Background Evaluation Methodologies
2011
U.S. Catholic Church 2011 Background Evaluation Methodologies
Diocese
Albany, NY
Alexandria, LA
Allentown, PA
Altoona-Johnstown, PA
Contact
Theresa F. Rodrigues
Pam Delrie
Rev. Msgr. Alfred A. Schlert, V.G.
Rev. Msgr. Michael E. Servinsky
Amarillo, TX
Anchorage, AK
Blaine Westlake
Jenny Michaelson
Arlington, VA
Deacon Marques Silva
Atlanta, GA
Austin, TX
Jennifer Broel
Emily C Hurlimann, LCSW
Baltimore, MD
Baton Rouge, LA
Beaumont, TX
Alison D'Alessandro
Amy Cordon
Sister Esther Dunegan
Belleville, IL
Biloxi, MS
Lynn Muscarello
Msgr. Dominic Fullam
Birmingham, AL
Frank Slapikas
Bismarck, ND
Boise, ID
Joel Melarvie
Bob Fontaine
Boston, MA
Bridgeport, CT
Barbara Thorp
Erin Neil, L.C.S.W.
Brooklyn, NY
Deacon Ed Gaine
Brownsville, TX
Buffalo, NY
Burlington, VT
Camden, NJ
Rev.Msgr. Robert Maher, Vicar General
Don Blowey
Ellie Calabrese
Rod Herrera
Charleston, SC
Bonnie Sigers, Safe Environ Mgr
Charlotte, NC
Terri Wilhelm
Agency/Methodology
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
Hire Right, Inc.
Hire Right, Inc.
Hire Right, Inc.
eAPPs/Integrated Screening Partners
(ISP)
Pinnacle Investigations
Virginia State Police (VSP) and FBI
fingerprint background check; Virginia
Department of Social Services/Child
Protective Services (CPS) Central
Registry Search; national checks by
Southeastern Security Consultants,
Incorporated (SSCI).
Verifications, Inc.;
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
SPIS
CJIS/Fingerprint check;
VolunteerSelect
eApps/ISP; Louisiana State Police
SPIS
Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking
System (CANTS); Illinois State Police
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
Premier Info Systems;
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
Mind Your Business, Inc. (MYB);
Department of Human Services, Child
Protective Services Division of the
State of North Dakota Central
Registry Index
Quintana Investigation
Criminal History Systems Board of the
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts/CORI
MYB
Hire Right, Inc.;
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
Texas Department of Public Safety
Hire Right, Inc.
State/Federal record checks
FBI/NJ State Police
30-yr criminal record check; SC
Central Registry of Sex Offenders
County, state, and federal criminal
record check; sex offender index
U.S. Catholic Church 2011 Background Evaluation Methodologies
Diocese
Contact
Cheyenne, WY
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Carol DeLois
Jimmy M. Lago
Fr. Steve Angi
Cleveland, OH
Sister Rita Mary Harwood, SND
Colorado Springs, CO
Ed Gaffney SEC
Columbus, OH
Corpus Christi, TX
Deacon Tom Berg Jr.
Stephanie Bonilla
Covington, KY
Crookston, MN
Dallas, TX
Margaret M. Schack
Jim Clauson
Mary Edlund
Davenport, IA
Msgr. John Hyland
Denver, CO
Christopher Pond
Des Moines, IA
Detroit, MI
Sr. Jude Fitzpatrick
Sharon Gorman
Dodge City, KS
Sister Janice Grochowsky
Dubuque, IA
Duluth, MN
Carol Gebhart
Fr. Dale Nau
El Paso, TX
Fr. Tony Celino
Erie, PA
Evansville, IN
Msgr. Robert J. Smith
Judy Neff
Fairbanks, AK
Fall River, MA
Fargo, ND
Ronnie Rosenberg
Debora Jones
Msgr. Joe Goering, V.G.
Fort Wayne-South Bend, IN
Fort Worth, TX
Fresno, CA
Mari Raatz
Judy Locke
Teresa Dominguez
Agency/Methodology
Child or Vulnerable Adult Wyoming
Central Registry and Criminal History
Prescreen; MYB
S2verify
State of Ohio; FBI
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification
and Investigation; FBI;
MYB; CICS; ScreeningOne;
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification
and Investigation; FBI
SPIS
Frankfort Administrative Office of the
Courts; KY State Police;
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
Accutrak
Iowa Department of Criminal
Investigation; IA Department of
Human Services; National Sex
Offender Registry
CO Bureau of Investigation;
ScreeningOne;
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
Hire Right, Inc.; IA State Department
of Human Services
ICHAT
Choicepoint/LexisNexis;
VolunteerSelect
IA Division of Criminal Investigation;
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
Texas Department of Public Safety;
SPIS
PA State Police; Department of Public
Welfare; FBI
Results, Inc.
