Board of Directors 2023-2024
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 Ann Marie Zierke, M.S.
Superior General, Marian Sisters of the Diocese of LincolnTreasurer- 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 Matará
Sister John Mary de Souza, S.V.
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.
General Sister Servant, 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 Mary Christa Nutt, R.S.M.
Superior General, Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma
Mother Margaret Mary Waldron, C.K.
Mother General, School Sisters of Christ the King
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
Vice President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted
Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix
Montse Alvarado
President and Chief Operating Officer
EWTN News, Inc.
Paul McMahon
Director of Institutional Business Development and Consultant Relations
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
