Board of Directors 2022-2023
Chairperson- Mother Anna Grace Neenan, O.P.
Prioress General, Dominican Sisters of St. CeciliaAssistant Chairperson- Sister Anne Catherine Burleigh, O.P.
Vicaress General, Dominican Sisters of St. CeciliaSecretary- Mother Margaret Mary Waldron, C.K.
Mother General, School Sisters of Christ the KingTreasurer- Sister Judith Ann Duvall, O.S.F.
Major Superior, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis
Sister Natalie Binversie, O.S.F.
Community Director, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
Mother Maria de la Revelación Castañeda, S.S.V.M.
Provincial Vicar, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara
Sister John Mary de Souza, S.V.
Vicar General, Sisters of Life
Mother Maria Catherine Iannotti, P.V.M.I.
General Superior, Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate
Sister Mary Aloysius Kim, S.O.L.T.
Vicar General, Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity
Mother Gloria Therese Laven, O.C.D.
Superior General, Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles
Mother Miriam Seiferman, F.S.E.
Vicar General, Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
Mother Ann Marie Zierke, M.S.
Superior General, Marian Sisters of the Diocese of Lincoln
Advisors to the Board
Mother Louise Marie Flanigan, S.s.E.W.
Mother Superior, Sister Servants of the Eternal Word
Mother Teresa Christe Johnson, M.S.S.R.
Superior General, Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa
Mother Clare Matthiass, C.F.R.
Community Servant, Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal
Founding Board Members
Sister Christine Born, O.P.
Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia
Sister Vincent Marie Finnegan, O.C.D.
Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles
Sister Mary Bernard Nettle, l.s.p.
Little Sisters of the Poor – Baltimore Province
Mother Mary Quentin Sheridan, R.S.M.
Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan
Episcopal Liaison
His Eminence Justin Cardinal Rigali
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
Episcopal Liaison for CMSWR
Advisory Council
The CMSWR Advisory Council is assembled to advise the Board of Directors of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious in the advancement of its mission, bringing professional experience, ecclesial wisdom, and best practices to bear on the furthering of religious life in the Church in America.
Most Rev. William E. Lori
Archbishop of Baltimore
Most Rev. Richard F. Stika
Bishop of Knoxville
Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted
Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix
Montse Alvarado
Vice President and Executive Director, Becket – Religious Liberty for All
Mario Enzler
Tom Ferriter
CEO Bush Brothers & Company
Bill Kirst
Associate Professor and Director of Accounting Programs, Catholic University of America
Paul McMahon
Director of Marketing, Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors
Honorary Advisory Council Members
Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap
Archbishop of Philadelphia
His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan
Cardinal Archbishop of New York
