8:30 AM - 9:30 AM  Morning Mass at St. Mary's Basilica

St. Mary's Basilica is located at 231 N. 3rd Street, just two short blocks from the Sheraton Phoenix.

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Hospitality Break

(Enjoy Coffee, Tea, and Pastries)  

Full Breakfast Buffet is available at the Sheraton Carcara Restaurant

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  -  Dinner on your own

Local Dining Options

Enjoy any of the local restaurants at the Sheraton Phoenix, or the surrounding area. Printable list available at Dining in Phoenix.pdf

The Most Reverend Eduardo Alanis Nevares was ordained as the first Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Phoenix on July 19, 2010, at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Avondale. He began his priesthood as a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette on July 18, 1981, and was later incardinated into the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, in May 2007.

Prior to his arrival in Phoenix he served as Vice Rector of the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, after serving as the Co-Director of Vocations in the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, from 2002 until 2008. Before serving in Tyler, he was the Pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Lufkin, Texas. For 25 years, Bishop Nevares served as a Missionary of Our Lady of La Salette before he sought incardination to the Diocese of Tyler.

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM    Hospitality Break
(Enjoy Coffee, Tea, and Pastries)

Full Breakfast Buffet is available at the Sheraton Carcara Restaurant

John Berry
National Council President

A servant leader with decades of corporate and nonprofit experience, John Berry serves as President of the National Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent de Paul. John is an experienced senior executive and tireless advocate for people in need. He champions national, state, and local efforts to fight poverty, dependence, and need. After 14 years as the Chief Executive Officer of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, John retired in September 2020 and founded Berry Consulting Solutions, LLC; consulting experts in Nonprofit Board Governance, Organizational Dynamics, Strategic Planning, and Development & Fundraising. See Full Bio: John Berry 2024 Bio

Shannon Clancy
CEO, SVdP Phoenix

Shannon has more than 30 years of experience working for local and national faith-based nonprofit organizations. She graduated from Xavier College Preparatory in Phoenix, the University of Notre Dame and has a Masters in Human Development from the University of Maryland at College Park.

A leadership transition nine years in the making came to realization on Oct. 1 as Shannon Clancy officially stepped into the role of Chief Executive Officer for St. Vincent de Paul Phoenix. Maybe most remarkable are the almost 20 years she’s dedicated to SVdP, many of which she spent leading alongside former CEO Steve Zabilski. From the moment Steve met Shannon, he recognized the exceptional person she is and envisioned a great future for her and for SVdP with Shannon’s gifts, talents and grace at work within in the mission.

Together, the SVdP family and community have witnessed that inkling of great potential grow into the nonprofit’s first woman CEO, who we are honored to have at the helm.

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM   Hospitality Break 
(Enjoy afternoon beverages & snacks in the Exhibitor Foyer)  

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM    Regional Meetings (Select your region below)

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  Dinner on Your Own

Local Dining Options

Enjoy any of the local restaurants at the Sheraton Phoenix, or the surrounding area. Printable list available at Dining in Phoenix.pdf

Archbishop Andrew E. Bellisario, C.M.
National Episcopal Advisor

Archbishop Andrew E. Bellisario, C.M. was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. He graduated from Saint Vincent's Seminary High School in Montebello, CA in 1975 and entered into the Congregation of the Mission. He received a B.A. in Philosophy from St. Mary's of the Barrens Seminar College in Perryville, MO, and was ordained a priest for the Vincentians, Province of the West in 1984. Archbishop Bellisario was appointed the sixth Bishop of Juneau in 2017, and was appointed the first Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau in 2020 by his Holiness Pope Frances. See Full Bio: Bellisario Bio 2024

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM   Coffee Break

Dr. Donna Beegle, Ph.D.
Poverty Expert, Life-Changing Speaker, Recognized Author

Donna Beegle has worked for over 30 years with faith-based communities, educators, justice professionals, and so many more, who want to make a difference for those living in the crisis of poverty. As president of Communication Across Barriers, a consulting firm dedicated to building poverty-informed communities that are armed with tools to break barriers, she works directly with people currently in poverty, as well as professionals and volunteers who want to make a difference for those living in the crisis of poverty. See Full Bio: Donna Beegle Bio - 2024.pdf

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM  Hospitality Break 

(Enjoy afternoon beverages & snacks in the Exhibitor Foyer) 

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM   Hospitality Break
(Enjoy Coffee, Tea, and Pastries)

Full Breakfast Buffet is available at the Sheraton Carcara Restaurant

Nicholas Kristof
Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Author

Nicholas Kristof is an American journalist and political commentator. A winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, he is a regular CNN contributor and a columnist for The New York Times. Born in Chicago, Kristof was raised in Yamhill, Oregon, the son of two professors at nearby Portland State University. After working in France, Kristof began backpacking in Africa and Asia, writing articles to cover his expenses. Endured malaria, wars, confronted warlords, encountered Indonesian mob, and survived an African airplane crash. He not only managed to survive and press on, but also won two Pulitzers in the process, while advocating for human rights and giving a voice to the voiceless. See Full Bio:  Kristof, Nicholas.pdf

The Most Reverend John P. Dolan was ordained a priest for the Diocese of San Diego, California, July 1, 1989. He was ­installed as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix on August 2, 2022, at St. Thomas Aquinas parish in Avondale. Prior to his arrival in Phoenix he served as Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, since April of 2017, where he also served as the vicar general, vicar for clergy, and the moderator of the curia.

Ordained to the priesthood on July 1, 1989, by Bishop Leo T. Maher, Bishop Dolan began as an associate pastor at St. Michael’s parish in Paradise Hills, California. Prior to this he served at several parishes throughout California including Santa Sophia in Spring Valley; St. Rose of Lima in Chula Vista; St. Mary Star of the Sea in Oceanside; St. Michael’s parish in Poway; St. John the Evangelist; St. Vincent de Paul parishes in Hillcrest and Mission Hills.  He is the seventh of nine children in his family, born to Catherine and Gerald Dolan.