Matthew Casey Bowles
Service Immersion Coordinator
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 311F
773-325-4772 • mbowles@depaul.edu 

Housed in the Community Service area of University Ministry, Casey oversees the Service Immersion Program and works with students interested in Post-Graduate Volunteer opportunities.  Currently, Casey is a candidate for a Master's in Human Services and Counseling. Before his work in University Ministry Casey worked for two years in Undergraduate Admissions. While there he worked with Adult and Transfer students.

Casey grew up in Evanston and wandered off to the Left Coast for college. He graduated from Santa Clara University in 2000 and returned to his Midwestern roots as a volunteer teacher with the Inner-City Teaching Corps. In his two years at St. Dorothy Catholic school Casey taught mathematics to the fifth and sixth grade. In his spare time Casey finds refuge in the Friendly Confines, sadly watching yet another year pass without an appearance by the Cubs in the World Series. He also keeps busy by running and trying to win the love of Beyonce Knowles.
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Katie Brick
Chaplain for Commerce, Kellstadt and School for New Learning
DePaul Loop Ministry
Center for Spirituality and Values in Practice
Loop Campus - DePaul Center, 11009
312-362-5896 • cbrick@depaul.edu 

Katie Brick serves as Chaplain to the School for New Learning and to the College of Commerce and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business in the Loop Campus. Katie is particularly interested in workplace spirituality, interfaith topics, and accompanying people on their spiritual journeys. She leads a regular Centering Prayer group on Tuesdays at 5:00 in Lewis Chapel.

Prior to joining DePaul, Katie had a diverse work experience that included marketing, organizational development consulting, non-profit social services, hospital chaplaincy and the Bernardin Center Peacebuilders Initiative program. If you want to hear about how all this came about, just stop by DPC 11009 and ask her. Katie received a B.A. in history and an MBA from Northwestern University, and an M.Div. degree from Catholic Theological Union. She lives on the North side near a park that is great for walking.
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Emily Briskman
Program Director, Hillels Around Chicago: Multi-Campus Center
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 340
773-325-8650 • ebriskma@depaul.edu

Emily Briskman is the Program Director for Hillels Around Chicago: Multi-Campus Center. She graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. Emily has worked as a Machon Kaplan Fellow for the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Intern for the American Jewish Committee and Council for Jewish Education Fellow at the Jewish Community Relations Council of Palm Beach County. Emily currently directs Hillel’s Jewish programming for three Chicagoland schools including DePaul University, Northeastern Illinois University, and Oakton Community College.
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Fr. Guillermo Campuzano
Chaplain, Community Service
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 308B
773-325-1163 • gcampuza@depaul.edu

Guillermo Campuzano Velez is a Vincentian priest from Colombia. His work has been developed in several countries through lecturing, teaching, especially priestly consecrated and laity formation. He has also rich experience serving the underprivileged communities and advocating for human rights and human dignity. Guillermo now works in University Ministry and teaches courses in Catholic Studies, Religious Studies, and the Master’s in Public Service program. He also advises the Chicago Archdiocesan project for Latino young people and helps other dioceses in the formation process of Latino leaders. His last three years before arriving in the U.S. were spent in Aparecida, Brazil. Guillermo enjoys engaging in rich conversations about different topics such as politics, literature, or movies. He is a crazy soccer fan who will even listen to entire games via internet radio.
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Rev. Ghana Cooper, M.Div
Protestant Chaplain
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 311H
773-325-4792 • gcooper2@depaul.edu

Rev. Ghana M. Cooper (Ghana) is ordained in the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship. Her Christian ministry experience has included working with the Catholic Church, Lutheran, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist denominations. Ghana has also engaged in interfaith dialogue and worship experiences with the Jewish and Muslim faiths. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (B.S. Human Resources), the University of Illinois at Chicago (Masters of Social Work) and McCormick Theological Seminary (Masters of Divinity). Ghana is currently working on her Doctorate of Ministry at McCormick, where her area of concentration is Parish Revitalization. Ghana sits on the Academic Programming Committee as the D.Min student representative. Ghana is known for her ability to translate her education and training into the daily realties of administration and ministry.
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Celeste Frontzak
Coordinator, Administrative Services
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 311B
773-325-1184 • cfrontza@depaul.edu

Celeste came to DePaul University Ministry in August 2003 with over 20 years of combined administrative and human resource experience.  In her role as Administrative Coordinator, she provides comprehensive direction for departmental administrative needs such as budget management, development of promotional materials, supervision of clerical staff and student workers, and serves as primary liaison with Human Resources, Payroll, and Procurement.  Celeste currently holds a B.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. She is working on her M.S. in H.R. Management through the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business here at DePaul.
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Fr. Ron Hoye
Chaplain, Catholic Campus Ministry
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 311B
773-325-1185 • rhoye@depaul.edu