City Investigations Corporate Security
in Oregon
CORI
MYB
IN State Police; IN Sex and Violent
Offender Registry; National Sex
Offender Public Registry;
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
ScreeningOne
Department of Justice; FBI
U.S. Catholic Church 2011 Background Evaluation Methodologies
Diocese
Contact
Agency/Methodology
Gallup, NM
Galveston-Houston, TX
Vera Placencio
Christina Deajon
MYB
Safe Churches (First Advantage)
State of Indiana;
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
ICHAT
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
ICHAT
Social Trace
eApps
PA State Police Department of Public
Welfare; FBI
PA State Police; FBI
Gary, IN
Gaylord, MI
Grand Island, NE
Grand Rapids, MI
Great Falls-Billings, MT
Green Bay, WI
Kelly A. Venegas
Tom Tenerovicz
Elizabeth Heidt Kozisek
Msgr. William Duncan
Rev. Jay Peterson, V.G.
Karen Bass
Greensburg, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Hartford, CT
Helena, MT
Honolulu, HI
Msgr. Lawrence Perisco, VG
Msgr. William J. King
Theresa Hatfield/Sr. Mary Kelly/DEE
Skovich
Sister Rita McGinnis, SCL
Lisa Sakuma
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
Indianapolis, IN
Susan Blanchard
Ed Isakson
Jackson, MS
Vickie Carollo
Jefferson City, MO
Joliet, IL
Mike VanGundy
Sister Judith Davies, OSF
Juneau, AK
Kalamazoo, MI
Kansas City, KS
Robbie Izzard
Patrick Hall
Rev. John Riley
Kansas City-St. Joseph in MO
Knoxville, TN
Msgr. Robert Murphy
Deacon Sean Smith
La Crosse, WI
Lafayette, IN
Lafayette, LA
Lake Charles, LA
Lansing, MI
James G. Birnbaum, Esq
Robert Sell Msgr.
Maureen Fontenot
Bernell Ezell
Sally A. Ellis
Laredo, TX
Las Cruces, NM
Las Vegas, NV
Lucy R. Cardenas/Melinda Mendoza
Deacon Louis A. Roman
Judith Kohl
Integrated Screening Partners (ISP)
MYB
WI Crime information Bureau; WI Sex
Offenders Registry; FBI
Barada Associates, Inc.
MYB; LA State Police
Intellicorp
ICHAT
nationwide check; Sex Offender
Registry
Zaeplex
State of NV; FBI
Lexington, KY
Little Rock, AR
Karen Abbey
Deacon John McAllister, JD, JCL
KY Administrative Office of the Courts
Hire Right, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Msgr. Royale Vadakin
Brian B. Reynolds Ed.D.
Diocese owns fingerprinting machines
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
MYB
Omnia; MT Department of Justice
Employment Screening Resources
Parish Sheriff Departments; National
Sex Offender Public Registry
Barada Associates, Inc.
Integrated Screening Partners (ISP)
MO State Highway Patrol; Hire Right,
Inc.
Accurate Biometrics
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis; National Sex
Offender Public Registry
ICHAT
Zaeplex
U.S. Catholic Church 2011 Background Evaluation Methodologies
Diocese
Lubbock, TX
Madison, WI
Contact
Alicia Alvarez
Cheryl Splinter
Manchester, NH
Marquette, MI
Memphis, TN
Metuchen, NJ
Mary Ellen D'Intino
Fr. Ron Browne
Jim Latta
Larry Nagle
Miami, FL
Military Services
Mary Ross Agosta
John Schlageter
Milwaukee, WI
Mobile, AL
Monterey, CA
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
New Ulm, MN
New York, NY
Newark, NJ
Barbara Anne Cusack
Fr. Jim Cink
Sr. Patricia Murtagh, I.M
Deacon Hans Toecker
Mary Ellen Wheelahan
Chris Loetscher
James McCabe, Esq
Karen Clark
Norwich, CT
Oakland, CA
Ogdensburg, NY
Oklahoma City, OK
Omaha, NE
Orange, CA
Orlando, FL
Our Lady of Lebanon for
Maronites, MO
Mary Sweeney
Sr. Glenn Anne McPhee, O.P.
