Dr. Dave Ogwu is our parish Stewardship Council Chair, and he also serves on the board of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Georgia Chapter.  Dave is a professional Financial Advisor, Fraud Analyst, and Stockbroker, with over twenty years’ experience.

Dave, who is a member of the Knights of Columbus (K of C), holds a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Business Administration, with a concentration in Homeland Security and Leadership Policy, from the Northcentral University, Arizona, has two masters degrees; Masters in Business Finance (MBF), and Masters in Economic Crime and Fraud Management (MBA), from Utica College, Utica, New York. His hobbies include basketball, reading, research, writing, and crime watch.  Dave is married to Ify Ogwu, and they are blessed with two boys.

Rita D. Carlson grew up on a farm in rural Minnesota.  She graduated valedictorian of her high school class and obtained a B.S. of Medical Technology and M.S. public affairs degree.  She has two grown daughters who are professional women.  My extensive work experience includes the League of Women Voters, political campaigns, chair of a dinner group from the National Center of Atmospheric Science in Boulder, Colorado, member of the Head Start Board in DeKalb County and president of a neighborhood recreation club.  She retired from Children’s Health Care of Atlanta after 27 years of experience as a medical technologist on the evening shift.  She is presently chair of a book club for H2U, a volunteer group for Eastside Hospital and first vice president for programs and public relations for the Atlanta Post-Polio Association, a support group for polio victims.  She is an avid member of the Gwinnett Quilting Guild.  She has been a member of St. Marguerite parish for several years, and is a member of the Fransalian Associates and Archives Ministry.  She enjoys affecting social change.

Mark has been a Certified Public Accountant for 38 years, and has had his own accounting practice for 14 years. He served on the finance committee for St. Oliver’s Catholic Church for 15 years, and prepared financial projections for the Archdiocese for the construction of the new church. Mark currently serves as a Board Member for the City of Grayson.  He also served as an adult leader for the Boy Scouts of America for 13 years.  Mark and his wife have been married for 35 years and they have two sons.

Diane Rutledge is married to Mike Rutledge.  She has a daughter and son that are both married and 4 grandchildren.  Diane owned a business for 20 years and sold it in 2014.  She is now a bookkeeper for a privately owned company

David and his wife, Debbie, have called Lawrenceville home since 1992.  They joined the Mission of St Marguerite in 1994.  David brings over 30 years of Accounting and Finance experience to the Finance Council of which he has been a member for twelve years.  He is also a member of the Knights of Columbus and an usher at the Parish. 

Gaby Calero has been a member of St. Marguerite since entering the RCIA program in 2018.  Gaby is a Nicaraguan American, and she started her religious journey singing at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Atlanta, Georgia when she was 16 years old.  Since then, she has always enjoyed singing and serving her church!  Now, as a Family Physician, her ministry provides her with the ability to help the sick and the most in need.  She continues to serve and sing as a volunteer with the youth at St. Marguerite D’Youville, her second home.  Gaby also enjoys traveling and exploring new places with her husband, Marvin, and she relocated to Georgia after she finished her medical training.  Now she practices medicine in Conyers, Georgia.

Scott Smith graduated from Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York, with a B.S. degree in Mathematics.  He moved to Gwinnett County in 1991.  Scott graduated from Georgia State University with an M.B.A. and an M.S. in Finance.  In his professional career, he has had over 30 years’ experience in project management, I.T. management, and financial management.   He and his wife Daphne are active parishioners of St. Marguerite, with Scott presently serving on the Stewardship Committee.

Mary Ann Kurian, a resident of Duluth, works as an Operations Manager with a tech start-up in Midtown Atlanta.  She was born and raised in India and graduated with a Masters in Management before moving to the United States.  Having worked in New York, Mary Ann moved to Atlanta in 2014 and has been a parishioner of St. Marguerite D’Youville Catholic Church since 2017.  She has been involved with the parish St. Vincent De Paul Society Conference since 2018 and joined the Stewardship council of the parish in January of 2020.

Laura Calley has been a member of St. Marguerite’s since 2008.  Laura says she takes a very “Martha” approach to life and work: Do what’s needed, treat others as you’d want them to treat you, let your actions be your voice, and feed His lambs.  She has worked in the world of Information Technology (I.T.) for the past 30 years, primarily in various forms of technical support for large businesses.  In her free time, she and her husband, Gordon, have over the years been involved with supporting Life Teen, Christ the King Theatre Ministry, Knights of Columbus’ various activities, Habitat for Humanity, and are generally up for helping out wherever a hand is needed – especially if it involves cooking for a crowd!  Laura and Gordon enjoy traveling whenever they can, and have a long list of places they want to see!