Fr. Ron is the chaplain for Catholic Campus Ministry (CCM) at DePaul. He is director of the Retreat program on campus and tends to the pastoral outreach of all students, staff and faculty. Previous to his ministry at DePaul, Fr. Ron was director of Vocation TeamWorks for his community where he was heavily involved in young adult activities and programs both domestically and internationally. He has taught classes in World Religions and Ethics at DePaul and is also a popular speaker at various assemblies on both the parish and secular scene.

Fr. Hoye enjoys the outdoors but says his love for rock climbing in no way diminishes his enjoyment of attending a good theatre production. He listens to and enjoys all kinds of music and gratuitously admits his most tragic downfall: a tent, a kayak, and a good book in the middle of nowhere.
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Tom Judge
Chaplain for CTI and Law School
Center for Spirituality and Values in Practice
Loop Campus - DePaul Center, 11009
312-362-6699 • tjudge@depaul.edu

Tom Judge serves as Chaplain to the College of Law and the School of Computer Science, Telecommunications, and Information Systems (CTI) via DePaul University Ministry’s Center for Spirituality and Values in Practice.  He came to DePaul University in 2004 from Loyola University Chicago where he worked within University Ministry.  Tom is completing his master of divinity degree at the University of Chicago.  He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Creighton University.   Prior to entering Divinity School, he practiced law in the state of Iowa.  Since returning to graduate school he has worked in ministry at St. Clement Catholic Church and at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. 
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Mark Laboe
Associate Vice President for University Ministry
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 306
773-325-4004 • mlaboe@depaul.edu

Mark began as the AVP for University Ministry in June of 2005.  He holds a M.Div from the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago (1999.)  As an Associate Vice President, Mark provides comprehensive leadership and direction for the Department of University Ministry, and he is a member of the DePaul Student Affairs leadership team.  Prior to his work at DePaul, Mark was the Executive Director of Amate House, a post-graduate service and faith formation program within the Archdiocese of Chicago.  In addition, he has had extensive and varied pastoral experiences, including hospital/hospice chaplaincy, high school teaching/ministry, and young adult faith formation and development.  Mark is bilingual in Spanish, which he developed during a two year lay mission experience in Santiago, Chile, where he served upon graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1989. 

Mark and his wife, Paula, have four children, reside on the far west side of Chicago, and are members of St. Giles Parish in Oak Park.
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Rev. Wendy Mathewson
Chaplain to the Residence Halls
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 311C
773-325-7904 • wmathews@depaul.edu

Working closely with her Residential Education and Housing Services colleagues, Wendy addresses the spiritual needs of students living on campus and provides connections to service and growth opportunities.

Wendy is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). She served as Associate Pastor at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Evanston and as a Pastoral Resident at the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago. She is a graduate of McCormick Theological Seminary (MDiv) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BA History).

Wendy understands her ministry to be a supportive presence to the spiritual and religious lives of all students. Her faith is energized by questions and enriched by relating to people of diverse backgrounds. She loves conversations that matter, especially over coffee and pastries.
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Matt Merkt
Liturgy Coordinator
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, SC308D
773-325-1198 • mmerkt@depaul.edu

As the Liturgy Coordinator for Catholic Campus Ministry, Matt is responsible for the preparation and coordination of all Catholic liturgies and prayer services on campus, including Sunday Night Mass, Evening Prayer and Taizé Prayer. He graduated from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, with a degree in Music and Management Studies, where his student involvement included leadership in the Catholic Student Association, St. Olaf Chapel Choir and Residence Life.

Before coming to DePaul in August 2007, Matt served for five years as Pastoral Associate for Liturgical Music at Mary, Mother of the Church parish in Burnsville, MN. He is also a part of the team for Music Ministry Alive!, a week-long summer institute for young people who serve as liturgical and musical leaders in their parish/school communities. A native of Wisconsin (Go Packers!), Matt is thrilled to now live just a (very, very) long foul ball from Wrigley Field (Go Cubs!).
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Karl L. E. Nass
Project Manager, Faith and Civic Engagement (FACE)
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 308B
773-325-1195 • knass@depaul.edu 

Karl was hired in August 2000 as a Residence Hall Minister and to oversee DCSA, the weekly community service, faith and leadership formation experience with students. Currently, Karl oversees DePaul's Faith and Civic Engagement, a project which advances a core vision of Student Affairs and DePaul University: to connect, inform, and institutionally amplify faith and civic engagement work at the University. He also is a Visiting Faculty Member in DePaul's School for New Learning, teaching the "Spirituality and Homelessness: A Service Learning Externship" course.

