The staff in the DC Oblate JPIC Office work to facilitate the increased involvement of Oblates and those with whom they work in Justice and Peace Issues.  Generally, there is a Director, an Associate Director, and various other positions as the need arises.

Currently on Staff:

Rev. Séamus P. Finn, OMI

Rev. Séamus Finn, OMI has directed the US Oblate JPIC Office since its inception.  He represents the Missionary Oblates on the boards of directors of a number of organizations that the Oblates support both in the U.S. and internationally. He has visited many of the places where Oblates work to explore ways in which the office can be supportive of their efforts. He is a leader in the faith based institutional Socially Responsible Investing, and serves as chair of the board of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. 

Christina C. Herman

Christina Herman joined the Oblate JPIC Office in May 2006. She is responsible for editing the newsletter, maintaining the website, and advocating on international economic justice issues, specifically, trade, debt, and the IMF and the World Bank. She is returning to advocacy work after a hiatus of ten years, during which time she was at home with their two children, and home schooled their daughter. Christina lived in the southern Philippines as a Mennonite Central Committee volunteer from 1983-86, then worked in the Washington JPIC Office of the Columban Fathers, advocating on human rights, environmental and development issues.  She also coordinated the Columban Campaign on Debt and Development Alternatives, and was a co-founder of Jubilee USA.

Mary O’Herron

Mary O’Herron began working for the National Coordinator of the Oblate Conference in the Fall of 1983 just after that office opened in Silver Spring, MD.  She remained there until Conference office closed with the inauguration of the U.S. Province in February of 1999.  She stayed with the Oblates until the summer of that year in the Justice and Peace Office when she left to pursue other interests that include drawing and painting.  In the summer of 2002, she returned to the JPIC Office for several hours a week working with Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI, in his capacity as the Associate Director of the General Administration’s JPIC Service.  Among other things, Mary assists Séamus as he files resolutions with corporations on behalf of the Oblates.

Before she came to the Oblates, Mary lived in South Africa, Botswana, Portugal and Belgium with her Foreign Service husband Tom and their four children.  She and Tom are proud grandparents of an ever-increasing gang of grandchildren.  Recently a children’s story she wrote and illustrated was published.

George Kombe Ngolwe

George Kombe Ngolwe joined the Justice and Peace, Integrity of Creation Office (JPIC) in Washington DC in June 2006. He is from Northern Province of Zambia and belongs to the Bemba Tribe.  He brings vast experiences from Oblate Ministry and Presence in Zambia and Southern Africa region.

George is a 2006 Graduate of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago where he obtained a Masters of Arts in Theology. He is from a family of four girls and one boy.

George will be representing the OMI JPIC office at different Networks and Coalitions that focus on Africa and Asia.  He will also be doing advocacy work on issues of Immigration and Border, Death Penalty and Human Rights.