Dave McNaughton is the Conference President of the Society of St. Vincent DePaul at St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish on the Far NWS of Chicago, and Board Member of the Pope Francis Center, a special works project of the St. Vincent DePaul Society. He also served on the board of the Society’s Archdiocesan Council…
Survivor, BS in Public Administration, aspiring lobbyist/public speaker/author
Parish: Church of St Peter Claver Location: St Paul Minnesota Email: ewentz51@hotmail.com
I have served as the executive director of the Insight Prison Project (IPP) for over 8 years. I was fortunate to have participated in many of IPP's programs while I served over 23 years incarcerated. I have been home over 15 years. I am honored to serve on the Advisory Board of the Catholic Mobilizing…
Sheila M. McMahon, Ph.D., M.Div., MSW, LCSW (she/her) is currently the Visiting Scholar at the Center for Restorative Justice, University of San Diego. She chairs the Restorative Justice Network of Catholic Campuses (RJNCC), which assists in implementation of restorative practices on member campuses. Her research and practice interests center on campus-based and community-level interventions, such…
Religion, philosophy, and international relations third-year student at Emory University who founded the Emory & Friends Prison Pen Pal Project.
I am a Trainer, Instructional Designer, and Grant Manager based in the Metro Atlanta area. My background includes extensive work in homeless health care, where I developed assessment tools, designed culturally responsive training, and secured federal funding for research to improve services for vulnerable populations. At the 2025 National Catholic Conference on Restorative Justice, I…
Flor is an L.A. native and proud first-generation college graduate. Her passion for service and justice that is faith based and embodied, first came alive when she encountered the sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet. Through them Flor was taught what a true act of mercy can be and how to love one's neighbor. Flor…
Ezinna (Ezi) Ononuju is a first year law student Emory Law School. He graduated with a bachelor's of science in Computer Science from the University of Georgia earlier this year. Motivated by and discerning a Franciscan spirituality, Ezi hopes to use his legal education to renew the importance of civil society organizations in American democracy,…
Carlos Benitez is the CEO of St Peter Claver Prison Ministry (SPCPM) a special works conference of the Orlando Council of the Society of St Vincent dePaul. He's worked with prison ministry for 20 years with Kairos Int'l Prison Ministry and the last 10 years program managing SPCPM. He attends St Margaret Mary CC in…
Rafiah Muhammad–McCormick was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan and relocated to Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 2015. She is a graduate of Governors State University in Illinois and built a long career as an engineering project manager in the automotive industry. After suffering the tragic loss of her son in 2020, Rafiah chose to transfer her…
Rose Ann works as a restorative justice practitioner with the West Virginia Restorative Justice Project to support the ongoing development of community support for restorative practices by networking, resourcing, and building interest among community members.