Sr. Georgette Lehmuth, OSF
President/CEO
National Catholic Development Conference
Sr. Georgette Lehmuth, OSF has been President/CEO of NCDC since 2001 and served as the administrator of the organization for one year prior to her permanent appointment. In 2007, Sr. Georgette was named for the second consecutive year by the Nonprofit Times as on one of the "Power and Influence Top 50" in the nonprofit sector. Previously, Sr. Georgette was elected to the Board of Directors of NCDC and served her religious community, the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, as Development Director, Director of Communications, Director of Justice and Peace, Director of On-Going Formation and as a member of the leadership team. She has served on numerous boards and committees for organizations such as NCDC, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), Religious Involved in Social Concerns, Planning Committee of Women Religious Collaborating, Habitat for Humanity, St. Francis Healthcare Centre, Campaign for Human Development, and the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Sr. Georgette also has experience in education and administration and is a trained facilitator.
Sr. Georgette served as a member of the Independent Sector's Public Policy Committee and represented NCDC on the Noncash Coalition. She also remains actively involved in postal reform issues and recently testified before the Postal Regulatory Commission on behalf of the charitable sector. Sister also collaborates with other leadership groups within the Catholic community and has spoken at the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM), the National Association for Treasurers of Religious Institutes (NATRI), and the Catholic Charities USA Ministry Conference. She will be speaking at the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in 2008. She has also spoken at the Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and at the Independent Sector conference.
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Sr. Rose Pacatte, FSP
Sr Rose Pacatte is a Daughter of St. Paul and the director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Los Angeles. She has been a religious for 44 years (Read her vocation story here:http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/zero-gravity-and-gods-call). Rose is an award-winning author and film/TV entertainment columnist for St. Anthony Messenger and a contributor to the National Catholic Reporter and The Tidings. She has served on Catholic and ecumenical juries of international film festivals such as Venice, Locarno, and Berlin. She has an MEd in Education in Media Studies and is a media literacy education specialist.
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Robert Wendover
Robert W. Wendover has been researching and writing about workforce trends for more than 20 years. He currently serves as Managing Director of the Center for Generational Studies.
Mr. Wendover has authored the Center's training curriculum Generations: Understanding Age Diversity in Today's Workplace. His nine books include: Crossing the Generational Divide, On Cloud Nine: Weathering the Challenge of Many Generations in the Workplace, High Performance Hiring, High Performance Recruiting, Two Minute Motivation: How to Inspire Superior Performance, and Handpicked: Finding and Hiring the Best Employees. His first book, Smart Hiring, first published in 1988, has just been released in its sixth edition.
Mr. Wendover serves as the editorial director of the Center's monthly newsletter, GenTrends, and has written or contributed more than 200 articles for a wide variety of publications. Mr. Wendover is a regular guest on radio and TV across the U.S. His credits include CNN, CNBC, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Detroit Free Press, The Florida Sentinel, The Denver Post, The Providence Journal, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Entrepreneur, Money and even Women's Wear Daily. In addition, he has written monthly columns for both retailers and Realtors. Mr. Wendover has also served as special advisor to the American Productivity and Quality Center.
Mr. Wendover's education includes degrees in psychology, education and industrial arts. He served on the management faculty of the University of Phoenix for more than ten years. He has earned the designation of Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) from the National Speakers Association. Along with being past president of both the Colorado Speakers Association and the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, he is two-time past chair of the National Meetings Industry Council.
His clients include IBM, KPMG, Discover Card Services, Shell Oil, International Dairy Queen, Kaiser Permanente, CITGO, Chevron USA, the Food Marketing Institute, Searle Pharmeceuticals, Super 8 Motels, Ace Hardware, Major League Baseball, the Professional Golfers Association and a host of other household names, government agencies, and educational institutions.
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