Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services "was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to serve World War II survivors in Europe. Since then, we have expanded in size to reach more than 80 million people in nearly 100 countries on five continents.

"Our mission is to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic Social Teaching to promote the sanctity of human life and the dignity of the human person. Although our mission is rooted in the Catholic faith, our operations serve people based solely on need, regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity. Within the United States, CRS engages Catholics to live their faith in solidarity with the poor and suffering of the world."

People
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Executive Leadership Team

 * Ken Hackett - President
 * Annemarie Reilly -Chief of Staff
 * Sean Callahan -Executive Vice President, Overseas Operations
 * Joan Neal -Executive Vice President, U.S. Operations
 * Mark Palmer -Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
 * David Piraino -Executive Vice President, Human Resources
 * Michael Wiest -Executive Vice President, Fund Development and Marketing

Board of Directors

 * Robert N. Lynch - Chair, Bishop of St. Petersburg
 * Kevin K. Boland - Bishop of Savannah
 * Patrick R. Cooney - Bishop of Gaylord
 * Nicholas DiMarzio - Treasurer - Bishop of Brooklyn
 * Timothy Dolan - Archbishop of Milwaukee
 * Harry J. Flynn - Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis
 * John H. Griffin, Jr. - President, Meredith Publishing Group
 * Curtis J. Guillory, SVD - Bishop of Beaumont
 * Richard S. Kearney - President & CEO, Mainline Information Systems
 * Joseph E. Kurtz - Archbishop of Louisville, KY
 * Diana Lewis - Palm Beach County
 * Paul L. Locatelli, SJ - President Santa Clara University
 * Denis J. Madden - Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
 * David J. Malloy - Secretary - General Secretary, USCCB
 * Theodore Cardinal McCarrick - Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, DC
 * George V. Murry, SJ - Bishop of Youngstown
 * James N. Perry, Jr. - Managing Director, Madison Dearborn Partners
 * Constance L. Proctor - Attorney, Vandeberg Johnson &Gandara
 * Karen Rauenhorst - Community Volunteer
 * Arthur J. Serratelli - Bishop of Patterson
 * George L. Thomas - Bishop of Helena
 * Carolyn Y. Woo - Dean, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame

Contact

 * Web: http://crs.org

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 * Millennium Challenge Corporation
 * Management Systems International
 * Relief International
 * The Real News: International Founding Committee
 * Edith Mwita
 * Howard Clark
 * Open Society Education Programs - South East Europe
 * John H. Ricard
 * Elaine L. Edgcomb
 * Yayasan IDEP
 * Lisa Kuennen-Asfaw
 * Katherine Feely