NRVC Board meets

The board for NRVC met in late August in Chicago. The group's actions included:

• Attending to the strategic plan. Members and stakeholders have been consulted, and focused attention will be given to the plan at the convocation in November. The board hopes to finalize the plan early this fall. One highlight is the commitment to cultural diversity and interculturality in all aspects of the plan.

• Discussing the impact of the sexual abuse crisis on vocation ministry and creating a statement, which is now posted on nrvc.net.

• Reviewing the hiring of a new executive director. The board continues to accept applications. Please direct inquiries to the new board chair, Sister Kristin Matthes, S.N.deN. at Kristin.Matthes@sndden.org. Find the job description here.

• Electing a new executive committee consisting of board chair Sister Kristin Matthes, S.N.D.deN.; Father Adam MacDonald, S.V.D.; and Sister Virginia Herbers, A.S.C.J.

• Thanking outgoing board members: Brother Ronnie Hingle, S.C. chair from 2012-2018; Father Toby Collins, C.R. vice chair, who was on the board 2015-2018. Their faithful service was noted and celebrated.

• Welcoming incoming board members: Len Uhal (former member area coordinator-Heartland and vocation director for the Divine Word Missionaries) and Sister Mindy Welding, I.H.M. (former member area coordinator-Mid-Atlantic and vocation director for the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, Pennsylvania).