Leadership Team Candidate Information and Application
CTA 20/30 is an inclusive community of Catholics in our 20s and 30s who seek justice in the Catholic Church. We
seek to deepen our faith, to integrate faith with action and, in so doing, to transform our church through a lens
of anti-racism and anti-oppression principles.
The CTA 20/30 Leadership Team is responsible for developing and implementing the direction of CTA’s CTA
20/30 program. We are currently accepting candidate applications for two positions, each of a three-year term,
which will open in February of 2014.
You are eligible to submit your application if you are a member of Call To Action and CTA 20/30. If you have not
become a member, we encourage you to do so before you apply to be a candidate for the team. If you want to
join Call To Action or 20/30, or are not sure whether you are a member, just email Katie Jones at
katiejones@cta-usa.org. Candidate forms will be accepted through December 2th, 2013.
Candidates will be reviewed by the leadership team to confirm eligibility. All eligible candidates will then be
included in an online election process and all CTA 20/30 members are eligible to vote. Those who are elected
will be notified in December 2013 for terms beginning in February 2014.
CTA 20/30 Leadership Team Position Description
 Serve on the leadership team for a three-year term.
 Serve on at least one leadership team committee (examples of past committees are conference outreach,
conference planning, event planning, marketing);
 Take part in the leadership team and committee conference calls every month (or as scheduled).
 Attend winter planning retreat to evaluate program, plan programming and outreach, and recommend budget
priorities. This year’s retreat will be February 14-16, 2014 in Chicago. In-person attendance is mandatory;
travel and lodging costs are covered by Call To Action.
 Time commitment: the time involved fluctuates from one hour per week to multiple hours in order to get the
job done, particularly as a specific project or the annual conference nears. At a minimum, the time
commitment includes one conference call every month with the leadership team and one conference call
every month for each committee on which the individual has elected to participate.
Requirements: Nominee must be in their 20s or 30s, self-identify as Catholic and be a member of Call To Action
and Call To Action/CTA 20/30. Additionally, in keeping with Call To Action’s Anti-Racism focus and gospel values
of justice, CTA 20/30 seeks a team of candidates whose life experiences reflect different perspectives and
backgrounds so that as we journey together in community we will better reflect and attend to the diversity of
God’s creation.
CANDIDATE FORM FOR CTA 20/30 LEADERSHIP TEAM
I am applying for the 3-year term CTA 20/30 Leadership Team position to begin in 2014:
Caroline Riebeling – Washington, DC
Demographic Information (optional)
Racial/Ethnic Background
Age
Gender
White
Genderqueer Queer
23
Sexual Orientation
Single/Partnered/Children
Single
Reflection Questions
What is your work, educational, or volunteering experience?
I have a bachelor’s degree in applied math and have some work experience teaching. In
college I was on the board of my Newman Center, and interned for the campus minister for a
year. Currently, I am doing a second year of service with the Loretto Volunteer Program. I
work at an adult education non-profit in DC teaching adult basic education and GED classes.
Please tell us why you have chosen to run for a position on the Leadership Team and what gifts you would like to
share with the team and the larger CTA 20/30 membership.
IIhave been impressed with CTA 20/30’s ability to create a space for respectful dialogue. I enjoy
spaces in which I feel like my opinions and faith sharing will really be heard by others, and I
appreciate communities that can challenge me on those things in a loving way. I want to help
continue to foster that sort of environment. I am also hoping to be more involved in conversations
around Church reform. I love being a Catholic, and I am interested in working to make the Catholic
Church a places that is safe and welcoming for everyone. I am a hard working person; I am task
oriented, and I enjoy helping to facilitate respectful conversations. These are just a few gifts I could
lend to the leadership team and to the 20/30 group in general.
How did you hear about CTA? How long have you been involved and in what capacity?
I first heard about it through my volunteer coordinator. I have attended conference twice (2012 and
2013) and am a member of the 20/30 group.
What transitions are going on in your life/do you anticipate in the next 3 years?
I will be exiting my volunteer year and moving into the “real world”. I’m unsure of what transitions will
come after that, but for right now I am planning on staying in DC.