Mike Markle began serving as Executive Director of St Francis Retreat House on January 5, 2009.  He comes to the retreat house with talents in teaching and administration.  Mike spent many years with the Mars/M&M's candy company. After retirement he began teaching statistics and math at Northampton Community College and will serve the retreat house with well tuned organizational and resource development skills.

Sister Regina Rokosny, OSF is a member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, Pittsburgh.  With us since 1995, she directs and organizes our finance administration and generously assists staff and volunteers with administrative duties for smooth operations of the retreat house.

Mary Jane Dinan, serves as emeritus Board member and since 1990 coordinates Public Relations & fund raising for SFRH which is essential for future life.  She creates brochures and press releases for our programs, edits the News Notes and keeps our name in the public eye.

Fr. Miles Pfalzer, OFM ministers to the friars serving at St. Francis Retreat House as our Guardian and sacramental minister.  He has spent over 60 years in priestly ministry as pastor in our Catholic parishes. His quick wit and precise style of preaching have made him a popular friar among the people visiting the retreat house chapel.

Brother Ed Demyanovich, OFM works with retreat house ministries and helps to coordinate maintenance responsibilities.  He ministers in spiritual direction and gives talks for the retreats.  His mild mannered way always makes him very approachable.

Brother Ed Skutka, OFM has been ministering at Saint Francis Retreat House since the summer of 1971.  Many of his duties include kitchen chores, porter duties, the recycling center, and the Food Pantry outreach.  His kindness and quiet spirit have touched the hearts of our volunteers and retreatants for many years.

Brother Mark Ligett, OFM  hails from Ohio and entered the Franciscan order soon after graduation from high school and professed his Solemn Vows as a Friar in 1975.  He holds a Bachelor’s in Religious Studies from Mount St. Joseph College and a Masters in Theology from St. Meinrad School of Theology.  Brother Mark has been an elementary and high school teacher, a missionary in the Appalachian mountains of Southeast Kentucky, done formation work with young friars in initial formation and prior to coming to St. Francis Retreat House, spent three years in a Franciscan House of Prayer in the Missouri Ozarks.  Here at St. Francis, he is part of the retreat team, monitors the Gift Shop and also works in music ministry.

 

Kathleen Smith, administrative staff assistant and office receptionist since June 2006, serves the needs of both the staff and those who call for assistance at the retreat house.  Kathy’s professional teaching and PR profile has been a blessing for our ministries.