Pastoral Council Nominees 2021

PEG BOARDMAN My name is Peg Boardman and I have been a member of St. Benedict Cathedral for about 7 years. I have worked for the Department of Workforce Development for 11 years and coached at the University of Evansville prior to that. I have assisted with the Summer Social, participated in Con-gregations Acting for Justice and Empowerment and am a Sacristan. Thank you for considering me for the Pastoral Council.

GINI COMBS Gini Combs has been a member of St. Benedict since 1977 and attended part of grade school at St. Ben’s. She and her husband, Greg, raised their four children in the St. Ben’s neighborhood. Their children attended St. Ben’s and Memorial. Gini has served St. Ben’s in many capacities such as the School Board, as a Trustee, as a co-captain on a Funeral Luncheon Team, the Welcoming Committee, the Diocesan Pastoral Council, and as a Parish Center Office Volunteer. She feels that it is important to serve her church family and to set that example for her children. Prior to her retirement, she worked as the Regional Manager for the Department of Child Services for the six southwestern counties in Indiana. She assisted the Indiana State Administration in establishing policies and budgets for the department.

TAYLOR COOLE My family and I have been parishioners of St. Benedict Cathedral since 2014. I am married to Lori Coole, and we have two girls, Annalyse (age 11) and Harper (age 7). Both of our girls at-tend St. Benedict Cathedral School. I am a converted Catholic and entered the church through the RCIA program in April of 2015. We are active parishioners, and you will typically find the Cooles at Sunday 10:30 mass. I have recently become a lector and an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion for the church. I want to be a leader within our church community and feel I could provide valuable insight to help lead the parish. It would be an honor to serve on the Pas-toral council for St. Benedict Cathedral Church. Thank you!

Page 1

RICHARD CLEMENTS Richard Clements and his wife Amy are 24-year members of St. Benedict Cathedral Parish. Their daughter Evelyn is a senior at RMHS and their son Benjamin is a seventh grader at St. Bens. Richard is commercial real estate broker with a professional background in banking and finance. He has served the parish as a past member of the liturgy committee, an RCIA instructor, a Lector, an extraordinary minister of holy communion, a Why Catholic leader, Christ Renews his parish team member, Boy Scout leader and committee chairman, and Cubmaster. Over his two

decades of parish membership, Richard has volunteered at Fish Frys, participated in school fundraisers, the capital campaign for St. Benedict Hall, planning committee for the Ravens playset, organized and lead several summer social food booths, and coached girls soccer and an academic superbowl team. Richard is active in Knights of Co-lumbus, is the current secretary of the Evansville Serra Club, and a board member of Right to Life of Southwest Indiana and a board Trustee of the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.

ABE FORD I have been attending St Ben’s since 2010 and officially became a member in 2014. I am married to my amazing wife Adrienne (Wuertz) and we have 2 girls Charlotte and Caroline who both attend school at St. Ben’s. I work for Healthy Spaces as a trainer and technical resource for the sales staff. I have met many great people during my time at St Ben’s and have enjoyed helping with set-up and tear down for the social, as well as volunteering at other events. I feel very much at home in this Parish and am honored for the opportunity to serve on the Pastoral Council.

DENNIS LAMEY My name is Dennis Lamey, and I have been a life-long member of St. Benedict’s parish. My wife and I married at St. Ben’s and my two sons were educated here. I have been on the St. Ben’s Fi-nance Committee, am currently co-chair of Adopt-a-Spot, and have been an usher for many years. My wife and I were the proud recipients of the Bruté Award for St. Ben’s parish several years ago. My working career has been in business and finance. I graduated from IU with a degree in busi-ness, and served 28 years in charge of the Evansville office of the Comptroller of the Currency. I then worked six years in management at Fifth Third Bank, and spent fourteen years as the head of the Evansville office of a large CPA firm specializing in banking and strategic planning. I have

volunteered for many organizations besides St. Ben’s, primarily in development and strategic planning capacities. These groups have included Memorial High School, Little Sisters of the Poor, ARC of Evansville, Catholic Foun-dation, the Sisters of St. Benedict, and I am currently the chairman of Youth First.

BEN EARLY My name is Ben Early. I have been a member of St. Benedict’s for more than 40 years. I graduated from St. Ben’s (‘91) and Memorial (’95). My wife, Kim-berly, and I have two kids, Drew, a St. Ben’s grad and Memorial senior, and Emma, a St. Ben’s 7th grader. I am honored to have been an elected member of the pastoral council for the last 4 years. Kimberly and I have been a sponsor couple, volunteered as room parents, headed fundraising events put on by the former PTO, worked at the Summer Social, and helped out with many youth group and other events over the years. I have coached volleyball, baseball, softball, basketball, football and archery at St. Ben’s. I am also the head coach for Memorial’s archery team. In my spare time, I am a 911 Operator/Dispatcher at Evansville Central Dis-patch. Thank you for your time and your vote. I would be humbled and honored to serve another term on Pasto-ral Council.

BOB FAHRER Hello, I’m Bob Fahrer. I have been a parishioner since 2000. I am an usher, Eucharistic Minister and greeter at the 8am Sunday mass. I recently retired from Skanska/Industrial Contractors. My wife, Belle, and I have been married for 35 years. We have two grown children, Nik and Katelynn.

