NACC Office Staff

About NACC: Office Staff

Executive Director
David A. Lichter, D.Min.

As Executive Director, David is the representative of the Board of Directors in the management of the Corporation pursuant to the Constitution and Bylaws and in accordance with its mission, vision and values. He is directly accountable to the Board of Directors in the implementation of the strategic plan and overall management of the corporation. He provides leadership, strategic visioning, and guidance of NACC activities, and also represents the NACC to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, professional chaplain organizations, and other community agencies.

Certification and Education Coordinator
Susanne Chawszczewski, Ph.D.

Susanne coordinates the work of the Certification and Education Team that is responsible for certification and renewal of certification programs, and the development of education programs and resources for members.

Association Support Coordinator
Cindy Bridges

Cindy provides administrative support for the Association, including the Association Leaders (Executive Director and Board) in their duties as key representatives of the association, and coordinates the activities of Association Support Team that includes Administrative Specialists Special Projects/IT and Membership Services, Vision Editor, and any other contract relationships.

Administrative Specialist/Educational Events
Jeanine Annunziato

Jeanine is part of the Certification and Education Team and provides administrative support for both local events and our national conference, along with other responsibilities that assist the Certification and Education Team in completing its work.

Administrative Specialist/Certification
Rose Mary Blanco-Alvarado

Rose Mary ("Mar") is a member of the Certification and Education Team and carries out matters and activities related to the certification of chaplains and supervisors. In particular she processes certification requests, manages the certification process and updates member certification records.

Office Assistant
Rebecca Evans

Becky is a member of the Certification and Education Team, providing administrative support to certification and renewal of certification. She processes the renewal of certification applications, requests endorsement letters for certification and renewal of certification chaplain and CPE Supervisor applicants, and assists with a variety of other projects. She also lends her excellent editing skills to the review of both NACC Now and Vision.

Vision Editor
Laurie Hansen Cardona

Laurie is the editor of Vision, the serial publication of the NACC. She has years of experience in Catholic press, including the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s Catholic Herald, both as journalist and later managing editor, and with Catholic News Service.

Administrative Specialist/Information Technology and Special Projects
Philip Paradowski

Phil is a member of the Association Support Team. He is the IT Network Administrator and the Webmaster for the NACC site. In addition, he provides clerical and computer support in all matters and activities relating to special projects, including the national conference, annual appeal, and other tasks/projects within the Strategic Plan.

Administrative Specialist/Membership
Mary T. Pawicz

Mary is a member of the Association Support Team and responsible for maintaining the NACC database of both active and history membership files as well as processing membership renewals, cancellations, member status changes, and posting membership payments. Mary also manages new members and responds to all requests for informational materials. In addition, she assists with general daily office functions.

Administrative Specialist/Finances
Sue Walker

Sue carries out matters and activities related to finances for the association. She assists the Executive Director in his work with the association treasurer, financial advisors, and the Board of Directors in stewarding the resources of the NACC. In particular she manages the budget process and handles the association bookkeeping and basic accounting, including accounts payable/receivable, taxes, and so forth.