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Executive Director
Rev. Philip Judge, SJ is our new Executive Director of Campus Ministry. Before accepting his position at Fordham, he spent many years in Jesuit secondary education teaching English and working in administration at McQuaid Jesuit, Fordham Prep, and Regis. As a native of Queens and a Fordham graduate, he is excited to be back at Rose Hill where he studied English as a Jesuit scholastic and did graduate work in philosophy, after which he pursued additional graduate studies in Theology and English in Berkeley, California. He believes that Jesuit spirituality -- from finding God in all things to seeking to be men and women for and with others -- can animate everything we do at a Jesuit and Catholic University. In his free time, Fr. Phil loves exploring New York and reading, particularly U.S. literature.
Executive Director of Campus Ministry, Catholic Life
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 718-817-4503
McShane Campus Center, CMCE 214
Available for: General Campus Ministry, Spiritual Direction, Post Graduate Volunteer Discernment, Sacramental Ministry (Reconciliation), Pastoral Counseling, Drop-In Ministry, Social Justice Advocacy, Priesthood Discernment.
Katie Anderson is a big fan of incense, hymns, and stained glass but just as big a fan of finding God in unexpected places, whether it’s a quiet corner of the Botanical Gardens or the busy hum of Fordham Road. Katie has worked in ministry in a variety of settings: community organizing, accompanying and advocating for immigrants, coordinating disaster response teams, and, here at Fordham, working with student volunteers and leaders to coordinate prayerful, peaceful, and joyful Masses in our Church and chapels. She is also a resident minister for Walsh Hall, home of the Science Integrated Learning Community. She is most passionate about empowering students to discover their own spirituality, creativity, and wisdom. You can often find Katie in her Church basement lair —erm, office— but when she’s not there, she’s either creating a work of art, taking a walk with her family, or on a gustatory tour of the world. Katie grew up in “Small Wonder,” Delaware, home of farmstand peaches, winding hiking trails, and gorgeous beaches, and has trouble believing that she’s now been a New Yorker for ten years. She lives in the Bronx with her husband and their two tiny humans.
Director of Catholic Life
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 718-817-0588
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Available for: General Campus Ministry, Post Graduate Volunteer Discernment, Drop-In Ministry, Social Justice Advocacy.
Dr. Joan Cavanagh has ministered to the faculty, students, and staff at all three of Fordham’s campuses. She loves helping people to find God in the midst of their ordinary lives and struggles. She feels it is a privilege to accompany students, faculty, and staff on their unique life journeys. Joan enjoys wearing many hats at work. She serves as an advisor and supports students in our faith-based student clubs. She is always on the lookout for opportunities for interfaith gatherings. She accompanies members of the community who have suffered the loss of a loved one as they work through their grief. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, Joan is in a unique position to offer pastoral support to queer students. She is available for pastoral conversations and spiritual direction with students, faculty, and staff. Joan brings her energy, enthusiasm, and wisdom gained from many years in Campus Ministry at Fordham. She looks forward to joining you on your journey! Please stop by and say hello!
Sr. Director of Spirituality
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 718-817-0882 (Rose Hill), 914-367-3420 (Westchester)
McShane Campus Center, CMCE 212 and Westchester 133
Available for: General Campus Ministry, Spiritual Direction, Pastoral Counseling, Bereavement, Prayer Services, LGBTQ Ministry, Presentations on Ignatian Spirituality, Post Graduate Volunteer Discernment.
Jonathan Rodrigues Fong, originally from Sacramento, California, was first introduced to Jesuit education at Jesuit High School, where he developed a deep appreciation for Ignatian spirituality and service. He continued his formation at Fordham University as a student, where he became a committed member of the campus ministry community. During his time at Fordham, Jonathan served for one year as sacristan and three years as wedding coordinator at the University Church, experiences that shaped his passion for liturgy and pastoral care. He graduated summa cum laude in 2025 with a degree in International Political Economy, double majored in Philosophy, and minored in Theology. As Prefect of the University Church, Jonathan looks forward to stewarding the sacred space and continuing to minister to the spiritual needs of the student body by fostering a community rooted in faith, hospitality, and Jesuit tradition.
Prefect of the University Church
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 718-817-3215
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Available for: General Campus Ministry, Student Liturgical Ministry, University Church & Chapel Events & Scheduling, Wedding Ministries
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Carol Gibney is beginning her 23rd year working at Fordham in the Office of Campus Ministry. She is a native New Yorker who grew up in New York City and continues to reside in the lovely Riverdale community in the Bronx. In addition to directing retreats, offering pastoral ministry and various programs, she oversees a community engagement/service program called the Pedro Arrupe Volunteers, where she works with a student council to set up service opportunities and organize conversations and dialogues around issues of justice through the lens of faith. As she is a certified yoga teacher, Carol also leads weekly Ignatian Spirituality and Yoga sessions. Additionally, she provides a weekly graduate student program with opportunities for fellowship, personal reflection, conversations, and prayer. Carol works at both the Lincoln Center and Rose Hill campuses and declares her emphatic love of love!
