Dear Legatus Friends,

Last year, Bill Brown promised us a “REALLY REALLY big year”. He and the Board delivered! The 2017 Board provided us with excellent speakers on thought provoking topics that both educated and inspired us. This year’s Board is committed to continuing this excellence. Troy King and Lusant Ordonez have arranged a tremendous line up of speakers for 2018. Our meetings will address:

• Catholics Come Home• Money, Greed, and God• Authentic Christian Leadership• Myths Christians Believe about Wealth and Poverty• Five Temptations of a CEO

We will start the year off with a bang, as the Annual National Summit is held right here, in our back yard (January 25 – 27, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes Orlando). In April, Bill Orosz (Special Events Director) has arranged an exciting trip to Washington, DC that culminates with a visit to the recently opened Bible Museum.

This next year wouldn’t be possible without the concerted and much appreciated efforts of several people. I want to thank Fr. Stephen Parkes for his continued enthusiastic, faith-filled leadership of our chapter. His leadership inspires us all to fulfill the Legatus mission to study, live, and spread the Faith in our business, professional, and personal lives. Many thanks also to Sarah Perfito, Chapter Coordinator, who - with her endless energy and positive attitude - continues to make our Chapter run smoothly. I also wish to thank all the Board members and Membership Committee members who each enthusiastically stepped up to help our Chapter in 2018.

Legatus has been a blessing for Anne and me. In 2001, we were looking for a faith-based organization that we could join as a couple – Legatus was the perfect answer to our prayers. Over the years, Legatus has helped us to draw closer to God and to each other. We have made tremendous lifelong friends, and shared fantastic times with them. As 2018 dawns, we look forward to sharing faith-filled, inspiring, fun times with our Legatus family.

Yours in Christ,

David D. Dore2018 Chapter President

Chapter President’s MessageThe Legatus Mission Member List 2018

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January 25 – 27, 2018 Legatus Summit 2018

National Summit – REGISTER NOW!Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes | Orlando, Florida

“Be not afraid!”

Mike and Debbie AndrewsJoe and Carol Bert

Jay and Donna BonnerDiana Boyce

Ray and Pattey BradickBill and Joanne Brown

Scott and Melissa BunkersKen and Mary BurkeJim and Chris Caruso

Austin and Carole CarusoBill and Anne Claiborne-Grisaitis

Gary and Sharon CoatoamJim and Karen CrosonDavid and Anne DoreTom and Diane Doyle

Tom and Dennise DurkeeDave and Amy Grabosky

Allan and Linda KeenMark and Cindy Keenan

Troy and Christy KingMichael and Christine Kirchner

Denise LevesqueDouglas and Jennifer Lieb

Mel and Kitty MartinezLusant and Mariher Ordonez

Bill and Jody OroszJoe and Pat Perfito

Tom and Selby PrinceMiriam Rafferty

Patrick and Louise RaineyRick and Marlys StrubeDon and Peggy StrubeSteve and Jill Thagard

Steve and Stephanie WalkerErnie and Mary Wilding

2018 Board of DirectorsPresident David DoreVice President Troy KingImmediate Past President Bill BrownTreasurer Tom DurkeeSecretary Jennifer LiebMembership Chair Ken BurkeMembership Committee Pat Rainey Membership Committee Mark KeenanMembership Committee Mike Kirchner Membership Committee Bill BrownMembership Committee Ray BradickMembership Committee Carole CarusoMembership Committee Tom DoyleProgram Chair Lusant OrdonezProgram Vice Chair Gary CoatoamMen’s Forum Chair Bill BrownWomen’s Forum Chair Joanne BrownDirector At Large Donna BonnerDirector At Large Anne DoreDirector At Large Rick Strube

PrefaceIn the love of our lord Jesus Christ, His Church, and his Vicar on earth, Legatus is an international organi-zation of practicing Catholic laymen and laywomen comprised of CEOs, presidents and managing part-ners with their spouses as equal members from the business community

Mission StatementTo Study, live and spread the faith in our business, professional and personal lives.

