John Scarano
Director of Campus Ministry
E-mail - jscarano@jcu.edu

John's tenure as the Director of Campus Ministry at JCU began in August of 2003. Prior to his time here, he served as the Director of the Newman Catholic Student Center at Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, IL, and the Diocesan Director of Campus Ministry for the Diocese of Belleville, IL. He received an MA from the University of Notre Dame in Theology, with a concentration in Scripture, and has been a full-time lay minister in the Catholic Church since 1981. His background includes both large metropolitan and more intimate campus ministry institutions, as well as Catholic, state and private settings. He's been both a "lone ranger" in campus ministry as well as an administrator, directing a staff of eight professionals and six student interns. His opportunities in campus ministry have taken him from the classroom to the mountains of Haiti and the cliffs of the Appalachian Trail.

John places great value on his vocation as a lay minister, and, specifically, in his focus on ministry to and with higher education. He is a proponent of ministry to the institution -- which includes students, faculty, administrators and staff. His preferred style is one of collaboration in team ministry. He is an avid reader and strongly believes in constant and continuing education in one's field of expertise. His specialized focus in ministry is in the areas of hospitality, pastoral ministry, education and scripture. John is married to Christine, and together, they have three children: Erica, Matthew and Sarah. You can reach him at 216-397-4701.

Paula Fitzgerald
Associate Director and Coordinator of Retreats
E-mail - pfitzgerald@jcu.edu

Paula Fitzgerald joined JCU's Campus Ministry staff in August 1998 with primary responsibility for coordinating retreats. She has a keen interest in and experience with Ignatian spirituality, and this is reflected in the Ignatian dimensions of all retreat programs.  Paula especially enjoys getting to work with student leaders in the retreat planning process. She also works with the Resident Ministry program, especially RMs in the first year halls.

Paula received her Master of Divinity from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, MA and for two years she served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (Southwest and East regions). She enjoys traveling and has lived and worked in NY, PA, San Francisco, CA, Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC, Boston and Tokyo, Japan. Paula is a native New Yorker and an avid sports fan who continues to root for her beloved Yankees, Giants and Rangers. She enjoys reading, Jazzercise and spending time with her husband, Tom and their daughters, Dorothy and Lucy. She can be reached at 216-397-4709.

Christopher Kerr
Coordinator of Social Justice Initiatives & Immersion Experiences
E-mail - ckerr@jcu.edu

Chris joined the Campus Ministry staff in 2005 after time at St. Edward High School and Metro Catholic Parish School.  While at St. Edward, Chris coordinated their community service program, organized social justice activities and taught theology.  He graduated from JCU in 2000 and also earned his master's degree from John Carroll in Education Administration in 2005. Chris also serves as the Co-Director of the Arrupe Scholars Program at John Carroll.

Chris and his wife Jill are recently married and live in Shaker Heights.  Jill and Chris spend Sundays during football season cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Chris enjoys playing softball and running in his spare time.  Chris can be reached at 216-397-4777.

Carrie Pollick
Coordinator of Small Faith Communities
E-mail - cpollick@jcu.edu

Carrie returned to the John Carroll community in the fall of 2007, after being away since 2004. Carrie graduated from John Carroll University in 2001 with a BA in Communications. After serving in the Peace Corps in Kenya, East Africa, Carrie found herself back at JCU as the Campus Minister/Coordinator of Social Justice Initiatives for one year. She then attended Boston College, earning Masters degrees in Pastoral Ministry and Social Work.

Carrie and her husband Drew, also a JCU grad, have three children – Clare, Michael and Patrick. Carrie enjoys photography, traveling, and learning about different cultures. Carrie can be reached at 216-397-1506.

Gail Roussey
Coordinator of Liturgy
E-mail - groussey@jcu.edu

Gail started at JCU in August, 2004 and has primary responsibility for coordinating all liturgies at JCU. She is excited about working with the large number of presiders who make themselves available to the JCU community and the many student leaders and liturgical ministers who serve the community at Mass.

Gail is a certified pastoral minister in the Diocese of Cleveland and received a Masters in Ministry from Ursuline College. She has worked for the Diocese of Cleveland Pastoral Planning Office and as a pastoral minister. Originally from New Jersey, Gail and her two daughters, Abby and Rachel, enjoy living in Chardon, the center of the snowbelt area of Northeast Ohio.

Rev. William M. Bichl, S.J.
Campus Minister/Alumni Relations
E-mail - bichl@jcu.edu

Rev. William M. Bichl, S.J., joined the Campus Ministry staff in August, 2006.  As an Assistant Professor of Philosophy, he was Assistant Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences of John Carroll University from July 1982 through July 2006. He was appointed to the faculty in January 1970, having served as an Instructor in Philosophy in the 1963-64 academic year.

Father Bichl received his A.B. (Honors) degree from Loyola University Chicago in 1953. He earned an M.A. in philosophy from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1954. That same year, he entered the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) at Milford, Ohio. In the course of graduate studies, he earned a Licentiate in Philosophy (Ph.L.) from Saint Louis University in 1960, and pursued doctoral studies in philosophy at the same university. Ordained to the Catholic priesthood in June 1967, he later earned a second M. A. in theology from Loyola University Chicago, and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from Bellarmine School of Theology, North Aurora , Illinois.