Barry Pierce has been a member of St. Marguerite since 1992.  He and his wife Diane live in Lawrenceville with their three children.  Barry received his undergraduate with a major in Finance and minor in Accounting, plus a Master’s in Business – Finance and Marketing.  Barry is retired, having worked as an Auditor, Credit Manager, Distribution Manager, Sales-to-Sales Manager, and Director of Purchasing for U.S. Steel’s Agricultural Division.  He also served as Director of Sales for Industrial Chemicals – Ammonia, Nitrate, then Chlorine- Alkali, as well as Raw Materials Director at Cabot Corporation.  At St. Marguerite, he is a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society – where he serves as the Treasurer of our parish St. Vincent de Paul Conference, is a member of the Stewardship Council, is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and serves as an Usher.

Kathleen Brown has been a member of St. Marguerite since 2009. She has two sons in college. Paul attends Kennesaw State, and Josh will start Columbus State in the fall. She is married to Marcus, who is a retired software engineer. Kathleen started a video editing business several years ago and enjoys working on all types of video projects. She is active in her community, serving on P.T.A. and H.O.A. boards, was room mom for several years, volunteered with the cub scouts, was a Drama booster, and was co-coach for her sons’ First Lego League robotic club. Kathleen currently teaches Sacramental Prep to second graders at St. Marguerite.

Deacon George Angelich was born on October 14, 1943, in Atlanta, Georgia.  A graduate of St. Pius X High School in 1961, George completed his diaconal studies at Our Lady of the Holy Ghost Trappist Monastery in Conyers, Georgia, and was ordained to the permanent diaconate by Archbishop Thomas Donnellan on June 17, 1978, at Holy Cross Church in Tucker, Georgia.  Deacon George’s education includes a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia in 1972, a B.A. in Sociology from Georgia State University in 1975, an M.S.W. in Clinical Social Work from Atlanta University in 1981, and a Master of Pastoral Studies from Loyola University, New Orleans in 1987.  Professionally, George works as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) at the Professional Counseling Center of Atlanta since 2000, where he does individual psychotherapy and group psychotherapy.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1968, in the light infantry unit of the 3rd and 32nd in the Seventh Infantry Division, the Bayonet Division, in the DMZ in Korea.  Deacon George is married to the former Terry Lowe who is a pediatric nurse at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.  George and Terry have four children: Dr. David Angelich, a clinical psychologist in private practice in Washington, D.C.; Dr. Regina Angelich Carlson, a clinical psychologist and R.N. at Regis University in Denver, Colorado; Kristin Youmans of Decatur, Georgia; and Leslie Derby of Atlanta, Georgia.  He and Terry also have four grandchildren.

Deacon Kapya Ngoy was born and raised in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.  He moved to the United States in 1990 for his undergraduate education.  Kapya moved to Atlanta in 1999 to pursue his career as a Civil Engineer.  He and his wife Maggie were married in 1998 and have three children. They became members at St. Marguerite D’Youville in 2009.  Kapya was ordained a deacon in 2016.

Fr. Wieslaw was born on February 1, 1972, in Poland. After graduating high school, he joined the seminary of the Society of Christ in 1991 and, after completing requirements, philosophical and theological studies, was ordained a priest on May 26, 1998.  Fr. Berdowicz also obtained a Master’s Degree in Theology of the New Testament from the Catholic University of Lublin.  Before coming to Lawrenceville, Father had the following 8 Associate Pastor assignments:  Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, Szczecin-Podjuchy, Poland (1998-2001); St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Dobrzany, Poland (2001-03); Holy Trinity Church, Chicago, IL (2003-06); Our Lady Queen of Peace, Calgary, AB, Canada (2006-10); Our Lady of Czestochowa, Sterling Heights, MI (2010-11); Five Holy Martyrs, Chicago, IL (2011-12); and, Our Lady of Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV (2012-15).  From 2015 to date, he has served as chaplain of St. John Paul II Polish Apostolate in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, where he takes care of the Polish community gathered in the Apostolate, providing sacraments in Polish and keeping the Polish national traditions.  As we know, Fr. Wieslaw also graciously shares in celebrating Mass and hearing confessions for the St. Marguerite community.

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