Elaine Seymour
Loutitia Eason, Chancellor
Mary Beth Hanus
Norma Aguero- Diane Murry
Heidi Peckham, LMHC
Owensboro, KY
Molly Thompson
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
KY Administrative Office of the
Courts; National Sex Offender Public
Website
Palm Beach, FL
Lorraine Sabatella
Fingerprinting is done and sometimes
an international background screening
is conducted.
Parma (Byzantine Eparchy of)
Passaic of the Ruthenians
(Byzantine Eparchy of)
Deacon William V. Fredrick
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
Father David Baratelli
Paterson, NJ
Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL
Joan M. Valk & Arline Perro
Msgr. Michael Reed
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
FBI and NJ State Fingerprints done
for all. Internet background checks
are conducted for employees and
volunteers.
Mind Your Business
Rev. Peter Karam
Agency/Methodology
MYB
Fidelitec
NH Criminal Records Check; National
Sex Offender Public Registry
ICHAT
S2verify
MorphoTrak
FL Department of Law Enforcement;
FBI
Department of Defense
WI Crime Information Bureau;
Intellicorp; Choicepoint/LexisNexis
MYB
CA Department of Justice
Kroll Background America
FSE Risk Management
USIS; ISP; BCA
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
State Police; FBI; Sex Offender
Registry
CA Department of Justice
ADP
ISP
Zaeplex
CA Department of Justice
Pride Rock
U.S. Catholic Church 2011 Background Evaluation Methodologies
Diocese
Peoria, IL
Patricia Gibson
Philadelphia for Ukrainians
Andriy Rabiy
Agency/Methodology
LifeScan fingerprinting from the FBI
and Illinois, background check
through Illinois Department of
Children and Family Services.
Background checks are conducted
upon request by the local agency.
Philadelphia, PA
Leslie J. Davila, M.S, C.VA.
Pennsylvania State Police Criminal
Record Check is completed as well as
the Pennsylvania Department of
Public Welfare Child Abuse
Clearance. These two checks must
be renewed every five years.
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Eparchy (Holy
Protection of Mary Byzantine
Catholic Eparchy)
Teresa M. Baker
Fingerprinting, checked against the
Arizona Sex Offender database.
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, Byzantine Rite
Portland, ME
Contact
Sister Jean
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
eAppsDB; PA State Police; PA dept of
Very Reverend Lawrence A. DiNardo, VE, Public Welfare Child Abuse History;
JCL
FBI Fingerprint
PA State Police; PA Child Line and
Abuse Registry of the Dept of Public
Sister Elaine
Welfare
Maine State Criminal Background
Checks; Maine Bureau of Motor
Vehicle; Dept of Human Services
Child Protection; National Criminal
Thom Meschinelli, Safe Environment
and Sex Registry Checks with
Coordinator
Screening One; FBI
Criminal background checks are
completed using City Investigations
Corporate Security (CICS).
Fingerprinting through the office of the
Attorney General of the State of
Rhode Island.
CBI; Central Registry; ADP; Private
Investigation; Intellius
Austin Computing Solutions
LexisNexis; Mind Your Business
(MYB)
Portland, OR
Cathy Shannon
Providence, RI
Father Albert Kenney/ paula loud
Pueblo, CO
Raleigh, NC
Theresa Farley
John Pendergrass
Rapid City, SD
Margaret Simonson, Chancellor
Reno, NV
Brother Matthew Cunningham, FSR,
Chancellor
Richmond, VA
Maryjane Fuller
Nevada State Highway Patrol System;
LexisNexis; Fingerprints; FBI
ScreeningOne; FBI/VSP
Fingerprinting; Child Protective
Services; InterCoastal Research
Rochester, NY
Rev. Daniel J. Condon
Rochester Business Alliance (RBA)
U.S. Catholic Church 2011 Background Evaluation Methodologies
Diocese
Rockford, IL
Rockville Centre, NY
Sacramento, CA
Saginaw, MI
Salina, KS
Salt Lake City, UT
San Angelo, TX
San Antonio, TX
San Bernardino, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Contact
Ellen Lynch
San Jose, SD
Eileen F. Puglisi, M.S., P.D.
