Sister Bernadette McManigal, BVM,
President and Chair, MACSC Board of Directors
Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Arlington

Sister McManigal currently serves as the Superintendent of Schools in the Catholic Diocese of Arlington. Previously Sister served as superintendent in the Diocese of Lexington, KY, a position she held for nine years. Previously she was a teacher, principal and educational consultant for Catholic Schools in several dioceses. Her interests include Catholic Identity, curriculum review and planning, educational leadership, and instructional strategies.

Sister Bernadette holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Northwestern University, a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Regis College, Toronto, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Clarke College with majors in mathematics and education. Additional course work includes graduate studies in mathematics and educational strategies.   

Sister is a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  

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Francine Conway
Vice Chair, MACSC Board of Directors
Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Richmond

Frankie Conway has been in the field of education for 36 years, serving as teacher, school administrator, and central office administrator in the public, Department of Defense, and Catholic school systems. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from James Madison University in 1972 in the areas of Special Education and Elementary Education. She received her MEd in 1996 from the George Washington University in Educational Administration for Elementary, Middle, and High Schools.

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James P. McAndrews
Treasurer, MACSC Board of Directors
Chairman of the Leadership Council, MACSC
Tax Director, Watkins Meegan

James P. McAndrews III is the Tax Director for Watkins Meegan in Washington, DC.  He formerly worked as the Senior Vice President – Tax at HealthSouth Corporation. He is a CPA and an attorney with over 25 years experience in accounting, corporate finance, law, tax, Sarbanes-Oxley attestation, and major systems projects.  Prior to joining HealthSouth Corporation in September 2005, Mr. McAndrews consulted in the Tax Department at HealthSouth for nine months as a Partner with Tatum LLC. Previous engagements with Tatum included serving as the CFO for a privately held technology company that specializes in security systems, and work with a large corporate foundation to help management establish a new Board Audit Committee.

From 1985 to 2003, Mr. McAndrews was an officer at Freddie Mac in McLean, VA, serving as Vice President, Finance, and Vice President, Corporate Tax and Tax Counsel. In 1985, Mr. McAndrews joined that firm to establish its Corporate Tax function, as the then $16 billion company first became subject to federal income tax.   After 13 years in the Corporate Tax area at Freddie Mac, he moved to other responsibilities reporting to the CFO, including work on the firm's Y2K century change effort, with responsibility for corporate-wide disaster recovery plans and updating the firm's finance systems. In 2000, Mr. McAndrews started that firm's intellectual asset management function, establishing procedures and policies to protect its intellectual property.

Mr. McAndrews began his career with Arthur Andersen in Washington, DC, where he provided clients with accounting, tax and business counsel, managed audits and prepared financial statements and tax returns.

Mr. McAndrews received his B.S.B.A. degree in Accounting from Georgetown University, and a law degree and his Masters of Law in Taxation degree from The Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. He is admitted to the Bar in Pennsylvania and Virginia, and he is a CPA in DC and Virginia.

Mr. McAndrews has substantial community involvement experience in leadership roles, including Co-Chairing the 1999 and 2000 Leukemia Balls in Washington, DC.  He has a long history of service at St. Mary’s Parish in Alexandria, VA, as a member and Chair of its Parish Council; as a member and Chair of its Parish Finance Committee; and as a member, Treasurer, Vice President and President of St. Mary’s School’s Home and School Association (PTO) Executive Board.  In addition, he has served the Diocese of Arlington as a member and Chair of the Diocesan School Board, and as a member and Chair of the Diocesan PTO Council.  Mr. McAndrews also was named the 2005 Community Service CFO of the Year at the 9th Annual Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards in June 2005.

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William Black
Member, MACSC Board of Directors
Senior Vice President and Senior Partner, Fleishman-Hillard

William Black is co-chair of Fleishman Hillard’s global public affairs practice. He is a skilled government and political affairs professional with more than 20 years of experience both inside and outside of government in Washington, D.C. His expertise spans a range of communications disciplines, including strategic communications counsel, policy advocacy, and crisis communications.

Mr. Black has provided counsel to such organizations as Abbott, AT&T, IMS Health, United Airlines, the American Ambulance Association, the Peres Center for Peace, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and many others. He offers deep expertise in the political and policy process helping clients deal with both opportunities and challenges. He has also assisted in achieving clients’ goals in the regulatory arena. He is adept at using new communications technologies in the service of clients’ broad strategic goals.

Mr. Black’s crisis communications experience has involved healthcare issues, food recalls and privacy issues.

