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Executive Board
Bishop Gerald Vincke
Diocese of Salina
Bishop Vincke was ordained to the priesthood on June 12, 1999, at St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing, MI. He served in many capacities for the Diocese working especially with youth and seminarians and served several years as the Director of Seminarians and Vocation Director. He was appointed Spiritual Director at the Pontifical North American College in Rome from 2010 to 2015, and while there completed the requirements for the S.T.L. (License in Sacred Theology). In 2012, he was named a Monsignor by Pope Benedict XVI. He was ordained the 12th Bishop of Salina, Kansas on August 22, 2018.
Archbishop Paul Coakley
Diocese of Oklahoma City
Ordained a priest in 1983, Archbishop Coakley served the Diocese of Wichita for 21 years before being appointed Bishop of Salina in 2004. Archbishop Coakley was appointed the fourth Archbishop of the Oklahoma City Diocese in 2010. He was elected Secretary of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops in 2022 and serves as Chairman of the organization's Committee on Priorities and Plans. He serves on a number of prestigious episcopal councils and boards and is the Ecclesiastical Advisor for Napa Institute.
Bishop James Conley
Diocese of Lincoln
Bishop Conley was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Wichita, Kansas in 1985. He served the Diocese in several capacities until 1996 when he was called to serve the Holy See as an official in the Vatican Congregation for Bishops and served in this capacity for 10 years. During this time in Rome, John Paul II named him “chaplain to his holiness” with the title monsignor. On April 10, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI announced the appointment of Rev. Msgr. Conley as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Denver where he assisted Archbishop Chaput in the pastoral care of the archdiocese. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Conley as the ninth bishop of the Lincoln Diocese in Nebraska in 2012.
Jason Shanks
President, National Eucharistic Congress
Jason Shanks currently serves as the President of the National Eucharistic Congress. Married for 20 years, the father of five and a convert to the Catholic faith, he is a sought-after speaker, thought leader, and strategic mind. With degrees in the new evangelization and business, he has helped found and reinvigorate Catholic initiatives for more than two decides, previously serving as President of the Our Sunday Visitor Institute. In 2020, Jason was intubated for six weeks due to Covid, and through the prayers of many was miraculously healed. In 2021, he and his wife Melissa, were named Catholics of the Year for their witness to faith in a time of suffering.
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