Staff

The Human Resources team includes more than 15 professionals with skills
in organizational development, training, human resources management, recruitment, compensation and benefits design and administration, communications, clergy life, vocations,
marketing, schools administration, mediation and staff relations.

The Human Resources ministry includes the following components:

Priest Personnel and Clergy Life

Deacon Personnel and Clergy Life

Vocations and Vocations Awareness

Diocesan and Schools Recruitment

Management and Staff Relations

Compensation and Benefits


Human Resources Team

Mary Bauer

Director of Human Resources

Telephone: 585.328.3228 x1227

Email: mbauer@dor.org

Responsible for strategic direction and leadership to the Diocese of Rochester in areas of human resources management, programs and policies.

Rev. Michael Conboy
Director of Priest Personnel and Becket Hall

Telephone: 585.328.3228 ext. 1228

Email:conboy@dor.org

Responsibile for overseeing priest services and processes, including placement, spiritual and professional development.

Deacon David Palma
Director of Deacon Personnel

Telephone: 585.328.3228 ext. 1233

Email: palma@dor.org

Responsibile for deacon assignment processes, spiritual and personal development, formation program administration and assignment counseling and problem-resolution.

Barbara Pedeville
Director of Management and Staff Services

Telephone: 585.328.3228 ext. 1215

Email: pedeville@dor.org

Responsibile for management and staff development processes and for staff relations and orientation programs throughout the diocese; assists with recruitment as required; serves as primary HR link with pastoral associates group.

Richard Long
Catholic Schools Human Resources Director

Telephone: 585.328.3228 ext. 1252

Email: rlong@dor.org

Responsibile for coordination of recruitment efforts, collaboration and partnership with leadership in the diocese's 26 catholic schools and in parishes and faith communities.

Patricia Hosking
Benefits Administrator

Telephone: 585.328.3228 ext.1235

Email: hosking@dor.org

Responsibility for diocesan-wide benefits administration, communication, education and plan design and serves as liaison with payroll department and benefits representatives.

Sandra Grocki
Coordinator of Clergy Services
Telephone: 585.328.3228 ext. 1232Email: grocki@dor.orgResponsibility for priest compensation and benefits administration, serving as primary link with retired priests and their places of residence and coordination of health-care ministries.

Jean Wood
Administrative Assistant

Telephone: 585.328.3228 ext. 1233

Email: wood@dor.org

Responsible for ministry-wide secretarial and communications support.

Fr. Jim Schwartz
Director, Seminiarians

Telephone: 585.586.5675

Email: schwartz@dor.org

Responsible for all men enrolled in the major seminary program for the Diocese of Rochester.

Rev. Timothy Horan
Director of Priestly Vocation Awareness

Telephone: 585.342.2100

E-mail: fhoran@dor.org

Responsible for creating an awareness of, and interest in vocations, with special emphasis on cultivating vocations to the priesthood for the Diocese of Rochester.

Carol Dady
Coordinator, Priesthood Vocation Awareness & Discernment

Telephone: 585.461.2890

E-mail: cdady@dor.org

Responsible for assisting with the day-to-day operations of Becket Hall, the diocesan residence for those discerning a priestly vocation.

Amy Irish
Benefits Planning and Pension Administrator
Telephone: 585.328.3228 ext. 1202
E-mail: irish@dor.org
Responsibile for pension planning and administration for employees of Diocesan employers, including parishes, schools and the pastoral center

Fr. Dan Tormey
Director of Newly Ordained Priests
E-mail: dtormey@dor.org
Responsibile for newly ordained Diocesan priests

Joy Pretsch
Receptionist
Telephone: 585.328.3210
E-mail: pretsch@dor.org
Responsibile for the Pastoral Center switchboard and receptionist area

Penny Wise
Receptionist
Telephone: 585.328.3210
E-mail - wise@dor.org
Responsibile for the Pastoral Center switchboard and receptionist area