Meet The Team

Christopher West, Th.D.

President

As one of its founders, Dr. West has served the TOB Institute in various capacities since 2004: as the leading faculty member, as a board member, a research fellow, and a curriculum advisor. He was appointed President of the Institute in 2018 and serves as Professor of Theological Anthropology in the jointly sponsored M.A. program with Pontifex University. His global lecturing, best-selling books, multiple audio and video programs, and popular podcast (co-hosted by his wife Wendy) have made him one of the world’s most recognized teachers of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Of all his titles and roles, however, he is most proud to call himself a devoted husband and father.

Jason Clark

Executive Director

Since 2010 Jason has served as Christopher’s closest collaborator in overseeing the global mission and outreach of spreading St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. He has a passion for drawing people closer to the heart of Christ and has been doing so since the early 1990s as a youth and young adult minister, a seminarian, a worship leader, a speaker throughout the United States and abroad, and, most importantly, as a husband and father of five.

Jen Settle

Director of Ongoing Formation

Jen has been part of the Institute since 2008 serving as Certification Course Manager, Managing Director, and Director of Programs. She now serves as the Director of Ongoing Formation and is a TOBI Speaker. Jen has her Bachelor and Master degrees in Theology and Parish Ministry from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. She completed the Spiritual Direction Certificate program with Divine Mercy University and offers spiritual direction for our in-person immersion courses. She is the co-author of the book, Consecration to Jesus through Saint Joseph: An Integrated Look at the Holy Family. In 2017, Jen became a Consecrated Virgin and credits Theology of the Body as integral to discerning and forming her in her vocation. She lives in Orlando, Florida.

JSettle@tobinstitute.org

(215) 302-8200, Ext. 700

Bill Donaghy, M.A.

Senior Lecturer and Content Specialist

Having worked in mission, evangelization, and education since the early 1990s, Bill joined faculty of the TOB Institute in 2010 and became a full-time member of the team as content specialist in 2013. With a background in visual arts, philosophy, and systematic theology, he has given talks and retreats to bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and the lay faithful throughout the country and internationally. Bill is the co-author with Chris Stefanick of the popular program RISE: 30 Day Challenge for Men and is a proud husband and father of four.

BDonaghy@tobinstitute.org

(215) 302-8200, Ext. 703

Bill Howard

Media Director

Prior to bringing his media skills to the full-time promotion of TOB in 2015, Bill spent nearly two decades as an award-winning editor and writer in the Catholic Press and served two terms on the Catholic Press Association Board of Directors. He also brings his extensive experience as an organizer of pilgrimages to the TOB Institute’s annual trips to holy sites around the world.

media@tobinstitute.org

(215) 302-8200, Ext. 705

Mike Mangione

Director of Events

Mike is a professional Americana/folk/blues musician who has toured the world both as a solo artist and with his bands Mike Mangione & the Union and Mike Mangione & the Kin. He’s been sharing the gift of his music at TOB Institute courses and events since 2008 and is co-creator with Christopher West and Jason Clark of the Institute’s premier live event Made for More. He is also host of the acclaimed podcast Time & the Mystery and a proud husband and father of three.

events@tobinstitute.org

(215) 302-8200, Ext. 702

Michael Tandrich

Director of Marketing

Hannah Shafer

Assistant Director of Programs

hannah@tobinstitute.org

(215) 302-8200, Ext. 701

Michele Sankus

Products & Resources Support

Michele is the front line for many of our e-commerce and membership communications and needs. If you have received a resource from our online store or have had membership questions you’ve likely been blessed by Michele’s caring heart and devotion to this mission.

Michele@tobinstitute.org

(215) 302-8200, Ext. 704

Elizabeth Busby

Co-Director of Programs

Ross Busby

Co-Director of Programs

Juan Arreguín

Media Producer

EPISCOPAL ADVISORS

Theology of the Body Institute proudly receives endorsements from esteemed clergy members worldwide. Episcopal Advisors recognize the essential value of Theology of the Body and publically approve Theology of the Body Institute’s mission through their partnerships.