Staff Biographies

Susan Mary Imburgia is the second of four children of the late Dr. James R. and Isabelle Imburgia. She was raised and educated in the Cleveland area, attending St. Charles Borromeo School in Parma and St. Joseph Academy in Cleveland. Following high school graduation in 1960 she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph (C.S.J., Rocky River Drive), was received into the novitiate on August 21, 1961 and professed her final vows on August 15,1968.

Sister Susan received her Bachelor of Science in Education from St. John College of Cleveland in June 1965 and her Masters in Education with a concentration in theology and religious education in 1972. Her teaching assignments included St. Peter School in Akron (1965-66), St. Wenceslas in Maple Hts.(1966-68), Annunciation in Cleveland (1968-73), St. Agnes in Elyria(1973-75) and St. Mary in Berea (1978-80). She also worked as a member of the pastoral staff of St.Colman's in Cleveland while co-directing and teaching in the parish-based preschool(1975-78).

From 1980 to 1987 Sister Susan worked for the Religious Education Office of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese as a Catechist Formation Consultant. She received her Diocesan Certification as a Catechetical Leader in 1989 and was certified as a Pastoral Minister in 1996. She served as a Director of Religious Education at St. Barnabas Parish in Northfield from 1987 to 1993, and at St. Peter Parish in Lorain from 1994 to 1999. In August of 1999, Sr. Susan began her ministry at St. Basil the Great as Pastoral Associate.

Sister Susan's responsibilities at St. Basil's include working with the Small Christian Communities, directing the RCIA, coordinating the Spiritual Life Commission which oversees adult religious education and opportunities for spiritual growth (e.g., Bible Study, Centering Prayer, Parish Missions, retreat days, etc.), the Ministry of Consolation (bereavement), taking communion to the homebound and visiting the hospitalized.

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Rev. Walter H. Jenne	Walter H. Jenne was born March 11th, 1943, son of the late William H. and Mary (nee Gillen) Jenne. He was educated at St. Mary grade school in Elyria, Elyria Catholic High School, Borromeo College, and St. Mary Seminary. He received a Master of Social Work degree from The Catholic University of America in 1977. On May 30th, 1970, he was ordained into the priesthood by Bishop William H. Cosgrove at Holy Family Church in Parma, Ohio. His first assignment was in 1970 as Associate Pastor at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Macedonia. In 1974 he was assigned to work part-time with Catholic Charities with residence at Parmadale. He was named Associate Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities in July 1977 with residence at St. Catherine parish, Cleveland, as of September 6, 1977. He became an associate in residence at St. Lawrence Parish in Cleveland on July 5th, 1980 as well as Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities on August 13th, 1980. He served as Secretary for Social Concerns, effective November 24th, 1983. Other assignments included Administrator at St. Colman, Cleveland, October 29th, 1991, and Administrator, St. Catherine, Cleveland, from May 1st, 1992 until July 1, 1999. On December 1, 1994 he was appointed Pastor at St. Basil the Great Parish in Brecksville. Fr. Jenne celebrates Mass at St. Basil and St. Catherine on weekends. He tends to all pastoral duties, such as conducting funerals and weddings. He counsels the sick and grieving as he ministers to the needs of both parishes. His duties are reminiscent of circuit-riding preachers of early America. Since coming to St. Basil, Fr. Jenne has worked closely with the Parish Pastoral Council and Finance Council. Currently, Fr. Jenne, along with these Councils and in consultation with the parishioners, has prepared a five-year plan for the parish entitled *Vision for the Future. Top of Page*

Rev. Douglas T. Brown	Douglas T. Brown was born on February 25, 1966 in E. Cleveland to William and Mary Ann Brown. He is the youngest of five boys. He grew up in Willowick, OH and attended St. Mary Magdalene for first grade. His family then moved to Madison, OH, where Fr. Brown attended the public schools. He was involved with his parish, Immaculate Conception and graduated from Madison High School in 1984. Fr. Brown attended Ohio University, graduating in 1989 with a B.S in Journalism. After working for a few years, he returned to Ohio University and received a Masters in Higher Education. Fr. Brown worked in college admissions at Northern Kentucky University, the University of Akron, and Case Western Reserve University. He entered the seminary in the fall of 2000 and was ordained on May 13, 2006. He enjoyed seminary parish experiences at St. Raphael in Bay Village, St. John Neumann in Strongsville, and St. Peter the Apostle in Brook Park. His home parish is Immaculate Conception in Cleveland. Fr. Brown has five nieces and nephews. He enjoys playing golf with his parents who currently reside in Mentor, OH and following the Cleveland Indians. Top of Page


