Rev. Nathan Symeon Adams
Director

fradams@ephx.org

Fr. Nathan Symeon serves as Administrator of Our Lady of Wisdom in Las Vegas, Nevada, and as vice-chairman of the Eastern Catholic Eparchial Directors of Religious Education. He is also the Director of Religious Education and Evangelization for the Eparchy of Phoenix. He is currently working on an STL at St. Mary of the Lake Pontifical University in Dogmatic Theology. He completed a DTS with Youth With a Mission in Queensland Australia. He also received his Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Theology from Calvary Chapel Bible College, in Murrieta, CA.; a Master of Christian Thought (MACT) from Reformed Theological Seminary, in Oviedo, FL.; a Master of Divinity (M. Div.) from the Master’s Seminary in Sun Valley, CA.; a certificate in Anglican Studies and a Master of Sacred Theology (STM) from Nashotah House Seminary in Nashotah, WI. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from SS. Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA. with a Master of Arts in Theology (MAT). He and his wife have been married for 18 years and have five daughters.

Very Rev. Michael O’Loughlin
Assistant Director of Evangelization

froloughlin@ephx.org

Father Michael O’Loughlin was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM and grew up a faithful Roman Catholic.  He discovered the Byzantine Catholic Church, along with his parents and four siblings, when he was in in high school.  He attended the Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh and was ordained a priest for the Eparchy of Phoenix in 2005.  He has served on Eparchial committees for vocations, youth and young adult, and evangelization.  Father Michael is very passionate about sharing the beauty of the faith with those he encounters in his daily life, especially the unchurched.  He has shared his love of the church in various media programs and currently has a podcast with Mother Natalia of Christ the Bridegroom Monastery called "What God is Not”.  He serves as the pastor of St. Mary’s Proto-Cathedral in Los Angeles and a Byzantine Catholic Outreach in Santa Paula, CA.

Rev. Daniel Dozier, MA, MATS
Assistant Director of Education

frdozier@ephx.org

Fr. Daniel Dozier is a Byzantine Catholic priest and pastor of St. George Byzantine Catholic Church in Olympia, WA. He is a father and grandfather and the son of a Ukrainian Catholic deacon. In 2008, he was ordained at St. Josaphat Cathedral in Parma, OH, and was ordained a priest in 2020 at St. Stephen Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ.  

He is an Associate Professor of Sacred Scripture at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh, and an Academic Associate of Catholic Leadership at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is also a member of the Eastern Catholic Eparchial Directors of Religious Education (ECED), under the authority of the Eastern Catholic Associates of the USCCB.

He has a B.A. in Theology from Franciscan University, an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Bethel University and an M.A.T.S. in Biblical Exposition from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul. He is both a retreat and conference speaker and a published author and co-author, including the books 20 Answers on Eastern Catholicism (Catholic Answers), The Twelve Great Feasts of the Messiah and the Mother of God (Eastern Christian Publications), The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius: Classics Made Simple (TAN Books), and Orthodoxy and Catholicism: A Comparison (Co-authored with Dave Armstrong), as well as articles in Eastern Churches Journal and Sophia Journal. He is also a regular columnist for Our Sunday Visitor’s Deacon Digest. 

Father Daniel is also the co-host of the Becoming Byzantine Christ Our Pascha series in partnership with the Eparchy of Phoenix and the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute.

SUBCOMMITTEE

Rev. Dcn. Gregory Gath
California
dcngath@ephx.org
A native Southern Californian and lifelong Catholic, Fr. Deacon Gregory Gath first learned about the richness and beauty of the Eastern Catholic expression of our faith in the 1990s when he met his wife. Fr. Dcn. Greg was ordained to the diaconate in 2020.  Fr. Dcn. Greg, his wife, and six children are members of Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church in Anaheim.  There, his wife serves as the parish's religious education coordinator, his daughters sing in the choir, and his sons serve at the altar.  Fr. Dcn. Greg enjoys riding his bicycle to work, hiking, scouting, and letting Catholics who have never heard about the Byzantine Rite know about his parish.

Mr. Joseph Moya
Arizona
jmoya@cegtex.com
Joseph Moya attends Saint Melany’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Tucson, Arizona. He is co-leader of the youth group there, and sings in the choir. He graduated from the University of Arizona with a Master of Science in Civil Engineering after receiving his Bachelors of Science there. He currently works as a Structural Engineer.

Rev. Dcn. Brett Krautstrunk
Nevada
dcnkrautstrunk@ephx.org
Fr. Deacon Brett Krautstrunk was born in rural Michigan. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Alma College and a degree in pharmacy from Ferris State University. He owes his introduction to Catholicism to his wife who encouraged him to develop a relationship with Christ. After a period of discernment he began diaconal studies where he particularly enjoyed studying the church fathers, liturgy and scripture. He was ordained to the holy diaconate June 13, 2021 and assigned to St. Gabriel the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church in Las Vegas, NV. Most of his daily life revolves around family activities such as baseball and volleyball with his wife Lisa, daughter Isabella and son Max. His other interests include reading, playing guitar and hiking.

Ms. Pauline Meert
Colorado
Sophia Montessori Academy
montessorigeek@gmail.com
Pauline was born in France and moved to the US with her family in 1999. She always had a great love for working with children. When she was sixteen a priest friend mentioned the word Montessori and the rest is history! She received her international Montessori diploma from Montessori Centre International in 2008. She later came across the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and was deeply moved by the beauty of it all. She completed her Master’s degree in Montessori education from St. Catherine University in 2014. Her biggest dream came true in 2018 with the founding of Sophia Montessori Academy - an authentic Byzantine Catholic Montessori school. Pauline has a deep passion for Montessori education and loves to share it with others. When she is not in the classroom she enjoys swing dancing, sewing, reading, and spending her time with friends and family. She is a parishioner of Holy Protection of the Mother of God Byzantine Catholic Church in Denver. 

Mr. Forrest Tucker, MDiv
Pacific Northwest
forrestgtucker@hotmail.com
Forrest Tucker served as an Anglican priest after graduating from Nashotah House Theological Seminary. He and his family entered the Catholic Church in 2015 and have found a home in the Ruthenian Church since 2019. He serves as sacristan, server MC, and Advisory Council member at Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Spokane Valley, Washington. Forrest and his wife Rebekah, along with their nine children, enjoy living their Byzantine faith and inviting others to come into the Faith and grow as Christians.

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