Council Members

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Members

Ann Cornaro (Vice-Chair)

Ann has lived in Newton her entire life. She grew up parishioner of St Bernard Parish and is now active at Corpus Christi-St Bernard Parish.

Ann was elected to the Pastoral Council in 2010.

Tim Moran

Tim has been a member of the parish since 2007 and a member of the pastoral council since 2011. He grew up in Connecticut, has lived in Newton since 2007, and works as an Assistant United States Attorney. In addition to pastoral council, Tim is a member of the Men’s Prayer Group and helps teach 9th grade Faith Formation.

Mary Pajak

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Donna Mazzola

Donna has been a member since 1997 when she moved back to Newton. Donna was baptized at St. Bernard’s Church, and has been a member of the Parish Council since 2013.

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Members

Janice Bourque
(Vice-Chair)

Janice has been a member of the parish since 1982. She has been on the finance council since 1995 and has served as the Chair of the Finance Counsel since 2000. Janice grew up in Maine, received an undergraduate and MBA from University of New Hampshire. She has lived in Newton since 1982 and is the Managing Director for Life Sciences for Hercules Capital. She currently is a member of the Board of The Village Bank, Commodore Builders, Bicycle Therapeutics, and Poxel Pharmaceuticals. She is President of the Hyde Community Center and

Co-President of the Crystal Lake Conservancy.

Justin Palazzo

Justin and his wife have been members of the parish since moving to the area in 2021. He joined the Finance Council in 2022, and works as a bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Paula Chesbrough

Paula retired from a 50 year career in banking in early 2020 at which time she served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Paula earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Simmons College and an MBA from Bentley University while working in the financial services industry. Paula has been a member of the parish for over 25 years and has participated as a member of the Parish Finance Council for over 12 years.

Anthony Caruso

Tony was a former member of the Parish Finance Council before joining the Parish staff as Finance Director. He attends Finance Council meetings as the Finance Director of the Parish.

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