Cathi Fisher
Sr. Janet Fulgenzi, OP, PhD
Rev. Barry Brinkman
Colleen E. Gudreau
Mike Wyse, Cancellor
Steve Martinez
Sr. Cathy White SP
Rod Valdivia
Deacon John Norris
Bernie Nojadera/Linda Tully 408-9830144
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Rosa, CA
Savannah, GA
Scranton, PA
Seattle, WA
Annette Klimka
Julie Sparacio
Steve Williams
Teresa Osborne
Dennis O'Leary
Shreveport, LA
Deacon Michael Straub
Rev. Msgr. R. Mark Duchaine, Colleen
Sulsberger
Matt Althoff
Roberta Smith
Sioux City, IA
Sioux Falls, SD
Spokane, WA
Springfield, IL
Springfield, MA
Patricia Kornfeld
Patricia Finn McManamy
Springfield-Cape Girardeau,
MO
St. Augustine, FL
Karen Pesek
Mike Morgan, Chancellor
Agency/Methodology
Illinois State Police (Fingerprints)
U.S. Investigation Services (USIS);
ADP
CA Department of Justice
ICHAT
KBI; Zaeplex
Choicepoint/LexisNexis
Austin Computing Solutions
SPIS
CA Department of Justice
CA Department of Justice
CA Department of Justice; FBI
LiveScan
Hire Right, Inc.; State Sex Offenders
Registry
CA Department of Justice
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis; FBI
CICS; NSOR
Hire Right, Inc.; State Sex Offenders
Registry
InquireHire
Zaeplex
Washington State Patrol; FBI
Address Search; County Criminal
History Search; NSOR Seach; Illinois
Child Murderer and Violent Offender
Against Youth Registry; CANTS
CORI
State of Missouri Highway Patrol;
American Checked, Inc., National
Homeland Security alert;
LiveScan; FBI
Mind Your Business, Inc.; MN Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension
St. Cloud, MN
St. George in Canton
(Romanian Eparchy of)
Mary Pearson
St. Louis, MO
St. Maron of Brooklyn for the
Maronites
St. Nicholas in Chicago for
Ukrainians
Kevin J. Loos
International Research Group, Inc.
FBI; Missouri Family Care Safety
Registry
Rosanne Solomon
State Police Background Checks
Serge Michaluk
St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN
Andrew J. Eisenzimmer
Austin Computing Solutions
McDowell Agency; Social Trace;
NSOD; BCA
Father Oviaiu Marginean
U.S. Catholic Church 2011 Background Evaluation Methodologies
Diocese
St. Petersburg, FL
St. Thomas the Apostle
(Southfield, MI) ("Detroit
Chaldeans")
St. Thomas, VI
Steubenville, OH
Stockton, CA
Contact
Joan G. Morgan
Agency/Methodology
Fingerprinting; Federal Background
Checks
Janan Senawi
Callista Julien
Msgr. Kurt Kemo
Sr. Barbara Thiella
ICHAT
Hire Right, Inc.
Webcheck
CA Department of Justice
Superior, WI
Kathy Drinkwine
Syracuse, NY
Danielle Cummings
Syro-Malabar - Eparchy of St.
Thomas of Chicago of the SyroMalabar
V.G. Rev. Fr. Anthony Thundathil
Toledo, OH
Trenton, NJ
Rev. Msgr. Michael Billian. VG
Rev.Msgr Joseph N. Rosie
Tucson, AZ
Tulsa, OK
Tyler, TX
Venice, FL
Paul N. Duckro, Ph D.
Deacon John Johnson
Rev. Gavin M. Vaverek
Dr. V. Smeryk
Victoria, TX
Washington, DC
Wheeling-Charleston, WV
Melissa a. Perales
Marcia Zvara
Deacon Doug Breiding
Wichita, KS
Denise Northup
Wilmington, DE
Winona, MN
Worcester, MA
Msgr. J. Thomas Cini
Peter Martin
Raymond L. Delisle
Yakima, WA
Very Rev. Robert M. Siler
Youngstown, OH
Nancy L. Yuhasz
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis; WI Dept of
Justice Criminal Information Bureau
ADP; FBI
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification;
FBI
NJ State Police; FBI
ADP; Trak 1; Pinnacle Investigations;
FBI
Trak 1
Austin Computing Solutions
Electronic Fingerprinting
Department of Public Safety for
Computerized Criminal History (TX);
Integrated Screening Partners; SPIS
CJIS/Fingerprint check; FBI
ScreenOne
KASPER; National Sex Offender
Public Registry
PACER; DELJIS Database;Delaware
Sex Offender Registry
ChoicePoint/LexisNexis
CORI
Washington State Patrol; CICS
Employment Services; FBI
OH Bureau of Criminal Identification
and Investigation;