Father Bichl has been active in the Jesuit Philosophical Association for many years, having served as its President in 1995-1996, as well as of the American Catholic Philosophical Association. He served two terms on the Board of Trustees of Borromeo Seminary College, Wickliffe, Ohio, from August 1995 to November 2001. He has also been Academic Affairs Delegate of John Carroll University to the College Board National Forum.

Father Bichl is Faculty Adviser for the John Carroll chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit university and college honor society. From October 2003 to October 2006, he was vice-president of the national Alpha Sigma Nu Board of Directors. 

Mark Bartholet
Resident Minister - Sutowski Hall, Room 125
E-mail - mbartholet11@jcu.edu

Mark is the resident minister in Sutowski Hall.  He is a 2006 Kent State University Alumnus with a Bachelors in High School Math Education.  While at KSU, Mark was a member of the Catholic Student Association (CSA), Pi Mu Epsilon (the Math Honor Society), the Club Dodgeball Team, and the Adventure Center, among other things.  As a CSA Officer, Mark participated in immersion experiences to Detriot and El Salvador, captained the intramural softball and flag football teams, and maintained the CSA website.  Before graduation, Mark spent a semester student teaching at a high school in Quito, Ecuador.  After returning to the states, Mark taught Algebra for a year at Cleveland Heights High School before taking a position as the Pastoral Associate for Campus Ministry at the University Parish Newman Center in Kent.  In his work at the Newman Center, Mark helped students to organize service, faith development, and social events which united the Catholic community at KSU for each other and for the world.

In 2008, Mark started work on a Masters Degree in Religious Studies at JCU, which he hopes will either lead to doctoral work in Religion or continue his development as a campus minster.  As a campus minister he visions ministry flourishing in and through particaptory, sacrificial, countercultural community. In his free time he enjoys mountain biking, frisbee golf, reading, and traveling.  He encourages you to stop by his room or office in the Religious Studies department to talk, get help with math, or to just hang out.  If you are interested in playing a round of frisbee golf, even if you never have before, Mark will always make time for a round of disk golf.

Lauren Fraser
Resident Minister - Pacelli Hall, Room 201
E-mail - lfraser@jcu.edu

Lauren is the resident minister in Pacelli Hall. She graduated from JCU in 2007 with a Psychology degree. She recently spent time with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Baltimore, MD teaching GED classes for ex-offenders as well as worked with sexually abused & neglected children in the foster care system. She also spent the past summer as a poetry teacher at St. Ignatius High School's Arrupe Summer Program.

As an undergraduate student, Lauren was a Senior Resident Assistant, participated in First Year, 4th Day, Manresa, 8-day Silent, Guidance, and Senior Retreats, CLC's, the Student Speaker Bureau, JUSTICE, "Through the Eyes of a Child" program, The Benedict Joseph Labre Project, Peer Ministry, with Child Life Specialists at Rainbow's Babies and Children's Hospital, and tutored children at Moses Cleveland School. Lauren treasures her time in the communities of Cleveland, OH, Immokalee, Florida, Duran, Ecuador, Nazareth Farm, WV, and Nicaragua which she visited during various Immersion Experiences through the Campus Ministry department.

In her spare time, Lauren enjoys reading, drawing, crocheting/knitting, baking and loves spending time with her family back in Chardon, Ohio.

Tom Kerrigan (TK)
Resident Minister - Murphy Hall, Room 218
E-mail - tkerrigan11@jcu.edu

Tom is the Resident Minister in Murphy Hall. Tom spent the past year serving as a Jesuit Volunteer (JV) at St. Martin de Porres HS in the St. Clair/Superior neighborhood in East Cleveland. He graduated from Providence College in 2007 with a B.A. in Psychology and is currently working towards his a master's degree in school counseling here at JCU. Tom would like to serve as a high school guidance counselor and varsity basketball coach in the near future.

For Tom (or as his peers prefer to call him "TK"), it is his unwavering faith that is of utmost important to him. He considers himself to be a devout Irish Catholic and is always looking to learn about other religions and faith traditions. Some of TK's hobbies include: bicycling, blogging, reading, photography, writing letters, and doing his best to care for the earth. Feel free to visit Tom in Murphy Hall.

Rev. H. Paul Kim
Minister in Residence - Dolan Hall, Room 201
E-mail: hxkim12@jcu.edu - Webpage: www.frhpaul.org

Fr. H. Paul was born and raised in South Korea. He received a BA in Economics and served in the South Korean infantry for 26 months, until he entered the seminary in 1999. After receiving a BA in Philosophy in 2003, he was asked to study theology in Cleveland, Ohio. (When he said "YES," he didn't know where Cleveland was!) In 2007, he received an M.Div. and an M.A from St. Mary Seminary in Wickliffe, OH, and was ordained at St. John Cathedral, Cleveland for the archdiocese of Deagu, South Korea. He was assigned to St. Anthony of Padua, in Parma for a two-year term. In 2009, he was accepted in the Master of Nonprofit Administration program at JCU, and joined the Campus Ministry team.

Fr. H. Paul loves to run. He has run one half and four full marathons since 2005. In 2009, he finished the Boston Marathon with a time of 3:07:35. He also enjoys playing soccer, riding a bike, walking in nature, and taking his tea time with meditative music and incense (YOU are welcome in Room 201, Dolan Hall!). As a Minister in Residence, he looks forward to hearing your stories and becoming a spiritual companion.

Rev. Joseph Schell, S.J. (1915-2008)
Founding Director

Fr. Schell was the founding director of Campus Ministry. He was at JCU for 58 years and has served the community in numerous capacities, including as its president.