Fr. Tim Church, Pastor
Debbie Benko - Prosecuting Attorney for Collin County, 1985 to 1995. Member task force for Collin County Children's Advocacy Center through 1995, trained in child sexual abuse issues and dealing with child sex offenders; Adjunct Professor at CCCC for 4 years, teaching various criminal law courses. Debbie is currently the law based mediator with Mediation Matters LLC. Wife of Bill Benko for 14 years; mother of three; member of St. Jude 7 years; taught 5th grade Religious Education, 3 years
Peggy Runnels - Safe Environment Director for St. Jude and a member of the parish since 1986 and parish secretary since 1987. Over the years, Peggy has been active in all aspects of parish life, former Catechist, currently assisting with JYM and mother of two grown sons.
Tim Bray, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to joining the University in 2002, Dr. Bray worked in various capacities in a number of policing agencies, most recently as an Assistant Bureau Chief for Research and Development with the Illinois State Police. Dr. Bray is a father of three young daughters.
Val Kerrigan - B.S. in Business/Public Administration from the University of Nebraska; five years active duty with the US Army in Asia; recently retired after twenty eight years with the government. Val is married to Lois for 32 years; has two grown sons and one granddaughter.
Susanne Arnold -. Sue is a Supervisor with Collin County Child Protective Services for 13 years. Her office is located at the Collin County Children's Advocacy Center in Plano where she works in conjunction with law enforcement to protect children from abuse and neglect. A resident of Allen and member of St. Jude for 11 years, Suzanne is the mother of one son. Sue is also a volunteer catechist for Religious Education.
Lynnette Droge - BS Degree in Social Work from Kansas State University; worked at Children Resource Services in Dallas as a caseworker, as a volunteer with the C.H.A.P.S program teaching school children about personal safety and "stranger danger"; also with a Domestic Violence Agency; for the Wake County Juvenile Court reporting on child/family progress and recommendations; as a caseworker and licensing foster homes. Lynette is the wife of Keith Droge for 14 years and mother of three. Lynne is a volunteers teaching Religious Education at St. Jude.