Director of Service, PAV, Spirituality
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 718-817-4518
McShane Campus Center, CMCE 213 & SL 20A (LC)
Available for: General Campus Ministry, Spiritual Direction, Post Graduate Volunteer Discernment, Pastoral Counseling, Graduate Student Ministry, Drop-in Ministry, Social Justice Advocacy
John Gownley is the Director of Global Outreach (¡GO!) at Fordham University. He holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service, with a concentration in Macro Practice: Community-based Practice and Leadership.
His work with Global Outreach focuses on Global Immersion programs that address issues of environmental justice, migration, and civil discourse. Rooted in the Jesuit tradition, these programs provide students with transformative experiences that foster personal growth and community-building in locations like Nogales, Arizona, Mexico, Northern Ireland, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Kenya, just to name a few. Gownley also leads and manages Fordham delegations for World Youth Day and MAGIS, a Jesuit service and spirituality program, and has accompanied students over the years, most recently Rome, Italy.
A native of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Gownley holds a Bachelor of Science in Media and Information Technology and Art History from The University of Scranton. Before joining Fordham he also worked at Georgetown University, where he provided accommodations for students with disabilities and in the evenings and weekends worked at Georgetown Prep as a residential faculty member. His diverse experience and social work degree inform his approach to creating a supportive and compassionate environment for students.
Director of Global Outreach
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 718-817-1402
Office: McShane 218
Available for: Global Outreach, Campus Engagement, MAGIS Circles, JVC and Post-Grad Discernment, Pastoral Counseling, Drop-In Ministry, Social Justice Advocacy
Erin Hoffman is starting her 14th year at Fordham! She lives with her family in McMahon Hall at Fordham Lincoln Center, where her main goal is to help students thrive during their time at Fordham. She facilitates Campus Ministry initiatives and partnerships for LC, which include interfaith and multi-faith initiatives, social justice conversations and programs, liturgy and spirituality events, and peer ministry, among others. Erin loves all things, well, most things, politics and won't shy away from an opportunity to have an engaging conversation about current events, social justice, and civic engagement (vote!). Perhaps this comes from her background studying international politics and foreign policy in college or social work with a global practice focus in graduate school. Erin is a proud (and tired) mom to 3 young kids who are very excited to have students return to McMahon hall and delight in saying hi to everyone they meet. If you find one of them wandering solo on campus, please return to Campus Ministry or McMahon 6G!
Director of Campus Ministry for Lincoln Center
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 212-636-6318
Lowenstein 217A
Available for: General Campus Ministry, Post Graduate Volunteer Discernment, Pastoral Counseling, Drop-In Ministry, Social Justice Advocacy, Spiritual Direction
Donna Lajoux has worked as the secretary of Campus Ministry Lincoln Center since 2014. She was born and raised in lower Manhattan's Chinatown and currently lives in the Bronx. Donna has two beautiful daughters; the oldest is a registered nurse, and the youngest works in finance and recently earned a master's from Fordham's Gabelli School of Business. Donna loves being part of the Fordham Family.
Senior Executive Secretary
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 212-636-6267
Lowenstein 217
Available for: General Campus Ministry, Social Justice Advocacy
Benjamin Medeiros received his Bachelor’s in Psychology from Fordham University and is pursuing his Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling in Fordham’s Graduate School of Education. Originally from suburban Rhode Island, Ben always saw himself serving the public in a big city like New York, through community-based action and justice. He has been with the Global Outreach program since his senior year of undergrad in 2022 as a participant in the GO! Mississippi project. He currently serves as the Immersion Coordinator, working with our national and global community partners to engage Fordham students with social justice and spiritual service opportunities outside of campus!
Coordinator Global Outreach Immersion
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 718-817-0276
McShane Campus Center, CMCE 215
Mr. Robert Minotti began his tenure at Fordham in the Fall of 1990. He is the first full-time director of liturgical music for the University Church and the founder of the Schola Cantorum, the first student-led choir to participate in the 11:00 Mass at the Church. In addition to liturgical music, Robert directs the Fordham University Choir. Robert’s position at Fordham is a choral director’s “dream job.” As an organist, Robert is blessed that in 2012, the University showed its commitment to liturgical music by installing a world-class new pipe organ -the Maior Dei Gloria Organ. When not making music Robert enjoys reading a good book, cooking (mostly Italian), gardening, and the opera.
