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Joseph O'Farrell Joins EWTN As Vice President of Mission Advancement
Irondale, AL, Jan 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) --
Joseph A. O'Farrell has joined the EWTN Global Catholic
Network as Vice President of Mission Advancement. In this newly
established position, O'Farrell will have responsibility for the
planning, coordination and implementation of all fundraising
activities and programs for EWTN and will report directly to EWTN
President & Chief Executive Officer Michael P.
Warsaw.
"Joe was chosen from among a national slate of
candidates with significant fundraising and development
experience," Warsaw said. "I have found him to be a man of
integrity and strong faith who joins us already deeply committed to
the mission of EWTN."
O'Farrell comes to EWTN with 20 years of experience in
political, educational and nonprofit development work. Most
recently, he served as Director of Programs and Development for the
Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University's Coles
College of Business in Georgia. He also operated an independent
fundraising consulting firm providing counsel to
Catholic non-profit organizations such as Belmont Abbey
College, The College of Mary Magdalene, Catholic Charities of the
Archdiocese of Atlanta and Catholic Relief Services.
A native of Niantic, Connecticut, O'Farrell received his
Bachelor of Arts degree from Bradford College in Bradford,
Massachusetts. He and his wife Kersti are the parents of five
children ages two to eight. O'Farrell and his family will be
re-locating to Birmingham from Atlanta.
EWTN Global Catholic Network, in its 32nd year, is
available in over 225 million television households in more than
140 countries and territories. With its direct broadcast
satellite television and radio services, AM & FM radio
networks, worldwide short-wave radio station, Internet
website www.ewtn.com and
publishing arm, EWTN is the largest religious media network in the
world.
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