For two years, he served as an associate pastor of a medium sized parish and currently serves as a Missionary, webmaster and vocation director for the Fathers of Mercy. Fr. Ken has a great understanding of the personal and societal pressures that individuals face and knows what it is like to “hate coming to church.” His mission talks are for people of all levels of faith; from those who are madly in love with Jesus to those who struggle with church and religion.

Robert is an Eagle Scout who was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended catholic parochial schools under the tutelage of the Benedictine monks. He was an altar boy up until the age of 18. Robert has 10 years experience as an educator, and 3 years experience in market research. He is currently a Field Trainer at Reality Based Group in Austin, TX.  Robert has travelled to Japan, France, Nicaruagua and Korea. He received a B.S degree in Communications from Saint Mary’s College of Ave Maria University, an honors college, as well as a diploma in broadcast radio. He has experience in acting and voice over work. Robert moved to Texas in 2014 where he currently resides with his wife of 10 years in Austin, TX and their three children, with their fourth blessing expected October 2020.  

Robert is active in his catholic faith and has volunteered with the Right to Life of Michigan as a speaker/presenter, for their minority outreach program. Robert loves Traditional Latin Mass, and wants to help young Catholic’s struggling with their faith become bold warriors for Christ!

Jennifer is the Founder and Executive Director of Young Catholic Professionals (YCP), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to ‘Work in Witness for Christ’. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Marketing from Trinity University and her MBA from Texas A&M, graduating summa cum laude. Jennifer worked for Merrill Lynch in the Global Wealth Management practice and for FTI Consulting in the Corporate Restructuring practice before starting the YCP ministry in 2010. Jennifer has been interviewed on EWTN's "Life on the Rock", National Catholic Register, Word on Fire and several other international media outlets promoting the YCP apostolate.

Born

• October 7, 1957, in Pittsburgh, PA. The son of (late) Donald P. and Geraldine Little Burns.

Education   

• Secondary education at Lincoln High School (graduated 1975) in Ellwood City, PA.
• B.A. degree (Philosophy and Sociology – graduated 1979) from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA while in priestly formation at St. Paul Seminary.
• Received a Master of Divinity degree and a Master of Theology degree from Mt. St. Mary Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD.

Ordination

• Ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh by the Most Reverend Vincent M. Leonard on June 25, 1983.
• Ordained a Bishop at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Pittsburgh on March 3, 2009, and installed as Bishop in the Diocese of Juneau at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church on April 2, 2009.
• Installed as Bishop in the Diocese of Dallas at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe on February 9, 2017.

Sean Magennis is the Chief Executive Officer of Capital 54. He contributes 30 years of experience to entrepreneurs in growing professional services business domestically and globally through growth strategies, turnarounds, acquisitions, and financings. Sean supports the Capital 54 portfolio company CEOs, the investment sourcing, screening, and due diligence, and the implementation of our proven proprietary growth and exit process. Prior to Capital 54 Sean led a global and diverse team, serving over 30,000 CEOs in 138 countries with combined annual revenues of US$9 trillion and a 96% annual retention rate, as the Global President and COO of YPO, an organization with an enviable history. Sean began his business career in management at Dow Chemicals Ltd. He ran a professional services firm for 14 years focused on organizational development consulting, people assessment and executive search, which grew to encompass operations in Canada, the USA and Mexico, serving several thousand clients. He has experience with real estate platforms, electricity infrastructure development and financial services. Sean is a past Global President of EO, Entrepreneurs Organization, and an active YPO member.

Mother Mary Christina was elected the 3rd Superior General of the Sisters of St. Joseph the Worker in 2011. She entered the community with a degree in Music Education, but went on to become a Registered Nurse and served as Director of Nursing and Administrator of our community's nursing home. Sometimes a religious vocation will lead you to places you never imagined! Presently, she lives at the Motherhouse in Walton, KY. She enjoys reading, making messes in the kitchen, gardening, and making the sisters laugh with her attempts at working with technology. She posts a weekly short video series called “A Minute With Mother” where she shares short reflections on the spiritual life. 

Sister Josephine is a native Texan, born and raised in Houston. She moved to Dallas in 1999 to begin studies at the University of Dallas where she completed a BA in Political Philosophy with a Business Concentration. Sister subsequently entered the banking industry, serving for 10 years as a Vice President in the Home Loans division of Bank of America in the roles of Operations Manager of a staff of 200 and later as a Project Manager. Sister was raised Baptist and entered the Catholic Church in 2005. Later, in November of 2011, she began her formation to be a religious Sister. In November of 2020 Sister Josephine professed her final vows as a Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

She is a licensed counselor. serving as the school counselor for the cathedral grade school in Tyler, TX, and also in private practice. Sister has also served in vocations ministry and as a national speaker for youth and young adults, speaking to groups of up to 25,000.

