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Pace e Bene Staff

Pace e Bene Main Office - California

	Ryan Hall	Ryan Hall is Pace e Bene's Office Manager. He is a former member of the Las Vegas Catholic Worker community and he recently graduated from the Franciscan School of Theology at the GTU pursuing a Masters in Theological Studies and an MA in Ministry for a Multicultural Church.
	Louis Vitale	Louis Vitale is Pace e Bene’s Action Advocate. A Franciscan priest and former provincial of the California Franciscan Friars, he co-founded the Nevada Desert Experience – a movement to end nuclear testing -- and Pace e Bene. Pastor of a Catholic church in a low-income neighborhood in San Francisco, CA for more than a decade, he recently served five months in prison for opposing torture.
	Mary Litell	Mary Litell is Pace e Bene’s Nonviolence and Spirituality Resource Person. With a background in music, dance and sociology, Mary has been involved in a variety of national and international projects that helped develop Pace e Bene's Peace Grows: Nurturing a Culture of Nonviolence.

N. America

	John Dear	John Dear is Pace e Bene's Outreach Coordinator. He is an internationally known voice for peace and nonviolence. A Jesuit priest, pastor, peacemaker, organizer, lecturer, and retreat leader, he is the author/editor of 30 books, including his autobiography, “A Persistent Peace.” In 2008, John was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Pace e Bene Midwest

	Jerica Arents	Jerica Arents is Pace e Bene's Program Coordinator. Based in Chicago, Jerica teaches a course on activism at DePaul University and helped start the White Rose Catholic Worker. She is also a member of Witness Against Torture and recently served on a peace delegation to Afghanistan with Voices for Creative Nonviolence.
	Ken Butigan	Ken Butigan is Pace e Bene's Director. A peace and justice worker, workshop facilitator, and writer for two decades, Ken also occasionally teaches at two universities in Chicago.

Pace e Bene Montreal

	Veronica Pelicaric	Veronica Pelicaric is Pace e Bene's International Programs Coordinator. She has led Pace e Bene workshops in Colombia, Peru, Venezuela Australia, and England, and for several years in her native Argentina.