About Us
In addition to our office staff, listed under our Contact link, the Office for Persons with Disabilities has a Disability Advisory Commission. The Commission has 14 members from parishes throughout the diocese. Many of our Commission members have personal or professional experience in working with persons with disabilities, and adopted the following Mission Statement in July 2006.
Mission Statement
Ministry with Persons with Disabilities of the Diocese of Richmond advocates for the inclusion of persons with disabilities into the full life of the Church.
Disability Advisory Commission Members
- Fr. Wayne Ball, St. Patrick, Richmond
- Susan Ellebracht, Church of the Good Shepherd, Smithfield
- Ann Hughes, St. Edward the Confessor, Richmond
- Barb Kelly, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Fort Monroe
- Larry Kelly, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Fort Monroe
- Mark Law, St. Michael the Archangel, Richmond
- Joan Congable Mackay, St. Edward the Confessor, Richmond
- Phyllis May, Holy Rosary, Richmond
- Jack McGrath, St. Mary, Richmond
- Catherine Morrison, St. Bede, Richmond
- Nancy Obadal, St. Bede, Richmond
- Robert Pareene, St. John Neumann, Powhatan
- Margo Perry, St. John the Apostle, Virginia Beach
- Rev. Dr. Richard Surrusco, Our Lady of Nazareth, Roanoke
Commission Member Emeritus - Ellen Tutaj, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Salem