PAT BEACH
Accounting

Pat works in Ascension's finance department as an accounting associate. She resides with her husband and two children in Thornton, PA. After graduating from college, Pat spent five years in the investment industry, then found a calling in the entertainment industry for ten years acting as the director of finance for six corporations.

TARA CABRAL
Sales Representative

Tara joined Ascension in the fall of 2003. She is involved with the seminar, sales, and marketing departments. She travels year round, handling events, and providing assistance to event contacts and speakers. A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University where she played collegiate tennis, Tara earned her bachelor's degree in speech communication, a master’s degree in human services, and also studied theology at St. Meinrad Seminary. Tara lives in Indiana with her daughters Gianna and Gemma.

KATE CAMDEN
Marketing Assistant

Kate joined Ascension Press in February 2011. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH in December 2007. In her spare time, Kate enjoys travel, music, writing, and stories in all forms. She has also performed mission work in Haiti since the Summer 2009. Kate lives in the Philadelphia area and is looking forward to her newest endeavor as a Marketing Assistant for Ascension Press.

ANNE MARIE CHIARAVALLOTI
Group Specialist

Anne Marie joined Ascension Press in 2010 as a Group Specialist to support Great Adventure group leaders throughout the country. With more than fifteen years experience in account management, project management, and event planning, her customer service, communications, and organizational skills significantly assist leaders to greatly impact their faith formation. Over the years, Anne Marie has been involved in several Catholic youth and young adult ministries, leading small groups and retreats. She currently serves as a board member for Generation Life, a pro-life organization based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and is a singer with Bethany Music Ministry in East Norriton, Pennsylvania.

SARAH CHRISTMYER
Program Director, Great Adventure Bible Study

Sarah Christmyer is program director for The Great Adventure and Editor of The Great Adventure Bible Study series. She also is author or co-author of the studies on The Bible Timeline, Matthew, Acts, and James and is author of The Bible Timeline Guided Journal. Sarah has thirty years of experience leading Bible studies and has taught them in her parish since 1999. She helped launch Catholic Scripture Study and is co-author of two Bible studies on Genesis, published by Emmaus Road. Sarah has a BA in English literature from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. Raised in a strong evangelical family, she was received into the Catholic Church in 1992.

CHRIS COPE
Director of Marketing

Chris Cope joined Ascension Press in the spring of 2004, and became the Director of Marketing in 2007, where he manages all aspects of product marketing, creative development, and promotion. He also handles rights management for foreign licensing contracts. Chris has a background in retail management and public relations, and is a 2002 graduate of James Madison University where he played Division I golf and graduated with degrees in communications and theology. Chris and his wife, Jennifer, live in suburban Philadelphia with their daughter, Susannah, and son, Nicholas.

NICHOLAS DEROSE
Webmaster

Nick joined Ascension in the Summer of 2009. Before coming to Ascension, Nick graduated in 2008 from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA where he received his B.F.A in Graphic Design. He loves playing sports, and watching sports especially the Philadelphia Phillies. Nick and his fiance are currently planning their September wedding together and looking forward to their future Marriage.

MICHAEL FLICKINGER
Managing Editor

Prior to joining Ascension in 2002, Mike taught English as a second language at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Over the past six years, he has felt privileged to be a part of Ascension's growth and the development of its line of popular Catholic books. Majoring in music and journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Berklee College of Music, Mike went on to earn a master’s degree in theology from St. Charles Seminary and recently completed graduate studies in counseling at Villanova University. For several years, he and his wife, Eileen, served as relief house parents at the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Mike, Eileen, and their two children, Julia and Sam, live in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

AMY FONTECCHIO
Registration Coordinator

Amy is the wife of Mike, Ascension’s lead graphic designer, and a stay-at-home mother to their three children, Serena, Anthony and John Paul. She also serves Ascension as the registration coordinator for the Called to Lead and National Catholic Bible Conferences and as local program director for God’s Plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage. A graduate of Franciscan University, Amy brings with her many years of conference planning experience. She also teaches The Great Adventure Bible Timeline and Theology of the Body for Teens to local youth.

MIKE FONTECCHIO
Director of Graphic Design/Print Production

Mike Fontecchio has more than ten years of design experience in Catholic publishing. Mike obtained his bachelors degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville, with a marketing minor. He also has earned a digital design diploma from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, where he graduated with a 4.0 average. A native of Wisconsin, Mike is the father of four children, Serena, Anthony, John-Paul, and Lucia. Mike and his wife, Amy (also a graduate of Franciscan University), live in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Mike enjoys sports and the outdoors, and taking bike rides with his family.

