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Fenwick Leadership

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    Otto Rutt 79

    President

List of 3 members.

  • Photo of John Finan

    John Finan 87

    Principal
  • Photo of Richard Peddicord

    Richard Peddicord 

    Director of Catholic and Dominican Mission
  • Photo of Katie Vanaria

    Katie Vanaria 

    Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Fenwick High School is led by President Col. Otto Rutt. His leadership team at Fenwick High School consists of: Principal Dr. John Finan; Director of Dominican Mission Fr. Richard Peddicord, O.P.; and Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Development, Ms. Katie Vanaria.

Fenwick High School is owned and sponsored by the Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Albert the Great (Chicago) and is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of lay men and women of the Fenwick community and leaders of the Dominican Province.

Fenwick High School Board of Directors

  • Mr. Richard A. Cederoth, Chair
  • Ms. Meredith Ritchie, Co-Chair
  • Mr. Carl Bergetz '87, Secretary
  • Colonel Otto J. Rutt, '79, President
  • Fr. Louis Morrone, O.P., Prior Provincial
  • Brother John Steilberg, O.P., Syndic 
  • Brother Joseph Trout, O.P., Socius
  • Hon. Cathy Adduci
  • Mr. Raymond Bandzuilis '76
  • Mr. Eli Boufis '94
  • Mr. Anil D'Souza '87
  • Mr. Kevin Gibbons '89
  • Mr. Michael Healy '00
  • Ms. Colleen M. Horrigan
  • Ms. Cathleen C. Hughes '97
  • Ms. Cynthia Johnson '09
  • Ms. Shafondra Matthews '01
  • Ms. Kimberly Schilling ’06
  • Mr. Thomas Selimos ’92
  • Mr. Roberto Sepulveda '93
  • Mr. Raymond O. Wicklander, III '96