Speakers Include:

Ryan Anderson, Ph.D. “When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment”

Sue Ellen Browdere “Subverted: How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women’s Movement”

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers “Rich in Mercy: Finding Healing in God’s Mercy”

Fr. Donald Calloway “No Turning Back: A Witness to Mercy”

“The Rosary: Spiritual Weapon of Our Lady”

Aurora Griffin “How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard”

Dr. Scott Hahn “The First Society: The Sacrament of Holy Matrimony and The Social Order”

Larry Kudlow “Insights from Larry Kudlow”

Dr. Paul Voss “The Catholic Work Ethic”

Bobby Rydell “Applause – The Meter of Life”

Rev. Leo E. Patalinghug, IVDei “What Food Has to do with Faith”

Following 25 years as an award-winning corporate advertising executive, Tom Peterson’s life would radically change forever, after receiving a transforming Spiritual conversion while on a Catholic men’s retreat.  Soon afterward, he founded VirtueMedia (pro-life) and CatholicsComeHome.org. In the first six years, Catholics Come Home® has aired Catholic evangelization commercials in 38 dioceses and nationally, helping lead a half million souls home to the Catholic Church.In 2011 Catholics Come Home evangomercialsTM were the first to air nationally on top TV networks like CBS and NBC, reaching 125 million viewers in every city across the U S.

January 11, 2018 Kick OffRecruitment Night!Country Club of Orlando

Tom Peterson

March 8, 2018Recruitment Night!Country Club of Orlando

Dr. Mario Enzler

December 14, 2018Christmas SocialCountry Club of Orlando

Meeting Chair David and Anne Dore

April 12, 2018Recruitment Night!Country Club of Orlando

Chef John Folse

February 8, 2018Adult Children’s NightSmall Plates / Craft BeerCountry Club of Orlando

Dr. Jay Richards

May 10, 2018Country Club of Orlando

Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio

October 11, 2018 Country Club of Orlando

Joseph Dittmar

Chef John Folse, born in St. James Parish in 1946, learned early that the secrets of Cajun cooking lay in the unique ingredients of Louisiana’s swamp floor pantry. Folse seasoned these raw ingredients with his passion for Louisiana culture and cuisine, and from his cast iron pots emerged Chef John Folse & Company. When Folse opened Lafitte’s Landing Restaurant in 1978 in Donaldsonville, he set out to market his restaurant by taking “a taste of Louisiana” worldwide. He introduced Louisiana’s indigenous cuisine to Japan in 1985, Beijing in 1986 and Hong Kong and Paris in 1987. In 1988, Folse made international headlines with the opening of “Lafitte’s Landing East” in Moscow during the Presidential Summit between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. In 1989, Folse was the first non-Italian chef to create the Vatican State Dinner in Rome. Promotional restaurants also included London in 1991 and 1993, Bogota in 1991, Taipei in 1992 and 1994 and Seoul in 1994. .”

Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., is author of many books including the New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013) and  Indivisible  (2012). He is also the author of  Money, Greed, and God, winner of a 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award; and co-author of The Privileged Planet  with astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez. His most recent book, co-authored with Jonathan Witt, is The Hobbit Party: The Vision of Freedom that J.R.R. Tolkien Got and the West Forgot. Richards is an Research Assistant Professor in the Busch School of Business and Economics at The Catholic University of America, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and executive editor of The Stream. Richards’ articles and essays have been published in The Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Washington Post, Forbes, The Daily Caller, Investor’s Business Daily, Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Huffington Post.

