Meet Our Staff
Clergy
About Deacon Brendan
- Hometown: Dallas, TX
- School: UK, St Joseph’s College of Maine, St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Convert
- Favorite Saint: St. Therese of Lisieux
- Fun Fact: I lived in Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Colorado, and Louisiana, before settling in the Lexington Area in 7th grade!
Office
About Sr. Ellen
- Hometown: Tulsa, OK
- School: BS in Education- St. Mary of the Woods IN MS. in Counseling Psychology-University of Illinois MA in Theology – Jesuit School of Theology- Berkeley, CA
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle Catholic
- Favorite Saint: Theodora Guerin-Founded Srs. of Providence
- Fun Fact: I love playing with my Great Nieces and Nephews
About Jim Musgove
- Hometown: Lexington, KY
- School: Bellarmine University, BA in Business Administration, 1984
- Greek or Independent: Independent – played baseball
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Convert
- Favorite Saint: Venerable Matt Talbott
- Fun Fact: I worked 31 years in beer distribution before coming to work at Newman.
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About Delma
- Hometown: Lexington, KY
- School: Bryan Station High School/1972
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Other, Baptized Catholic at age 5.
- Favorite Saint: Blessed Mother Mary
- Fun Fact: My hobbies are reading biographies and novels and walking with my pup, Teddy.
About Leah
- Hometown: Burlington, KY
- School: University of Kentucky, Major in Anthropology, 2019
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle Catholic
- Favorite Saint: St. Peter
- Fun Fact: I have baked 4 wedding cakes.
About Art
- Hometown: I was born in Hyden, KY; lived in London Ky till 11 years old; west of Chicago for Junior High; High School in Woodford Co KY; lived in Lexington since 1981. What’s my hometown?
- School: University of Kentucky/BA in Philosophy/1986; University of Kentucky/MA in Classical Languages and Literature (Latin and Greek)/1989; Univerisity of Kentucky/MA in Philosophy/1992
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Convert
- Favorite Saint: St. Paul
- Fun Fact: I’m steeped in fiddle music: Bluegrass, Old-time, Irish, Scottish…
Music
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About Marlene
- Hometown: Lexington, KY
- School: University of Kentucky/BSN/1978
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Convert
- Favorite Saint: St. Cecelia
- Fun Fact: My maiden name is Miracle.
About Gregory
- Hometown: Fancy Farm, KY
- School: University of Kentucky, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, 2019
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle Catholic
- Favorite Saint: Gregory the Great – patron saint of musicians
- Fun Fact: My home parish is St. Jerome Catholic Church in Fancy Farm, Kentucky – home of the famous Fancy Farm Picnic which held a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the “Largest One-Day Picnic and Barbecue.”
Philanthropy
About Ryan
- Hometown: Lebanon, Kentucky
- School: University of Kentucky/Bachelors in Business Administration/2013
- Greek or Independent: Greek, Sigma Chi
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle Catholic
- Favorite Saint: Mary Mother of God
- Fun Fact: I am also a licensed real estate agent.
About Rainee
- Hometown: Georgetown, KY
- School: University of Kentucky
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Favorite Saint: Besides Mama Mary & St. Joseph, St. Pope John Paul II & St. Therese of Lisieux
- Fun Fact: I share a birthday with St. Pope John Paul II!
About Kathy
- Hometown: Lexington, KY
- School: Lexington Catholic High School
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle Catholic
- Favorite Saint: St. Catherine of Sienna
- Fun Fact: I have always loved Shirley Temple movies!
Campus Ministry
About Kevin
- Hometown: Born in Phoenix, AZ; boyhood in Newport Beach, CA; the majority of my life in Lexington, KY
- School: Univ. KY Bachelors Degree in Journalism 1983; Franciscan School of Theology, Berkeley, CA. Masters of Theological Studies. 1990
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle Catholic
- Favorite Saint: St. Francis
- Fun Fact: I worked at Yellowstone & Yosemite National Parks.
About Brian
- Hometown: Ft. Thomas, KY
- School: University of Kentucky – B.S. Chemical Engineering 2016; Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology: M.A. Catholic Philosophical Studies 2018; Catholic University of Leuven: M. Res. Master of Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion 2020
- Greek or Independent: Greek – Sigma Chi
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle Catholic
- Favorite Saint: St. Joseph
- Fun Fact: I like to run Spartan Races and Tough Mudders for fun!
About Brian D.
- Hometown: Union, Kentucky
- School: University of Kentucky, Materials Engineering, 2021
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle
- Favorite Saint: St. Peter
- Fun Fact: I want to have 12 children to model the 12 tribes of Israel and the 12 apostles.
About Alexis
- Hometown: Nicholasville, KY
- School: University of Kentucky, Music Education, 2023
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle Catholic
- Favorite Saint: Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Faustina, and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
- Fun Fact: I was born and spent the first five years of my life on an island!
About Stephanie
- Hometown: Ringgold, GA
- School: Georgia Southern, Major in Biology – Pre-Medicine, 2014
- Greek or Independent: Independent
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle Catholic
- Favorite Saint: St. John Paul II and St. Teresa of Calcutta
- Fun Fact: I served as a missionary at UK my first year with FOCUS 6 years ago!
About Nathan
- Hometown: Ridgeland, MS
- School: Ole Miss
- Greek or Independent: Greek
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle Catholic
- Favorite Saint: St. Thomas Aquinas
- Fun Fact: I was just on a game show!
About Anne Marie
- Hometown: Cumming, GA
- School: Auburn
- Greek or Independent: Greek
- Cradle Catholic or Convert: Cradle
- Favorite Saint: St. Philip Neri
- Fun Fact: I was born, to the day, 100 years after Blessed Pier Gorgio Frassati!