Julia Sauter
Chair
Julia serves in fundraising and development for Glenmary Home Missioners, a Catholic community of priests and brothers serving underserved areas of the rural United States in Appalachia and the South. In this role she coordinates 80+ fundraising presentations nationwide each year. Julia also serves as the organization's grant writer and adoption program coordinator for programs, mission sites, and personnel. She helps coordinate Glenmary's Giving Tuesday campaign, local fundraising events, and assists with social media and other publications.
Julia previously served in administrative roles for disability organizations in Southern California specializing in day programing, supported employment, and group home residential care for adults with developmental disabilities. Born with mild cerebral palsy and a devout Catholic, Julia’s writing and speaking engagements focus on affirming the giftedness of people with disabilities and advocating for positive changes that enable them to contribute and participate fully in the life of the Church. She is especially interested in ensuring full access to the Sacraments, Catholic education, and vocations to the diaconate, priesthood, and consecrated life for people with disabilities. Julia graduated Summa Cum Laude with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and theology, and a minor in business administration, from Mount St. Mary's University, Los Angeles. She also completed a Master of Arts degree in ethics and social theory from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA.
Kevin C. Johnson
Kevin C. Johnson’s career in the field of developmental disabilities began in 2001, when he and his wife, Amanda, moved to Florida as AmeriCorps volunteers through Catholic Volunteers in Florida. They started as live-in direct support professionals at group homes operated by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach. Kevin and his wife were promoted to co-administrator of the program. In 2004 Kevin joined Magnify of Central Florida, a ministry of the Diocese of Orlando as the Resident/Staff Development Director where he also provided supported employment services. By 2008, he was appointed Executive Director, a role he has held since, significantly expanding the program to serve over 600 individuals annually.
Throughout his career, Kevin has been an active participant on several boards that focus on disability services. He has served on the Catholic Disability Foundation, chaired the Florida Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, and led Catholic Volunteers in Florida. His deep expertise in the field was recognized through appointments to the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council by Governor Rick Scott and later reappointment by Governor Ron DeSantis, during which he was elected chair for two terms. Kevin is also an active board member of Morning Star Catholic School and a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Kevin is a founding member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Celebration, where he resides with his wife and two children.
Deacon Stephen Kaneb
Deacon Stephen Kaneb was raised in Massachusetts alongside his five brothers, where his parents instilled deep values of faith, compassion and service to people experiencing marginalization. He started his career as a licensed mechanical engineer in Southern California. He moved to New Hampshire in 1987 when he transitioned into the real estate portion of his family’s business, where he continues in an important but reduced role. Together with his wife Andrea, he develops and leases commercial and residential properties. Bishop Peter Libasci ordained Steve a deacon in 2017.
Steve and Andrea married forty years ago. They cherish their time with their five children, their spouses and grandchildren. Their commitment to the Church and various nonprofits has spanned their entire adult lives. Their son Phillip, born prematurely with a brain injury, brought the family into the disability community. Phil's joy and unconditional love inspire Steve’s advocacy for accessibility and inclusivity, especially in his church activities.
The lessons learned from Phil are central to Stephen and Andrea's mission; they extend these insights to the broader community. Andrea, managing hereditary hearing loss with both a hearing aid and a cochlear implant, created the online handbook www.gatheringsound.comto support others with hearing loss. They find Mass to be an especially meaningful opportunity to assist others with accessibility.
In addition to his role as a deacon at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish, Stephen serves as a trustee at Saint John’s Seminary in Boston and on the foundation board of Catholic Relief Services. His past roles include 14 years as a trustee at Catholic University and positions on his parish pastoral and diocesan finance councils. He belongs to Blades and Breakfast Hockey Club, Exeter Sportsman’s Club, and Great Bay Yacht Club.
Patrick Romzek
A retired IT executive who has dedicated his post-retirement work to enriching the lives of people with disabilities, Mr. Romzek retired from Cisco Systems as Vice President of Cloud Sales Strategy in 2017. Post-retirement, he serves on several nonprofit boards, works to expand Three Talents Bridge Academy train-to-hire programs for people with disabilities globally, and provides leadership on inclusion in the Catholic Church. He is also the Executive Director of a nonprofit, Andrew’s Place, which aspires to enrich the lives and spirits of people with disabilities.
Pat is the father of two amazing young men, a grandfather of three young girls, a lifelong Catholic, and a graduate of the University of Michigan. He lives in Northville, Michigan, with his wife Marilyn and their son Andrew, who has special needs.
Kyle Van Frank
Kyle Van Frank is a nonprofit leader and passionate storyteller committed to leaving the world better than he found it. A product of Catholic K-12 education, Kyle attended The University of Alabama and received a BA in Theatre with a Concentration in Musical Theatre.
After graduation, Kyle’s work as a professional actor, director, and teaching artist took him around the country to venues in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Tennessee. Kyle is a Sullivan Scholar, a Blackburn Fellow, and a graduate of University of Denver’s Master of Science in Nonprofit Leadership program where he studied Mission-Driven Operations & Management and Philanthropy & Resource Development.
For the past six years, Kyle has worked in fundraising for Catholic institutions, including his alma mater, St. Benedict at Auburndale High School and FIRE Foundation of Denver. Currently, Kyle serves as Executive Director of One Classroom in St. Louis, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the inclusion of students with IDD in Catholic schools.
Kyle and his wife, Madison, reside in Webster Groves, MO.