Director of Campus Ministry for Liturgical Music
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 718-817-4504
Fax: 718-817-4505
McShane Campus Center, CMCE 215
Available for: General Campus Ministry, Organ Lessons
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Robert J. Parmach, Ph.D. serves as the senior director of Ignatian mission and education at Fordham University, where he also teaches philosophy. A native New Yorker, Rob graduated from Xavier High School and earned a BA in philosophy and classics from Fairfield University, where he ran cross-country and track, and his MA and PhD from Fordham University. He started his career in student affairs as a counselor and peer educator before becoming academic dean of first-year students at Fordham College at Rose Hill, where he served as faculty director of its Manresa Scholars integrated learning community and coordinator of the West Wing Ignatian leadership program. Rob's teaching and scholarship highlight practical applications of philosophy, theology, and Jesuit education. For over twenty-five years now, Rob, along with Fordham students and young alumni, participated in Fordham's Global Outreach project at Camp Friendship, an apostolate for foster children in rural Mississippi. Rob's role focuses on helping our Fordham community to better understand, value, and engage our Ignatian and Jesuit charism in all we do.
Director of Ignatian Mission and Ministry
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 212-636-6268
Lowenstein 219
Available for: Jesuit education and pedagogy, Ignatian spirituality programming, discernment, workshops/presentations, University mission representation
Imam Ammar Abdul Rahman is the Director of Muslim Life and Campus Imam at Fordham University. As an immigrant from Ghana, he came to America with a dream for a better life—a journey that has shaped his deep sense of empathy and commitment to helping others. With a strong background in Islamic education and a heart for service, Imam Ammar brings over a decade of experience to his role. He believes in creating a supportive community where students can feel at home, explore their faith, and ask tough questions. He is dedicated to being a warm and accessible guide for all students, no matter their background or beliefs. His passion for building community extends beyond the Muslim student body. Before joining Fordham, Imam Ammar worked with the Interfaith Center of New York, where he helped coordinate resources for those in need, including connecting asylum seekers with local shelters. He is committed to fostering understanding and respect across all traditions and believes that our diverse stories are what make our community strong. Imam Ammar looks forward to getting to know you. He is here to listen, offer guidance, and support you on your spiritual and personal journey at Fordham. In his free time, he loves spending quality time with his wife and three children.
Director of Muslim Life
Campus Imam
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 212-636-6416
Instagram: fordham_muslimlife
McShane Campus Center, CMCE 215 (RH) or Lowenstein 217 (LC)
Available for: General Campus Ministry, Spiritual Direction, Pastoral Counseling, Bereavement, Prayer / Jummah Services, Islamic Education, Quran Recitation and Understanding, Islamic Jurisprudence and Social Justice
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Stephanie Roddy, or Roddy as most people know her, is eager to work alongside this year's retreat leaders to accompany each and every student retreatant on their personal and spiritual journeys this year. Roddy works to create an intentional space in Fordham's Retreat House in Goshen, NY, that fosters connection, community, and reflection. When not on retreats, Roddy loves to read, make art, and connect with friends. Roddy also serves as a Resident Minister and is an additional level of support for students living in the Residence Hall here at Fordham. Roddy hopes that you will join us on one of Fordham's Retreats this year! Stop by the McShane Campus Center to say hello!
Director of Spiritual Retreat Ministries
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 718-817-4539
McShane Campus Center, CMCE 232
Available for: General Campus Ministry, Social Justice Advocacy, Post Graduate Volunteer Discernment, and Drop-in Ministry
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Gil Severiano is starting her 25th year! She is often found in the Campus Ministry office in the new McShane Campus Center with her amazing team of student interns. Together they help bring forth Campus Ministry events, programs, and ministries. Gil is passionate about advising Pedro Arrupe Volunteers alongside Carol Gibney and Donna Lajoux. PAV provides opportunities for students to engage with the New York City community through direct service projects and have meaningful conversations about issues of our times. One of her favorite projects is the annual Trick or Treat event for neighborhood children on campus and watching our students have fun with them. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Jorge, and is a proud mother of three humans (Lauren, Gabi GSB MS 21', and Alex FCRH 14') and puppy Millie. She loves traveling (especially Portugal and Italy), gardening, cooking, and entertaining! If you are in the McShane Campus Center, come up to 215 and say hi!
