Members of the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation Board of Directors play a vital role in shaping and furthering the foundation’s initiatives, said Tizoc Rosales, CSAF president.
Current members are:
Father Leonard Andrie
A native of Hastings who grew up in Inver Grove Heights, Father Andrie didn’t start his adult life in the priesthood. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in finance in 1999, he worked at a financial company in downtown Minneapolis for more than four years. Switching gears, he obtained a master’s in education and taught in Virginia for two years before beginning his priestly formation. Ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2013, he served as parochial vicar of St. Joseph in West St. Paul for three years. In June 2015, he was named temporary parochial administrator of the parish while the pastor, Father Michael Creagan, served as a military chaplain for six months. Father Andrie also ministered for two years as high school chaplain at Visitation School in Mendota Heights and one year Hill-Murray School in Maplewood. Father Andrie said CSAF approached him with the idea of having the presence of a priest and a pastor’s perspective on the board. “I appreciated the Christ-centered approach they take and the goal of making Jesus known and loved in our local Church. My goal is to help CSAF where I can — providing a pastor’s perspective as they do good work. Lots of ministries really do rely on them and they are grateful for the donations that are given.”
Stephen Carter
A parishioner at Holy Trinity in South St. Paul, Carter is the CSAF board secretary and a member of the board’s finance and ministries committees. He also is a retired business administrator at St. Francis de Sales in St. Paul, and a past board member of Eden Invitation. “I bring parish administration experience to the board, along with assisting in various administrative tasks. Participating in the corporal and spiritual works of mercy by helping to make possible the funding needed by various ministries in our local Church.”
Yen Fasano
A member of All Saints in Lakeville and St. Anne-St. Joseph Hien in Minneapolis, Fasano is chair of the CSAF board. She is associate director of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, leading the Drexel Mission Schools Initiative. She was a member of the Archdiocesan Synod executive committee and an emcee and host. She has been a board member of the Aim Higher Foundation and an All Saints Mission Partner as a middle school basketball coach. “I wholeheartedly believe in the values and mission (of CSAF), and I love that I get to support, all at once, a plethora of ministries that make Jesus known and loved in this local archdiocese.”
Lisa Gott
An executive committee member of the CSAF board and chair of the ministries committee, Gott is a member of St. Michael and St. Mary in Stillwater. A member of the Council of Catholic Women, she also has served as president of her parish’s Catholic School Advisory Committee and was a confirmation leader for four years. She served on the steering committee that formed Faithful Shepherd Catholic School in Eagan. In memory of her son, Gott helped establish a nonprofit that for three years hosted high school lacrosse tournaments, raised money for college lacrosse scholarships and taught lacrosse skills to underserved children in the metropolitan area. She and her husband were the chair couple for the 2009 and 2010 Catholic Services Appeal campaigns. “I am a board member because I believe strongly in the mission and purpose of the organization. It is a privilege to be stewards of our donor’s yearly contributions and ensure that their trust and intentions are always upheld. The supported ministries, which are approved by the CSAF board, support Catholic social teachings without hidden agendas.”
Victoria Iacarella
A member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Minneapolis, Iacarella is on the CSAF board’s executive, marketing and development committees. She retired last year as creative director of Target. She assists the ministry Unbound with sponsorship of children and youth, is a Minneapolis Council of Catholic Women board member and newsletter editor and is on Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s finance council. Iacarella has been an advisory council member at St. Olaf in Minneapolis; past president and board member of Adoption Option Council of Minnesota (now Bellis); an advocate for children in juvenile and family courts with Guardian Ad Litem of Minnesota; an eMentor at Target and Minneapolis Edison High School; and a career and college readiness mentor at Achieve. “I’m on the CSAF board first for the love of Christ. I’m grateful for the opportunity to bring my marketing and creative experience and use the gifts I’ve been given to contribute in a meaningful way to an organization that supports what I truly care about. Serving on the board also allows me to meet many new people, including other nonprofit board members, community partners and leaders. It’s both challenging and invigorating to work alongside experienced and similarly passionate people who all work together to accomplish our mission of making Jesus known and loved.”
Harold Parsons
Parsons, a member of Holy Trinity in South St. Paul on the parish’s finance committee, is a member of the CSAF board’s finance and executive committees. A veteran of the Air Force, he is a retired CPA who focused on religious, social service and fundraising nonprofits, including many Catholic organizations in the archdiocese.
Karen Rauenhorst
A member of the CSAF board’s executive committee and chair of its governance committee, Rauenhorst is a member of Holy Name of Jesus in Wayzata. A retired nurse, she most recently oversaw the health care of her father-in-law and her parents. She also has been the camp nurse at Camp Foley in northern Minnesota. She is on the board of Catholic Relief Services and the National Catholic Educational Association. Among other commitments, she has been involved with the Aim Higher Foundation for the past 10 years and was its first board chair. Rauenhorst also has volunteered at the archdiocese for the last 15 years and is on the strategic planning committee for parishes.
