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MEET OUR STAFF
"Discovering God ●
Living Faith ● Sharing Hope" |
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Jacki Cole
- Athletic Director, East & Central |
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Jacki has served the Catholic Youth Organization for 16 years as
a volunteer coach, Commissioner and currently as the Athletic Director
for the Eastern Region. Previously, she had
served as the Athletic
Director for St. Martin de Porres High School where
she gained valuable administrative knowledge while working with
the Ohio High School Athletic Association. After coaching youth athletics in
the City of Euclid and for St. Christine
School, she was elected to the Booster Club as a volunteer Girls Athletic
Director. Jacki coached Varsity High School Volleyball for
the former Andrews School and is also a licensed official in the state
of Ohio in volleyball. She is accredited at all levels of youth amateur
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Mark Delsander
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Youth & Young Adult Ministry Specialist |
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Mark has been with the office since 1987. Mark has served the office in
numerous capacities which have included: 2008 NCCYM Host
Coordinator; NCYC Pilgrimage Coordinator; Youth in the City (teen
service work camp) Coordinator; Diocesan Youth Leadership Training
Coordinator; National & Ohio Young Adult Conference Coordinator and
Diocesan Young Adult Softball Tournament Coordinator. He currently
serves parishes with consultations, trainings and resources to help
build and enhance parish-based youth & young adult ministries. He
also developed and maintains the office website. He has a BS
Degree in Psychology from John Carroll University and is a recent
graduate of the Catholic Charities Health and Human Services Executive
Leadership Program. Mark is also an active member of Toastmasters
International and has attained the rank of Advanced Toastmaster. |
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Mary Jo Dlugoz -
Bookeeper |
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Mary Jo began
working for CYO in 1979. She is the
bookkeeper for the office. Some of
her duties include: preparing
deposits, processing bills for payment, budget preparation, accounts
receivable, and financial record keeping. Mary
Jo enjoys her work and being of
service, in her own way, to many young people and their families.
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Rosalind Dowdell
- Administrative Assistant |
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Rosalind started working for CYO in 1988 in Avon Lake.
She is the Administrative Assistant to the CYO Central and Lorain County
Athletic Director. Her current
responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Management of the Coaches Development Program and CYO
Membership Databases. She also assists in the
Sanction Events Program.
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Christopher Farroni -
Athletic Administrator |
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Christopher has been
the Athletic Administrator for the Cleveland CYO since 1999. Prior to
that he taught at Notre Dame Cathedral Latin School and was the Pastoral
Designee at St John Vianney Parish in Mentor. Christopher has a
bachelor degree from the University of Dayton and completed his graduate
studies in Secondary Education at John Carroll University. Christopher
has coached high school and CYO Basketball, Cross Country and Track &
Field at St John Vianney, Lake Catholic High School, NDCL and Hawken
School as well as presented at state and national conferences. He has
coached over 50 qualifiers to State Competition including 20 All-Ohio
finishers and 15 State Champions. Christopher has also coached on 2
State Champion Track & Field Teams, 4 State Runner-up Track & Field
Teams, and 11 Conference Championships Teams where he has been proud of
the dedication of the young athletes in the classroom and on the field. |
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Mary Ann King -
Assistant Athletic Administrator |
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Katie Marquard -
Athletic Director, Lorain & West |
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Katie recently
joined the CYO staff as an athletic director, where her responsibilities
include coordinating the Coaching Development Program, overseeing the
Central & Lorain parishes, and directing a variety of sports. Prior to
coming to CYO, Katie was the Executive
Director of U.S. Speed skating for
16 years, where she was responsible for the organization’s programs from
grassroots to elite athletes. She received her BA in Business from the
University of Minnesota. Katie currently coaches CYO cross country and
track for St. Bernadette as well as coaching speed skating for the
Lakewood Club. Katie has experienced all levels of athletics as a
participant, coach, and parent, including competing in the 1984 and 1988
Winter Olympics in speed skating. |
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Georgia McCoy -
Youth & Young Adult Ministry Specialist |
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Georgia McCoy has worked for
Catholic Charities for 30 years. Seven
years as a Program Coordinator for Fatima Community Center, ten years as
the Director of Fatima Community Center and thirteen years as a Youth
and Young Adult Ministry Specialist for the Diocesan Youth and Young
Adult Ministry and CYO office. For
twenty years Georgia was the Youth Minister, Athletic Moderator,
Cheerleader Coach and surrogate MOM at St. Agnes- Our Lady of Fatima.
She has three daughters and five grandchildren of her own but is “MOM”
to hundreds. Presently, she coordinates
Black Catholic Input (BCI). She is the
liaison to Teens Encounter Christ (TEC), Diocesan Catholic Committee on
Scouting (DCCS) and the Diocesan Committee for Girls’ Religious Programs
(GRP); she does Parish Consultations, Mentors other Youth Ministers and
works on a variety of Diocesan, Regional and National events/programs.
In 2007, she was recognized by her
peers with the “Lifetime Achievement” Award at the biennial “Thea
Awards” honoring African American Women.
She is best known as the “Queen of Hospitality” because of her friendly
and accepting manner. Her Motto is “I’ll pray for you; you pray for me
and watch God change things. |
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Noelia Melendez |
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Noelia Melendez
has been with the office
since 1979.
She has an
Associate Degree
from Lorain County Community College.
Noelia created and manages the main CYO athletic website.
She currently works as support staff to the West area
athletic program, and handles athletic payroll. Noelia has given 29 years of dedicated service in various
programs over the years. In the early days of CYO she prepared
food bags for the needy from the food bank, worked with
the CYO home
assistance program, youth conferences, and was involved with young
adults groups in youth and young adult ministry. Noelia had
managed hall rental reservations for Camp Corde Hall in
Parma, and the Elyria Convent for retreats. She
has enjoyed
working with the coaches, teams, and officials in various capacities in CYO
athletics as athletic commissioner, officials assigning secretary,
and site supervisor. |
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Dr. Gregory "Dobie" Moser,
D. Min
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Executive Director |
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Dobie has been
with the office since 1994. Previously
he worked full time in Houston, TX, Silver Spring, MD
and Columbus, OH. Dobie has a Masters in
Family Systems Counseling with a Doctorate in Ministry with a focus on
leadership development. He received the NFCYM National Excellence in Training
Award and has written many articles, publications, and religious
education resources for junior and senior high youth ministry and
catechetical programs. Dobie served as the Board Chair for the National
Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry and the National Center for
Catholic Youth Sports. He and his wife, Lisa
volunteer in high school and junior high youth ministry at St. Joseph
parish, with refugees, and
in their community with the
Strongsville Youth Commission. Dobie
is also a CYO coach. |
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Vic Rosato -
Athletic Director, South |
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Lynnette Taylor -
Administrative Assistant |
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Lynette's
duties (since May 2000) have included
secretarial support to the Youth & Young Adult
Ministry Specialists and CYO Athletics, processing Boy Scout religious
emblems and Girls’ Religious materials. She
attended Mt. Vernon Academy for high school and then spent two
years at Andrews University in Michigan. She is
married with a son and daughter, two step-daughters, a son-in-law and
four grandchildren. |
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Jackie Vigneault -
Youth Ministry Specialist |
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