Board of Directors (2021-2022)
Chairperson- Mother Anna Grace Neenan, OP
Prioress General, Dominican Sisters of St. CeciliaAssistant Chairperson- Sister Megan Mary Thibodeau, SOLT
General Sister Servant, Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy TrinitySecretary- Mother Margaret Mary Waldron, CK
Mother General, School Sisters of Christ the KingTreasurer- Sister Judith Ann Duvall, OSF
Major Superior, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis
Sister Anne Catherine Burleigh, OP
Vicaress General, Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia
Mother Maria de la Revelacion Castaneda, SSVM
Provincial Vicar, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara
Sister John Mary DeSouza, SV
Vicar General, Sisters of Life
Mother Maria Catherine Iannotti, PVMI
General Superior, Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate
Mother Gloria Therese Laven, OCD
Superior General, Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles
Sister Margaret Mary Mitchel, OSF
Provincial Vicar, Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration
Mother Miriam Seiferman, FSE
Vicar General, Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
Mother Ann Marie Zierke, MS
Superior General, Marian Sisters of the Diocese of Lincoln
Advisors to the Board
Mother Louise Marie Flanigan, SsEW
Mother Superior, Sister Servants of the Eternal Word
Mother Teresa Christe Johnson, MSSR
Superior General, Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa
Mother Clare Matthiass, CFR
Community Servant, Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal
Founding Board Members
Sister Christine Born, OP
Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia
Sister Vincent Marie Finnegan, OCD
Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles
Sister Mary Bernard Nettle, lsp
Little Sisters of the Poor – Baltimore Province
Mother Mary Quentin Sheridan, RSM
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 of Phoenix
Montse Alvarado
Vice President and Executive Director, Becket – Religious Liberty for All
Dr. Mario Enzler
Dean, Cameron School of Business, University of St. Thomas in Houston
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
Elizabeth R. Schiltz
Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law, and Public Policy, University of St. Thomas School of Law
Honorary Advisory Council Members
Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap
Archbishop of Philadelphia
His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan
Cardinal Archbishop of New York
