Mary Lou Amy​​​​
Mary Lou Amy became a parishioner at Saint Catherine of Siena soon after moving to Wake Forest from Florida in 2016. Mary Lou has been serving as an usher this past year, building on her 10 years as lead usher at Holy Cross in Vero Beach, FL. Mary Lou grew up in Clifton, NJ and attended Catholic grammar school for 8 years and graduated from the College of St. Elizabeth with a dual major in biology and chemistry. She went on to teach science for more than 15 years in both public and private schools. Mary Lou served on the Board of Directors in her gated community in Florida and volunteered as a docent at Vero Beach Museum of Art for 10 years. Mary Lou is a mother of three, grandmother of ten and became a great-grandmother just this year.

John Grossheim
My family and I have been parishioners for the past 16 years at St. Catherine of Siena.  My wife of 23 years, Janel, and I have 3 boys Patrick (19), Peter (17), and Conor (14). Two of them are graduates from St. Catherine of Siena School and the third will be graduating this year. Over the past 15-year years I have been involved in many apostolates in the Parish, which includes being an avid supporter of the School, working on Operation Harvest, Baptism Preparation Coordinator, and a member of the Knights of Columbus for 20 years. Additionally, I have been a Reader, Confirmation Catechist (Master Catechist in the Diocese), Coordinator of the Readers, Member of Teams of Our Lady and a Eucharistic Adorer.

Chris Irving
I am 47 years old and originally hail from New Jersey. I was raised in a small family without formal religion. I entered the church in 2000 and married my wife Danielle the following year. That same year we also moved to Wake Forest, NC as part of another job transfer with Revlon. We adopted 2 boys as newborns. My parish involvement before children was youth group, currently I am a Knight in good standing and in a Teams Of Our Lady (TOOL) group.Today we are very engaged with the school – my wife is room mom and on PTA plus we have co-chaired the major fundraising events such as the Chili Contest and the Gala.

Mike Karpinski
I lived most of my childhood in Burlington, MA, a suburb of Boston. Kelley and I began our married life in Chicago in the Wrigleyville neighborhood.  We have two children, Ryan (22) and Olivia (19). I became a Knight and have served as the head of the building committee that fundraised and built a $5m expansion to our Indiana parish campus. For those that attend 10:45 Mass, you will see me as an Eucharistic Minister.  Kelley and I are on the New Members Committee and we also lead a marriage group called Teams of Our Lady (TOOL).

Jeff Klucinec
I was born in Natrona Heights, PA (near Pittsburgh) and lived the first ~30 years of my life in Western and Central Pennsylvania. I married my wife Lynette in 2007; our children Henry and Emma were born in Ames over the next few years.  We moved to Rolesville, NC in 2016. I have served the Church in many ways: as an altar boy, supporting RCIA instruction, serving as Grand Knight of a Knights of Columbus Council, an active supporter of St. Catherine of Siena School, and organize activities and camp-outs for the Troops of St George #429 apostolate.

Jonathan Miller
Drawn by the unfading beauty and depth of the Church, Jonathan exposed his young family to Catholicism, culminating in the conversion of all five Millers at the Easter vigil earlier this year. A Virginian by birth, he and his wife of 12 years, Kelly, have been North Carolina residents since 2008. The father of three children, the youngest of whom was born during the RCIA process, enjoys theological discussions and attending Mass in the Extraordinary Form. Jonathan holds a degree in psychology, and has owned and operated his own aquarium-based business for the last decade.

Sheila Marie Ramos
I am Sheila Marie Ramos, mother to Aliehsa (12 years old), Raphael (7 years old) and Harriette (5 years old). We are parishioners of St. Catherine of Siena since we moved to Wake Forest in 2015, we were parishioners of OLPH in Rocky Mount for 7 years prior to that.  I am an active PTO member of the school where all my 3 kids are students. Since most of the students in St. Catherine of Siena are children of the parish as well, I believe that it is important for the children to see and know that both the church and school are working together in building a safe, faith-driven, loving community.

Kathleen Walch
I am a wife of 27 years to John and a mother to our children, TJ and Olesia.  After John and I married in 1992, we relocated to Raleigh from our home state of Maryland. We were parishioners of St. Raphael Catholic Church until we found St. Catherine’s six years ago. I volunteer where I can: Hope Reins of Raleigh, substitute catechist assistant at St. Raphael’s, Troop Committee Secretary for Boy Scout Troop 104, and catechist assistant and lead catechist for the Confirmation Year 1 Bible Timeline class at St. Catherine’s. One of my passions is working with the youth and sharing my faith with them.