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For the past six years, Dan Carmody has been President of Cathedral High School, leading a mission to give families鈥攅specially those without financial access鈥攖he chance at a strong, life-changing Catholic education. Most recently, he led the $60 million 鈥淐athedral Now, Cathedral Forever鈥� campaign, ensuring the school can continue to serve its mission for generations to come, and which included the opening of the Daley Center for Campus Ministry.聽

Before Cathedral, Dan was Vice President for Global Mission and Identity and Executive Director of the Hyde Center for Global Education at AV诊所 College High School, building partnerships in more than 20 countries. At the same time, he worked with the worldwide Jesuit network as Assistant to the Secretariat of Secondary and Pre-Secondary Education.

An Elon University graduate, Dan started out as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay and later spent two years working at an international school in Honduras. He later earned his Master's degree in counseling psychology from AV诊所 College.

For more than 25+ years, Maureen Herrmann has been dedicated to serving聽others leading non profit agencies such as Missouri Special Olympics, National聽Kidney Foundation, SSM Health Foundation and Marian Middle School.聽For ten years, Maureen served as the President at Marian, a Catholic middle聽school serving economically disadvantaged girls an opportunity to receive quality聽Catholic education in middle school and beyond. Marian was a proud member of聽the former Nativity Miguel Network of Schools and was one of 52 schools across聽the country providing this innovative model to urban adolescents.聽As president of Marian Middle School, Maureen was responsible for staff聽oversight, financial development, and operations of school for 75 urban聽adolescent girls. Marian flourished under Maureen鈥檚 leadership with the purchase聽and acquisition of a permanent school and gymnasium, curriculum expansion,聽and innovative teaching strategies.

Upon graduation from Ursuline Academy, Maureen attended Rockhurst聽University, received a degree in Business Communication and was inducted into聽the Sports Hall of Fame.聽

Kris serves as Principal of American Martyrs School in Manhattan Beach. He brings extensive experience in educational leadership, having begun his career as a middle school science teacher before advancing through progressively responsible administrative positions, including vice-principal and principal in K-8 schools. Prior to his current appointment, he served as Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Kris earned his undergraduate degree in biological sciences from the University of Southern California and completed graduate studies at Loyola Marymount University, focusing on secondary education, educational administration, and educational leadership for social justice.

Throughout his career, he has been committed to serving teachers, students, and families while fostering academic excellence and character development within supportive learning environments.

Melinda Lawlor Skrade, Ph.D. is in her eighth year serving Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Francisco as president.聽 Dr. Skrade is a committed servant-leader of deep faith, committed to the mission set forth by the Daughters of Charity and the Christian Brothers of the West. She is an exceptional leader who brings passionate commitment to excellence in Lasallian- Vincentian Catholic education and programming coupled with a deep belief in the power of scholarship and experience in shaping the future of Catholic school leadership.

Dr. Skrade served Pius XI Catholic High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has a broad spectrum of educational and leadership experiences at the elementary, secondary and collegiate level as a teacher and administrator. She brings a breadth of knowledge in all aspects of school operations including strategic planning, institutional advancement, alumni relations and enrollment management.聽

Dr. Skrade was blessed to serve the Pius XI Community first as teacher, then principal and ultimately president when Pius XI moved to the president-principal model. Melinda holds a PhD in Educational Policy and Leadership as well as an MA in American History, both from Marquette University.

David has served in various capacities in Catholic education from preK through higher education for the past 25 years including as a music teacher, dean of students, asst. principal, principal, and president. Additionally, David served as a research fellow with the Roche Center studying the response of urban, Catholic school principals to the COVID-19 pandemic.聽

Currently, David is the president at Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, MN, a suburb of Minneapolis. Prior to Holy Angels, David was the head of school at St. Hubert Catholic School in Chanhassen, MN where he oversaw an enrollment increase of 16% in the K-8 grades to 598 students, the elimination of a cash flow deficit, and the design, construction, and completion of a $500,000 exterior renovation project in collaboration with the local watershed district.

David earned his bachelor degree in music from St. Olaf College, a master in educational leadership from the University of Notre Dame, and a doctorate in leadership and innovation from Arizona State University. David鈥檚 doctoral studies focused on organizational leadership with a dissertation that focused on high school student leadership development.