Before joining Fleishman-Hillard, Mr. Black served as director of political and grassroots membership at the American Medical Association, where he created one of the nation’s most powerful grassroots armies, the 107,000 strong Physicians Grassroots Network. He conceived and launched the AMA’s first public affairs Web site. In addition, he was responsible for building and maintaining the AMA’s political action committee.

Previously, Mr. Black served as chief of staff to the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus – now Minority Whip, Representative Steny Hoyer of Maryland. His Capitol Hill career also included stints as chief of staff to Representative Jane Harman of California and Representative Jim Olin of Virginia. Originally from Boston, Mass., Mr. Black came to Washington, D.C., with Representative Barney Frank to serve as his legislative assistant, responsible for agriculture, banking, judiciary, and transportation.

Mr. Black currently serves as president of the House Administrative Assistants Alumni Association, the organization representing former chiefs of staff to members of the House of Representatives. He is an adjunct professor in issues management at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management and serves on the board of directors of the Public Affairs Council.

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William S. Dinger
Member, MACSC Board of Directors
President, William S. Sadlier, Inc.

William S. Dinger has dedicated himself to improving education for students across America for more than 40 years.  As president of William H. Sadlier, Inc., an educational publishing concern founded and managed by his family since 1832, he continually offers his expertise and vision to publishing quality products for students in grades K-12.

Prior to assuming the presidency, he served as a sales consultant, sales manager, Director of Marketing, and national sales manager for the company.

Mr. Dinger is affiliated with many educational organizations, including the Early Literacy Development Committee of the International Reading Association.  He assisted the Secretary of Education for the United States Catholic Conference with the creation of their Department of Education Office’s Catholic School Parent Associations and provided sponsorship for the Associations.  He is a past member of the NCEA’s President’s Proposal Review Committee and serves as a member of the President’s Council.  In addition, he served as President of the National Catholic Education Exhibitors, Inc. (NCEE) and served on its Board of Directors for 15 years.  He has been recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Mid-Atlantic Catholic Schools Consortium. 

A member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Mr. Dinger has contributed to and been involved in numerous Catholic causes.  He has lobbied in Washington, DC, and Albany, NY, for the cause of government funding for Catholic education.  He also has assisted the NCEA and the Archdiocese of New York in raising funds to help students attend Catholic elementary schools, and he has served as a fundraiser for the Rockville Centre Diocesan Annual Appeal.  In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Mr. Dinger organized a task force that went to Mississippi and Louisiana to replace much-needed school books for those communities.

William Sadlier Dinger was born in New York City and grew up in Searington, NY, where he lived with his family for 20 years.  He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1963 with a B.A. in Business   Mr. Dinger resides in New York City with his wife, Maureen.  They have two married sons, Bill and Michael, and a grandson, Andrew.  In his spare time, Mr. Dinger enjoys golf and trout fishing.

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Dr. Barbara McGaw Edmondson 
Member, MACSC Board of Directors
Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of Baltimore

Barbara Edmondson was the School of the Incarnation’s founding principal 10 years ago and helped build it into a thriv­ing institution. Prior to 2000, she was a principal in the Archdiocese of Washington for five years. She has taught kindergar­ten and was a professor in George Washington Univer­sity’s School of Education and Human Development. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s in education psychology, and a doctorate in education. She is the mother of four children, with two attending School of the Incarnation and two at St. Mary’s High School in Annapolis.

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Deacon Bert L’Homme, PhD
Member, MACSC Board of Directors
Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of Washington

Bert L’Homme is the Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of Washington. He is an ordained Catholic deacon who has more than 30 years of education experience. L’Homme began his teaching career in Washington, DC before moving to North Carolina where he eventually became superintendent for the Franklin County Schools. He currently serves as interim chief operating officer and the director of education policy for the Children’s Defense Fund.

At the Children Defense Fund, Dr. L’Homme also coordinates the Cradle to Prison Pipeline Crusade, working to prevent children from a life leading to incarceration. Prior to joining the CDF in July 2009, Dr. L’Homme served as superintendent for Franklin County Schools for 5-1/2 years. For the Durham Public Schools he was associate superintendent for instructional services and assistant superintendent for elementary curriculum and instruction. He was a principal in North Carolina and, between 1982 and 1994, served as principal and then executive director of City Lights School, which was located in northeast Washington, DC. He also spent four years as a master teacher with the Rose School, part of the DC Public Schools/Department of Human Services. He was ordained a deacon for the Diocese of Raleigh in 2004.

Dr. L’Homme holds a doctorate in Special Education/School Administration and bachelor degrees in Secondary Education/Psychology and History/Secondary Education from the University of Maryland in College Park, as well as a masters of education in Special Education/Emotional Disturbance from American University in Washington, DC.