JOHN HARDEN
Marketing Coordinator & Brand Manager

Before joining Ascension Press, John served as the marketing assistant for Current USA, in Colorado Springs. John received his bachelors in theology from Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, and his masters in theology from Franciscan University in Steubenville, OH. He enjoys reading the writings of the saints, and regularly volunteers with Habitat for Humanity. John is an active member of St. Michael the Archangel Byzantine Catholic Church in Phoenixville, PA as well as a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus. John, his wife, and their four children live in West Chester, PA.

LYNN KLIKA
President, Catholic Word

Lynn Klika is the founder and president of Catholic Word, Ascension's sales team. She has served as Ascension’s director of sales from the company's inception, heading a sales team that sold more than a million copies of A Guide to the Passion, along with the other successful Ascension books and programs. She has served in marketing, editorial, and other varied capacities and is a contributor to Amazing Grace for Mothers. Lynn has been featured on Catholic television and radio, including Sirius Satellite Radio. She has served as a speaker and retailer consultant for the Catholic Marketing Network. Lynn and her husband, Scott, live in Wisconsin with their five children and a menagerie of pets.

JANENE MONTLOUIS
Group Specialist

Janene is a graduate of St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia with a degree in politics and a minor in history. Before joining Ascension Press, she worked in the culinary industry as a recruiter. Janene is actively involved in her parish as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist. In her spare time, she is an avid dancer and enjoys the outdoors and traveling. Janene and her husband, Conrad, live in the Philadelphia area with their daughter, Gabrielle.

STEVE MOTYL
Managing Director, Theology of the Body

Steve joined Ascension Press in January 2007. He brings more than fifteen years experience producing, writing and engineering Catholic television and radio, eleven of them as the director of production for Living His Life Abundantly. He also served for more than eighteen years as a high school and middle school parish youth minister prior to joining Ascension. Steve is a graduate of the University of Florida (go Gators!), with a degree in journalism and communications and a minor in business. Steve was born in New Jersey but lived in Florida until receiving the call to spread John Paul II's Theology of the Body with Ascension. He then moved north to southeastern Pennsylvania with his wife, five daughters, and Lady, the family's golden retriever, where they are all loving life in the four seasons.

CORRINE MURPHY
Group Specialist

With a business degree in marketing and more than fifteen years of experience in launching several small businesses of her own, Corinne assists our Great Adventure Bible study leaders in helping to make their parish studies more fruitful. Since 2006, Corinne has led Great Adventure Bible studies at her local parish and is actively involved as a volunteer in her local community. Corinne resides in New Jersey with her husband, Timothy, and their four children.

BARRY PINE
Chief Operating Officer

Barry brings to Ascension 25 years of experience in various management and executive management positions with two Fortune 500 companies and one multimillion-dollar retailer. He is a CPA with his BSBA in accounting from Michigan Technological University and his MBA from Portland State University in Oregon. He and his wife, Regina, own Salve Regina Catholic Books and Gifts in suburban Philadelphia. He has a love for the Catholic faith and a deep devotion to the Blessed Mother. Barry, Gina, and their four children live in the Philadelphia area.

MATTHEW PINTO
President

Matt is the founder and president of Ascension Press and the author or co-author of a variety of best-selling works, including the teen question-and-answer books Did Adam and Eve Have Belly Buttons?, Did Jesus Have a Last Name?, and Do I Have to Go: 101 Questions about the Mass, the Eucharist, and Your Spiritual Life. He is also the co-creator of the Friendly Defenders Catholic Flash Cards and the Amazing Grace Series. Matt also co-authored A Guide to the Passion: 100 Questions About the Passion of the Christ, which went on to sell more than a million copies and hit #6 on the New York Times Best-Seller List. His most recent book is Freedom: 12 Lives Transformed by the Theology of the Body.

Matt has appeared on numerous television and radio programs explaining and defending the Catholic Faith, and he has conducted seminars on a variety of Catholic issues throughout the country. He was also a recipient of the Catholic Leadership Institute's 2004 Award for Outstanding Catholic Leadership. Matt and his wife, Maryanne, live in Pennsylvania, and are the parents of six children.