District Staff

Brother Robert Schaefer, FSC
Brother Visitor
Ministry started September 2021
The Brother Visitor, sometimes known as the Provincial, is the guarantor of the unity and vitality of the District, the leader of the District, and the director of its administrative team. Appointed by the Superior General of the Brothers’ Institute, in Rome, Brother Visitor exercises his authority as a major superior according to Canon Law and the law of the Institute and in accordance with directives from the District Chapter. Read more

Brother Frank Byrne, FSC
Auxiliary Visitor
Ministry started September 2021
The Auxiliary Visitor is appointed by the Visitor of the District and approved by the Superior General of the Brothers’ Institute. Auxiliary Visitors share in the Visitor’s role as “the guarantor of the unity and vitality of the District” and in the Visitor’s principal responsibility for the animation of its ministries, communities, and associations in union with the Lasallian Region of North America, and the Center of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Read more

Brother Jules ‘Bud’ Knight, FSC
Assistant Visitor
Ministry started September 2021
Responsible for the pastoral accompaniment of Senior Brothers facing health issues, the Assistant Visitor serves as the liaison with the District Healthcare Coordinator and the District nurses in coordinating health plans for Brothers in need of medical assistance. Read more
Office for Vocation
A Christian Brother is a member of a community of men committed to living and working together for the educational service of the young and the poor. The Office for Vocations young people throughout the District and beyond to explore their God given talents, and help them discern their life’s calling. For those young men that request it, the Office for Vocations provides the tools, resources, and guidance to discern a religious vocation, specifically to the Brothers’ Institute.
Brother Edward Shields, FSC
Director
Ministry started September 2018
Office for Mission & Ministry
James Logan
Director
Ministry started December 2021
The Office for Mission & Ministry serves to help support, animate, and facilitate the Lasallian mission for the diverse educational ministries of the District of Eastern North America. View full description
Maryann Donohue-Lynch
Associate Director
Ministry started September 2012
Justin Martineau
Associate Director
Ministry started September 2020
Benjamin Ventresca
Provincial Delegate for Board Governance
Ministry started July 2022
Brother Ernest Miller, FSC, DMin
Director, Adrien Nyel Project
Ministry started September 2022
Administration
Brother Joseph Juliano, FSC
Director of Administration
Ministry started July 2015
Under the leadership of the Director of Administration, the office provides organizational and administrative support and planning to the activities and operations of the District. View full description
Administrative Office Staff
Carroll Bennett
Administrative Assistant
Ministry started September 2009
Janice Shea
Assistant to the Brother Visitor
Ministry started January 2018
Office for Advancement
Patrick Donahue
Director of Advancement
Ministry started January 2015
Brother William Martin, FSC
Advisor to Saint La Salle Auxiliary
Ministry started September 2009
Mary Clair Davis
Development Assistant
Ministry started September 2018
Nancy Mahala
Advancement Operations Supervisor
Ministry started September 2016
Marie Butler
Administrative Assistant
Ministry started July 1989
Theresa Repert
Administrative Assistant
Ministry started June 2014
Office of Communications and Public Relations
Brother Charles Nuzzo, FSC
Associate Director of Communications
Ministry started July 2012
Finance
Brother Timothy Froehlich, FSC
Director of Finance
Ministry started September 2009
The Director of Finance is appointed by the Visitor and is an ex-officio member of the District Finance Committee and Investment Committee. View full description
Edward Meehan
Accountant
Ministry started October 2011
Mary Huthwaite
Bookkeeper
Ministry started October 2021