Review Board
DIOCESE OF FORT WAYNE-SOUTH BEND REVIEW BOARD
for implementation of the
Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
Nancy Cavadini
Graduate of Marquette University, holds a masters degree in theology. Currently Ecumenical Officer in the South Bend area for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. Mother of seven children. Member of Saint Matthew Cathedral Parish, South Bend. Has worked in adult religious education and in priestly formation.
Lisa Everett
Graduate of the University of Notre Dame and studied at the John Paul II Institute on Family Life, Lateran University in Rome. Co-director of Office of Pro-life and Family Life for the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. Mother of seven children. Member of Corpus Christi Parish, South Bend.
Ann Firth
Graduate of University of Notre Dame and Notre Dame Law School. Previously Executive Assistant to the vice-president for Student Affairs at the University of Notre Dame and now Assistant to Fr. Jenkins. Mother of five children. Member of St. Pius X Parish, Granger.
Patricia O’Hara
Graduate of Santa Clara University and University of Notre Dame Law School. Formerly Vice-President for Student Affairs at Notre Dame. Currently Dean Emeritus of Notre Dame Law School.
Msgr. Michael Heintz, Ph.D.
Holds Doctorate in Historical Theology (Latin and Greek Patristics) from the University of Notre Dame. Pastor of St. Matthew Cathedral Parish, South Bend and Rector of St. Matthew Cathedral. Former chaplain and teacher at St. Joseph High School, South Bend and Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne. Serves as Director of M Div. Program at the University of Notre Dame.
Joseph Incandela, Ph.D
Graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Holds a doctorate in Religion from Princeton University. Professor and former chair of the Department of Religious Studies at St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana. Teaches courses in Catholic ethics and philosophical theology. Father of two children. Member of St. Joseph Parish, South Bend.
Kevin Murphy, MD
Graduate University of Michigan Medical School. Currently a practicing psychiatrist in Fort Wayne and Medical Director of Parkview Behavorial Health. Father of two children. Member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Fort Wayne.
Judy Pursley
Graduate of Ball State University and Indiana University with post graduate work in education. Has taught at St. Charles Borromeo, Fort Wayne Community Schools, and Canterbury School. Board member of SCAN (child abuse agency). Grandmother of six and a member of St. Patrick Parish, Arcola.
Donald J. Schmid
Graduate of University of Michigan and the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Schmid was an adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School and taught criminal justice policy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Currently Assistant U.S. Attorney. Father of three children. Member of St. Monica Parish, Mishawaka.
Susan Steibe-Pasalich, Ph.D
Graduate of ¬¬Catholic University with a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Ottawa, Canada. Currently Director of the University Counseling Center at University of Notre Dame. Mother of one child. Member of St. Joseph Parish, South Bend. Member of National Review Board.
Non-Members Who Assist the Review Board
Msgr. Bruce Piechocki, JCL, Promoter of Justice
Graduate of the University of Notre Dame and St. Meinrad’s Seminary with a licentiate in canon law from Catholic University of America. Pastor of Our Lady of Good Hope, Fort Wayne.
Msgr. Robert Schulte, Assistance Coordinator
Graduate of St. Meinrad Seminary. Vicar General/Chancellor for the Diocese. Founding pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Fort Wayne. Currently Rector of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne.
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, DD, STL, JCL
Diocesan Bishop. Graduate of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Bachelor of Sacred Theology from Pontifical North American College and Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. Bishop Rhoades attends all Diocesan Review Board meetings.