The Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Catholic League Alumni Corps leads the activities of the group and consists of a diverse set of young professionals from across the Delaware Valley. The entire board can be reached by emailing bod@phillycatholics.com.
Gavin Keirans, President & Founder — gkeirans@phillycatholics.com
Gavin Keirans is a Management Consultant at Accenture in their Analytics and Marketing practice. He has experience in the High Tech, Banking/Home Lending, Consumer Goods and Insurance Industries. Gavin graduated with a business degree from the Pennsylvania State University. He founded PCLAC in fall of 2011, leveraging the relationships he built as Student Body President during his college years at Penn State. Gavin also sits on the board of the New Leaders Council-Philadelphia, an org dedicated to building political & non profit leaders. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in 2006 and is a member of the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute.
Tom Shakely, Vice President & Founder — tshakely@phillycatholics.com
Tom Shakely runs Pastoral Media Letter, a media and communications consultancy helping Catholic ministries excel in community engagement. Tom previous worked as a journalist reporting for National Review Online and the Philadelphia Bulletin and has written for The Huffington Post, The Daily Caller, and others. He studied at the Pennsylvania State University and graduated from Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in 2005. Tom also serves on the board for the Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia, and The Nittany Valley Society. He is a member of the Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute.
Jess Gaffney, Vice President of Finance— jgaffney@phillycatholics.com
After serving as a Forensic Services consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) accounting firm for the last three years, Jessica now works within the PwC Learning & Education group which works to afford training, continued education, and developmental opportunities to staff and partners. Jessica is a Certified Public Accountant, having graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 2009 with a concentration in Accounting and Economics. She also graduated from Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in 2005. She has a passion for education, especially Catholic education, and hopes to one day teach business courses at a Philadelphia collegiate institution.
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