Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, July 2, 1973. He was installed as the Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, December 20, 2003. Prior to his arrival in Phoenix he served as Bishop of Wichita, Kansas after being ordained Coadjutor Bishop on April 20, 1999. Before serving in Wichita, he served as the Rector / President of the Pontifical College Josephinum, a Catholic seminary in Columbus, Ohio.
Since 1974, he has been a member of the Jesus Caritas fraternity of priests, and thus has been deeply influenced by the witness and wisdom of Charles de Foucauld and by the prayers and encouragement of many brother priests.

For sixteen years, Bishop Olmsted lived in Rome, Italy where he obtained a Master of Arts in Theology, a Doctorate in Canon Law, and worked more than nine years, in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See. During the nine years of serving in the Holy See, he resided at the Pontifical North American College and assisted seminarians with spiritual direction. He speaks and writes Italian and Spanish.

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Reverend Emile 'Bud' Pelletier received his Master in Divinity from St. John's Seminary in Camarillo, California in May of 1994 and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Phoenix in June 1994.

In September 2004, Bishop Olmsted appointed Fr. Pelletier as the first Vicar of Stewardship for the Diocese of Phoenix. The Office of Stewardship is responsible for stewardship formation, stewardship planning, development of diocesan wide support for parishes and ministries as well as management of the Bishop's annual Charity and Development Appeal.

Fr. Pelletier has also served as pastor of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Cottonwood; and currently serves as pastor at Our Lady of Joy, Carefree. Fr. Pelletier also serves on the diocesan Finance Council, Presbyteral Council and numerous other organizations. He frequently speaks on stewardship at various retreats, seminars and other events.

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Reverend Hector J. Madrigal, is a priest from the Diocese of Amarillo. He is presently ministering in a City Parish as Pastor, with a Day Care Center and elementary school. Since last March Fr. Hector has served on the National Board of Diocesan Directors for Hispanic Ministry. He has served as Dean for four years and has supervised lay people serving as administrators of parishes. He was the Diocesan Director of Evangelization and Spiritual Director of the Cursillo movement for six years. In addition, he served for two years, as a Research Associate for the Office of Pastoral Research and Planning in the Archdiocese of New York.

For one year, Fr. Hector served as Recruitment Coordinator for the Mexican American Cultural Center in San Antonio , Texas . Through this institute he participated as a member of a Mobile Team, training participants to serve in Multicultural communities. Fr. Hector has a Certificate in Philosophy from St. Patrick's College in Thurles, Ireland, a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Santa Fe, New Mexico, a Master of Divinity from St. Meinrad School of Theology and a Master of Arts in Sociology with a concentration in Pastoral Research and Planning from Fordham University .

Fr. Hector has spoken nationally on many occasions including three times at the International Catholic Stewardship Conference (ICSC) on the topic of 'Stewardship and Cultural Awareness'. He has extensive experience training lay leaders of various parish ministries and movements, including training teams to minister in parishes awaiting a resident pastor. Fr. Hector has been successful in implementing a Stewardship Program in the Parishes and Parochial Schools that he has served.

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Dan Conway, President, RSI Catholic Services Group. Dan joined the staff of RSI Catholic Services Group following 20 years of experience helping Catholic organizations in the areas of strategic planning, communications, stewardship education, and development.

Dan served as Chief Stewardship and Development Officer for St. Meinrad Archabbey and Seminary (1979-88), the Archdiocese of Louisville (1988-93), the Archdiocese of Indianapolis (1993-97), and the Archdiocese of Chicago (1998-99).

Dan has directed the International Catholic Stewardship Council's Institute for Stewardship and Development for the last 8 years. In addition, he has taught there for 15 years and writes a regular column on stewardship themes ("The Good Steward") for diocesan newspapers. Dan has written a series of book on stewardship and has both spoken and lectured in the area nationally.

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Deacon Colin Campbell has been a deacon for nine years. He is retired from the Maricopa County Superior Court bench and is now in private practice in general litigation. He has been married for 26 years and has seven children. Deacon Colin is a member of St. Theresa parish.

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