Mr. Lachenauer has more than 20 years of executive search experience and is an active member of the firm's CEO, Board Services and Technology practices. Mr. Lachenauer has completed several hundred CEO, executive and board director search assignments. He has assisted clients at companies ranging from the Fortune 100 to early-stage venture capital-backed startups, in technology and technology-related industries in all regions of the world. Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Mr. Lachenauer was a senior partner with another leading international executive search firm. His experience includes leading a practice in the technology sector and serving as a country manager in an international office. Before his career in executive search, Mr. Lachenauer enjoyed a broad set of experiences. He began his career with IBM and later joined a private equity firm, serving as CEO of one of the portfolio companies. Just prior to beginning in executive search, Mr. Lachenauer helped grow and ultimately sold an early-stage wireless technology company. Mr. Lachenauer presents in a variety of forums on topics ranging from the war for talent to board governance. Mr. Lachenauer is a graduate of Northwestern University with a B.A. in economics and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He was a founding member of the board of directors of Octane, a non-profit business launch pad that has helped create hundreds of companies and thousands of jobs. Mr. Lachenauer serves on the board of directors of Immaculate Heart Media, Inc. and has served for many years as a member of the Forum for Corporate Directors nominations committee.

Simone Rizkallah is currently the Director of Program Growth for Endow Groups. Previously she worked at St. Mary's Catholic High School in Phoenix, Arizona as Theology Department Chair and Senior Theology Teacher. She is also an Institute of Catholic Theology Fellow based on the campus of St. Thomas the Apostle in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Her graduate degree is in Theological Studies with an emphasis in Systematic Theology from Christendom College with an emphasis in Systematic Theology. Her undergraduate studies and professional background include marketing communications, media, radio, and theatre before discovering her passion for the Faith and the call to evangelize through teaching and speaking. 

Simone is also a Witherspoon/John Jay Institute Fellow and an Acton Institute Fellow. She has studied at the St. Albert the Great Center for Scholastic Studies in Norcia, Italy, at the Phoenix Institute at the International Theological Institute in Trumau, Austria, and at the Tertio Millennio Seminar in Krakow, Poland. 

She has led local chapters of the ecclesial movement of Communion and Liberation in Virginia and Arizona and the Washington, D.C. based non-profit organization In Defense of Christians. She is also a member of Women Speak For Themselves. 

As the daughter of immigrants from the Armenian Diaspora in Cairo, Egypt, she has a particular interest in matters of religious freedom and culture. In her free time she enjoys teaching RCIA, speaking and writing. She has been published in ChurchPOP, Aleteia, Verily, CatholicU, and Ethika Politika and was featured as a Guest Contributor in the book Road Signs for Catholic Teens published by Our Sunday Visitor. 

She blogs at www.culturalgypsy.com

Heather A. Lachenauer serves as Of Counsel with First Liberty Institute. She joined First Liberty in 2019 after a fruitful and productive career in Intellectual Property litigation and prosecution. Heather is an experienced litigator, appellate advocate and educator who has successfully represented international companies, federal agencies, financial institutions, businesses and individuals. She has advocated on behalf of clients in a variety of pro bono matters involving asylum, the death penalty, and religious liberty, among others. Heather has taught Political Science, Rhetoric, and Poetics and Aesthetics as an adjunct professor and is a former member of the Board of Regents of St. John Paul the Great Catholic University. She is the co-founder of Epiphany Prep Charter School, a school dedicated to providing quality education to children living in low-income communities in San Diego.

Prior to practicing law, Heather spent ten years working in the field of international development and humanitarian aid, with a focus on legal reform and economic development in Central and Eastern Europe and West Africa and the development of sustainable education in Papua New Guinea.

Heather completed her undergraduate work at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. She studied philosophy and theology at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology and obtained a Master’s degree in Education and Human Development at The George Washington University. She earned her law degree from the University of Notre Dame School of Law.

A Virginia native, Heather is a member of the State Bar of California and the State Bar of Texas, and is admitted to practice before multiple federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court.

Meet Chris Stark, General Agent of the Fort Worth Knights of Columbus Insurance Agency! Originally from Kaufman, Texas, Chris has had quite an adventure if you ever want to hear the story. Chris met his wife, Kelly, in College Station, Texas in 2002, and they moved to Lubbock, Texas after graduation where they began their journey with the Knights of Columbus and further growth in their faith. They welcomed their first child, Alison; and a short 5 years later, Ryan a few years after their move to Fort Worth!

Chris became an Field agent in 2013 in Lubbock under the legend, GA Jim Seideman, and he was promoted to General Agent of Fort Worth in 2017. It has been an extraordinary opportunity working for the Knights of Columbus Insurance, and he is so honored to serve the incredible Brother Knights in Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Diocese and so many amazing families of Fort Worth! Highly Blessed!