The National Council of the
United States

In general, the office of the National Council provides leadership, technical assistance, mangement training, and resource development.  The National Council enables Councils and Conferences to better devote their own resources to serving their communities and seeks to develop and promote innovative strategies that address human needs and social justice. The National Office is located at:

58 Progress Parkway
Maryland Heights, Mo. 63043-3706
PH: 314-576-3993
Fax: 314-576-6755
To secure assistance, contact the nearest Catholic Church in your community and ask if they have a Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference in their parish or know of one in the vicinity.  Or, look for "Society of St. Vincent de Paul" in your local White Pages.  To find the District or Diocesan Council closest to you, click here.

 

National Council Office Staff

Name   Areas of Responsibility

Roger Playwin
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
rplaywin@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 204

   All
Michael Syslo
National Associate Executive Director
msyslo@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 203		   All, when Roger not present

Laura Kamper
Senior Director of Finance,
Personnel & Facilities
lkamper@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 205

  

Solidarity Invoices
Personnel Issues
National Office Facilities
Sr. Kieran Kneaves
National Formation Director
kkneaves@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 207		   Formation Materials and Documents
Steven Martinez
National Development Director
smartinez@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 213		  

Supervision of National Development/Fundraising Programs
Grant Writing, Development Resources, & National Partnerships

Nathan Martin
National Development Programs Manager
nmartin@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 218

  

Friends of the Poor Walk
NVDP Coordination
NVDP Registrations
NVDP Montoring

 
Gerri Sample
Development Administrative Associate
gsample@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 211		  

Donor Database Management
Matching Gifts
Friends of the Poor Grants
David Dunn
Major Gifts Specialist
ddunn@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 215		  

Major Gifts
Planned Giving: Annuities, Estates, etc.
Sr. Christian Price
National Director of Youth and Young Adult Development
christianp@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 209		  

Y&YA Involvement
Y&YA Website
Y&YA Newsletter
Charles Henderson
National Director of Communications
chenderson@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 214		  

National Communications
Media Relations
Member Communications
  Ozanam News
   Frédéric’s E-Gazette
   Frédéric’s Papers
   Legislative Update
Michael Schottenhaml
Manager of Information Technology
mschottenhaml@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 212		  

Information Technology Issues
SVdP Websites
SVdP Internal IT Programs
Online Annual Reporting
Pamela Johnson
Membership & Communications Administrative Associate
pjohnson@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 201		  

Annual Reports
Aggregation/Institution
Ozanam News
Governance Newsletter
Membership Database
Solidarity Reconciliation
Midyear Meeting Liaison
Sherry Brown
Executive Administrative Associate
sbrown@svdpusa.org
PH:314-576-3993 EXT: 200		  

501(c)(3) Applications
Group Insurance
Registration for Invitation for Renewal
Registration for Midyear Meeting
Jeff Morse
Materials/Sales Specialist
jmorse@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 210		  

Publication Orders
Shipping and Receiving
Maria Villa-Garcia
Twinning Administrative Associate
mvilla-garcia@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 202		   International Twinning
Wendy VanDeventer-Jones
Information Technology Specialist
wjones@svdpusa.org
PH: 314-576-3993 EXT: 216		  

Website Updates
Online Database Updating
IT Helpdesk
Susie David-Pierre
Haiti Project Coordinator
svdphaiti@gmail.com		   Haiti Relief Coordination