Rev. Mr. David E. Pecot	David E. Pecot, born December 19, 1939 in Eunice, Louisiana the third of eight children of Helen Donegan and Joseph H. Pecot, Jr. The family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana where Dave attended Fortier High School and graduated from Louisiana State University in January 1963. Dave and Anne Marie Liles married on September 8, 1962 and they had five children Michelle Kazanjian (John), Renee McKeone (Joe), David, Laura Redman (Steve) and Mark. The families of their children include Mary Beth Kazanjian, Ani Kazanjian, Gina Kazanjian, Christieann Kazanjian, Tasha Kazanjian, Claire McKeone, Pat McKeone, Mara McKeone, Kateri McKeone, Henry Redman and Sam Redman. Dave worked 21 years for the Eveready Battery Products Division of Union Carbide with nine of those years spend in the countries of Malaysia and Singapore. He and his family lived in Charlotte and Greenville North Carolina, Bennington Vermont and Ohio. He left Union Carbide after moving to Cleveland in 1983 and joined the Nymold Division of Ethyl Molded Products Company as General Manager. In 1988, he joined Weatherchem Corporation as Vice President of Manufacturing retiring in May of 2000. After retiring, Dave joined the pastoral staff of St. Basil's where he can be found on most days. Dave first considered applying for the diaconate in 1976, after his pastor in Bennington, Vermont encouraged him to become a deacon. That decision was put on hold as he was continually being transferred by Union Carbide until he finally decided to pursue that calling in 1995. Dave attended formation classes at the Center for Pastoral Leadership and was ordained as a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Cleveland on May 23, 1998 by Bishop Anthony Pilla. He was immediately assigned to St. Basil the Great as a Pastoral Minister. The diaconate has its origins in apostolic times and flourished in the first four centuries of the Church's history. Later for very complex reasons, the diaconate went into a decline until it disappeared from the Church. The Second Vatican Council restored the diaconate as a permanent ministry in the Church. The diaconate is an ordained ministry within the ministry of the Church. In receiving the Sacrament of Holy Orders the deacon is empowered by the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands to fulfill a particular role in the Church. Ordination is the sacramental differentiation of a Christian within the community of faith so he becomes a unique sign and instrument of what Jesus Christ is for the Church and the Church must be for the sake of Jesus Christ. Deacons are ordained for a distinct ministry in the celebration of the sacraments, the transmission of the word and in the service to the community. In the Ministry of the Word the deacon's role is a far reaching one. It includes the proclaiming of the Gospel, preaching, catechetical instruction and other forms of teaching, counseling of individuals and families, giving retreats, outreach to the alienated, preparing and processing applications for nullity of marriages, etc. Deacons living and working in secular society have the ability to use the opportunity to bring the Gospel into everyday life. In the Ministry of Liturgy and Sacraments, the deacons role at the Eucharist proclaims the gospel, voices the needs of the people in the general intercessions, assist in the presentation of the gifts, and is an Ordinary Minister of the Eucharist. The deacon can also perform other liturgical roles such as solemnly baptizing, witnessing marriages, bringing Viaticum to the dying, and presiding over funerals and burials. In addition to these roles, he can preside over Liturgies of the Word, Communion Services, Liturgies of the Hours, exposition and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, lead non-sacramental reconciliation services, conduct prayer services, pray with the sick and dying and administer certain of the Church's sacramentals such as blessing holy objects and homes. In the Ministry of Service the deacons role involves a broad range of activities and is deliberately vague and open by intent. Thus deacons find themselves in ministry in hospitals, prisons, within the community nursing homes, ministering to the divorced and separated and in various other roles within the community. Dave in his ministry serves by praying for those with various needs, visits to the homebound, to those in hospitals, and visits to parishioners when they have any need and request his presence. Within St. Basil's, Dave serves on the Worship Commission, the Evangelization Commission, Directs the Alpha Program, serves on the Finance Council and the Parish Council, trains the Servers, Oversees the Lectors, works with the Web Site Team and the St. Basil's Men's Fellowship. In his spare time Dave enjoys golf, his wife, kids and grandkids. Top of Page


