Joan Neal, M.A.P.S., D.Min (h.c.) is the Interim Executive Director at NETWORK where she is responsible for overall leadership and oversight of the mission, strategic vision, policy goals, and financial objectives of the political ministry. Neal also represents NETWORK to external audiences and builds relationships with partners, collaborators, and governmental bodies–particularly Congress and the Administration–on…

JoAnn came to NETWORK in late 2022 as an Ignatian Volunteer Corp member and now works with NETWORK’s Government Relations team on immigration and food issues, and provides occasional legal counsel. Her career started in the mid-1970s with the United Mine Workers Health and Retirement Funds and non-profit organizations dedicated to improving environmental and occupational…

June is the Annual Giving Manager at NETWORK and is responsible for contributing an annual gifts strategy to our fundraising efforts to ensure membership growth and retention. She coordinates the direct mail, acquisition and online donor giving programs along with donor recognition and stewardship. Her experience includes non-profit executive management positions on the local level…

Kristin, a Philadelphia native, was nurtured in a household steeped in faith and a deep commitment to community care. With a compassionate spirit at her core, Kristin believes that true leadership is exemplified through acts of compassion. For her, compassion transcends mere empathy, it requires proactive engagement and tangible action. Throughout her career, Kristin has…

Laura Peralta-Schulte is NETWORK’s Senior Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs. She develops policy proposals and strategies to advance our policy agenda on Capitol Hill and with the Administration and leads NETWORK’s Government Relations team. Laura honed her interpersonal and political communications skills while working as a lobbyist for 11 years, teaching high school…

Maggie Brevig is NETWORK’s Development Director. With Community-Centric Fundraising as a framework, she leads the Development Team’s efforts to raise annual, major, and planned gifts to ensure that NETWORK has the resources to effectively live out our political ministry. Maggie serves as the primary contact for congregations, foundations, unions, and other high-impact organizations, connecting them…

Meg Olson is NETWORK’s Grassroots Mobilization Director and has served at NETWORK for over seven years mobilizing members and supporters to advocate for policies that advance the common good. Highlights have included organizing and staffing the highly impactful Nuns on the Bus tours and leading NETWORK’s 50th Anniversary Advocates Training in Washington, DC. Currently, Meg…

Ralph McCloud served for sixteen years as the Director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), an anti-poverty program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) in Washington, D.C. Prior to the USCCB, Ralph worked as Division Director of Pastoral and Community Services in the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas. In this…

Virginia supports the Communications team’s work, helping to articulate NETWORK’s policy agenda and vision and its roots in the Catholic Social Justice tradition. She contributes to content such as blogs, press releases, and toolkits and resources to equip our field for advocacy for the common good. Virginia’s work with NETWORK began in 2021 as a…

In his work supporting NETWORK’s membership and development, grassroots mobilization, and communications teams, William Hawk manages the implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of database resources and platform integrations. He has a B.A. in Religion from Wake Forest University, an M.S. in Linguistics from Georgetown University, an M.S. in Information Sciences from the University of Tennessee, and…