Sunday, April 08, 2007

Catholic Relief Services official to speak in Oshkosh on April 19

Scott LeFevre, Catholic Relief Services Regional Representative for the Horn of Africa, will present “Catholic Relief Services Humanitarian Services in Darfur and Sudan” at two venues in Oshkosh on April 19.

From 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., he will appear at the Newman Center, University of Wisconsin, 750 Elmwood Ave., Oshkosh. A light meal will be served with the presentation. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh faculty and staff are also invited to schedule a visit by LeFevre to university groups through Courtney Watson, Campus Minister, 920-233-5555, email Courtney@newmanctr.org.

From 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., LeFevre will appear at St. Frances Cabrini Elementary School Gymnasium, 602 Merritt Ave., Oshkosh. For more information about the evening appearance, please contact Crystal Delwich, St. Mary’s Human Concerns Committee, 920-233-1336.

As Catholic Relief Service’s Regional Representative for the Horn of Africa, LeFevre is the leading contact between Catholic Relief Service staff on the ground in Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and the national office. Prior to this assignment, LeFevre was Catholic Relief Services Country Representative to Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela (2000-6), Assistant Country Representative for Kenya-Tanzania (1997-2000), and Project Manager Rwanda (1995-97). LeFevre holds a BA in engineering from Pennsylvania University and a double MS from University of Pennsylvania (Energy Management and Policy) and the French Petroleum Institute (Economics).

Both events are free of charge and open to the public. For more information about LeFevre’s Oshkosh tour, please contact Br. Steve Herro, O. Praem., Social Concerns Director, 920-272-8299/877-500-3580 x8299, email sherro@gbdioc.org.

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