Volunteers Honored During the 2024 Caritas! Recognition Program

Fourteen exemplary volunteers were honored on April 10, 2024, at a Caritas! ceremony at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Each of these exceptional volunteers brought unique skills, experiences and talents to their support of Catholic Charities. This year’s honorees were:

Dr. Michael Barna, who received the Msgr. Geno Baroni Award for Advocacy

Ines Campusano, who was nominated by the agency for the Catholic Charities USA Volunteer of the Year Award

Charlotte Birch, Mary Leibolt, Josh Magnus, Mary McCormick, Bill McDermott, Mylene Mendoza, John Small and Adam Trzeciak, who received the Father John O’Connor Award for Empowerment

Maria Mercedes Aguila, who received the Newcomer Network Volunteer of the Year Award

Mary Ellen Hrutka, who received the Family, Parish and Community Outreach Department Volunteer of the Year Award

Scotty O’Connell, who received the Adult and Children Clinical Services Volunteer of the Year Award

Sister Mary Louise Wessell, who received the Central Services Volunteer of the Year Award.

(Photos by Chris Williams)