Our Staff:

Rev. Keith W. Boisvert (Fr. Keith) is the oldest of four children and lived his first six years in Rhode Island (his father Rudy’s home state) before moving to Maryland (his mother Dorothy’s home state). Fr. Keith was educated in Baltimore, and attended Saint Dominic Grade School, Loyola High School, Saint Mary’s Seminary College (B.A.), and Saint Mary’s Seminary & University (M.Div.).

Fr. Keith was ordained for the Archdiocese of Baltimore in 1979 and served at two parishes in the Baltimore area (Saint Pius X and Saint Anthony of Padua) before becoming the Director of Campus Ministry at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg. The sudden death of a pastor (with a building under construction) then led him to minister at Saint Joseph parish in Hagerstown for one year until being assigned to start a new parish in Frederick.

Fr. Keith lived at Saint John the Evangelist Church for several years during the initial start-up of the new faith community, and was named the pastor of the newly-created parish of Saint Katharine Drexel in 2005. He continues to provide pastoral leadership for this 750 household faith community as parish ministries continue to expand and new parish buildings are being designed and constructed.

Deacon Jeff Sutterman

Jeff Sutterman is serving the parish of St. Katharine Drexel, Frederick as Deacon. Jeff was among 11 men ordained by Cardinal Keeler into the Diaconate on Sunday, May 21, 2005 at the cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore.

Originally from Rock Island, Illinois Jeff has lived in the Greater Washington DC area since 1990. He holds a bachelors degree in Philosophy from the University of Chicago, and a Masters of Theology from the Washington Theological Institute. Jeff and his wife, Beth, currently reside in Frederick with their three children, Samantha, 5; Anthony, 3; and Timothy, 4 months. Jeff is employed as an intelligence analyst for Northrop Drummond

Jeff credits much of his religious journey to his relationship with his wife, Beth, a native of Rockville. After they met in 1990, they discovered that, though they were both raised in the Catholic faith, they had some differences in their religious traditions, due to being raised in different parts of the country. In an effort to fill in some of the gaps in what they understood about their faith the two of them began attending religion classes, first at St. Elizabeth’s in Rockville, and then at Georgetown. At Georgetown they enrolled in the certification program in Theological and Liturgical Studies. Jeff’s desire to deepen his religious life led him to enter the diaconate through the Archdiocese of Washington.

His formation was interrupted by his move to Frederick county in 2002, however he was able to pick up where he left off with the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He interned at St. Timothy parish in Walkersville. Besides the diaconate, Jeff is active at St. Katharine Drexel in the RCIA and adult faith formation programs. He also ministers to the homebound, which he considers a privilege, as he has learned many stories of faith from the people he visits.

Through this life of service to others – his family, and those in the parish and community where he lives – Jeff has discovered that it is a process through which the Holy Spirit works, quietly bringing love and hope to all.

Deacon Doug Nathan

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Michael OConnor

Business Manager
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Laura Weber

Laura Weber has been a member of the parish staff since July 2003. Her responsibilities at Saint Katharine Drexel include: Pastoral outreach to bereaved and homebound; year round preparation programs for Reconciliation and Eucharist; Leading Generations of Faith Sessions; The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and children; catechesis for grades pre K- 6th grade in the context of the parish's whole community program which occurs Sunday evenings; catechist recruitment and formation; and Sunday morning program for Kate's Kids and the nursery.
Since 1993, Laura has been working in parish and diocesan ministry in the area of children and adult faith formation and respect life activities. She earned her bachelor's degree in social work from Trinity College in Burlington, VT and her master's degree in social work for the State University of New York at Albany. Laura's education background also includes extensive course work in religious studies.
Laura lives in Gettysburg, PA with her husband Chris and their two children, Ellen and Eric.

Leah Huber

Leah Huber joined St. Katharine Drexel's staff as Pastoral Associate in May of 2005. She oversees general faith formation and evangelization within the parish, including welcome ministry, pastoral care, Baptismal preparation and RCIC.

While new to St. Katharine, Leah is not new to church ministry, having served St. John the Evangelist parish in Frederick from 1995 to 2002 as Coordinator of Faith Formation. After leaving St. John's, Leah attended the Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore where she recently completed her Masters degree in Church Ministries. Leah also holds a Bachelors degree in Religion and Religious Education from Catholic University.

Leah was born in Buffalo, New York, and lived in various locations along the East Coast as a child. Her parents were very active in church ministry and catechesis and, as a result, had children who were also very active. As a teen, Leah was an active participant in C.Y.O. (Catholic Youth Organization) and the Search Retreat movement..

Among her other interests, Leah would like to some day become active in ministry to families of persons with disabilities. She is a long-time admirer of Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche, an international network of faith-based communities creating homes and day programs with people who have developmental disabilities. [More on Jean Vanier's L'Arche]

Leah and her husband, Carl, are also raising their family of five children, Soren, 20; Leif, 16; Logan, 13; Kai, 10; Anna, 6. They are members of Holy Family, Middletown where Leah has been active as a catechist and in Children’s Liturgy of the Word.

Brian McCrohan

Brian McCrohan’s primary area of responsibility is for youth and young adult ministry, and is the go-to guy for anyone from middle school to middle age.  Brian coordinates our middle school and high school youth ministry programs, including catechesis, community building, community service, leadership development, prayer, and pastoral care.  He also coordinates the Confirmation Prep Process for our high schoolers.  Brian coordinates our young adult ministry (both at the parish level and in collaboration with area parishes) to provide opportunities for our 20 and 30 somethings to continue to grow in their faith.  Brian earned his bachelors degree in Psychology from Saint Joseph’s University and masters degrees in Pastoral Ministry and Counseling Psychology, from Boston College.

Daniel Owens

Music Coordinator
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Daniel has been active in music ministry since high school, when he participated in his parish's youth band and led various music groups on special occasions.  While attending Catholic University, he was hired as the Director of Youth Music Ministry at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Rockville - a job he continues to enjoy. Daniel also directs a high school music ministry program at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Damascus, and teaches music at St. Raphael’s Elementary School in Rockville.

Daniel lives in Hagerstown with his wife, Ana Maria, and their dog, Buttercup.

Nancy Whitmore

Administrative Assistant
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Kathy Tolino

Administrative Assistant