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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(215) 302-8200, Ext. 702

Michael Tandarich
Director of Marketing

Troy Norman
Data Management Specialist
Since graduating from the University of Vermont in 2012, Troy has been on fire for the mission of the Church. He worked for the Development Office at the Diocese of Burlington and then, after working for the Theology of the Body Institute for two years, entered seminary for Burlington. After discerning out of seminary, Troy worked as a Children’s Book Editor for Pauline Books & Media in Boston. He has returned to the Institute to take up the role of Data Management Specialist.
(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.
(215) 302-8200, Ext. 704

Elizabeth Busby
Co-Director of Programs
Intercessory prayer is at the heart and foundation of all we do as a ministry. We place all our intentions as a ministry as well as those intentions we regularly receive from people around the world into the loving womb of Mary. Elizabeth coordinates and communicates these prayer needs and requests with our global prayer network.

Ross Busby
Co-Director of Programs

Thomas West
Assistant Marketing Director
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.

Archbishop Charles Chaput, chairman
ARCHBISHOP OF PHILADELPHIA

Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila
ARCHBISHOP OF DENVER

Most Reverend Gregory Aymond
ARCHBISHOP OF NEW ORLEANS

Most Reverend Robert Baker
BISHOP OF BIRMINGHAM

His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins
ARCHBISHOP OF TORONTO

Most Reverend Robert J. Cunningham
BISHOP OF SYRACUSE

Most Reverend John M. Dougherty
D.D., V.G. AUXILIARY BISHOP EMERITUS OF SCRANTON

Most Reverend Victor Galeone
BISHOP EMERITUS OF SAINT AUGUSTINE

Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez
ARCHBISHOP OF LOS ANGELES

Most Reverend Alfred C. Hughes
ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS OF NEW ORLEANS

Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz
ARCHBISHOP OF LOUISVILLE

Most Reverend William E. Lori
ARCHBISHOP OF BALTIMORE

Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann
ARCHBISHOP OF KANSAS CITY

Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades
BISHOP OF FORT WAYNE-SOUTH BEND

His Eminence Justin Cardinal Rigali
ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS OF PHILADELPHIA