On September 25, 2014 the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious assembled at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine in Belleville, Illinois for the 2014 CMSWR National Assembly. On September 26, elections to the Board of Directors were held. This was followed by the election of new officers. The CMSWR Board of Directors for 2014-2015 is:
Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, SV Chairperson: Superior General, Sisters of Life
Sister Anne Theresa Walsh, ASCJ Assistant Chairperson: Provincial Superior, Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Mother Marie Julie Saegaert, SCMC Secretary: Superior General, Sisters of Charity of Our Lady Mother of the Church
Sister Mary Angela Highfield, OP – Treasurer: Vicaress General, Dominicans Sisters of St. Cecilia
Mother Maria Regina Pacis Caceres, SSVM: Provincial Vicaress, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara (newly elected to the board)
Mother Mary of the Sacred Heart Gaes, SSVM: Provincial Superior, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara
Mother Jane Mary Firestone, RSM: Vicar General, Religious Sisters of Mercy
Mother Adela Galindo, SCTJM: Superior General, Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary (newly appointed to the board)
Sister M. Angela Mellady, OSF: Provincial Superior, Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration (reelected)
Sister Cecilia Ann Rezac, MS: Superior General, Marian Sisters of the Diocese of Lincoln
Sister Miriam Seiferman, FSE: Vicaress General, Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist
Mother Carole Troskowski, PVMI: General Superior, Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate
Advisors to the Board:
Sister Clare Matthiass, CFR: Community Vicar, Community of the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal
Mother Mary Clare Roufs ACJ: Mother General, Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus (newly elected)
Mother Joan Paul Tobin, CK: Mother General, School Sisters of Christ the King
The CMSWR extends its deep gratitude to Sister Regina Marie Gorman, OCD of the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles for her leadership as Chairperson and her depth of devotion to promoting the religious life in America. The CMSWR also wishes to thank Mother M. Regina Pacis Coury, FSGM of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George for her generous service as Secretary of CMSWR.