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2018 Cohort

Juan Ramirez, Escamilla Law Group

2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

My leadership commitment is to strengthen the formation of the laity, in particular, young adults and high school age youth. I want to focus on theology of the body, marriage between one man and one woman, and gender ideology. I plan to do this by facilitating small group discussions where participants can openly ask questions and engage in honest discussions. The intent is to give participants the tools to confidently educate and engage others in these conversations.

Juan Ramirez, Escamilla Law Group2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

Nazario Prieto, City of Phoenix

2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

First and foremost, I am a father and a husband, and I commit to becoming the best that I can be with God’s grace. I will become a more prayerful man and take full advantage of the sacraments to become more holy.  I also have a passion for apologetics, and my focus will be to reach Catholic and non-Catholic men and bring them to Christ and to help them see the beauty of his Holy Catholic Church. As such, I commit to continue to educate myself in the written word of God and his Church and to find opportunities to encounter [...]

Nazario Prieto, City of Phoenix2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

Angelica Perez, Arizona Department of Child Safety

2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

I find a great ongoing need in the right-to-life movement where men, women and children lack the understanding of what it means to be pro-life. I plan on volunteering at pro-life centers to mentor and educate on the cycle of conception and natural birth. I also plan on forming curriculum and/or educational material to further educate and inform the youth in our schools and youth groups and the most vulnerable women in my community.

Angelica Perez, Arizona Department of Child Safety2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

Bienvenido Morel, YRS New York

2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

I commit to starting an entertainment company to be named Teleos Entertainment Group. Our company will focus on creating faith-based theater, movie and entertainment productions. Our first mission is to create a theater production based on Bishop Olmstead’s apostolic exhortation, “Into the Breach”. Our goal is to produce entertainment that brings the audience into closer relationship with Christ. We strive to do this on a local level here in Phoenix and to possibly grow to the international stage. Bringing the message of Christ’s love, compassion and mercy to the world through theater and the arts is my leadership commitment.

Bienvenido Morel, YRS New York2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

Andres Martin, Maricopa County Environmental Services

2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

I believe virtuous leadership is needed at the civic level of society and feel passionate about being an instrument of change in secular society. I was recently elected to serve as a Board Member for the Arizona Environmental Health Association (2-year term). My TLI leadership commitment is to fill a vacant City of Peoria Board/Commission position in 2018 and to use that as a platform to run for Peoria Unified School District Board Member in the next coming years. Concurrently, I plan to enter a 2018 EWTN video contest that is geared toward evangelization and also work on other Catholic media [...]

Andres Martin, Maricopa County Environmental Services2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

Marisa Lopez, Arizona Public Service

2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

More Latinos are leaving the church behind and have allowed themselves to be led by the distorted ways of the world. I believe more can be done to invite Latinos to come back to the Church and strengthen them in the history, culture, and social teachings of the faith. Thus, I commit to serve the Marytown Mission in their evangelization efforts in South Phoenix. In addition, I am concerned about the environmental degradation of our planet and how it is leading us towards self-destruction. The wellness of our environment is the responsibility of all human beings, so I pledge to continue [...]

Marisa Lopez, Arizona Public Service2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

Claudia Lopez, Catholic Charities Community Services

2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

There is a great need to continue to evangelize the Latino young community. My commitment will be to start a young adult group that will be focused on serving others in missions and deepening their faith through pilgrimages. There will be a special focus on connecting the young adults with issues such as immigration, so they may understand the church’s teaching and serve the community. This young adult group will do one pilgrimage or mission a year and other smaller projects throughout the year. 

Claudia Lopez, Catholic Charities Community Services2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

Andrew Lishko, May, Potenza, Baran & Gillespie

2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

I have a great concern that there are too few Catholic leaders in public office who are fully faithful to all of the Church’s teachings. I believe that too often Catholics are divided and categorized to meet partisan agendas, and that too often politicians are Catholic in name only. As a member of the 2018 Tepeyac Leadership Initiative graduating class, I intend to live out my faith in the public square by running for state public office.

Andrew Lishko, May, Potenza, Baran & Gillespie2019-07-25T23:18:25+00:00

Rafael Lavallade, Arizona Federal Credit Union

2019-07-25T23:18:26+00:00

One of today’s challenges in society is the noise that distracts from going back to the basics and the beauty of simplicity at the heart of living a truly family life in its essence. Fostering family values can be the solution of many problems, cultivating great members of society that will set the world on fire and who will defend the values of truth and serve the common good. For that reason, my commitment to God is to volunteer with Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona trying an afterschool program with robotics that promotes higher education and a family-supportive atmosphere of [...]

Rafael Lavallade, Arizona Federal Credit Union2019-07-25T23:18:26+00:00
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