The Holy Spirit Pastoral Council
Pastoral Council Members, 2009-2010
Suzanne Bradshaw, Pastoral Council Chair
Suzanne Bradshaw has been a parishioner of Holy Spirit Parish along with her parents, Bob and Linda Fuchslin, for 39 years. Herself a graduate of Holy Spirit School, she has two children….Doug, a graduate of Holy Spirit School and now attending Junipero Serra High School, and Catherine, a student at Holy Spirit School. A graduate of Santa Clara University with a Finance degree, Suzanne is a Senior Executive with Bank of America in San Francisco. Over the past 23 years at Bank of America, Suzanne has worked in a number of capacities specializing in process design, risk management and international business. Suzanne has served in a number of ministries most recently as Holy Spirit School Board Chair. In her spare time, Suzanne enjoys her children’s soccer games and gymnastic meets along with the occasional travel to new destinations! Suzanne is looking forward to serving on the Pastoral Council and helping enhance our spiritual mission!
Elaine has been married to her husband Wendell for over twenty years and they have two sons Justin and Camron. They have been parishoners since 1991 and both boys graduated from Holy Spirit School. Her current parish ministries are Sandwich Squad, Welcome Committee, and MOM's Group. Elaine's fun time is spent Jazzercising, walking and golfing. She hopes to use her extra time to help where ever needed in the Parish Council efforts.
Phyllis is a former Tax Attorney and now spends her time as a mother to her two children. She is married to Christopher for 20 years, and a parishioner for 15 plus years. Her hobbies are scrapbooking, cooking, gardening and sewing. Phyllis enjoys working with the Art-N-Environment team to decorate the church for the liturgical seasons.
Dolores has been a parishioner for 45 years. A widow, she has two children and four grand children. Dolores is the Eucharistic Minister Coordinator for the Eucharistic Ministers at Mass. Her devoted ministry is to bring communion to the sick and homebound in the retirement homes each week. Dolores enjoys traveling and spending time with her children, grandchildren and her best friend, Emily, her dog. She wants "to make our parish better. I love the parish, and I am willing to help in any way."
Joe is married to Sheela and have one son. They have been parishioners since 1986. He is Indian and speaks Hindi and Malayalam. His career is a CFO. Joe enjoys playing tennis, reading and traveling. Joe's vision is to "leave this world a better place than when he came into it."
Ferdinand has been a parishioner since moving to Fremont with his family at age 9. He and his wife Jennifer are eucharistic ministers and they have 2 children. They are active in all their children's activities which include soccer, swimming, music and martial arts. Ferdinand works in the information technology field and in his spare time enjoys biking, gardening, tinkering with cars and martial arts. He is grateful for the opportunity to serve on the Pastoral Council for Holy Spirit Church.
Clarence is married to Amy and have three children. They have been parishioners for eight years. Clarence works for a division of Johnson & Johnson call LifeScan. He likes traveling, engaging in sports and spending time with his family. For his ministries, he is a lector at Mass, CYO coach and soccer coach. Clarence looks forward to finding ways to involve more parishioners in ministry and in parish activities.