Fr. Brendan McGuire, SJFS co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, is the pastor of St. Simon Church and School and Special Advisor to Bishop Oscar Cantú of the Diocese of San Jose. St. Simon Parish has over 1,700 registered families and operates a Pre-K through eighth grade where 95% of graduates advance to attend the college prep high school of their choice.

Before being ordained a priest in 2000, Fr. Brendan was Executive Director of PCMCIA, the PC Card trade association that promoted the international computer standard for laptop computers. He has an STB and Master’s degree in theology from St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, CA. He also has an undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering and a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Math from Trinity College, Dublin. He attended the Executive Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is a native of Ireland and the youngest of twelve children.

Fr. Brendan is a regular speaker on Stewardship, Forgiveness, and Parish Leadership for parish retreats and diocesan clergy gatherings and is an author of three books on Sunday homilies, in the process of writing three more books.

Mr. Moore is the retired global Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He was elected Chairman and CEO of Coopers & Lybrand (U.S.) in 1994 and of Coopers & Lybrand International in 1997. Following a merger in July 1998 with Price Waterhouse, Mr. Moore served as CEO of the U.S. firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers for two years and served for three years as global Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mr. Moore serves on the Board of Directors of Bechtel Group, Inc. and Gilead Sciences, Inc. He also served as the Lead Director at NetApp and the Chair of Audit Committee at Wells Fargo after serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Mary’s College of California and as a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation, the entity overseeing the FASB.

Mr. Moore is an inactive member of the American Institute of CPAs, the California Bar Association, and the California and New York Society of CPAs. Mr. Moore received a B.S. in Accounting from St. Mary’s College and a J.D. degree from Hastings College of Law, University of California at Berkeley.

Patrick Dupuis has been fortunate to experience a broad and global career. He has held CFO or Sr. Executive roles employed by, or consulting with, great companies such General Electric, BJC Healthcare, PayPal and Hellman & Friedman. Patrick oversaw the accelerated growth, separation from eBay, and Nasdaq listing of PayPal where he was CFO between 2010 and 2016. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of Nominating and Compensation Committee of Wipro Inc, in India.

Patrick has been engaged with multiple community organizations such as Catholic Charities of Santa Clara, Housing Development Corporation, Housing Alliance of Los Altos or Stanford Spiritual Care. An avid learner since childhood, he has built his career and his life on developing talent, projects, and organizations so that they may reach their full potential.

Patrick is a native of France where he received a Masters in Business Administration and Management from EM Lyon. He and his family have lived in the US since 1991 in 5 different states from East to West over those 30+ years.

Brian is globally recognized for leadership, technology vision, innovation, and excellence, known for working in partnership with the CEO and the entire executive management team to provide leadership in the strategy, planning, implementation, and integration for the company’s global technology function. Extremely focused leadership aimed at serving customers, business partners, and internal stakeholders. He is considered a subject matter expert in the design and execution of a modern technology environment, enabling the organization to accelerate its achievement of ambitious business objectives focused on enhanced digital member experience and outcomes. He also promotes a transparent and collaborative spirit within the team and build world-class organizations.

Mr. Lillie holds a Master of Science degree in Management from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications Management from Golden Gate University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Montana State University.

Ron, a member of the Board of Directors, is a retired Ernst & Young partner spending the majority of his 33-year professional career advising large high technology clients in strategic planning, risk management and a variety of finance and accounting matters. Ron and his wife Ann live in San Jose and are parishioners at Holy Spirit Parish where he served the past three years as the chair of the Pastoral Council. Ron previously served on the Drexel Schools Board of Trustees and now serves as a Board member and/or advisor to many non-profit organizations including Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurism; The First Tee of Silicon Valley; the Hallagan/Huston Family Foundation; Almaden Little League and the Diocese of San Jose’s Department of Catholic Schools. Ron has completed the Spiritual Exercises (19th annotation) and, after an intensive two-year program, is now certified to deliver the Spiritual Exercises through St. Ignatius’ Center for Ignatian Spirituality.

Education: Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Santa Clara University

Kathy has been recognized as a thought leader, innovator and strategist, building upon her extensive CEO and CFO experience (having worked with more than 50 Silicon Valley startups). She created an innovative business model for RoseRyan, with flexible work arrangements coupled with a highly supportive, values-based culture. She spawned new companies as opportunities arose, including Bizinta, our practice management software subsidiary for professional services firms. In 2019 Kathy and team formed another consulting firm, Kukuza Associates, which specializes in cannabis accounting and finance, to help companies professionalize their finance functions.

Kathy was director of finance at Quantum and tax manager at Price Waterhouse before starting RoseRyan with a colleague, Sue Macias.

Stephen Milligan has more than 30 years of executive operational and financial leadership experience. He was CEO and a Board Member of Western Digital Corporation from 2013 until March 2020. As CEO of Western Digital Corporation, he led a workforce of approximately 70,000 employees and was responsible for maximizing the company’s investments, while delivering long-term value to customers and sustained growth for the company.

Before rejoining Western Digital, Mr. Milligan was president and chief executive officer of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST). During his tenure, Mr. Milligan led Hitachi GST through a financial and operational turnaround. He initiated the transformation of the company’s business to focus on market-driven leadership, sustainable growth, operational excellence, and financial discipline. These initiatives helped Hitachi GST significantly improve its operational performance and achieve consistent profitability.

Prior to joining Hitachi GST in 2007, Mr. Milligan was Western Digital’s senior vice president and chief financial officer. He originally joined Western Digital in 2002 as vice president, Finance. Mr. Milligan previously spent five years with Dell in senior finance roles after starting his career with Price Waterhouse.

Leticia Oseguera is the Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of San Diego. She has 21 years of experience in education serving in a variety of roles in public and private education. Most recently, she spent five years as the principal of the only Catholic school in San Diego with a dual language program, Mater Dei Juan Diego Academy. Additionally, Leticia is a member of the administration team for the overall K-12 Mater Dei Catholic organization. She spent 14 years as a classroom teacher at the high school level in public and Catholic schools.

A product of bilingual education, Leticia migrated with her family from Michoacán, México, to the United States as an 8-year-old, and is committed to educating the next generation of bilingual, faith-filled, global leaders. She has a master’s degree in educational leadership and administration from St. Thomas University, a master’s degree in education with an emphasis on second language acquisition from Claremont Graduate University, and a bachelor’s degree in Spanish literature from the University of California, San Diego. As a life-long learner, Leticia recently completed a Certificate in School Management and Leadership from Harvard, and she has recently started her doctoral degree in Leadership in Education for Social Justice at Loyola Marymount University.

Dr. Veronica Alonzo, serving as the Associate Superintendent for the Diocese of Dallas Catholic Schools Office, brings over 27 years of dedicated service within Catholic education in the Diocese of Austin and Dallas. Her journey began as a teacher, progressing through roles as an assistant principal and principal across numerous Catholic elementary and high schools.

Graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Veronica embarked on her educational career through the Alliance for Catholic Education, where she taught middle school math and science. She pursued further academic excellence, earning both a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in educational leadership.

Returning to Dallas in 2016, Veronica assumed her current leadership role. As a first-generation high school and college graduate, she carries the legacy of being the eldest among five siblings, all of whom have achieved college degrees. Veronica credits her parents for instilling a love for learning and devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, which have been guiding forces throughout her career in Catholic education.

Known for her unwavering work ethic, commitment, and positive outlook, Veronica continues to inspire those around her, fostering excellence within Catholic schools and beyond.