President’s Advancement Council

Andy and Jamie were married in 1994 and live in Cumming, GA, a northern suburb of Atlanta.  They have four children: Kyle, Jillian, Lila, and JP.

After a nearly 40-year record of management success in small and large enterprises, Andy is now the principal of his consulting firm, The Abrevo Group. Andy is the President of the North Atlanta Chapter of Legatus and a past President of both the Raleigh and Atlanta Chapters. He is a passionate Purdue Boilermaker and also holds an MBA from Arizona State University.

Jamie left a thriving career in technology for the most critical job in the world: a full-time mom.  Along the way, she has served on the foster care review board in Arizona, on the board of an adoption agency in Georgia, and as director of admissions and marketing at Pinecrest Academy, a private Catholic school.   Jamie graduated from the University of Michigan and holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina.

The parents of two adopted children, they founded the Catholics Adopt Project in 2023 to build awareness and provide resources to assist Catholic Families with their adoption journey. They have become sought-after speakers on the topic of adoption. In their spare time, they both love golf and tennis (and are picking up Pickleball), while Jamie’s happy place is riding her horse.

Fr. James Keiter is a Priest of the Archdiocese of Omaha.  He was ordained a Priest on June 2, 2001.  His first assignment was as an Associate Pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Norfolk, NE from 2001-2004.  In 2004 Fr. Keiter moved to Omaha to become Pastor of Assumption Parish in South Omaha and president of Assumption Guadalupe Catholic Elementary School.  Shortly thereafter, Fr. Keiter additionally became the founding President of St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School.  Fr. Keiter served in South Omaha thru June 2011 when he then moved to Fremont to serve at St. Patrick’s Parish and Archbishop Bergan Catholic High School.

Since October 2014, Fr. Keiter has been Pastor in Fordyce, NE at St. John the Baptist, St. Boniface and St. Joseph Parishes which is now All Saints Parish. This assignment is unique to Fr. Keiter because he is now only a few miles from the farm he grew up on just west of Hartington, NE.  His mom lives in Hartington and his youngest brother along with his wife and family now live on and operate the family farm.

In July of 2019 Fr. Keiter became Pastor of Holy Family Parish with Churches in Bow Valley, Wynot and St. Helena as well as St. Rose of Lima Parish in Crofton in addition to All Saints Parish.  He also taught 7th grade, 8th grade and Senior Theology at Cedar Catholic High School from October 2014 thru 2020.

In August 2022, Fr. Keiter graduated with an MBA from the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND.  Then in July 2023, Fr. Keiter was given additional duties as Pastor of 5 more parishes bringing his current family of parishes to 8 parishes / 12 Churches in the northeast corner of Nebraska.

Fr. Keiter currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Mount Marty University in Yankton, SD and as Spiritual Advisor to Hope of the Poor Missions in Mexico City.

Dean McBournie is a native of the east coast and a carpenter by trade.  He has been recently very involved in his parish of St. Vincent de Paul in Denver in a FOCUS men’s group and has been actively encouraging others to join in mission. As a convert to the faith, Dean had an amazing “second conversion” while participating in a FOCUS trip to the Camino de Santiago in 2024. It has sparked his faith and given him a strong mission to evangelize. Dean is married to Annie and they have 4 children.

Julie has been active with the Cenacolo Community since 1993, serving men and women recovering from addiction. From 2011–2020 she served on the Vocations Board for the Diocese of Saint Augustine. Julie is a member of the Seven Sisters Apostolate, which is dedicated to praying Holy Hours for specific priests and bishops. She recently helped start a Walking with Purpose Bible Study at her parish and serves in Deliverance ministry in her Diocese. She is involved in intercessory prayer teams in Jacksonville and Saint Augustine and volunteers at Catholic Charities.

Julie and her husband, Joe, started a Sunday evening rosary group in their home in 1989 after returning home from a pilgrimage to Medjugorje. This rosary group is still active to this day. Julie and Joe have been married for 40 years and have 10 children and 16 grandchildren. They are members of Holy Family Catholic Church in Jacksonville, Florida.

Scott recently retired as the CEO after 17 years at Rosboro. Rosboro is the largest glulam producer in North America.  Previously, Scott worked for Roseburg Forest Products, 2nd largest private Forest Products Company in the US, as their senior financial officer. Before that, he worked for Arthur Andersen, an accounting and business consulting firm, for 7 years.

Shelley began her career as a Pediatric RN at Emanuel Children’s Hospital. She worked at several pediatric medical offices and hospitals over the years and more recently as a lead nurse manager in a senior assisted living center, where she recently retired as well.