Life Trustees

  • Ms. Anita Alvarez
  • Dr. Gerard V. Aranha
  • Mr. David Atchison
  • Ms. Patricia O. Baker
  • Rev. Ernest J. Bartell, C.S.C. ’49
  • Mr. John C. Barron '76 
  • Rev. William J. Bernacki, O.P.
  • Mrs. Josephine Berni
  • Mr. Anthony R. Biancalana ’85
  • Rev. Robert J. Botthof, O.P.
  • Dr. Brian M. Braithwaite, M.D. '84
  • Mr. William A. Brandt, Jr. ’67
  • Ms. Maureen Bransfield
  • Mr. Bernard F. Brennan ’56
  • Mr. Neil T. Bresnahan ’76
  • Ms. Tracy Q. Brooker
  • Mr. John Peter Brown ’71
  • Dr. Molly Burke
  • Dr. John M. Cahill, M.D. ’72
  • Mr. William Cahill ’73
  • Ms. Carol Calabrese
  • Mr. Ronald V. Calabrese ’62
  • Mr. Daniel Campbell
  • Mr. Norman W. Canty ’50
  • Mr. Frederick C. Cappetta ’58
  • Mr. James P. Carey ’61
  • Mr. Peter N. Carey ’51
  • Mr. R. Jeffrey Carpenter ’74
  • Mr. Thomas J. Carstens ’51
  • Mr. Thomas J. Cashman ’56
  • Mr. Robert F. Coleman
  • Mr. Michael Comiskey ’66
  • Ms. Loretta Cooney
  • Mr. Robert J. Cooney '70
  • Mr. Daniel J. Cronin ’77
  • Mr. Frank J. Cullen ’55
  • Mr. Thomas P. Cunningham ’55
  • Mr. John T. Cusack ’53
  • Rev. Charles Dahm, O.P. ’55
  • Mr. Bernard W. Dan ’79
  • Dr. James R. Dan, M.D. ’70
  • Rev. Daniel C. Davis, O.P.
  • Ms. Eugenia Dean
  • Mrs. Irene C. DeCaro
  • Mr. William T. Divane, Jr. ’60
  • Mr. Michael F. Doody ’64
  • Mr. Thomas J. Durkin
  • Mr. William T. Durkin ’84
  • Rev. Donald S. Dvorak, O.P. ’54
  • Ms. Martha Escueta-Tallungan
  • Mr. Nicholas J. Etten
  • Mr. Salvatore N. Ferrara II ’69
  • Mr. Martin J. Finan ’79
  • Mr. Daniel J. Foley ’57
  • Mr. J. Terence Gallagher ’63
  • W. Peter Geis, M.D. ’60
  • Mr. John J. Gleason, Sr. ’49
  • Rev. Robert A. Goedert, O.P. ’43
  • Ms. Gail Goggin
  • Mr. John E. Gorman ’63
  • Mr. Anthony J. Garippo ’76
  • Mr. William J. Hank ’50
  • Mr. Alan P. Hanley ’57
  • Ms. Cheryl A. Harbour
  • Ms. Jeanne M. Hardy
  • Mr. James E. Haviland ’63
  • Mr. Michael J. Hayes, Sr.
  • Maj. Gen. Michael D. Healy, USA (Retired) ’45
  • Ms. Sandra L. Heine
  • Mr. Brian T. Herbstritt '81
  • Ms. Judith Herbstritt
  • Mr. Dennis J. Hiffman ’60
  • Rev. David M. Hynous, O.P. ’50
  • Mr. Richard S. Jalovec ’58
  • Mr. Jamie J. Javors ’76
  • Mr. Paul C. Jenkins ’81
  • Mr. Richard R. Jenkins
  • Mr. Terrence M. Johnson ’70
  • Mr. Dennis J. Jones
  • Mr. Brian L. Joss '77
  • Mr. Bernard M. Judge ’57
  • Mr. Leonard P. Judy ’57
  • Ms. Kathy Kelleher
  • Mr. John L. Kelly ‘56
  • Mr. Michael E. Kelly
  • Mr. Patrick Kelly ’73
  • Joseph P. Kerwin, M.D. ’49
  • Ms. Joan Kipp
  • Rev. Andrew K. Kolzow, O.P.
  • Mr. George B. Krug, Jr. ’65
  • Mr. William J. Krug ’72
  • Rev. Richard C. LaPata, O.P. ’50
  • Mr. Leo J. Latz III ’76
  • Mr. H. J. Lavigne, Jr. ’52
  • Mr. Donald L. Leone ’53
  • Mr. David Lies ’67
  • Mr. Donnell Lighthall ’79
  • Ms. Charlene C. Madden
  • Mr. John R. Madden, Sr. ’55
  • Mr. Joseph M. Madden
  • Ms. Marguerite Maggette
  • Ms. Joan W. Mancini
  • Rev. James Marchionda, O.P.
  • Mr. V. James Marino ’68
  • Mr. William J. Martin ’54
  • Ms. Roxanne M. Martino
  • Mr. John H. Mathias, Jr. ’65
  • Mr. Angelo M. Mazzone III ’68
  • Mr. David N. McBride
  • Mr. Thomas E. McCarron ’57
  • Mrs. Jennifer McCarthy
  • Mr. Thomas V. McCauley ’68
  • Mr. Thomas J. McCormick ’49
  • Mr. John R. McCrory, Sr.
  • Mr. Emmett T. McEnery ’84
  • Eugene T. McEnery, M.D. ’49
  • Mr. D. William McGrath ’48
  • Rev. John G. McGreevy, O.P.
  • Mr. Michael J. McGuinnis ’68
  • Ms. Suzanne W. McKee
  • Mr. Thomas W. McNamara ’49
  • Joseph R. Mejia, M.D.
  • Ms. Peggy Morris
  • Mr. Walter W. Morrissey ’60
  • Rev. Louis S. Morrone O.P.
  • Mr. Charles W. Mulaney, Jr. ’67
  • Mr. Frank J. Murnane, Sr. ’43
  • Mr. Brian J. Murphy ’77
  • Dr. Kenneth Nelson ’75
  • Mr. Allan J. Norville ’53
  • Mr. Eugene C. Ognibene
  • Rev. John J. O’Malley, O.P. ’50
  • Mr. John E. O’Neill ’52
  • Mr. Michael M. O’Neill ’77
  • Mr. Louis Pauly
  • Harold J. Pelzer, M.D., D.D.S. ’65
  • Mary Ellen Penicook
  • Ms. Sally S. Porter
  • Dr. Thomas E. Powers ’49
  • Mr. James F. Pruyn ’71
  • Mr. Robert C. Ptak ’64
  • Ms. Janice M. Pyrce
  • Mr. Michael R. Quinlan ’62
  • Mr. Thomas Quinn '70
  • Dr. R. Andrew Rauh
  • Mr. John D. Regan, Jr. '76
  • Ms. Kathleen B. Rice
  • Mr. Michael D. Rice ’60
  • Mr. Robert J. Roach ’58
  • Mr. Francis J. Roche '71
  • Mr. Donald J. Romano, Sr. ’46
  • Dr. Victor M. Romano, M.D. ’76
  • Mr. Timothy Rooney '75
  • Mr. Philip B. Ruggio ’71
  • Mr. Julius J. Rutili
  • Mr. Mike Ryan
  • Mrs. Nancy Carroll Ryan
  • Mr. William E. Ryan ’75
  • Ms. Betty M. Sandeen
  • Ms. Jody Krug Schulte
  • Mr. John Sciaccota '80
  • Mr. Edward J. Shannon, Jr. ’53
  • Ms. Cynthia Stark
  • Mr. Paul Stark
  • Mr. Thomas C. Stein ’78
  • Mr. Daniel R. Szymanski
  • Mr. Mark F. Thomas ’70
  • Mrs. Kimberly A. Trucco
  • Ms. Karen L. Turano
  • Mr. Joseph P. Valenti ’54
  • Rev. Monsignor Kenneth J. Velo
  • Leonard L. Vertuno, M.D. ’57
  • Mr. George G. Vrechek ’63
  • Rev. Brian G. Walker, O.P.
  • Mr. Richard J. Wallach '76
  • Mr. Daniel Watts
  • Mr. Norbert Wegerzyn ’57
  • Mr. Richard H. Wehman ’50
  • Ms. Virginia Wendt
  • Mr. Lawrence J. Wert '74
  • Mr. Philip J. Wicklander, Jr. ’85
  • Mr. Raymond O. Wicklander, Jr. ’55
  • Ms. Elizabeth A. Wilkens
  • Mr. Joseph E. Wilson ’60
  • Mrs. Mary M. Wood
  • Mr. Richard J. Wood ’60
  • Mr. David Yeager
  • Ms. Della Zucchero
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