Pages tagged "Executive Leadership"
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Lisa Rowan
Lisa is the principal of Rowan Consulting, LLC. Lisa has over 25+ years of successful fundraising, sales and marketing experience. Her clients have included prominent non-profits such as, Museum of the Bible, Faith and Freedom Coalition, Answers in Genesis and numerous other organizations that serve causes close to her heart. She is a founding and current advisory board member for Museum of the Bible’s Catholic Advisory Board. She was heavily involved in the creation, fundraising and implementation of the museum’s most successful exhibition to date, “Mystery & Faith: The Shroud of Turin,” in addition to the multiple events that preceded the grand opening for this exhibition.
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Joe Marino
Joseph Marino has a B.A. in Theological Studies from St. Louis University. He has researched, written, and lectured extensively on the Shroud since 1977. He is retired from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where he worked in the library system.
In 1977, Joe saw a book on the Shroud of Turin, which he had never heard of before, even though he was raised as a Catholic. He read the book in one sitting and became fascinated by the subject and proceeded to collect any material on it that he could find. In 1986, Joe attended his first Shroud conference and, for the first time, met some of the top scientists and researchers involved.
He has attended and lectured at numerous international Shroud conferences. He has authored two Shroud books, including an eight-hundred-page work on the controversial 1988 dating. He has also authored over one hundred Shroud articles. Joe has appeared on numerous TV programs, radio programs and podcasts.
Joe is a leader in the Shroud community with his weekly emails to hundreds of Shroud enthusiasts worldwide. Joe's widely read newsletter includes the latest Shroud news, articles, videos, podcasts, etc. He is a board member of “Sign from God,” The National Shroud of Turin Exhibit, and a member of the Shroud Science Internet group.
He was on the board of the Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association (STERA), founded by the late Barrie Schwortz. After Barrie passed in June 2024, Joe assumed Barrie's role as editor of www.shroud.com and much of the administration of STERA. In his new role, Joe Marino is one of the most influential members of the national and international Shroud community.
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Russ Breault
RUSS BREAULT has been researching and lecturing on The Shroud of Turin for over 30 years. His highly acclaimed presentation known as Shroud Encounter, has been seen by thousands throughout the US and Canada. He has presented to numerous college and universities including Duke, Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Cal State and many more along with countless churches of all denominations.
Russ Breault has appeared in several nationally televised documentaries including Mysteries of the Ancient World on CBS. He was both advisor and a primary expert for the highly acclaimed, Uncovering the Face of Jesus —A two-hour documentary on The History Channel. He was also a primary expert for EWTN’s documentary, The Holy Winding Sheet. He has been interviewed for Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight and was a consultant for CNN’s Finding Jesus episode on the Shroud.
Russ was also an adviser to the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC for the development of a million-dollar interactive exhibit on the Shroud that proved to be the most popular six-month exhibit in the museum’s history.
He has participated in over a dozen international research symposia since 1981 and three public exhibitions in Turin, Italy in 1998, 2000 and 2010.
He is a long-time member of the Shroud Science Group, an international consortium of scientists and scholars dedicated to further research.
Russ Breault is the president and founder of the Shroud of Turin Education Project Inc., with a simple eleven word mission statement: “To advance the knowledge of the Shroud to a new generation.”