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Catholic Charities Launches Transformational Catholic Emerging Leaders (CEL) Program

• Broaden Catholic adult's understanding of the vast social service and parish-based programs that the Diocese of Cleveland administers
• Further the mission of Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Cleveland for the greater community
• Develop a network of engaged volunteers and future leaders

CEL participants will:

• Meet top leaders of Catholic Charities and the Diocese of Cleveland
• Learn about the inner workings of Catholic Charities and the Diocese of Cleveland
• Develop leadership skills and knowledge
• Join with fellow team members on a Catholic Action Project (CAP) to contribute to the community

Speakers for the CEL Program include:

• Glenda Buzzelli - Chief Administrative Officer, Catholic Charities Health and Human Services
• Len Calabrese, President, Catholic Community Connection
• Terry Flanagan, Director, Catholic Charities Parish and Community Ministers
• Patrick Grace, Director, Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation
• Patsy Holian - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Catholic Charities Health and Human Services
• Marian Heyink - Director of Public Policy, Catholic Charities
• Sr. Kathleen Ryan, SND, Commission on Catholic Community Action

According to Thomas Mullen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Charities Health and Human Services, "The CEL Program will be a practical asset to the Diocese of Cleveland. It will encourage leadership development within the Catholic community through a structured leadership program and build a foundation for the future."

Catholic Charities encourages other Catholic organizations and dioceses across the country to adopt the CEL Program to facilitate leadership development. Added Joe LaMantia, one of the architects of the CEL Program, "The CEL Program will serve as a model and starting point for other leadership development programs. The CEL model is extensible and scalable. It provides structure to the leadership process and creates more aware and engaged leaders faster." For more information about applying the CEL model in your diocese, please contact Glenda Buzzelli, Chief Administrative Officer, Catholic Charities Health and Human Services.

Please visit www.CatholicEmergingLeaders.com for more information.

About Catholic Charities and Health Human Services
Catholic Charities Health and Human Services is one of the largest Catholic charity organizations in the world with over 110 programs, 40 service sites and 1,700 associates serving over 300,000 people annually in an eight county area. It provides direction, governance, integration, management, supervision and leadership within the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland in the ever-changing social and economic environment in which we live.

Programs include: adolescent intensive residential treatment services, community-based family services, which offer a range of mental health services; chemical dependency services which include intensive and non-intensive outpatient programs as well as residential. Catholic Charities provides services to older adults, the chronically ill and service and ministries for persons with disabilities. Birth parent, foster care and adoption services are also provided. Visit www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org for more information about Catholic Charities.

Catholic Charities Health and Human Services
Glenda Buzzelli, 216-334-2916
gbuzzelli@clevelandcatholiccharities.org