Our People

Generous mission-driven volunteers and staff are committed to strengthening families so they can live the fullness of God’s plan for their lives.

Board of Directors

The Board, collectively, has over 150 years experience in working as missionary disciples strengthening families in their parishes, schools, and beyond.

Mary Hodgdon

President

Community Volunteer

Edina, MN

Patrick Schmidt

Vice President

Technology Lifecycle Management Specialist

LRS It Solutions

Tom Janas

Treasurer

Retired Business Owner

Delano, MN

Thomas Schulzetenberg

Secretary

Director of Strategic Projects

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Fr. Joe Bambenek

Chaplain

Assistant Director of the Archdiocesan Synod

Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, MN

Pamela Datillo

Attorney

CrossCastle, PLLC

Minneapolis, MN

Terry Kopp

Retired

Medina, MN

Fr. Brian Park

Pastor at St. Michael Catholic Church

St. Michael, MN

Jean Schmitz

Bookkeeper

Church of Saint Peter

Sauk Rapids, MN

National Staff

Staff members at the Cana Headquarters in Crystal, MN oversee and guide the operations in four dioceses.

Charley Bielejeski

Executive Director

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Madalyn Montemorano

Director of Operations

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Jeannine Backstrom

Development Director

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Jon Hickman

Major Gift Officer

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Frances de Kooker

Donor Relations Manager

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Lauren Nickolas

Marketing and Communications Manager

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Mission Outreach Leaders

Mission Outreach Team members in the dioceses of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Galveston-Houston, Covington and Cincinnati provide front-line quality programming and one-on-one guidance to leaders and families in parishes and Catholic schools.