Director of Campus Ministry Operations, Budget, and Community Engagement
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 718-817-4502
McShane Campus Center, CMCE 215
Available for: General Campus Ministry, Social Justice Advocacy
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Rabbi Katja Vehlow PhD (she/her) joined the team in 2024. She is the Jewish chaplain and campus rabbi at Fordham University in New York, where she supports students of all backgrounds as they co-create meaningful Jewish experiences. As part of a multi-faith chaplaincy team, she is committed to fostering a campus environment where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. A child of refugees, an immigrant, and a convert to Judaism, Rabbi Vehlow brings a deep commitment to holding space for stories of transformation, suffering, and hope. She forms close connections across lines of faith and identity, offering emotional and spiritual care to all, regardless of religious belief or background.
Originally from Germany, Rabbi Vehlow lived in the UK and Israel before coming to the U.S. for her academic and rabbinic training. She was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, is a trained hospital chaplain, and previously taught religious studies at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. She now lives in New York with her family.
Director of Jewish Life
Jewish Chaplain and Campus Rabbi
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 212-636-6405
Instagram: fordham_jewishlife
McShane Campus Center, CMCE 215 (RH) or Lowenstein 217 (LC)
Available for: General Campus Ministry, Pastoral Encounters, Multifaith Work, Jewish Education, Jewish Religious and Ritual Needs
Our Part-Time Staff
Augustine M. Preziosi born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, Augustine cultivated an appreciation for the universality of the Church thanks to the immense diversity of his parish, St. Paul's on Nassau Street. Drawn to Fordham by its Catholic mission and gothic aesthetic, he graduated in 2023 with a B.A. in Theology, Religious Studies, and Philosophy. Augustine took a brief hiatus from the university in 2024 as a diplomatic fellow for the Holy See Mission to the United Nations. He worked under H.E. Archbishop Gabriele Caccia on the Holy See’s Security Council team, formulating reports on the fragile humanitarian conditions in Ukraine, Haiti, North Korea, and central/east African nations. Now a candidate for a Masters in Theological Studies at Rose Hill, he can be found balancing his sacristan and resident minister duties while producing a thesis on Mariology. But at the end of the day, he is most concerned with helping Fordham students discover their own unique relationship with Christ. Ever want to talk theology, spirituality, or life in general? Do not hesitate to reach out!
Sacristan of University Church
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: augustine_preziosi
West Church Sacristy
Paul Loman has served as the Director of the Gloria Dei Choir, the liturgical ensemble that provides music for the Sunday evening Mass in the University Church at Rose Hill, since the fall of 2022. Paul is a music director, pianist, and organist in the Bronx and Westchester County. He also works as a Speech-Language Pathologist in a public school nearby Rose Hill. Paul enjoys cycling, attending theater, and trying to keep up with his podcast queue.
Our RH Interns
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Gerarny Mejia is a senior at Fordham University Rose Hill, majoring in Digital Technologies and Emerging Media with a minor in Marketing. She was born and raised in the Bronx. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her family, traveling to new places, and trying different kinds of foods. One of her favorite things about Campus Ministry is the warm and welcoming environment that makes everyone feel at home.
Tabassum Hossain is a junior at Fordham University Rose Hill majoring in Psychology (B.S.) with a minor in Business Administration. She was raised in the Bronx, NY, and has always been passionate about pursuing a career in the medical field. In her free time, she enjoys expressing her creativity through painting, crocheting, photography, and reading. She values campus ministry for the supportive community it creates and the opportunities it provides to connect with others through faith.
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Bryan Gomez is a junior majoring in Business Administration with a passion for leadership, teamwork, and personal growth. As a student of Mexican descent, I value my culture, community, and the importance of hard work and perseverance. I am dedicated to developing strong communication and problem-solving skills while preparing for a successful career in business. Alongside my academic journey, I enjoy building meaningful connections, supporting others, and staying involved in opportunities that help me grow both professionally and personally.
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Melisa Bujaj is a junior at Fordham University Rose Hill, on the Pre-Law track, majoring in political science with a minor in English. She was born and raised in New York and grew up surrounded by the culture of Arthur Avenue. Her culture as an Albanian-American is one of the most important parts of her identity and she loves connecting with other students who are interested in exploring their heritage. You can always find her searching for new movies to watch or new restaurants/cafes to try. She’s new to the Campus Ministry family and can not wait to connect with the team and further its mission statement!
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Jack McDonald is a junior from Eastchester, New York, studying public accounting. He worked in the Office of Campus Ministry as an intern for the summer of 2025. He now serves as Student Sacristan. Jack was first exposed to Jesuit education through Fordham Preparatory School, where he was involved in Campus Ministry and liturgical planning through the Liturgy Committee, and attended daily mass in St. Ignatius Chapel. He grew up attending Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Scarsdale, New York, and Immaculate Conception parish in Castletownroche, Ireland. In his free time, Jack enjoys spending time in the University Church, writing news, and researching New York history. He is also an avid auto enthusiast and enjoys reading Motor Trend magazine.