Senior Fellow of The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, is a scholar specializing in the interpretation of Scripture and Tradition. He is also a popular speaker, retreat leader and pastoral minister with a special interest in teen evangelization and Hispanic ministry. D’Ambrosio earned his Doctoral degree in Historical Theology from The Catholic University of America. His dissertation, written under the direction of Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J., focused on Cardinal Henri de Lubac, S.J., and his recovery of the biblical interpretation of the early Church Fathers. His popular book, Exploring the Catholic Church and video course by the same name Touching Jesus through the Church in the USA) has been used in hundreds of parishes all throughout the English speaking world. is regularly heard on the nationally syndicated radio show “Catholic Answers Live.“D’Ambrosio and his wife Susan, along with their five children, live outside of Dallas, Texas.

Joe Dittmar is a 39 year veteran of the insurance industry, where he currently is serving as Program Manager for  Swyfft Insurance in Chapel Hill, NC. . On September 11, 2001, Joe was attending a normal business meeting with representatives of various commercial insurance carriers at the NYC offices of Chicago-based AON Corporation- on the 105th  floor of Two World Trade Center. One of only seven survivors of the meeting of 54 insurance executives, Joe ‘s sharing of his experience of that day gives an informational, historical, inspirational and even motivational insight into one of the most incredible events in US and World history.

Legatus 2018Orlando Chapter

After finishing his studies in Milan, he joined the Swiss Guard and served under St. John Paul II for three years in the double capacity of soldier and conductor of the Swiss Guard Band. Following his time of service at the Vatican, he joined UBS and worked in investment banking and corporate finance. While traveling around the world working in the banking industry, he received professional formation and obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) certifications. He then left the financial world for a full-time work in Catholic education first at the classical-curriculum academy him and his wife founded in NH after moving there to be near his newly-widowed mother-in-law and not finding any adequate educational options for his 5 children and currently at the Busch School of Business and Economics at the Catholic University of America. 

Speaker Chair Jay and Donna BonnerMeeting Chair Troy and Christy King

Speaker Chair Steve and Stephanie Walker Meeting Chair Austin and Carole Caruso

Speaker Chair Michael and Christine KirchnerMeeting Chair Bill and Joanne Brown

September 13, 2018Annunciation RectorySummer Social Country Club of Orlando

Kevin Twomey

Kevin works with CEOs and executive teams to quickly and effectively apply the concepts related to organizational health.  His clients span a spectrum of industries including education, technology, banking, private

Speaker Chair Joe and Pat PerfitoMeeting Chair Jay and Donna Bonner

Speaker Chair Mark and Cindy KeenanMeeting Chair Patrick and Louise Rainey

Speaker Chair Doug and Jennifer LiebMeeting Chair Ken and Mary Pat Burke

Speaker Chair Troy and Christy KingMeeting Chair Jay and Donna Bonner

November 8, 2018 Country Club of Orlando

Nikki Kingsley

Nikki Kingsley, a practicing Muslim for 40 years who escaped from her arranged marriage in Dubai to the United States with her young children. she said she first heard Mary’s call during a trip to New York City with her husband Simon, a Catholic. She has since converted to Catholicism. Mrs. Kingsley speaks all over the US on her conversion.

Speaker Chair Bill and Jody OroszMeeting Chair Ernie and Mary Wilding

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June 14, 2018Annunciation RectorySummer Social

Fr. Stephen Parkes

Father Stephen Parkes is the pastor of Annunciation Catholic Church in Altamonte Springs, Florida. He grew up with two older brothers and became one of two priests in his family. Father Parks is pastor to 3700 families as well as our Orlando chapter of Legatus. He grew up on Long Island where his father was president of a bank and his mother was a homemaker. He was the founding pastor at Most Precious Blood in Oviedo as well as head of Catholic Campus Ministry at UCF before becoming pastor at Annunciation.

Meeting Chair David and Anne Dore

equity, manufacturing, and health care. Kevin is a convert to organizational health. After years of attempting to perfect the “smart” side of organizations in finance, accounting, and general management, Kevin partnered with The Table Group to develop and launch an organizational health curriculum for adoption in higher education.  Through the development of the curriculum, Kevin built a deep knowledge of the organizational health content and a skill for helping others implement the content into their daily lives.