Planning Committee & Board of directors

Planning committee

**NOAH GILCHRIST**

Noah is a ministry leader at Damascus, Home of Catholic Youth Summer Camp. Since 2014, Noah has spoken to thousands of youth through serving with NET Ministries and now Damascus for five years. Noah’s greatest passions are to see the Church make prayer her number one priority and for cities to be transformed by Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit!

**BRITTANY KATONA**

Brittany Katona is an Otterbein University alum and kindergarten teacher at Brigid of Kildare School. She is passionate about nurturing young disciples for Christ and in her free time, enjoys hiking and baking.

**KAYLA STUCKE**

Kayla Stucke is a Marketing Content Manager at Shook Construction and is the President of the Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) Columbus Chapter. Having spent many years away from her faith, she is passionate about evangelizing and building community by meeting people wherever they are in their journey. In her free time, she enjoys volleyball, hiking, photography, and serving as a foster parent.

**BRENNA TOTH**

Brenna Toth is an Ohio University alum and lead teller at KeyBank. She is involved in the Toltonites and the women’s book club at Christ the King Catholic Church. Brenna likes to spend her time listening to music, watching movies and hiking outside of work. .

**VANESSA VENEZIANO**

Vanessa Veneziano is an Administrative Assistant for a CPA firm named Baker Tilly. She was born and raised in Italy as a cradle Catholic and decided to move to Columbus this year to stay closer to her family. Her passion is music and singing and she sings in the choir of her parish, along with a local band where she practices songwriting.
She loves engaging with the Columbus Catholic community and believes that becoming an active part of it is the best way to serve it.

Board of Directors

Our Board also serves as part of our planning committee.

**MARIA TARBELL: Chair of the Board and Executive Director**

Maria is a part-time professor and advisor of Catholic Student Ministry at Otterbein University. Professionally, she has a very hybrid background, having served in a number of senior leader roles with significant responsibilities. Maria is a member of Saint John Neumann Parish.

DENIS VENEZIANO: Vice President and Director, Development

Denis Veneziano is a Project Manager at OHM Advisors and the Vice President & Director of Outreach for Young Catholic Professionals (YCP) Columbus Chapter. He was born in Italy where he grew up as a cradle Catholic but found the joy of a deeper faith through his encounter with Opus Dei. After moving to the US in 2014 he became involved in youth and young adult ministry. He loves cooking, sand volleyball, and traveling, but is most passionate about virtuous leadership.