Jim Post - Background
- President,
Voice of the Faithful, June 2002-present.
- Professor
of Management at Boston University. Teaching and research interests
include nonprofit organizations and public affairs management.
- Education:
St. Bonaventure U. and Villanova Law School; PhD from SUNY.
- Twenty-five
years experience as consultant to businesses, nonprofits, and
government agencies.
Statement of Jim Post
It is a privilege — and a challenge — to serve as president
of Voice of the Faithful.
VOTF is a movement of thousands of Catholics who are working
to reclaim the moral integrity of the Church they love. Our job,
as Council members and as officers, is to form the organization
that can effectively advance this movement. This goal can be achieved
through the collaborative efforts of people who trust one another
and who are unafraid to share their commitment and talents.
The central challenge facing the president is to foster and encourage
the trust, cooperation, and shared commitments that will enable
the laity to ensure that their Church is living its moral mission.
Together, we will press our shared commitment to social justice
for survivors, to support for priests who are faithfully living
their vows, and to the implementation of reforms that will enable
this process of renewal and recovery to take place in our Church.
The president must encourage a leadership team of officers, leaders
of working groups, employees, and VOTF members. Grassroots organizations
such as VOTF require broad, vibrant leadership. We have been blessed
with talented and committed people in every facet of VOTF. Now,
we must develop ways to attract new members and to encourage talented
women and men to assume new leadership responsibilities.
A special challenge in 2003 is to develop the national organization
structure that will help us coordinate activities across the nation,
support local affiliates, and become an effective voice for Catholic
laity across the nation.
We have come a great distance in the past year. As Voice of the
Faithful begins the second year of existence, I am proud to speak
as president of an organization that stands for moral courage.
Your confidence in Voice of the Faithful, and in me, is a source
of great strength. Together, we are making history. Together,
we are creating an important chapter in the history of the Catholic
Church in America. Together, we are helping to make a difference.
