ST. MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC CHURCH - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Director of Facilities and Maintenance for St. Maria Goretti Parish

Since 2018, Josh Bruecken has served as the Director of Facilities and Maintenance for St. Maria Goretti Parish. One of his favorite aspects of the position is the interactions he has with the entire campus and that every day brings different challenges Josh began his career in facilities and grounds management in 2012. He has managed the facilities and grounds for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource - Mackenzie Center and the Aldo Leopold Nature Center. He has a bachelor's degree in Business Management from Iowa State University and a master's degree in Park, Recreation, and Tourism Administration from Western Illinois University. In his leisure time, Josh enjoys camping, hiking, biking, and disc golf. Josh and his wife, Sarah, also like road trips and exploring new places.

Job Titles:

• Religious Education Coordinator

Melissa Coleman joined St. Maria Goretti in June 2019 as Youth Ministry Coordinator. She transitioned to coordinating the Religious Education program in July 2020 and began teaching middle school religion in 2022. Melissa graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. She taught high school science and coached volleyball and basketball before staying home to raise their three children, now ranging in age from 21 to 26 years old. Melissa and her family moved to Wisconsin in 2006. They enjoy the Wisconsin summers and are still getting used to the Wisconsin winters. The Coleman family are avid sports fans, specifically the University of Kentucky, the Houston Texans and Rockets, the Longhorns, UofA Razorbacks, UT Vols, and, of course, the Packers and Badgers. They moved to Madison from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin in 2017 where Melissa was the Religious Education Coordinator for middle and high school at St. Joseph Parish.