FDLC’s board is comprised of representatives from each of the USCCB’s 14 geographic regions, as well as two ex-officio members. The following directors are serving terms from October 2022 – October 2023.
Region 1
Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Richard J. Clark
Archdiocese of Boston
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
1400 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02118
Richard_Clark@rcab.org
Region 2
New York
Rev. Sean Paul Fleming
Diocese of Buffalo
Saint Joseph Cathedral
50 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
spf@seanpaulfleming.org
Region 3
New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Mr. Thomas Octave
Diocese of Greensburg
723 East Pittsburgh Street
Greensburg, PA 15601
TOctave@dioceseofgreensburg.org
Region 4
District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and the Military Archdiocese
Dr. James Starke
Diocese of Arlington
St. Mary’s University
5400 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
jstarke@stmarys.edu
Region 5
Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee
Betty-Ann Hickey
Archdiocese of New Orleans
7887 Walmsley Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70125
bhickey@arch-no.org
Region 6
Ohio and Michigan
Msgr. Gary Smetanka
Archdiocese of Detroit
Our Lady Star of the Sea
467 Fairford Road
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236
msgr.smetanka@stargp.org
Region 7
Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
Todd Williamson, Vice Chair
Archdiocese of Chicago
3525 South Lake Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60653
twilliamson@odw.org
Region 8
Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Mr. Daniel Ewens
Diocese of Crookston
Sacred Heart Church
200 Third Street
East Grand Forks, MN 56721
dewens@sacredheartgf.net
Region 9
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska
Region 10
Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas
Rev. Marcus McFadin
Diocese of El Paso
St. Patrick Cathedral
1118 N. Mesa St.
El Paso, TX 79902
jmmcfadin@aol.com
Region 11
California, Hawaii, and Nevada
Laura Bertone, Chair
Archdiocese of San Francisco
One Peter Yorke Way
San Francisco, CA 94109
BertoneL@sfarch.org
Region 12
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
Tish Thornton, Treasurer
Diocese of Boise
1501 S. Federal Way, Suite 400
Boise, ID 83705
tthornton@rcdb.org
Region 13
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
Rev. Rob Spaulding
Diocese of Cheyenne
St. Paul Newman Center
1800 Grand Avenue
Laramie, WY 82070
rob@newmancenter.org
Region 14
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
Lisa Weis
Diocese of Orlando
St. Margaret Mary Church
526 North Park Avenue
Winter Park, FL 32789
Lisa@stmargaretmary.org
Ex-Officio
Rev. Andrew Menke
Executive Director
Secretariat for Divine Worship
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
3211 Fourth Street NE
Washington, DC 20017-1194
amenke@usccb.org
Mrs. Rita Thiron
Executive Director
FDLC
415 Michigan Avenue NE, Suite 70
Washington, DC 20017
rita@fdlc.org