A resident of the District of Columbia, he serves as a permanent deacon at St. Francis de Sales parish in northeast Washington, DC, and is a volunteer Catholic chaplain at the DC Jail and a volunteer mentor with the Welcome Home faith-based reentry program for individuals leaving prison. He began his work with prison ministry while in North Carolina and also was active there with RCIA, the program that helps adults prepare to enter the Catholic Church. From 1984-1987 he served on the Archdiocese of Washington Advisory Board of Education and from 1991 to 1994 he was vice president of the Advisory Board of Education for St. Jerome School in Hyattsville, Maryland.

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John W. Moore, Jr. is the Executive Vice President-Human Resources. Mr. Moore joined the Corporation in 1976 as Director of Personnel. He served in that capacity until 1980, when he was appointed Vice President-Personnel/Human Resources for WesBanco Bank Wheeling. He served as Senior Vice President-Personnel/Human Resources in May 1993 for WesBanco Bank Wheeling, and in May of 2002 he was appointed as EVP for WesBanco Bank, Inc. Mr. Moore formerly served as Director of the Counseling Center at West Liberty State College and Adjunct Instructor at West Liberty State College and West Virginia University from 1971 to July 1976. Mr. Moore was a public school teacher in 1970.

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Maria Odom, J.D.
Member, MACSC Board of Directors
Executive Director, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

Maria Odom is an experienced and dedicated immigration attorney, having for many years represented a myriad of immigrants, from asylum seekers, detained individuals, religious workers, juveniles, victims of domestic violence, and corporations seeking to bring and keep talented and essential workers in the U.S.  She has worked tirelessly to keep immigrants and their families together as well as to reunify those who have suffered the consequences of deportation and stricter immigration laws.

Ms. Odom’s legal career began in the late 1990’s at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she initially served as an Honors Program Judicial Law Clerk and later as an Assistant District Counsel for the legacy U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.  After her government service, Ms. Odom established and developed a successful private practice with a focus on removal defense and immigration litigation.  She had the privilege of partnering with some of the most outstanding immigration practitioners in the Southeast, including serving as Partner at Antonini, Odom & Sullivan, LLC, a boutique law firm specializing in complex removal defense, and at Kuck Casablanca & Odom, LLC, a multi-state firm serving immigrants in Atlanta, Miami, and Charlotte.  Most recently, Ms. Odom served as the Principal Attorney of the Odom Immigration Law Group in Atlanta, Georgia.

Throughout her tenure in private practice, Ms. Odom represented clients in proceedings before various U.S. Immigration Courts across the nation, before the Board of Immigration Appeals, as well as various Federal District and Appellate Courts. She also represented foreign nationals and their families before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Department of State. 

Ms. Odom holds a Juris Doctorate from Mercer University and a BS in Criminology from The Florida State University.  She has been a long-standing member and mentor of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and a Faculty Member for continued legal education seminars in Georgia and nationwide. She was named Georgia’s 2008 Hispanic Businesswoman of the Year by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and served as a board member of the Georgia Council for International Visitors.  As CLINIC’s Executive Director, Ms. Odom is a board member of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration.  Ms. Odom is a native of Puerto Rico and lives in Washington DC with her husband, Doug, and her two children, Thomas and Emilia. 

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Schmidt is scheduled to complete a doctoral program in educational leadership this fall and earned Educational Specialist certification in 2008 and a master’s of educational leadership in 2002, all at St. Louis University. He completed his bachelor’s studies in secondary education and business administration at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in 1991. Schmidt has been a leader in curriculum development, educational technologies, continuing education for teachers, marketing, fiscal management and resource development.
  

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Catherine P. Weaver
Member, MACSC Board of Directors
Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Wilmington
     
Cathy Weaver currently serves as Superintendent of Schools in the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, where she has been a member of the Catholic Schools Office staff since 2002.  She has previous experience as principal in Catholic Elementary school, and has also held educational assignments in Montessori education, at the college level, and in industry.  Her areas of interest include catechesis, educational innovation and leadership, human resources management, curriculum review and revision, administrative and pastoral relationships, and community service. 

Cathy holds a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Studies with a concentration in Administration from Loyola College in New Orleans, a Principal’s certificate from the Center for Montessori Teacher Education in New Rochelle, New York and a Bachelor’s degree in American Civilization from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania..  She also holds an Academic Counseling certificate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Additional graduate work includes courses in spirituality, counseling, education and technology.

She is married to John Weaver, a Wilmington attorney. They have three children: Christy, Molly and John, all currently attending college.

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