RE Staff, Board Members and Grade Team Leaders
2007 - 2008

Religious Education Office
200 Ridge Ave., Winnetka IL, 60093

(847) 446-1828 / Fax (847) 446-2145

Professional RE Staff Information

Susan Doubet - Director of Religious Education
(847) 446-1828 ext. 477 / sdoubet@faithhope.org

Patti Wagnitz - Assistant Director of Religious Education
(847) 446-1828 ext. 499 / pwagnitz@faithhope.org

Bernice Suehr - Office Administrator
(847) 446-1828 Ex. 400 / bsuehr@faithhope.org

Religious Education Board Members

The Religious Education Board, comprised of twelve members who represent as well as possible the parish community and the various school districts, is a valuable and integral body which functions in a supportive, advisory, and evaluative capacity in order to ensure the continued success of the Religious Education Program. Each member of the Board is actively involved in parish life and seeks out the views, concerns, and ideas of parishioners, and especially, of parents of the RE Program.

Rob Balon
Rob and his wife, Alice, have been parishioners for 10 years. The Balons live in Winnetka with their three boys. Lucas and James enjoy the RE Program and one year old Finn is getting ready. Alice has served as a catechist. Rob is a managing partner at Clerestory Consulting, a business consulting and operations firm in Chicago.

Catherine Caravette, Chair
Catherine has been a member of the parish for six years. Until recently she was the president and owner of a real estate brokerage and construction firm in Chicago. Catherine lives in Kenilworth with her husband, Keith Harrington, and their 11-yearold daughter, Katie Pan.

Jackie Carpenter
Jackie has been a life-long member of Ss. Faith, Hope and Charity Parish. She attended Ss. FHC School, and later returned to teach at the school for six years while coaching volleyball for four years. She is currently taking a leave from teaching to spend time with her children. Jackie lives in Wilmette with her husband, Dan, and their three children, and as a family they have been members of the parish for nine years. Dan coaches basketball for the Parish School, and is a fifth grade catechist for the Religious Education Program. Their daughter, Abigail, is a 1st-grade student in the RE Program.

Ginny Collins
Ginny and her husband, Dick, who live in Wilmette, have been parishioners for 31 years, and their children attended Ss. Faith, Hope & Charity School. Ginny has taught at Oakton Community College for the past thirteen years. At the parish, she serves as a Eucharistic Minister and has been involved in Bible study, the Women’s Guild, and, for over 20 years, the Friday morning book group.

Gayle Crane, Vice-chairperson
Gayle has been a member of the parish for 18 years. She is a catechist who has taught religious education at various grade levels at Faith Hope for the past ten years. She has participated in Bible Study and is a Eucharistic Minister. Her professional background is in college administration and human resources management. She lives in Winnetka with her husband, Steve, and their thirteen-year-old son, Christopher, who is currently in the eighth grade.

Ted Heldring
Ted and his wife Julie have been married for 19 years and have three children: Fred (16), Maryclaire (14), and Caroline (11). Ted works for JPMorgan Securities in the Syndicated and Leveraged Finance area. After joining the parish 5 years ago, Ted soon brought his past experience as a catechist to our Program. He has taught in our Program at various levels the past three years (grades 3, 7, & 8).

Karen Braun Brodwolf
Karen, and her husband, Steve, have been members of Faith Hope for the last eight years. Karen has been a Catechist for the last seven years, and her husband, Steve, has been a Catechist for the last three years. In addition to their commitment as volunteer teachers with Faith Hope, Karen is the Chief Marketing Officer of Kirkland & Ellis where she has worked for the last 13 years. Steve is the President of Blu- Sky Ideas, LLC, an advertising and consulting agency. Karen and Steve have two children, Sarah (10) who is in fifth grade at Skokie and Jack (7) who is in second grade at Hubbard Woods.

Joanne Matousek
Joanne has been a parishioner for eleven years. She is an attorney and lives in Wilmette with her husband, Paul, and their three children, Mark, Nicole, and Lindsay.

Dan O’Malley
Dan, his wife Sandy, and their children have been parishioners for many years. Their older children, now in college, attended our parish school or the RE Program. Their youngest is now an eighth grader preparing for Confirmation through the RE Program. Sandy has been active in the Women’s Guild. Dan owns his own company, Microthin Corp.

Barry Schliesmann
Barry and his family have been with the parish since 2000. His wife, Kimberly, has been a catechist for the last several years, and his children, Liam, Anikka, and Tomas, are students in the RE Program. In addition to active participation in various liturgical ministries over the past eight years, Barry and Kim are involved in the Archdiocesan diaconate formation program where he is a second-year candidate. Barry’s day job is with Motorola.

Christy Zapf, Treasurer
Christy and her husband Matt have been members of the parish for 6 years. She has served as a catechist for the past 5 years. She has also been involved with the Women’s Guild and the Art and Environment Committee. Christy and Matt live in Winnetka with their five children ranging in age from first grade to a freshman in college. (The 3 teenagers serve as classroom aides for the RE Program.)

Board Meeting Schedule

All meetings are in Room 204 in the Parish Activity Center
except May 15, 2008 (dinner in Rectory dining room or member’s home).

Exofficio Members

Grade Team Leaders

To be advised