O’Meara Ferguson 2010 Conference – Chicago, Illinois
Thank you for your interest in attending the 2010 O’Meara Ferguson Conference:
For both conference and room reservations, please contact Sally Wagner at: 734-929-3391 or swagner@omearaferguson.com
Identity and Act: The Role of the Laity, the Parish, Schools, the Donor and the Economy in Advancing the Mission of the Church
Click here for the most up-to-date Conference Agenda
The conference will begin with a two-part symposium co-sponsored by the Archdioceses of Cincinnati and Chicago. The symposium, The Intersection of Mission Advancement and Theology, is free and open to the public.
- October 20 – 22, 2010
Renaissance Chicago – Downtown
1 W. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601
- Room rates are $199 if reserved before September 24; $239 per night after that date
- Conference Fee: $200 per person
- Includes all speakers and 6 meals (special dinner cruise on Thursday night on the Spirit of Chicago)
Currently scheduled Conference speakers (click for bio):
- His Eminence Francis Cardinal George – Archbishop; Archdiocese of Chicago
- His Eminence James Francis Cardinal Stafford
- Philip Ashton – Managing Director, Asset Management; O’Meara Ferguson
- Betsy Bohlen – Archdiocese of Chicago
- Fr. Louis Cameli – Archdiocese of Chicago
- Robert Chronowski
- Dan Conway – President Emeritus, Mission Advancement Services; O’Meara Ferguson
- Carlos de Quesada – Managing Director; O’Meara Ferguson
- Brian Doyle – Associate Director of Stewardship; Archdiocese of Cincinnati
- Daniel J. Elsener – President; Marian University
- Frank Ferguson – Managing Director, Client Operations;O’Meara Ferguson
- Nathan M. Flynn – Vice President and Director of Financial Structuring Debt, Capital Markets; William Blair & Company
- Bill Glover – Director of Information Services; Archdiocese of Baltimore
- Jimmy M. Lago – Chancellor; Archdiocese of Chicago
- Peter J. Langas – Director of Investment Strategies; Bessemer Trust
- Dr. Matthew Levering – Professor; University of Dayton
- Rev. Daniel J. Mahan – Executive Director; O’Meara Ferguson Center for Catholic Stewardship at Marian University
- Sharon Mainero – President, Mission Advancement Services; O’Meara Ferguson
- Monsignor Robert J. McClory – Moderator of the Curia; Archdiocese of Detroit
- Dave Morrison – Managing Director; O’Meara Ferguson
- Rev. Edward T. Oakes, SJ, PhD; University of St. Mary of the Lake (Mundelein, IL)
- Patrick O’Meara – President and Founder; O’Meara Ferguson
- Jason Paulnock – Senior Vice-President and Team Leader, Government, Education and Non-Profit Banking; Wells Fargo Bank
- William Pressprich – President and CEO; ParishSOFT
- Tripp Robinson – Director, Education and Non-Profit Group; Wells Fargo Securities
- James S. Thomas – Vice President, Development and Alumni Relations; Western Michigan University
- Michael Vanderburgh – Director, Department of Stewardship; Archdiocese of Cincinnati
- Michael Vlasic – Chief Executive Manager; Vlasic Investments L.L.C. and Finance Council member; Archdiocese of Detroit
- Paul Votaw – Vice President, Mission Advancement Services; O’Meara Ferguson

