Institutional Leadership
Rev. Msgr. Todd Lajiness
Rector/President
BA, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 1990;
STB, STL, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1993, 1995;
PhL, PhD, University of St. Thomas, Rome, 2000, 2002.
Ordained priest, 1995.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy.
Rev. Gerard Battersby
Vice Rector/Dean of Seminarian Formation
BA, Wayne State University, 1983;
MDiv, STL, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 1998, 2008;
STD, University of St. Thomas, Rome, pending.
Ordained priest, 1998.
Instructor of Theology.
Rev. Timothy Laboe
Dean of Studies
BA, University of Notre Dame, 1990;
JD, Catholic University, 1997;
MDiv, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 1999;
STL, University of St. Thomas, Rome, 2009;
STD, University of St. Thomas, Rome, pending.
Ordained priest, 1999.
Instructor of Theology.
Janet Diaz
Dean of the Institute for Ministry
BA, MA, University of Pittsburgh, 1977, 1982;
MAPS, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 2008;
DMin candidate.
Instructor of Theology.
Ann Marie Connolly
Director of Finance/Treasurer
BBA, University of Michigan, Dearborn, 1980;
MST, Walsh College, 1995.
Certified Public Accountant.
Dave Kelley
Director of Development and Stewardship
BBA, Michigan State University, 1976;
MS, Central Michigan University, 1994.
Chad Hughes
Director of Information Technology
AA, 2002; BS, 2004; BS, Baker College of Flint, 2007;
MIS, University of Phoenix, 2008.
MCSE, Network+, A+, CCA, CNA
John Duncan
Facilities Director
BA Business Administration/Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management, Michigan State University, 1978;
Master of Science in Accountancy, Walsh College, 1992.
Christie Lypka
Director of Institutional Advancement
BA, Criminal Justice Administration, Concordia University, 2006;
MS, Organizational Leadership, Concordia University, 2009.
Rev. Daniel Jones
Director of Graduate Seminarians
BA, University of Michigan, 1975, MA, Eastern Michigan University, 1989;
MA, Eastern Michigan University, 1993; STB, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1996;
STL, STD, Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, Rome, 2000, 2003.
Ordained priest, 1997. Associate Professor of Theology.
Rev. Msgr. Daniel Trapp
Graduate Spiritual Director
AB, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 1980;
STB, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1983;
STL, STD, Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo, Rome, 1987, 1989.
Ordained priest, 1984.
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology, Liturgy, Sacraments.
Rev. Stephen Burr
Director of Undergraduate Seminarians
Undergraduate Pastoral Formation Director
AB, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 1998;
MDiv, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, 2002.
Ordained priest, 2002.
Instructor of Theology.
Rev. Robert Spezia
Undergraduate Spiritual Director
Director of Liturgy
BA, University of Michigan, 1987;
STB, STL, STD Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, 1995, 1997, 2003.
Ordained priest, 1996. Assistant Professor of Theology.