CATHOLIC PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Ambassador
- Member of the Board
Regarded as one of Washington's most dedicated strategic advisors, Barry brings his steadfast work ethic and years of high level leadership experience with the executive and legislative branch to the CPBA.
One of only two people to have ever served as Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the House and Senior Staff to the President of the United States, Barry served as Chief of Staff for Speaker Boehner from 2010 to June 2012 as well as Speaker Boehner's first Chief of Staff from 1991 thru 2001. Barry was also Executive Director of the House Republican Conference during Speaker Boehner's tenure as Chairman from 1995 until 1999, as well as Executive Director of the Contract with America.
Barry served in the White House of President George W. Bush as Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs, managing the White House offices of Political Affairs, Public Liaison, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Strategic Initiatives.
Job Titles:
- Bishop
- Spiritual Director
Jeremy McNeil is a native Californian, growing up in Eureka, California, and studying the Great Books at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula. At the College, he met his wife, Eve, and soon thereafter moved to Kansas to achieve a joint JD/MBA at the University of Kansas.
The family moved to Nevada in 2001, and soon after Jeremy found himself on the steering committee of Reno's newly formed Catholic Professional & Business Group. While practicing law in Reno, he also assumed various leadership roles in the CPBG, including a number of years as president. Before his passing in 2015, Frank Borges approached Jeremy regarding leadership of the national Catholic Professional & Business Clubs organization. Today Jeremy is president of the Catholic Professional and Business Association and looks forward to its expansion across the United States.
Jeremy also volunteers for a number of local organizations, most notably as a board member of Nevada Right to Life. He lives in Reno with Eve and six of their eight children. (The other two are students at Thomas Aquinas College, following in their parents' academic footsteps.)
The Reverend Monsignor Kieran E. Harrington, V.E., is Vicar for Communications for the Diocese of Brooklyn. He is the President and Chairman of the DeSales Media Group, a full-service media and technology company that includes NET TV, The Tablet and Nuestra Voz, as well as ecclesiastical public relations.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- MEMBER of the BOARD
Michael Hernon is co-founder, with his wife Alicia, of The Messy Family Project. Their mission is to empower parents, strengthen marriages, and bring families to Christ through their podcast, resources, and events.
Michael previously served as a vice president at Franciscan University and the host of EWTN's Franciscan University Presents with regular panelists Scott Hahn and Regis Martin. And in the past he used his talents in politics on the local, state, and national level. The Hernons reside in Steubenville, Ohio raising their 10 children.
Tim Commers has a wide variety of experiences that he brings to the CPBA.
After working on several political campaigns, Mr. Commers was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1992. Commers was 26. He served three terms in the MN House.
Job Titles:
- CEO Emeritus and President