Ex-Officio

Most Reverend Henry J. Mansell
Archbishop of Hartford

Most Reverend Christie A. Macaluso
Auxiliary Bishop
Vicar General
Moderator of the Curia

Sister Mary Kelly, C.S.J.
Director of Ministry for Healing and Assistance
Victims Assistance Coordinator

John W. Sitarz, Esq.
Archdiocesan Attorney

Members

Sister Judith A. Carey, RSM, PhD
A member of the Sisters of Mercy, Sister Judy is currently the Vice President of Mission Integration at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT. She previously served as an organizational consultant. Prior to that, she was the President of the Connecticut Regional Community of the Sisters of Mercy, in West Hartford. She was also the Vice President and Director of Corporate Ministry for the Sisters of Mercy. At Saint Joseph College in West Hartford Sister Judy has served as Director of Gengras Center, as Associate Professor and as Chairperson of the Special Education Department. Sister Judy has facilitated many groups in leadership development, strategic planning, effective organizational behavior and has served on several Boards including the Conference for Mercy Higher Education, the Connecticut Hospital Association, St. John's Health Care in St. Louis and Leadership Greater Hartford. Sister Judy currently serves as the Secretary/Treasurer of Journey Home, Inc.

Sister Judy received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Diocesan Teachers' College in Madison, Connecticut. She received a Master's Degree in Special Education from Saint Joseph College, a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut, and a Doctor of Humane Letters from Saint Joseph College.

Reverend Hugh J. MacDonald
Father MacDonald was born in New Haven and educated at Notre Dame High School, West Haven; Saint Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield; Saint Mary Seminary, Baltimore, B.A.; The Catholic University of America; and Trinity College, Hartford, M.A. in English. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964. He has since served as parochial vicar at Saint Patrick Church, Collinsville; as Professor of English at Saint Thomas Seminary (1967-1983); as temporary administrator of Saint Monica Parish, Northford (1983-1995); and as co-pastor of Saint Maurice Parish, New Britain (1984-1995). He is currently pastor of Saint Barnabas Parish, North Haven.

Austin McCawley, M.D.
Dr. McCawley is a psychiatrist with extensive experience in treating both victims of abuse and abusers. He graduated from the School of Medicine, Glasgow University, Scotland and did his residency in psychiatry at the Institute of Living, Hartford, Connecticut. He is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Charter Fellow and Founder of the American College of Psychiatrist. Dr. McCawley was Director of Psychiatry at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Medical School. He is a former President of the Connecticut Psychiatric Society and former Chairman of the State Board of Mental Health.

Kathleen M. Murphy, Esq.
Attorney Murphy is married to Edmond J. Murphy and the mother of five children. She graduated from Boston College and New England School of Law. Attorney Murphy practiced law in Pennsylvania (1983-1999) and most recently in Connecticut. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and a contract attorney with the State of Connecticut and works representing children who are abused and neglected in the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters. She also represents children who have been victimized by sexual assault in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court in Hartford, Connecticut.

James M. Thomas
Commissioner Thomas is a parishioner of the Church of St. Dunstan in Glastonbury.  He has been married to his wife, Jane, for thirty-eight years and has two children. He is active at St. Dunstan Parish, serving on the parish council for many years as well as being a CCD teacher and a Eucharistic Minister.  Commissioner Thomas is currently the Commissioner of the State of Connecticut, Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS).  He has over thirty-nine years of law enforcement experience and has served as the Chief of Police in both the Vernon and Glastonbury Police Departments.  In addition, Commissioner Thomas has served as President of both the Capitol Region Chiefs of Police and Connecticut Police Chief’s Association.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Louis University and a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of New Haven, Connecticut.  He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Program.  Commissioner Thomas has been a part-time adjunct instructor at Holyoke Community College, Eastern Connecticut State University and the Connecticut Police Academy.
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Reverend Monsignor John J. McCarthy
Promoter of Justice
"It is desirable that the Promoter of Justice participate in the meetings of the review board."
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Revised June, 2005