MARK E. GINTER

812.631.2377 mginter86@gmail.com

SUMMARY

Non-profit President and Chief Executive Officer. Nationally regarded theologian and accomplished administrator in

Catholic education. Very strong interpersonal skills in multicultural contexts. Inspiring motivational speaker with proven

ability to persuade, recruit and fundraise. Published researcher and writer with excellent analytical skills. Respected teacher,

mentor and coach with ability to simplify and convey complex information, data and theories. Intuitive and dedicated leader

with vision and ability to set and achieve organizational goals and objectives. Evangelization coach.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Executive Leadership Budget Management Teaching, Coaching and Mentoring

Strategic Planning Fundraising and Grant Writing Course Management Systems

Consensus Building Policy and Procedure Development Catholic Theology and Spirituality

Problem-Solving Assessment Tool Development Ethics and Evangelization

Interpersonal Networking Computer Graphic Design English, French, Spanish, Latin and Greek

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INSTITUTE FOR CATHOLIC STUDIES AND FORMATION, Arcadia, FL 2016

President Engaged by Diocese of Venice in Florida, during introductory period, to revive partnership with Franciscan University of

Steubenville and to lead Institute in new direction.

Met with key Administrators and Faculty at Franciscan University and negotiated new details to Memorandum of

Understanding, including Franciscan University acknowledgment of new course.

Provided non-degree programs in adult faith formation via videoconferencing.

Led team to strategize diocesan-wide 12 month plan to form Directors of Religious Education, Permanent Deacons,

Youth Minsters, and Catechists.

Developed budget template ($225k annually).

Troubleshot problems with physical plant (computer hardware, software, security systems, well water system)

Began repairing the brand by meeting with leading diocesan, parish, and school personnel.

ST. JOSEPH’S HOLY FAMILY, INC. Bristow, IN 2010 – 2016

President and Chief Executive Officer Led non-profit organization from obscurity to regionally recognized retreat.

Cultivated donor relationships and fundraise for annual budget of $120k.

Built mutually profitable partnerships with regional businesses, dioceses, parishes, schools, and non-profits.

Increased donor base from 5 donors to nearly 1000 donors over 5 years.

Finished $25K Welcome Center and secured donations of furniture and all promotional materials.

Wrote all civil legal and church law documentation.

Quadrupled retreat programs and attendance within one year through new strategic plan.

Identified new sources of revenue with dozens of off-campus presentations throughout Midwest.

Coordinated dozens of volunteers.

Designed all marketing materials = 12 brochures and 14 newsletters printed (Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)

and 6 substantial videos (Vegas Visual Studio), in addition to weekly electronic media updates (VerticalResponse e-mail

newsletters, WordPress webpage).

Spoke to thousands of people over 6 years, both on-campus and off-campus, as keynote presenter, parish missionary,

master of ceremonies, workshop leader, conference speaker, catechist, reenactor, radio show host, and retreat director.

Designer, Writer, and Promoter of Catechetical Materials, Gardener’s Servant Productions (8 books, 1 calendar, 12

Velcro foamboards, 3 bandannas, 2 t-shirts, 4 prayer cards).

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SAINT MEINRAD SEMINARY AND SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY, St. Meinrad, IN 1997 – 2010

Associate Professor, Moral Theology 2003 – 2010

Taught men preparing for diocesan priesthood and permanent diaconate. Taught lay men and women seeking graduate

degrees. Led reaccreditation efforts. Created institution-wide culture of assessment. Advised master and doctoral students.

Secured reaccreditation by writing comprehensive assessment plan, including new policies and procedures.

Increased enrollment in Seminary Pre-Theology Program by creating Master of Arts degree in Catholic Philosophical

Studies.

Initiated student recruitment by sending over 600 letters to lay degree candidates, resulting in enrollment of more than

30 new students.

Achieved outstanding ratings in course evaluations from students for enthusiastic and knowledgeable interactions.

Authored 4 Faculty Development Grants totaling $12K, resulting in over 500 students receiving all personal course

notes, documents, diagrams, graphics and references linked together as one website on a standalone CD-ROM.

Led faculty in use of course management systems Blackboard, ANGEL, and MOODLE.

Attained national recognition by serving as keynote speaker, chair and emcee at national events.

Assistant Professor, Moral Theology 1997 – 2003

Taught men preparing for diocesan priesthood and permanent diaconate, lay men and women seeking graduate degrees,

college-age interns and high school youth. Introduced cutting edge computer technology into teaching. Advised masters

students. Achieved regional recognition as a theologian.

Recruited 3 students into lay degree program, resulting in 100% matriculation.

