People guiding the direction of CCRI
These groups have gradually come together as individuals with an eclectic base of professional or religious expertise and a deep commitment to reform of our Church. The countries represented by these members are: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Board of Directors
Filo Hirota, Council for Justice and Peace, rep for Japan, Italy
Rene Reid, co-founder and author, U.S.
Special Advisor
Joan Chittister, author, lecturer, U.S.
Strategic Team
The people making the ultimate decisions for CCRI
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| Kochurani | Abraham | theologian, speaker, and author | India |
| Rachael | Alphonso | young adult committee | India |
| Barbara | Born | Researcher for Church Reform | |
| Clyde | Christofferson | Attorney and member of NOVA, an Intentional Eucharistic Community | USA |
| Barbara | Dreher | CSJ; Sisters of St. Joseph of Carandolet | USA |
| Charlie | Gibson | USA | |
| Barbara | Guerin | USA | |
| Claire | Hitchens | Call To Action | USA |
| Colm | Holmes | We Are Church | Ireland |
| Paul | Hwang | Woori Theological Institute, Seoul, | South Korea |
| Zach | Johnson | CTA Executive Director | USA |
| Paschal | Kearney | retired Irish member of the Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans | Australia |
| Ashiknaz | Khokhar | church reformer | Pakistan |
| Socorro | Martinez Maqueo | ||
| Peter | Mbuchi Methu | Interfaith Africa | Kenya |
| Elizabeth | Ngami | ||
| Alloys | Nyakundi | liaison with Small Christian Communities | Kenya |
| Don | Pribor | Church Worker Justice Organizer for Call To Action | Mexico/Brazil |
| Lula | Ramires | ||
| Michael | Redfearn | digital literacy consultant | Canada |
| Rene | Reid | author and co-founder of CCRI | USA |
| Christina | Reymer | active church reformer | New Zealand |
| Virginia | Saldanha | Indian Women’s Theological Forum | India |
| Jean Pierre | Schmitz | Global Council Network | France |
| Ed | Schreurs | Open Church Alliance | Netherlands |
| Valerie | Stroud | CCRI Webmaster | UK |
CCRI Advisors
The people who advise the Strategic Team to make the ongoing decisions for CCR Int'l
| Abbot Father Michael | Order of Franciscans Ecumenical | USA | |
| Brad | USA | ||
| Anne and Edmund | Aquilar | New Zealand | |
| John | Buggy | Australian Reforming Catholics | Australia |
| Brendan | Butler | Irish Catholic | Ireland |
| Larry | Carney | former Basilian | Canada |
| Con | Carroll | reformer | Ireland |
| JanStephen | Cavanaugh | EndWarForever.com | USA |
| Dennis | Collier | Call to Action – Madison Area (Wisconsin | USA |
| Jim | Connell | Catholic Whistleblowers | USA |
| Bride | Counihan | Ireland | |
| Agostino | De Caro | Bshop in the ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ | Italy |
| Joseph and Amelia | Deserto-Sury | USA | |
| Eduardo | di Silva | We are also Church | Norway |
| Alan | Doulton | Evangelizing for a more vibrant, alert, and aware Church (E-VAAC) | India |
| Rita | Dwyer | religious cartoonist | USA |
| Lynn | Enright | active in Women's Ordination | Canada |
| William | Faulkner | A Gathering of Friends | USA |
| Kathy | Fegan | member of the House Church of Mary and Joseph | USA |
| Ivan | Fernandes | India | |
| John | Freml | member of Equally Blessed | USA |
| Ed | Gerlock | working with farmers, urban poor, elderly | Philippines |
| Isaac | Gomes | Treasurer of Catholic Association of Bengal | India |
| Gideon | Goosen | theologian, member of ARCC | Australia |
| Mary Lou | Hamilton | Catholic Network for Women's Equality (CNWE) | Canada |
| Paul | Hansen | USA | |
| Carol | Harris | member of Alliance of Louisville Laity | USA |
| Filo | Hirota | Co-Director - CCRI | Japan |
| Caridad | Inda | Executive Director of Center for International Resources | Mexico |
| Guia | Jambalos | Religious of the Cenacle, Spiritual Directress | Philippines |
| Peter | Johnstone | Catholics for Renewal | Australia |
| Richard | Kipyegon Soi | Catholic priest, | Kenya |
| James | Kottoor | journalist and author, former priest | India |
| Hans | Kratz | Canada | |
| Sebastian | Kunjumon | India | |
| Kirit | Macwan | India | |
| Raquel | Mallavibarrena | We are Church – Spain | Spain |
| Sr. Mary John | Mananzan | Philippines | |
| Joseph | Mattappally | India | |
| Margaret Mary | Moore | USA | |
| Matthew | Mwangi Theuri | South Africa | |
| William | Nerin | former priest | USA |
| Tony | Nichols | member of WAACSA | South Africa |
| Meneldil | Palantir Talmayar | President of Tol Ardor | France |
| Gabor | Parcsami | Hungary | |
| Sheila | Peiffer | Women's Ordination Conference | USA |
| George | Polackal | ||
| Janice | Poss | Call to Action | USA |
| Brad | Pritts | member of a regional group of Voice of the Faithful | USA |
| Denis | Rigdon | Advocate for social justice | USA |
| Tom | Roberts | priest with Catholic Ecumenical Church | USA |
| +Dr Karl | Rodig | Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ | Worldwide |
| Fr. Joe | Ryan | A Call to Action | UK |
| Laurie | Sheehan | Australia | |
| Anthony | Spencer | researcher | UK |
| Gerald | Stack | active reform support from Western Australia | Australia |
| Scilla | Stack | active reform support from Western Australia | Australia |
| David | Timbs | Catholics for Renewal | Australia |
| Nessan | Vaughan | Ireland | |
| Peter | Wilkinson | Catholics for Renewal | Australia |
| John | Williams | Canada | |
| Robert | Younas | Community Service/ Apostle of World Apostolate of Fatima | Pakistan |
Ad Hoc Advisors
The people who advise CCR Int'l on major decisions
Tony Biviano with Bishop Robinson’s group, Australia:
Chhotebhai, India:
Mary Ellen Chown with CNWE, Canada:
Mark Day, a former Franciscan and news producer in San Diego:
Geoff Harris, member WAACSA South Africa:
Bishop Karl Rodig with Catholic Ecumenical Church of Christ, U.S.:
Jose Maria Vigil, a Catholic author, Panama:
Liaison
Joe Boyle: Catholic Organizations for Renewal
Organizations to keep in loop of communication
Donna Doucette, VOTF
Deb Rose-Milavec, Future Church