Page 2

MIKE PRIMUS Hello! My name is Mike Primus. I grew up in Wyoming, went to college at Purdue (Boiler Up!), and have lived in Indiana ever since. I am a father of 3 girls, loving husband, owner of a construction company, and the grand Knight for our St Ben's Knights of Columbus council. I'm terrible at writ-ing, but I love building things and I care deeply for our community and our parish. When we moved back to Evansville in 2016 and joined the St Ben's parish I immediately started looking for ways to volunteer and give back, whether it was serving concessions at bingo, painting the cafeteria, redoing the back hall by the adoration chapel, or serving as a lector. My goal was to create a pres-ence that others would see and feel moved to help as well. I would love the opportunity to further

my service as a member of the pastoral council.

Page 3

DOMINIC PLUTINO My name is Dominic Plutino. I became a parishioner at St. Benedict Cathedral in February 2020 after moving to Evansville from Joplin, Missouri to live closer to my fiance, now wife, Nicole. We got married at St. Ben's in October 2020 and have loved settling down and making St. Ben's our parish home. I work full-time as a nurse (RN) at Deaconess in open heart and joint replace-ment surgery and enjoy grilling, reading, and outdoor activities in my free time. I have been blessed to experience various parish life communities growing up with nine brothers and sisters and moving to several states throughout childhood. Though COVID has limited my ability to get involved in par-ish life in other ways as much as I would like since moving here, I look forward to the opportunity to serve on Pastoral Council as a way to become more involved in parish life. I was immediately drawn to the vibrant and di-verse parish life at St. Ben's and I look forward to contributing ideas to grow in stewardship together staying root-ed in the traditions of St. Ben's while adding new perspectives from my experiences in life and through the lens of a young, Catholic adult.

REY MAZZOCCO My name is Rey Mazzocco. My wife Sarah and I are long time parishioners of St. Benedict Ca-thedral. We’ve had 3 children graduate from St. Ben’s and Memorial. Over the years, I’ve served the parish in many capacities; school board, coaching, trustee, Knights of Columbus, and St. Vincent DePaul Society, where I’m currently the secretary as well as volunteering at the summer social and fish fries over the years. My wife and I also sponsor couples in the parish who are pre-paring to get married. In the community, I have served on the Leukemia Society of America board of directors and was the allocations chairman for the United Way of Southwestern Indi-ana. If elected, I would be honored to serve on the pastoral council.

MICHELLE LANSDALE Hi! My name is Michelle Lansdale. I am truly flattered to have been nominated to serve on the Pas-toral Council. Although I am not a native of the Evansville area, I have been a part of the Saint Benedict parish for many years. I have tried to be actively involved in the life of our parish by par-ticipating and volunteering as much as possible. Currently, I serve as a Lector, as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, and as a link in the St. Ben’s prayer chain. I also take part in Adora-tion with the Good Shepherd Prayer Apostolate. I graduated from Purdue University and have been the Laboratory Director for a small, local environmental firm for several years. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to share my time and talents with our parish and would be honored to serve.

DANIEL ZIEMER Daniel Ziemer is a graduate of St. Benedict, Reitz Memorial High School, Ball State University and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. Daniel has worked with his father, Jerry Ziemer, at Ziemer Funeral Home for over 27 years. Daniel and his wife Jennifer have five children; Leo, Max, Sam, Ben and Sadie. Daniel is a member of the St. Benedict Finance Council, St. Benedict Knights of Columbus, North Side Kiwanis Club, and Evansville Rotary Club.

CLAY SILLS Hello – My name is Clay Sills and I have been a parishioner here at St. Ben’s for over 15 years, rep-resenting a third generation for my family here at the parish. Over the past several years, I was a member of the St. Ben’s Men’s Club and currently am a member of the Knights of Columbus. I continue to serve the parish as a greeter and usher and I coach most of my two children’s sports teams here at the school.

AARON RICE Hello! My name is Aaron Rice. I am a husband, father, step-father, and business owner. My wife, Amanda, and I have been married for 5 years and her twin daughters have attended St. Benedict Cathedral School since Pre-K. They are currently in seventh grade. I started attend-ing masses at St. Ben's Cathedral a few years ago, but have worked in The Cathedral for several years on heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration. When I am not working, you can find me enjoying time with my family, boating, golfing, and volunteering. Thank you for the opportuni-ty to be elected to serve on the Pastoral Council. I would love to share my ideas and help plan for the Parrish in the future!

KENNY PURCELL My wife Jamie and I have been parishioners at St. Bens since moving back to the area in 2009. I have served as a sponsor and a volunteer for the RCIA program and donated home-brewed beers and ciders for the parish’s Theology Uncapped. Our daughters Genevieve (7th), Lola (5th), Fiona (3rd), and Adelaide (K) attend St. Benedict Cathedral School. I am currently the Director of Core 39 (the university’s core curriculum) and Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Southern Indiana, where I have also served on the 2021-2025 strategic plan coordinating committee, the Academic Affairs committee of the

COVID-19 task force and served as the chair of Faculty Senate. I also serve as a judge for the Tri State Regional Science and Engineering Fair, dual credit liaison to physics teachers at area high schools, and a member of the selection committee for university merit scholarships. I hope to be given the opportunity to use my talents to better serve our parish community.

Page 4