Increased enrollment by more than 30 new students by sending over 600 recruitment letters to lay degree candidates.

Awarded $17.5K from Lilly Endowment to plant a culture of assessment, co-authoring “Keystone Project for

Theological Education” grant.

Co-author of nationally famous “One Bread, One Cup” high school summer theology program.

Secured $1.8M for “One Bread, One Cup” from Lilly Endowment by co-authoring 4 grants.

Granted $100K award from Lilly Endowment for co-authoring “Theological Teaching with Technology,” which

produced on-line classes and increased student enrollment.

Achieved outstanding ratings in course evaluations from students by demonstrating enthusiasm, knowledge and

faithfulness to the Magisterium.

Received $5K “Teaching and Learning” grant to author a 4-volume set of textbooks on CD-ROM, resulting in the

consolidation of official Catholic Church documents in moral theology for students and researchers.

Attained regional recognition as theologian by keynoting at regional events and publishing ethics and evangelization

articles.

EDUCATION

PhD, Theology and Society, Specialization: Theological Ethics and Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

MA, Theology and Christian Ministry, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, OH

BA, Psychology, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

JOHN PAUL THE GREAT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL CORPORATION, Jasper, IN 1999 – 2016

President, Board of Directors 2012 – 2016

Led transition from traditional classroom delivery to homeschool cooperative for about 12 families; up to 80 children.

Chief Executive Officer for Rosenvolk German Medieval Festival, Oct. 16-18, 2015; first German-themed Medieval

Festival in North America.

Negotiated contracts with organizations and government entities.

Wrote grants for $15K.

$60K = total budget for awesome 3 day event with widespread media coverage.

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Vice President, Board of Directors 2007 – 2012

Founded, with other board members, first Catholic school in the Diocese of Evansville in 30 years.

Drafted first job description, resulting in hiring of first principal.

Composed first Agreement between Catholic Diocese of Evansville and John Paul the Great Catholic High School,

resulting in official recognition by Diocese of the latter as a private, independent Catholic school.

Raised $500K in pledges and donations by sending letters, making phone calls, presenting at parishes, and personally

meeting with potential donors which resulted in school opening on Aug. 11, 2009.

Chairperson, Education Planning Subcommittee 1999 – 2012

Drafted foundational documents. Conducted faculty hiring interviews. Investigated accreditation procedures.

Wrote first Student-Parent Handbook, which provided the way for John Paul the Great Catholic High School to begin.

Composed unique high school curriculum which resulted in first curriculum to include the Indiana Core 40 requirements

with John Paul II’s new evangelization.

HOLY FAMILY CENTER FOR LIFE, Evansville, IN 1998 – 2016

Member, Board of Directors

Provided ethical consultation on matters of human sexuality and John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.

Emceed first banquet, resulting in greater visibility of NFP services and subsequent increased clientele.

Emceed first diocesan Father-Son Program, resulting in positive evaluations and greater family strength.

AWARDS

List of Twenty Outstanding Theology Alumni, Marquette University

Student's Recognition Award, Sacred Heart School of Theology

BOOKS Spirit of God: Short Writings on the Holy Spirit. Yves Congar, O.P. Introduction by Mark E. Ginter. Edited by Susan Mader

Brown, Mark E. Ginter, and Joseph G. Mueller, S.J. Translated by Susan Mader Brown, Catherine E. Clifford, Mark E.

Ginter, and Joseph G. Mueller, S.J. Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, Forthcoming.

By Mark E. Ginter, Gardener’s Servant Productions

Journeying into the Mysteries of Light: A Handbook of Spiritual Mindfulness (2016).

First Saturday Devotions: A handbook of prayers in English and Latin to honor the request of Our Lady of Fatima (2010;

2nd

edition, 2014; 3rd

edition, 2016).

The Conversion of the Baptized: A Handbook for Penitents Celebrating the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation (2012,

rev. ed. 2015).

Surprised by the Spirit: A vision to renew Catholic family life by Handmaids and Servants of the Gardener (2013).

Praying the Marian Rosary in Readers’ Theater: A new expression of a true, good, and beautiful way to meet God (2014).

Missionary Disciples: A handbook for the New Evangelization based on Evangelii Gaudium (2014, rev. ed. 2015).

Love Remains: A Catechesis on Saints and the Veneration of their Relics (2014; Expanded edition for Married Saints Louis

and Zelie Martin, 2016).

A Eucharistic Holy Hour for the Renewal of Catholic Family Life (2015).

Pope St. John Paul II, Redemptoris Mater (“Mother of the Redeemer”) newly translated and edited (2011).