More Than a Method: Online Conference
Featured Speakers
Michael D. Manhart, PhD
Dr. Michael Manhart brings extensive leadership and research experience from his career with Procter & Gamble, where he held management roles in global healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations. He previously served on the CCL Board of Directors and as CCL’s Executive Director from 2009–2016. He rejoined the Board in 2019 and has also served as a Senior Scientific Consultant for CCL. He and his wife, Karen, have been a CCL Teaching Couple for more than 30 years and are the parents of four and grandparents of five. Mike serves as the Chair of the CCL Board of Directors.
Victoria Quintana DeBayle
Victoria Quintana DeBayle is a Florida-licensed attorney practicing transactional law since 2011. She also brings experience in administration, recruiting, event planning, and Church ministry. She has supported marriage preparation programs and helped organize a Women’s Health and Fertility Seminar for the Archdiocese of Miami. Victoria and her husband, Carlos, have been a CCL Teaching Couple since 2015. Victoria serves as the Vice-Chair of the CCL Board of Directors.
Richard H. Bulzacchelli, STD
Richard Bulzacchelli serves as a Lecturer in Theology at Catholic Studies Academy and as Department Head and Theology Teacher at St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Schertz, Texas. He holds advanced degrees in Marian Studies, Systematic Theology, Religious Studies, and Christian Theology, as well as a B.A. in Philosophy. A published writer and lecturer, Richard brings expertise in Catholic theology, education, and communicating the faith in a secular culture.
Rev. Monsignor Robert R. Cannon, MA JCL, Col, USAF
Rev. Monsignor Robert Cannon serves as Chancellor of the Archdiocese for the Military Services and as a primary contact for Catholic U.S. military chaplains worldwide. Ordained in 1978, he is a 30-year Air Force veteran who has served in numerous military chaplaincy and leadership roles. His extensive ministry experience also includes service as a parish priest, educator, Judicial Vicar, and Cathedral Rector.
Zachary Clark, CFP®
Zachary “Zack” Clark is a Certified Financial Planner® and founder of Clark Financial Planning. He and his wife, Courtney, learned CCL’s Sympto-Thermal Method and have taught on intimacy, children, and family planning for the Archdiocese of Louisville’s marriage preparation program. Zack joined the CCL Board of Directors in 2018 and serves as Treasurer. He and Courtney live in Owensboro, Kentucky, with their three sons.
Véronique Gaeta
Véronique Gaeta and her husband, Pablo, have been CCL Teaching Couple since 2002 and have taught more than 175 couples in Southern California. She holds a degree in education from California State University, Northridge, and brings more than 20 years of teaching experience and extensive CCL leadership to the Board. Véronique and Pablo are the parents of three children. Veronique serves as the secretary to the CCL Board of Directors.
Anna Lisa Schmitz, MD
Dr. Anna Lisa Schmitz is an OB/GYN who practices at Carle Hospital in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. She earned her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin and completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency at Reading Hospital and Medical Center. She also volunteers with local pregnancy resource centers and is active in the Catholic Medical Association and the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She and her husband, George, are the parents of seven children.
Bob Reinkemeyer
Deacon Bob Reinkemeyer and his wife, Lisa, have been married for 40 years and are the parents of six children. Longtime advocates for Natural Family Planning, they have taught NFP with CCL since 2012 and are active in marriage preparation and NFP promotion at the parish and diocesan levels. Bob was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Jefferson City in 2013 and serves two parishes in adult faith formation and sacramental ministry. Professionally, he leads manufacturing engineering for a large-scale power generation firm.
Kate Sell
Kate Sell is a Catholic planning, organizational, and communications strategist with more than 25 years of experience serving businesses, nonprofits, dioceses, parishes, and schools. Through Mission Advancement Partners, she helps Catholic leaders strengthen organizational strategy, leadership, communications, and stewardship of resources. She also brings extensive event planning and nonprofit board experience. A convert to the Catholic faith, Kate lives in Atlanta with her husband, Bryan, and is the mother of five children, including two seminarians.
Jim Volpe
Jim Volpe brings extensive experience in software program definition, development, testing, and business process automation, including skills that support CCL’s PeakDay app and digital initiatives. Jim and his wife, Jen, have been part of CCL since their engagement and have served as a Teaching Couple for more than 20 years. He is passionate about helping other couples experience the benefits of NFP in marriage.
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Why You Should Attend
Presented by Couple to Couple League
For more than five decades, Couple to Couple League has helped couples discover something much bigger than a fertility chart. More Than a Method celebrates that legacy while asking important questions about what comes next.
We invite priests, parish leaders, couples, families, CCL teaching couples, other NFP instructors, fertility experts, and people of faith to join the conversation.
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