Karl completed his Master's in City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania in 1998, and he earned his Bachelor's of Arts in Economics from the University of Notre Dame in 1993. He engaged in post-graduate service with the Holy Cross Brothers in Santiago, Chile from 1994-1996 while in graduate school at the Pontifícia Universidad Católica de Chile. He was the Director of the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND) at the University Of Pennsylvania from 1998-1999. Subsequently, he was a Jesuit formation candidate at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School from 1999-2000. He currently lives in the Brighton Park neighborhood in Chicago with his wife, Maggie, and family.
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Siobhan O'Donoghue
Associate Director for Community Service
Lincoln Park Campus - Student Center, 311J
773-325-1194 • sodonogh@depaul.edu

An English native, Siobhan came to DePaul in 1999 with an M. Div and M.S.W. from Loyola University.  In her role as Assistant Director for Community Service, she provides comprehensive leadership for University Ministry's commitment to and involvement in community service, including: DePaul Community Service Association (DCSA), Service Immersion Trips, Vincent and Louise (formerly Amate House) and Special Service Days at DePaul.  She is also involved in a variety of special projects such as the Concern Fast which promoted Concern's work fighting hunger and poverty in the developing world.  Prior to her work at DePaul, Siobhan served as a Jesuit and Palliottine Volunteer working with the homeless and previous to this, Siobhan worked in investment banking and advertising in London.  
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F. Javier Orozco, SFO, Chaplain
Associate Director, Religious Diversity
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 311
773-325-1191 • jorozco@depaul.edu

F. Javier Orozco, SFO provides leadership to the Religious Diversity life of the university in the area of Interreligious and Ecumenical ministry. Since his arrival to DePaul in 1995, his service has included residential ministry, retreat ministry and ongoing pastoral care ministry. His pedagogy includes courses in Religious Studies and Catholic Studies, inter alia.

F. Javier has a Ph.D. (Theology), a B.A./M.A. (Philosophy), and an S.T.B (Systematic Theology). F. Javier is a professed brother in the Secular Franciscan Order. Currently, he serves as the Local Minister to the Brother Jocoba Community, and is the Vice Minister for the Mother Cabrini Region of the Secular Franciscan Order. He is married to his lovely wife, Theresa.
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Rev. Christopher Robinson, C.M.
Associate Director, Catholic Community and Pastoral Outreach
Lincoln Park Campus – Student Center, 308E
773-325-4871 • crobinso@depaul.edu

Rev. Christopher Robinson, C.M. was born in Bakersfield, California and grew up in Houston, Texas. He was ordained to the priesthood in Perryville, Missouri on June 11, 1989. Fr. Chris has had many experiences of ministry and has taught both full-time and as an adjunct instructor at DePaul. He joined University Ministry full-time as an Associate Director of University Ministry in July of 2006. Fr. Chris coordinates efforts related to Catholic Campus Ministry and Pastoral Outreach.
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Greg Stolhand
Service Day Coordinator
Lincoln Park Campus - Student Center, 311
773-325-1193 • gstolhan@depaul.edu

Hired in the 2001 by University Ministry, Greg is primarily responsible for the organization and implementation of the Vincentian Service Day.  In addition Greg coordinates large community service events  and special events for the University including Books-N-Hoops Summer Camp Program, New Student, R.A. and Senior Week Service Days.  Greg also serves as the staff leader for Service Immersion trips including San Carlos, Philadelphia and Ecuador. 

Currently Greg holds undergraduate degrees in Political Science from the University of Kansas and a Business Administration degree from Mississippi State University. 
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Pauline Villapando
Vincent and Louise House Coordinator
Lincoln Park Campus - Student Center, 311E
773-325-4490 • pvillapa@depaul.edu

Pauline is the coordinator for the Vincent and Louise House, charged primarily with recruiting and organizing volunteering, community life and faith formation in this program that links the university to the Archdiocese of Chicago.  She also coordinates the Catholic presence in the university dormitories through the Catholic Bed & Breakfast program once a week.  Pauline is originally from the Philippines, but grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, and graduated from the University of Nevada in 1999 with a B.A. in Communications. After a couple of years spent in high school youth ministry at a parish setting, she set off to start her Master of Arts  degree in Pastoral Ministry at a Jesuit university in the Philippines. After a year, she came back to the U.S. and completed her studies at the University of Dayton in Ohio.
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