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Meet the current members of the OCP board of directors, led by Archbishop John Vlazny of Portland.
 From left to right: Bill Moore, Bill Keller, Bishop Robert Vasa, Archbishop John Vlazny, John Limb, Mary Jo Tully, Rev. Charles Lienert, Claire Schulte, William Cardinal Levada, Frank Brownstead, Rev. John Kerns, Rev. Msgr. Frank Campbell. Note: Jon Birck, is not present in the photo.
Jon Birck
In addition to his work as an independent consultant in technical and business management, Jon is Treasurer of OCP’s Board of Directors. He is a member of St. Thomas More parish in Portland, and the father of two sons. He is on the Board for St. Mary’s Home for Boys, and has been a member of OCP’s Board of Directors since 1993.
Frank Brownstead
Frank is the Director of Music at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California. He holds the Master of Sacred Music Degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York, has served as Music Coordinator in the Office for Worship, as parish musician and educator. Frank has been on the faculty of Mount St. Mary’s College since 1979, is the recipient of multiple awards for his music compositions, and coordinated and conducted music for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Los Angeles in 1987. He joined OCP’s Board of Directors in 2007.
Rev. Msgr. Frank Campbell
Msgr. Campbell served in the U.S. Marine Corps prior to becoming a priest. He was ordained in 1953. He was principal at Regis High School and Central Catholic; chaplain to the Oregon Army National Guard; pastor of Queen of Peace Parish, the Magdalene, and St. Mary’s Cathedral. He retired in 1992, and has since managed the St. John Vianney priests’ retirement facility and helped out at St. Edward Parish in North Plains, Oregon. Msgr. Campbell was appointed to OCP’s Board of Directors in 1987.
William Keller
Bill Keller graduated from Central Catholic High School, the University of Portland, and the Georgetown University Law Center. He joined his father’s law practice and has practiced law in Portland for the last fifty-four years. He and his wife Fran live in St. Agatha’s Parish. He has been a member of OCP’s Board of Directors since 1987.
Rev. John Kerns
Born in Eugene, Fr. Kerns was ordained in 1985. He served as parochial vicar of St. Mary’s, Corvallis; associate director of vocations and director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Portland; and pastor of All Saints Parish from 1994-2002. He is currently the pastor of St. Juan Diego Parish in outer NW Portland. An accomplished musician, Fr. Kerns has been a member of the OCP Board of Directors since 1997.
William Cardinal Levada
Cardinal Levada was appointed Archbishop of Portland in July 1986, and served as President of OCP’s Board of Directors. He was appointed Archbishop of San Francisco in 1995, and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith by Pope Benedict XVI on May 13, 2005. Cardinal Levada was reappointed to OCP’s Board of Directors in February 2005.
Rev. Charles Lienert
Fr. Lienert was ordained in 1968. He served as vicar for clergy for the Archdiocese of Portland for 12 years. He was named pastor of St. Andrew’s Parish in Portland in 2004. In addition, he is a member of Pastoral Council of the Archdiocese of Portland, and a member of National Federation of Priests Council board. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1998.
William Moore
A Portland native, Bill attended Central Catholic High School and the University of Portland. He spent more than fifty years in the printing industry, forty-two of those years as President of Moore Lithograph, Inc. He has served as a board and executive committee member of the National Association of Printers and as chairman of the Providence Child Center Foundation. He has been a member of OCP’s Board of Directors since 1993.
Claire Schulte
Claire is a Certified Public Accountant and is currently the Corporate Controller for Provenance Hotels. She worked eight years at Deloitte & Touche providing financial advisory services in both the US and UK, and gained a wealth of acquisition and controllership experience through her work with Merix Corporation, Food Chain Films and Schnitzer Steel. Claire has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Portland, where she graduated as valedictorian. She joined OCP’s Board of Directors in 2007.
Mary Jo Tully
Mary Jo Tully is the Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Portland. A Chicago native, she was appointed to that position in 1990 after serving as Vice-Chancellor for one year. She is the former Director of Religious Education for the Archdiocese of Chicago. She writes a weekly column for The Catholic Sentinel and has published a religious education textbook series. Mary Jo was appointed to the Board of Directors in 1991.
Most Rev. Robert F. Vasa
Bishop Vasa is a native of Nebraska. He was ordained a priest in 1976 and spent 23 years serving as a priest in various capacities for the Diocese of Lincoln, including three years as Vicar General. He was consecrated Bishop of Baker in January 2000, and joined the Board of OCP in February 2000.
Most Rev. John G. Vlazny
Archbishop Vlazny is a native of Chicago. He was ordained a priest in 1961, and ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago in 1983. He served as Bishop of Winona, Minnesota from 1987 to 1997. He was appointed Archbishop of Portland on October 28, 1997, and presided at his first meeting as Chairman of OCP's Board of Directors in February 1998. He currently serves on various USCCB committees, including the Committee on Catechesis and the Subcommittee on Liturgical Music. |