Sr. Susan Imburgia, CSJ	Susan Mary Imburgia is the second of four children of the late Dr. James R. and Isabelle Imburgia. She was raised and educated in the Cleveland area, attending St. Charles Borromeo School in Parma and St. Joseph Academy in Cleveland. Following high school graduation in 1960 she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph (C.S.J., Rocky River Drive), was received into the novitiate on August 21, 1961 and professed her final vows on August 15,1968. Sister Susan received her Bachelor of Science in Education from St. John College of Cleveland in June 1965 and her Masters in Education with a concentration in theology and religious education in 1972. Her teaching assignments included St. Peter School in Akron (1965-66), St. Wenceslas in Maple Hts.(1966-68), Annunciation in Cleveland (1968-73), St. Agnes in Elyria(1973-75) and St. Mary in Berea (1978-80). She also worked as a member of the pastoral staff of St.Colman's in Cleveland while co-directing and teaching in the parish-based preschool(1975-78). From 1980 to 1987 Sister Susan worked for the Religious Education Office of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese as a Catechist Formation Consultant. She received her Diocesan Certification as a Catechetical Leader in 1989 and was certified as a Pastoral Minister in 1996. She served as a Director of Religious Education at St. Barnabas Parish in Northfield from 1987 to 1993, and at St. Peter Parish in Lorain from 1994 to 1999. In August of 1999, Sr. Susan began her ministry at St. Basil the Great as Pastoral Associate. Sister Susan's responsibilities at St. Basil's include working with the Small Christian Communities, directing the RCIA, coordinating the Spiritual Life Commission which oversees adult religious education and opportunities for spiritual growth (e.g., Bible Study, Centering Prayer, Parish Missions, retreat days, etc.), the Ministry of Consolation (bereavement), taking communion to the homebound and visiting the hospitalized. Top of Page


Mrs. Robin Youngs	Robin Youngs was born and raised in Worthington, Ohio. Robin is the youngest of four siblings, all of whom continue to reside in the Columbus area. Upon graduating from Worthington High School, Robin attended Ohio State University, where she earned a Bachelor Degree in Social Work. Robin began her Social Work Career at Franklin County Children Services, investigating child abuse and neglect. After several years at FCCS, Robin began work at St. Stephen’s Community House, where she counseled high-risk teens and their families. Robin married Jay Youngs in 1986. They have two children, Allison, age 15 and Joe, age 13. They moved to Brecksville in 1996. Jay is a Chemistry teacher at BBHHS, where he also coaches football and track. Robin was a Family Counselor at Berea Children’s Home until their first child was born. Robin began her employment as the Parish Life Coordinator in the Fall of 2003. Robin’s responsibilities at St. Basil’s include coordinating Parish life Activities, such as Fall Festival, Mardi Gras, Volunteer Appreciation Open House and the Summer Picnic. Robin also coordinates the Pre Cana ministry, Children’s Liturgies and the Anointing of the Sick Masses. Robin traveled to Honduras with the Mission team in January of 2004 and continues to travel with St. Basil teens to Appalachia in order to participate in the Appalachia Service Project each summer. Top of Page


