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Fred Mercadante
Director of Faith Formation
480.355.0359
​Credentials:
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Masters degree in pastoral ministry from Fordham University
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Recipient of the Francis Medal from the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Order of Friars Minor.
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Author of Senior High Ministry that Works: A Parish-Based Initiation Model (Twenty Third Publications) which was awarded 2ND place among educational books by the Catholic Press Association.
Fred began his role as Director of Faith Formation at the Casa in August, 2023. He has been serving as a fulltime minister within the Catholic Church since 1995. During the first 11 years of his career, Fred worked as a parish youth minister in NJ and then moved on to parish-based college campus ministry in Clemson, SC. After 5 years at Clemson, he joined the Office of Campus Ministries at the University of Scranton, serving as a campus minister for 10 years before traveling across the country to join us in the desert!​
Laura Libertore
Co-Manager of Faith in Action
480.355.5645
Donna Kinzie
Family Minister
480.355.0344
Cheryl Hentz
Adult Minister
480.306.4817
Victor Jaimes
Co-Manager of Faith in Action
480.306.4027
Victor has been serving as Co-Manager of Faith in Action Ministry since March 2022. He began his Catholic ministry journey ignited with the Lasallian charism in undergrad at Saint Mary’s College of California. He then embarked on a post-graduate year of service with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Philadelphia serving as a paralegal and legal educator for farmworkers. After completing his service, he pursued a graduate education at Villanova University and worked in Villanova Campus Ministry for 2 years as Hispanic minister and immersion coordinator. Prior to working at the Casa, he worked as a Produce and Customer Service team member at Whole Foods. Victor is now blessed to be advancing the mission of the Franciscan friars!
Credentials:
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Master’s degree in Political Science from Villanova University
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Graduate certificate in Pastoral Ministry from Villanova University
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Bilingual in Spanish and English
Vincenzo Torsiello
Youth Minister