The Parish Council

Jayne Chivers: Jayne has lived in Rome for over twenty years. She runs a busy language school and translating agency together with her husband Bob. They have been members of Santa Susanna since 1999 and have two lovely children.

Idilia Falconi: Editor of As Romans Do for the last ten years, Idilia moved to Rome with her husband, Mario, and daughter, Daniela, fifteen years ago. She has been an active member of the Parish Council for the last fifteen years and she has also served as President and Vice President of the Santa Susanna Ladies’ Guild.

George Fedha: George, a national of Kenya, has been an active member of the Santa Susanna community since coming to Rome in 2004. His wife Kerry is a teacher at the Marymount International School, where their two daughters Elsie and Ashley also attend school. George works in a humanitarian aid agency and is also involved in ecumenical work, including prayer

Peter Ganser: Peter is from Norwalk Connecticut and became a Santa Susanna parishioner when he moved to Rome and took up his position at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in 2006. He is married to Michelle Ganser and they have a daughter, Kendra who received her confirmation at Santa Susanna.

Joan Lewis: Joan has lived in Rome for 29 years, and has been a parishioner and lector at Santa Susanna's for almost as long! As the Rome Bureau Chief for EWTN, the global Catholic TV and Radio network, Joan has a blog, “Joan’s Rome” at www.ewtn.com, does 2 daily radio news shows and has a weekend radio show called “Vatican Insider.” She also hosts "JOAN KNOWS" on Vatican Radio, and is a member of the Board of Regents of Marymount International School.

Renzo Monaco: Renzo was born in Rome and works for Banca di Roma. One way he shares his gift of faith is by leading the Historical Tour of Santa Susanna, where he has been a parishioner since 1986.

Giuseppe Natalucci: Giuseppe was born in San Giovanni, Rome. Growing up, he was a Boy Scout and he and his family were active parishioners of their local parish. He completed his first degree in Law at the Università della Sapienza in 1987 and later completed a Masters in International Law at the LUISS. He met his Canadian wife Carol in Umbria and the couple have two lively young girls and have been parishioners of Santa Susanna since 2004 when their older daughter enrolled in the First Communion Class. Giuseppe is currently a Barrister here in Rome and an active member of the Rotary Club.

Amy Lentini Page and Ross Page: Amy and Ross came to Rome in Fall 2002 with their two children (Oliver 15 and Isotta 11) from northern Italy (Milan and Lake Maggiore) where they lived and worked in the real estate field for 14 years. They joined Santa Susanna in 2005 when their daughter enrolled in the First Communion Class. They started a commercial real estate business in Milan in the late 80s and currently Ross works as an Asset Manager for Natixis Capital Partners and Amy is a partner in HabemusCasa a Residential Web Site where buyers and sellers deal directly to buy property, a “For Sale By Owner” site for direct sales and rentals all over Italy.

Marsha Papini: Marsha has lived in Rome since 2005. Her husband, Larry, is a Colonel in the Army and is stationed at the U.S. Embassy. She has two children, Larry (12) and Gabriella (9). Marsha and her family have had three tours in Italy. She has been the Director of Religious Education at Santa Susanna since the fall of 2006.

Peggy Scalise: This is Peggy's second tour in Rome. Her husband, Joseph, is assigned here with the UN World Food Programme and daughter, Alessandra, attends St. Stephen’s School. Peggy is a teacher/reading specialist with 31 years' experience teaching in Catholic and International Schools in Africa, Asia, Italy and the USA, and now teaches at Ambrit International School. Peggy and her family joined the parish in September, 2004.

Louis Seliquini: Louis, an employee with the U.S. Government in Rome, has been a life-long Catholic and active in his parish communities since he was an altar boy at age 10 and the president of his parish youth organization through high school. He is married to Susan Seliquini and they have three children (Sky, Star and Stormy). They have all been members of Santa Susanna Parish since their arrival in January of 2007. The Seliquini family has lived in Europe and the US off-and-on for the past 14 years, and transferred to Rome from their home in Glendale Arizona. Their hobbies include traveling, camping, and sightseeing.

Rosanna Shedid: Rosanna Shedid, who was born in Cairo, and is fluent in English, Italian, French and Arabic. She has been a member of the Parish of Santa Susanna for the past 25 years, and has been working as Parish Secretary for the past 8 years. She loves very much the numerous aspects of her job with the Paulist Fathers in Rome.

Dennis Winter: Dr. Dennis Winter was in private dental practice in Denver, Colorado for 20 years and he has now joined his wife’s practice in Rome. Dr. Loredana Carnovale Winter limits her practice to prosthetics. The couple have two adorable children.

Jane Wu: Jane came to Rome in 1993 from Ottawa, Canada and loves Santa Susanna Church. She is always ready to serve, as needed, as Lector or Minister of Communion, but most enjoys the choir and serving as a Santa Susanna Church tour guide. Her two sons and daughter are pursuing careers and raising families in Calgary and Toronto, Canada and in San Jose, California.