Mr. Tommy Dome	The sun shined a little brighter on December 6^th, 1980. Tommy Dome entered a loving Catholic family in West Virginia comprised of parents Tom and Francine, and older sisters Therese and Leanne. Tommy played with Transformers for the first seven years of his life. In 1987, The Domes moved to Geauga County in northeast Ohio. Tommy won his 3^rd, 5^th, and 6^th grade spelling bees. He defeated the winners of the seventh and eighth grade and went on to regional competition where he lost to an eighth grader with a mustache. After starting high school at Kenston, Tommy began attending Catholic LifeTeen at his home parish of St. Helen’s. It is here that he began to grow in faith as he learned some of the basic points elemental to the spiritual life: God exists, He created me, He loves me, He has a plan for me, He will forgive anything I do if I seek Reconciliation, and He wants me back with Him forevermore. His senior year in high school, as he was contemplating colleges to attend, Tommy considered a calling to the priesthood. He applied at Borromeo Seminary and also Ohio University. After much wavering back and forth, he decided upon OU, where he majored in Video Production and minored in Film. During his junior year in college, however, that same calling began tugging at his heart to consider a call to the priesthood. Upon graduating, he decided that he had thought about it long enough to warrant giving it a try for a year. After that first blessed year, he stayed another year to study more philosophy and theology, and also because they play a lot of bocce ball there at the seminary. Tommy accepted the position at St. Basil the Great as the Youth Minister in January 2006. His favorite parts of his job are the weekly prayer group and XLT praise and worship sessions. He also loves working with the staff in a fun and supportive environment. Tommy’s personal interests are astronomy, camping, A/V equipment, making videos, playing sports, writing poetry, pointing out the spelling mistakes of others, and talking about the most important things in life. His favorite spiritual interests are the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the Rosary, the Stations of the Cross, reading the lives of the saints, Eucharistic Adoration, and the Mass. His favorite saints are St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. Faustina. Top of Page


Mrs. Mary Ann Webb	Mary Ann Webb was born to Joseph and Mary Toth on February 6, 1940. The family home was on Avery Road and she was baptized at Assumption Church. She attended Catholic grade schools: Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. Francis de Sales, St. Charles, and graduated from St. Mary's in Bedford, and four years later from Marymount High School (Trinity). She entered St. John's College in 1957 with a four year scholarship, but left after two years to teach at St. Pius X School in Bedford, her home parish at the time. Mary Ann later taught at Sacred Heart in Wadsworth, and Our Lady of Angels. After several years of attending college part-time, she received her BS in Ed from St. John's in 1965. In 1963, she married John (Jack) Webb, a native of Lansing, Michigan. Their only child, Tom, was born in 1964. He is a graduate of Ignatius ('82), attended Walsh College, and has served in the U. S. Navy for seventeen years, primarily on nuclear submarines. He is currently based in Groton, CT, where he lives with his wife, Bonnie, and their children, Elizabeth and John, both teenagers. He is carrying on the Navy tradition started by Mary Ann's father, her brother Dennis, and his father. Elizabeth has been a Navy Sea Cadet for several years, and is hoping for an ROTC Navy scholarship to a college in Vermont. John is a varsity soccer player and wrestler. In 1966, Mary Ann began teaching in the Berea City School District. She was an active member of the Berea Federation of Teachers, serving as a member of their executive committee and the negotiating team. She also co-chaired the District Review Board, which oversaw the mentoring process for new teachers. She obtained her MA degree from Baldwin Wallace College in 1977. In 1978, after the death of her husband, she began working part-time as the Director of Religious Education at her home parish, St. Mary's in Berea. When Mary Ann retired from the public schools in 1992, she moved to a waterfront home on Portage Lakes, and became the DRE at St. Basil's. After several years, she moved back to Strongsville to be closer to her friends and to decrease her chances of a deer collision on Route 77 south! At St. Basil's, Mary Ann directs the Parish School of Religion (PSR), which serves approximately 1200 students: the Sunday PreSchool, weekly classes for grades 1-8, two summer programs for grades 4-8, the independent study and testing program for grades 3-8, and the monthly program for grades 9-12. She also directs the Confirmation program for 10th graders, and conducts parent meetings for Reconciliation and First Eucharist. Mary Ann serves on the St. Michael and St. Basil Inter-Parish School Advisory Board, and is the staff representative to the Education Commission. In her spare time, Mary Ann likes to read suspense novels, garden, and, when the weather is above 60 degrees, play 2/3 rounds of golf a week. She also is an avid Indians and Browns fan. Top of Page

Rev. Walter H. Jenne