Fr. John Nordeman, Director The fifth of six children, Fr. Nordeman is a graduate of Cardinal Dougherty High School and Penn State University, where he received a B.S. in Finance. He then worked for one year at PNC Bank and six years at CIGNA Corporation in Center City Philadelphia. Fr. Nordeman entered Saint Charles Seminary in 1995 and was ordained a Priest by Cardinal Bevilacqua in May of 2001. His first assignment was as a Parochial Vicar for two years at Saint Katherine of Siena Parish in Northeast Philadelphia. From there he served as a member of the faculty at Bishop McDevitt High School and was in residence at Saint Catherine of Siena Parish in Horsham. After one year, he was transferred and became a member of the faculty at Cardinal O'Hara High School with his residence at Sacred Heart Parish in Havertown, where he served for the the last three years before being named the fifth Director of the Newman Center. He is now in residence at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish in West Chester. Fr. Nordeman is grateful for the opportunity to serve the West Chester University community, sharing in our glorious Catholic faith with its members. Rory Gaughan, Associate Director Rory received his M.A. in English from WCU in 2002. While here, he was active with the C.N.S.A. as a co-chair of the Education & Spirituality Committee. He also served as a lector and extraordinary minister of the Eucharist. After graduation, he gave a year of volunteer service in Chicago, IL with AmeriCorps. Before coming on board the Newman Center staff, he taught English Composition at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Nesquehoning, PA and Tamaqua, PA. Rory attended Cardinal Brennan High School in Ashland, PA, and holds a B.A. in Mass Communications from Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA. In June 2006, he completed the Frank J. Lewis Institute for Campus Ministry Orientation at the University of Notre Dame. Rory has been active with various community and professional theatre organizations in northeastern Pennsylvania as an actor and technician. He is keenly interested in Irish and Irish-American history, is an avid fan of Notre Dame football, and can often be found listening to New Wave '80s music. ____________________________________________________ Regina McCarthy, Secretary Regina brought her smiling face and caring voice to the Newman Center in 1990. She works as our receptionist, secretary, and bookkeeper--and those are just her formal titles! She also serves as a minister of hospitality, offering a warm welcome to all who call or stop by the Newman Center. Many alumni have called years after their graduation, just to hear Regina say "Good afternoon, Newman Center, may I help you, please?" Where are they now? Fr. Sam Verruni Fr. Sam, the Newman Center's fourth Director from 1994-2007, now serves as a Parochial Vicar at St. Gabriel's Parish in Norwood, PA. You can contact him at: Fr. Sam Verruni St. Gabriel's Parish 233 Mohawk Avenue Norwood, PA 19074 (610) 586-1225 frverruni@stgabrielnorwood.org Christine Eberle Christine served as our Associate Director from1993 to 2004. She is Director of Campus Ministry at Gwynedd-Mercy College. She continues to live in Media, PA with Delilah, a Cat with Attitude. You can e-mail her at eberle.c@gmc.edu. Gil Martinelli When Gil retired from the Navy Yard in 1987, he switched from building ships to keeping the Newman Center building afloat as our Maintenance Engineer. For 17 years he did everything from changing those pesky outdoor lightbulbs to hanging liturgical banners to figuring out how to make this do that for a fraction of the cost. Now that he has retired for the second time, you can often at his beach house in Tuckerton, NJ, catching fish and telling fish stories!   Tricia Riordan Tricia joined our staff in January, 2000, right after graduating from WCU in December with a degree in Secondary Education (Math). She is pictured here as part of "Project Mexico 2000." After leaving our staff in 2002, Tricia completed her Master's in Pastoral Ministry at Boston College in 2004. She is currently a campus minister at Merrimack College in Andover, MA, running "MerrimAction," their community service program. Click here to find out about our Student Workers!   [Mass | Calendar | Activities | Staff | Building | CNSA | Newman Center | Links]