
NeXt Level Advisory Council
The NeXt Level National Advisory Council advises CFJ and the NeXt Level project from a high-level strategic lens to advance this innovative initiative in the national arena of Catholic ministry with youth.
Below are the members of the advisory council, esteemed practitioners and thought leaders in Catholic youth, young adult, philanthropic, and social justice ministries .

Gregory Coogan
Secretary for Catechetical Formation Diocese of Cleveland

Elizabeth Hughes
Executive Director Franciscan Mission Service

Michael Jordan Laskey
Senior Communications Manager Jesuit Conference

Bob McCarty, D.Min.
Pastoral Ministry Consultant & Trainer McCarty & Associates; Chair of NeXt Level Advisory Council

Charlotte McCorquodale, Ph.D
President, Ministry Training Source

Ted Miles
Executive Director Maryknoll Lay Missioners

Nicole M. Perone
National Coordinator of ESTEEM

Kerry Robinson
Founding Executive Director and Global Ambassador Leadership Roundtable

Marilyn Santos
Associate Director, Office of Evangelization and Catechesis United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Patrick Sprankle, D. Min.
Director of Youth Ministry St. Louis Parish Clarksville

Darius Villalobos
Director of Multicultural Ministry National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry

Kristin Witte
Director for Outreach Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service