Judy Paternostro Judy Paternostro is the Founding Team Administrative Leader of CWBS. She served as Parent Representative in the Cabinet for Human Resources, Interagency Task Force on Family Resource and Youth Services Centers, Frankfort, Kentucky; has lobbied on Pro-Life issues for the Catholic Conference of Kentucky; and was one of the Founding Service Team members for the Lexington Chapter of Magnificat (A Ministry to Catholic Women). Other Leadership positions include: Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Life in the Spirit Seminars, Alpha for Catholics and Disciples in Mission. Judy holds her BFA from The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to serving the Catholic community in many leadership positions for many years, Judy applies her talents in design and marketing as a Buyer and Designer for Benedictus Books and Gifts in Lexington, Kentucky. Currently Judy and husband, Paul; divide time between Lexington, Kentucky and their family in Houston, Texas. Vincenette (Vinnie) Bush Vinnie is the Financial Manager for CWBS. She has participated in Cursillo, Marriage Encounter, and Christ Renews His Parish. At the Cathedral of Christ The King in Lexington, Vinnie served on the Parish Council and is active as a Eucharistic Minister and Bereavement Minister. She graduated with a BA degree in History from Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. Vinnie worked in Data Processing for the US Air Force in Rome, NY and for the US Navy in Washington, DC. She gained experience in Sales and Merchandizing for General Mills in Rochester, NY. For 10 years she has owned and operated an upscale women’s clothing business in Pittsford, NY. Vinnie and her husband Carl share their time between their three children and five grandchildren. Deedee Simon Deedee is the Local Administrative Leader for CWBS. She has served on the board of the Catholic Social Service Bureau of the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, as well as on numerous committees and in volunteer positions in her parish. Deedee is past Co-Coordinator of Magnificat and has been a volunteer at Birthright of Lexington. She received her BA in Psychology, with a minor in Business, from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Deedee is founder and owner of Sew Cute Embroidery, LLC in Lexington, Kentucky.

Lavinia Theodoli Spirito Lavinia Spirito is the Founding Team Teaching Leader for CWBS. Though she grew up in Rome, Italy, Lavinia received her BA in Anthropology and Spanish from The University of Michigan, obtained her JD from The University of Kentucky College of Law and is currently working on her Masters in Theology from The Franciscan University of Steubenville. In 2003, Lavinia joined the Teaching Team for the annual Summer Institute School of Bible Study sponsored by Renewal Ministries in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is co-host of “Real Living”, a weekly radio program on relevant issues facing today’s Catholics. She is an active lay teacher, spiritual director and evangelist in parish renewal and the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in the US and Italy. She has led and participated in the Life in the Spirit Seminars, Alpha for Catholics, Christ Renews His Parish, Disciples in Mission, Small Groups, and CCD. Lavinia is a respected speaker and author. She prepares and writes the lectures for the CWBS Bible Studies and Series. Lavinia and her husband Michael live in Lexington, Kentucky with their two daughters. Mary Lou Nemecek Mary Lou Nemecek is the Marketing and Sales Leader for CWBS. Mary Lou co-anchors a weekly radio program, “Real Living,” on WMJR 1380 AM in Lexington, Kentucky. At the Cathedral of Christ The King, she has volunteered and lead numerous activities and is an Hourly Coordinator for Eucharistic Adoration. Mary Lou graduated from Ursuline Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio. She obtained a Liberal Arts Degree from Marymount College in Arlington, Virginia. She attended the George Washington University School of Public and International Affairs, Washington, D.C. She has been a licensed real estate agent since 1977 and is active in the National Association of Realtors, Kentucky Association of Realtors, Lexington Bluegrass Association of Realtors, and is a life member of the Million Dollar Club. She serves as Vice President and on the Board of Directors of Gardens of Hartland, as well as on the Board of Fayette County Neighborhood Council. Mary Lou and her husband Burt have three children and four grandchildren.