Joe Belechak is married to Michelle and we have three children, Joey age 12, Julia age 10 and Joanna age 4.  We live and Cranberry and are active members of St. Kilian Parish in Mars.  Professionally, I am the Chief Operating Officer of Duquesne Light Company and have worked there for 23 years.  I am honored to be asked to serve in this very special ministry especially since I have always believed so strongly in the providence of God.

Jean Dennison is the communications director for the Sisters of Divine Providence and an ex-officio member of the advisory council. She has been employed by the Sisters since 1998, providing public relations and communications services. She is editor of the Community newsletter Providence Alive.                                                 

Rose Marie Hogan is a retired clinical social worker who resides in McCandless with her husband, Edward. She is an active member of St. John Neumann parish in Franklin Park and has a special interest in social justice issues. She is the mother of two sons and has two grandsons.

Mary Lambert is a physician assistant in internal medicine for Greater Pittsburgh Medical Associates/UPMC.  She is very involved at her parish, St. Richards, teaching Faith Formation and RCIA.  She is co-chairman of the Ladies Retreat Committee at the parish as well.   Mary has resided in Gibsonia for only four years, is a native Texan and mother of four grown children.

Paul Lang

Sister Maura Luffy, CDP currently serves as co-director of Providence Villa retreat center. Her former ministries include pastoral associate, provincial and general leadership, formation director and teacher. Since 1977, Maura has accompanied others on their spiritual journey and directed retreats, a ministry she continues to enjoy.

Patricia Malinowski

Sister Lisa Paffrath, CDP, has been a member of the Sisters of Divine Providence for more than 40 years. She is currently a member of the Provincial Leadership Team. Her background is in teaching, pastoral ministry in rural, college and health care settings, and she is a mental health/addictions counselor in private practice in Clarion County , PA.

Sister Agnes Raible, CDP, is director of Kearns Spirituality Center. She has been administrator of the Center since 1992. Prior to this ministry Sister Agnes had taught in parochial schools for 19 years, and was principal for 20. She then held the position of co-director at the Sisters of Divine Providence Provincial House. She has given Reiki Treatments at the Center for over 5 years and recently became a Reiki Master Teacher. One of her other interests is to tutor students for the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council. Sister Agnes loves to garden and spend time walking in the woods enjoying nature.

Sister Marilyn Seidel, CDP, is presently the Co-Director of Providence Villa in Gibsonia. Along with her God-given talent of hospitality, Marilyn's previous various ministries have contributed to her readiness to serve at the retreat center. Marilyn finds that providing hospitality to guests at Providence Villa is both interesting and rewarding.

Sister Marian Senish, CDP, is director of Transfiguration House of Prayer in Butler . She has been involved in prayer ministry for the past 33 years. Her ministry is closely aligned with the rhythm of nature and the spirituality of life. She conducts retreats, provides spiritual direction and presents a variety of workshops on prayer and spirituality.

Sister Anne Winschel , CDP, had been involved in sharing her experiences of being Providence with others through teaching on elementary, secondary, college and adult educational levels. Sister has served her Religious Congregation in Administration and Formation Ministries and has ministered to the Religious Men and Women in Pittsburgh as Bishop Wuerl's Diocesan Delegate for Religious for eleven years. Sister has been engaged in Directed Retreat Work and Spiritual Direction for thirty years. While her studies in psychology, theology, spiritual direction and spirituality have been gifts that enrich her personally and facilitate her life ministries, Sister believes that nothing has been more integrating and powerful for her ministry than her personal relationship with a God of Providence.