Objective

      I desire a position that serves a community of Catholic Young Adults in a parish setting. I would like to serve in the position of Campus Minister or Assistant Campus Minister for a Catholic parish in the Diocese of Phoenix.

Experience

Youth Arise North America      Bill Marcotte / Ryan O’hara     Tempe, AZ  Fall 2003    

Guest Speaker in high schools, work with elderly, service work in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco,   Monterey Bay, Agua Prieta (Mexico). Work includes: work in orphanages, rehabilitation centers, homeless shelters, street outreaches, and parish ministry, high school presentation ministry.

·         Programs Director for the Youth Arise mission trip: Lead, coordinated, organized, and planned all programs, outreaches, and retreats for the mission trip of Youth Arise North America.

·         Prison Ministry: Lead a ministry for hundreds of delinquent youth.

·         Weekly street evangelization on Mill Ave., Airport, AZ Mills Mall.

         City of the Lord Catholic Community  Bob Carmody / Ed Wilmowski  Tempe, AZ 1999 – 2003

Leader for the youth and young adults in a Catholic Charismatic Community. I have had opportunities to serve

in many places throughout the world: Mexico, Canada, Italy, France, Portugal. Work includes: Organizing

weekly prayer meetings, weekly bible studies, annual pilgrimage, and bi- annual mission trip.

·         Jr. High School Youth Minister

·         Assistant High School Youth Minister: Founded the youth program

·        College Age Young Adult Minister: Co-founded a young adult ministry for City of the Lord. 

St Catherine’s Catholic Church   Fr. Charlie Gariab   Phoenix, AZ  2000 –2001                         

·       Assistant bible study and prayer meeting leader and organizer.

          Our Lady of Guadalupe     Adam Stein / Fr. George    Queen Creek, AZ 1999 – 2000                         

·       Founded a grades 7 – 12 Youth Group at the mission church.

          Our Lady of Mt Carmel   Chris Fattus / Fr. Mark   Tempe, AZ   Spring/Fall 1999                                     

·       Confirmation group leader and core member.

Employment

Assistant Warehouse Manager  Educational Sales Company  Tempe, AZ  2002-Present 

·         Oversee the Warehouse activities and procedures.

·         Decreased margin of error for High School department by 12.4% for summer activities.

Receiving Department Manager  Educational Sales Company  Tempe, AZ 1999-2001    

·         Controlled all incoming shipments.

·         Developed a receiving method that increased efficiency by an average of 37%.

Receiving Clerk      Educational Sales Company   Tempe, AZ 1996-1998 

·         Unloaded incoming shipments and checked accuracy.

Education and Training

Arizona State University                              Tempe, AZ                 2002-Present

        Youth Arise North America                           Tempe, AZ                  Fall 2003

·         Certificate of Youth Ministry

  Universita’ degli Studi di Torino                 Torino, Italia             2001-2002

        Mesa Community College                             Mesa, AZ                   1999-2001