C21 Online

In collaboration with IREPM

Boston College

 

 

"I feel my facilitator is a new and personal friend. Thanks."
—participant, What Makes Us Catholic

Our Staff

Barbara Anne Radtke is the Program Manager for C21 Online and an Adjunct Associate Professor of the IREPM. She holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Religious Education from The Catholic University of America and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Boston College. Formerly director of the Ministry Institute at Notre Dame College in Manchester, NH, Barbara has devoted the greater portion of her career preparing women and men for parish-based ministries. Her current research interest centers on the Internet and its relationship to the faith community and to ministry. Contact: radtke@bc.edu

Maureen Lamb is a Staff Assistant for the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. Maureen works in registration and administration of C21 Online courses, administration of the IREPM budget, and support of the IREPM Continuing Education Program. Maureen arranges for CEUs (continuing education units) for C21 Online courses and provides prospective participants with information about C21 Online, the IREPM Continuing Education program or certificate programs, and other non-credit workshops. Contact: lambmb@bc.edu

C21 Online Facilitators

Maria Cleary is a long-time educator who has taught at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. She completed her M.Ed. at Boston College's IREPM, and has been both a catechist and Director of Religious Education. Her special interest is technology integration for both course delivery and teacher formation. She is completing her doctoral studies at Seton Hall University where she's vying for the title of "oldest graduate student in America." Maria lives with her husband and different variations of her four children who keep leaving home and coming back. She just keeps a light burning. Contact: c21online@bc.edu

Paula Raposo received her M.Ed. in Religious Education from Boston College. She also holds a BA in Multiple Disciplinary Studies with a concentration in Health and Education from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, as well as an AS in Medical Laboratory Medicine from Bristol Community College. Paula currently serves her parish as the Director of Adult Faith Formation. Her experience in education and ministry include Baptismal preparation, catechist, DRE, and youth minister. She has served on diocesan religious education advisory boards and committees. In addition to her work in ministry Paula is also a Clinical Specialist at the Laboratory of the Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, MA. Paula lives in Dartmouth, MA and is the mother of two daughters and a son ranging in age from teens to young adulthood. Contact: c21online@bc.edu

Jen Tilghman-Havens received her Masters in Social Work and Masters in Pastoral Ministry from Boston College in 2001. Raised in Chicago, she earned her BA in Theology and Sociology at the University of Notre Dame before moving west to the Seattle area where she worked as a Youth Minister for three years. In 1998, she swapped coasts to attend Boston College and then worked as a Clinical Social Worker in Women's Oncology at Mass General Hospital, counseling breast cancer patients and their families. In 2002, she became the director of the Women's Resource Center at Boston College, where she counsels women, coordinates retreats, develops educational programs, and facilitates a Catholic women's discussion group. She co-chaired the planning committee for the April 2004 conference Envisioning the Church Women Want. She is now living in Seattle, WA, finishing coursework in management and organizaitonal change. Contact: c21online@bc.edu

John McGinty John McGinty is a native of Boston’s North Shore. He has been at Boston College since 2006, coordinating the continuing education offerings of the Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. In addition, he is serving this year as the Interim Assistant Director of Boston College’s Church in the 21st Century Center. John has a doctorate in systematic theology from the Gregorian University in Rome and taught for several years at Saint John’s Seminary in Brighton, MA. He has served parish communities throughout the Boston area. Contact: john.mcginty.1@bc.edu

Amy Galvam has served as a high school campus minister, outreach coordinator, interfaith hospital chaplain, and community leader. After receiving her B.A. in Psychology with a concentration in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies from California State University., Sacramento in 1992, she moved to Boston from her native California to pursue an M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from Boston College. After completing her studies in 1996, she continued to pursue opportunities to grow in her faith and ministry by participating in the 19th Annotation Retreat based on the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius and completing an extended unit of C.P.E. at Emmanuel College. Currently, Amy's ministry is focused on her young family with some time set aside to teach religious education at her local parish, to serve as a supervisor in contextual education, and to facilitate courses online. Contact: c21online@bc.edu

 

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