CNEWA’s working family consists of 97 persons in Addis Ababa, Amman, Beirut, Ernakulam, Jerusalem, New York, Ottawa and Rome. Planning, executing and managing complex projects, maintaining relationships with benefactors and ecclesiastical and civil authorities, processing mail, entering data, keeping financial accounts, fund-raising, developing web sites, maintaining physical facilities and equipment — these are all tasks that our international staff does happily and well.
Trustees and Officers
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York, Chair and Treasurer
Most Rev. Terrence T. Prendergast, S.J., Archbishop of Ottawa
Most Rev. J. Michael Miller, C.S.B., Archbishop of Vancouver
Most Rev. Alexander J. Brunett, Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle
Most Rev. William F. Murphy, Bishop of Rockville Centre
Msgr. John E. Kozar, Secretary
Brother Gerard Conforti, F.S.C., Associate Secretary
Executive Staff
Msgr. John E. Kozar, President
Administration
Brother Gerard Conforti, Administration
Mr. Michael J.L. La Civita, Communications
Ms. Tresool Singh, Finance
Mr. Thomas M. Varghese, Programs
Mr. Ra’ed Bahou, Regional Director for Jordan and Iraq
Mr. Issam Bishara, Regional Director for Lebanon, Syria and Egypt
Mr. Sami El-Yousef, Regional Director for Palestine and Israel
Mr. Carl Hétu, National Director for Canada
Mr. Gerald Jones, Regional Director for Ethiopia
Mr. M.L. Thomas, Regional Director for India
Mr. Emanuele Latini, Administrator for Rome Office
Sister Lettemariam Mogos, D.C., Asmara Office Administrator
CNEWA Canada
Directors and Officers
Most Rev. Terrence T. Prendergast, S.J., Archbishop of Ottawa, Chair
Cardinal Thomas C. Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, Vice Chair
Most Rev. Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Québec, Treasurer
Most Rev. Lawrence Huculak, O.S.B.M., Metropolitan Archeparch of Winnipeg
Most Rev. Martin William Currie, Archbishop of St. John’s-Newfoundland, Grand Falls
Most Rev. J. Michael Miller, C.S.B., Archbishop of Vancouver
Mr. Carl Hétu, National Director
Pontifical Mission for Palestine
Msgr. John E. Kozar, President
DIRECTORS
Mr. Ra’ed Bahou, Regional Director for Jordan and Iraq
Mr. Issam Bishara, Regional Director for Lebanon and Syria
Mr. Sami El-Yousef, Regional Director for Palestine and Israel
Mr. Emanuele Latini, Administrator for Rome Office