People Guiding The Direction of CCRI
These groups have gradually come together as individuals with an eclectic mix of professional or religious expertise and a deep commitment to reforming 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
Director
Rene Reid, co-founder and author, U.S.
Special Advisor
Joan Chittister, author, lecturer, U.S.
CCRI Strategy Team
The people making the ultimate decisions for CCRI
| Luca | Badini | Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research | Ignatian Encounter Ministry: Oversees Conversations in the Spirit |
| Patrick | Carolan | Co-founded the Global Catholic Climate Movement and Catholics Vote for the Common Good | USA |
| Michael | Centore | Editor, Today’s American Catholic | USA |
| Robert | Choiniere | Ignatian Encounter Ministry; Oversees Conversations in the Spirit | USA |
| Clyde | Christofferson | Attorney and member of NOVA, an Int’l Eucharistic Community | USA |
| Maggie | Conway | Root and Branch | UK |
| Anne | Dobbing | Scottish Laity Network | Scotland |
| Alan | Doulton | Evangelizing for a more vibrant, alert, and aware Church | India |
| Miriam | Duignan | Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research | UK |
| Patricia | Gemmell | Voices of Catholic Australian Laity | Australia |
| Charlie | Gibson | Former Jesuit, Economist, Retired GM Executive | USA |
| Nontando | Hadebe | Theologian | South Africa |
| Joseph | Healey | Maryknoll priest, Small Christian Communities Organizer | Kenya |
| Ashiknaz | Khokhar | Church Reformer; Social Justice Worker | Pakistan |
| Michael | Knowles | Published author of religious books; MA in biblical theology | UK |
| David | Lobo | Indian Catholic Forum | India |
| Socorro | Martinez | Developing Jesus’ Church through Base Ecclesial Communities | Mexico |
| Peter | Mbuchi | Interfaith Africa | Kenya |
| Penelope | Middelboe | Root and Branch | UK |
| Rosa | Murray | Scottish Laity Network | Scotland |
| Philomena | Mwaura | Help draft the Continental Synod document; Served on the Synod for Africa | Kenya |
| Alloys | Nyakundi | Young Adult Seekers Small Christian Community Director | Kenya |
| Caroline | Nzuya | Ignatian Encounter Ministry: Oversees Conversations in the Spirit | Kenya |
| Rene | Reid | Author and co-founder of CCRI | USA |
| Christian | Reymer | Be the Change Church Reformer | New Zealand |
| Tom | Roberts | Works with the Nairobi diocese | USA |
| Karl | Rodig | Founder Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ | Worldwide |
| Audrey | Rogers | Synod parish administrator | USA |
| Jean-Pierre | Schmitz | Global Council Network | France |
| Ed | Schreurs | Open Church Alliance | Netherlands |
| Nick | Smith | Active reform worker | USA |
| Maree | Sobolewski | Active reform worker | Australia |
| Valerie | Stroud | We Are Church | UK |
| Nessan | Vaughan | Open Church Alliance; Advisor and Volunteer | Ireland |
CCRI Advisors
The people who advise the Strategic Team to make the ongoing decisions for CCR Int’l
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John |
Buggy | Australian Reforming Catholics | Australia |
| 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 | Funding for justice project for the poor | Ireland |
| P. Agostino | De Caro | Priest with Ecumenical Church of Christ | Italy |
| Ed | Gerlock | working with farmers, urban poor, elderly | Philippines |
| Paul | Hansen | Redemptorist priest and advocate for Biblical justice living | USA |
| Carol | Harris | member of Alliance of Louisville Laity | USA |
| Filo | Hirota | Council for Justice and Peace | Japan |
| Paul | Hwang | Director, Woori Theological Research Institute | Korea |
| Paschal | Kearney | Retired Irish member of the Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans | Australia |
| Richard | Kipyegon Soi | Reformer | Kenya |
| Chhotebhai | Kanpur | Convenor of the Indian Catholic Forum | India |
| Kevin | Liston | Australian Catholic Coalition for Catholic Church Reform | Australia |
| Peter | Johnstone | Catholics for Renewal | Australia |
| Raquel | Mallavibarrena | We are Church – Spain | Spain |
| Michael | Redfearn | Digital literacy consultant | Canada |
| Denis | Rigdon | Reformer | USA |
| Joe | Ryan | A Call to Action | UK |
| Laurie | Sheehan | Reformer | Australia |
| Anthony | Spencer | Catholic Researcher | UK |
| Gerald | Stack | active reform support from Western Australia | Australia |
| Scilla | Stack | active reform support from Western Australia | Australia |
| John | Williams | Reformer | Canada |
| John | Dayal | Former president, All india Catholic Union | India |
Ad Hoc Advisors
The people who advise CCR Int’l on special issues
| Michael | Cuozzo | Married Roman Catholic priests | USA |
| George | Harris | Member WAACSA | South Africa |
| Helen | McCarthy | Interreligious relations | Canada |
| Lula | Ramires | LGBTQIA+ community | Brazil |
| Virginia | Saldanha | Indian Women’s Theological Union | India |
| Peter | Wilkinson | Catholics for Renewal | Australia |