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SPECIAL GUESTS

SQPN is pleased to announce its special guests for this year’s Catholic New Media Celebration.  We are all very excited to have the following individuals as our keynote speakers and breakout presenters!

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

This year we will have two very special Keynote Speakers joining us in Boston, Fr. Robert Reed and Mr. Lino Rulli.

FATHER ROBERT REED, Director of the ever-growing CatholicTV® Network, promotes the dynamic use of television and new media for effective and entertaining Catholic programming. A priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, Father Reed prepared for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, and studied Broadcast Administration at Boston University’s School of Communication.

LINO RULLI currently produces Lino at Large, a radio program/podcast sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, syndicated on college radio stations, and affiliated with SQPN. He is host of The Catholic Guy radio show airing on The Catholic Channel of Sirius/XM Satellite Radio.  Lino Rulli has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications and a Master’s Degree in Theology.

BLOGGING TRACK

A new feature of the CNMC this year will be a track dedicated to all those interested in blogging.  Our presenters will be noted Catholic bloggers who are eager to share their expertise in creating quality, authentic and inspiring blogs.  Our presenters will be Sarah Reinhard, Thomas Peters and Rachel Balducci.

SARAH REINHARD. If Sarah isn’t off hiding somewhere with a good book, chances are she’s chasing a toddler or a dog (or sleeping, because every mom can use a nap!). She enjoys the idiosyncrasies of life in an old farmhouse in central Ohio with her husband and two daughters. She has been blogging at www.SnoringScholar.com since 2006 and contributes regularly at CatholicMom.com, Faith & Family Live, and Today’s Catholic Woman. She can be heard weekly on Catholic Moments and periodically on Faith & Family Live Cast.

PODCASTING TRACK

CHILDREN’S TRACK

LISA MLADINICH is a Catholic wife and mom, writer and workshop teacher, and the founder of www.AmazingCatechists.com. She hosts the weekly “Amazing Minute” podcast segment on Lisa Hendey’s popular “CatholicMoments” show. Mrs. Mladinich is also the creator of “Paradox Puppets,” a free on-line, catechetical puppet script ministry and the only Catholic ministry of its kind in the world, hosted by Lisa Hendey at CatholicMom.com, with Spanish translations by Maria R. Rivera. Her articles and fiction have appeared in Faith & Family, hearth (now Canticle), Rosebud, Thea News and catholicfire.blogspot.com. She teaches a parish workshop called, “You Can Be An Amazing Catechist…Here’s How,” and is available for media interviews, speaking engagements and consultation on religious education programs for children.

SQPN PODCASTERS

Many of your favorite SQPN Podcasters will be in attendance at the CNMC!  Be sure to introduce yourself to them.

Mac and Katherine Barron, from Swainsboro Georgia, are known the world over for their popular Catholic In A Small Town Show.  When not podcasting, Katherine works as a nurse and Mac teaches in the local school system.  Mac is also a regular contributor and producer of the Catholic Weekend Show.  Katherine and Mac are both members of the SQPN Board of Directors.

Father Seraphim Beshoner, TOR is a friar of the Third Order of St. Francis. He is also an assistant professor of history for the Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH.  Father Seraphim produces a weekly podcast on Church history called Catholic:  Under the Hood

By day, and sometimes by night, Dr. Paul Camarata works as a surgeon in Overland Park, KS.  In his spare time, Paul produces The SaintCast, an entertaining and informative show all about the saints.  Paul is a member of the SQPN Board of Directors.

Fr. Jay Finelli, a parish priest of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, is not only a steam train enthusiast and Mac geek, but he produces a wonderfully spiritual podcast, the iPadre Podcast.

A graduate of Franciscan University, Pat Gohn is an accomplished writer and public speaker.  Pat brings all her experience working for the Church and women’s causes into her show the Among Women Podcast.  Pat doesn’t have to travel far for this year’s CNMC as she hails from North Andover, MA.

From Boston, MA, almost across the street from the CNMC, Zina Gomez-Liss is a long time supporter of SQPN.  She and her husband produced the very popular Secrets of Battlestar Galactica.

Lisa Hendey, from Fresno, CA, is one of the best moms we know.  Her recently published “Handbook for Catholic Moms,” comes on the heals of her very successful blog site, www.CatholicMom.com.  Her weekly interview show on SQPN is CatholicMoments.  Lisa is a member of the SQPN Board of Directors.

Maria Johnson, from Conyers, GA, calls herself the ultimate “podsquatter,” but she is actually an integral part of several SQPN productions, including Catholic Weekend and the Secrets of Star Trek.  An author and a teacher, you can find several of her published works on lulu.com.  She also blogs at http://begojohnson.wordpress.com.

The host of Catholic Rockers , George is a software engineer by day, and was the former bassist for Catholic rock and praise band 1Body.

Steve (Tulsa, OK) started podcasting in 2006 with the On the U – College Catholic Podcast, a show dedicated to young Catholic experiencing life in the Church and on campus.  A regular contributor to shows like Catholic Weekend, Secrets of Star Trek, and Secrets of FlashForward, Steve is the executive director of SQPN.

From Roswell, GA, Jeff Nielsen (aka “Captain Jeff”) is an airline pilot and host of his Catholic Pilot Podcast.  Jeff is also the producer of SQPN’s Catholic Weekend show.  Jeff and his wife Linda are both members of the SQPN Board of Directors.

Nick Padley, also from Overland Park, KS, produces In Between Sundays with his brother Patrick.  Nick is a member of the SQPN Board of Trustees and produces or contributes to  other SQPN shows such as the Secrets of FlashForward.

A graduate of the University of Tulsa and one of the original contributors to the On the U – College Catholic Podcast, Patrick Padley (Overland Park, KS) and his brother Nick Padley produce the very popular In Between Sundays – a show for young adults.  Pat currently works in the film industry and as a social media researcher.

The Sweeney family calls the Austin, TX area home.  David and Allyson produce the Catholic Family show, a weekly show about living simply – from a Catholic perspective.  From time to time, youngsters in the family produce the Catholic Family Kids show.  David Sweeney is a member of the SQPN Board of Directors.