Scott attended the University of Portland with an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance and advanced graduate studies in History and Political Science.  Shelley also attended University of Portland and has a BS Degree in Nursing.

Scott and Shelley have been married for 30+ years and live in Eugene, OR. They have four children – two grown sons and a daughter and son attending college.

Both Scott and Shelley are very active in serving the community and serve on numerous boards and charitable organizations.  A few recent examples of this service include being a member of the US Bank Regional Advisory Board, Board Members of the Portland Chapter of Legatus, President of Mater Dei Radio Board of Directors, Member of Catholic Community Services of Lane County Board of Directors, Board Member of Catholic Charities of Oregon, member of the Marist High School Board of Directors, member of the local parish Advisory Board.

Scott and Shelley are passionate about their faith and enjoy travel, wine, history, golf, hiking and spending time with family and friends.

Joanie sits on the boards of Focus Presidents Advancement and Advisory Counsel, Seeds of Hope, Fierce Athlete and Western Colorado University Foundation. She enjoys serving on and leading Gala planning for organizations and ministries that she cares about. Joanie enjoys sports and working out. She has two degrees from Western Colorado University in Elementary Education and Physical Education K-12. She was a collegiate swimmer, 11 time All-American and is in the Western Colorado University Athletic Hall of Fame. She was a teacher and coach for 29 years.

John and Katy reside in Mount Vernon, Washington, a small town north of Seattle where John’s grandfather homesteaded.  They have 4 children and two grandchildren.

Katy comes from a large Catholic family with 7 brothers and a sister, including a priest.  Katy graduated from Washington State University in business and dedicated her time to raising our children.  She currently is on the board for Care Medical, a local pregnancy center.  She is assisting in a Catholic home school co-op and uses her talents volunteering at our parish.

John also comes from a large Catholic family, with 4 brothers and 3 sisters.

John is currently the President of Janicki industries, which is a large privately owned aerospace manufacturing company.  John graduated from Notre Dame in Architecture and started his career in designing and building multi-family and commercial projects in Seattle. Moving back up to the Skagit Valley he launched his own architecture firm as well as working in the family logging and construction business. He later joined his younger brother in building Janicki Industries.

John currently serves on several boards including Helping Hands Food Bank, Boy Scouts of America Council and McIntyre Hall Performing Arts Facility.

Tom has been active in the real estate industry for over 40 years; having been involved in many facets of real estate including foreclosures, developing, managing, rehabbing and training.

Tom  recently retired after 20+ years as Co Founder of iTrip Vacations, one of the largest franchised vacation rental companies in North America. Tom’s interest in the short term rental industry dates back to the early days of the internet, when he and a partner built one of the first online portals to sell vacation rental real estate across the US and parts of Central America.  Today, iTrip manages thousands of short term rentals in traditional vacation destinations and in many urban locations across North America.

Prior to starting his real estate journey, Tom worked for Grant Thornton’s consulting practice. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky (Finance) and has his MBA (Finance) from the University of Cincinnati.

Lynne’s professional background is in marketing and advertising. She worked for a startup ad agency that helped put Lens Crafters on the map as well as other prominent companies.

When Tom and Lynne had their second child, Lynne made “one of the best decisions of my life” when she left corporate America to be a stay at home mom.  She has been active in various volunteering opportunities including several years as a Girl Scout leader, tutor, companion to the elderly and supporting pro life.

Todd and Sharon were married in 2006 in Denver, CO and are members of St. Vincent de Paul Parish. They have a daughter at St. Vincent de Paul School and are proud supporters of Montana Land Reliance, FOCUS, Shatterproof, and Denver Rescue Mission. They are members of the Denver Chapter of Legatus and in their free time enjoy traveling, biking, running and snowboarding.

Todd is the President of Public Trust Advisors where he is responsible for establishing short- and long-term goals for the firm, presiding over the workforce, and ensuring proper resource allocation to help all departments meet their goals. Prior to this, he most recently served as a Managing Director for Bear Creek Asset Management where he helped develop and expand their Private Equity platform and managed various other elements of the firm. Todd received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Arkansas, and he is a CFA charterholder.

Sharon is Senior Vice President of the Downtown Denver Partnership where she directs strategic development and implementation of public events to ensure they contribute to the vitality of Downtown Denver. During her career, she has been nominated for the Denver Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business Award and for the 40 Under 40 Award. She currently serves on the Board of the Denver Sports Commission, Denver Theatre District and she holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Missouri, where she played on the inaugural NCAA women’s soccer team.