Staff

Father Shaun Mahoney is currently serving his fourth year as the director of the Newman Center. He is a Philadelphia diocesan priest originally from the Philadelphia area. He is assigned here at the Newman Center as a full-time chaplain. Father Mahoney has been a blessing to the center both in providing the sacraments to students and in serving as a prayerful role model.

Our assistant director, Sister Helen Victor, SSJ has been with us for nine years. Prior to spending every day (except Saturday) with her darling students at Temple University, she was a teacher at Christ the King parish in Northeast Philadelphia. Her office is known for its contribution to (comic) relief from the busy campus life.

Last year were very honored to welcome Deacon Tony Wagner to our staff! Deacon Tony is from State College, PA, where he worked for Penn State University. He is now a Temple University Administrator and has been assigned to the Newman Center as a permanent deacon. He and his wife, Lisa, have strong presences at Newman Center events and are great additions to the vibrancy of the center.

FOCUS

Cassandra Blanco, Tim Judge, Katherine Dumais, and Chase Pepper are our young and vibrant FOCUS Missionaries! They serve as refreshing examples of people who have recently lived the faith on college campuses. They are here to use their first-hand experiences to pray for us and help us be witnesses to Christ as college students. We're happy to have them as part of our family here at the Newman Center!

Executive Board

Executive Coordinator:

Theresa Belczyk

theresa.belczyk@temple.edu

Spiritual Coordinator:

Katie Krempl

kkrempl@temple.edu

Educational Coordinator:

TJ Cusack

tj.cusack@temple.edu

Communications Coordinator:

Karen Bonanno

karen.bonanno@temple.edu

Social Coordinator:

Kelly Spichalsky

kelly.spichalsky@temple.edu

Community Service Coordinators:

Rachel Pullar

rachel.pullar@temple.edu

Facilities Coordinator:

Jason Strefeler

tua50293@temple.edu