Advisory Board

In 2022, an advisory board was established to manage the SGO run through the Diocesan Education Corporation. The advisory board provides oversight and direction of the manner in which donations are processed, tracked and stewarded; creative direction with regard to marketing initiatives for the Emmaus Road Scholarship Fund; supervision of the scholarship award process from calculation to the final distribution of funds; and management of the recertification and audit processes.

2024 Advisory Board Members 

• Dr. Adam Dufault, Superintendent of Catholic Schools
• Seth Burkholder, Assistant Superintendent for Operations
• Theresa Vivona, Associate Director for Advancement
• Mary Kettinger, Associate Director for Government Affairs
• Leigh Jahahn, SGO Development Assistant
• Fr. Edward Shikina, Pastor, St. Mary Church, Marion and Sacred Hearts Church, Cardington 
• Cecelia Pitt, Principal, St. Vincent de Paul School, Mt. Vernon
• Karen Lasswell, Business Manager, The Notre Dame Schools, Portsmouth