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St. Catherine of Siena R.C. Church
4 Riverside Avenue
Riverside, CT 06878
Phone: 203-637-3661     Fax: 203-637-8934

Joe Abatemarco

Joe joined St. Catherine's in September 2003. Prior to that, he spent 25 years in the field of software development for the telecommunications industry. His experience with budgets and financial matters as a project manager helped him step right into his job at St. Catherine’s.

Joe enjoys working closely with the members of the Finance Council to make the finances of the parish as transparent as possible to the parishioners. He is especially proud of the graphs and pie charts he has incorporated into his reports.

Joe has been a Yankee fan for most of his life, going back to the good old days of Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. He and his wife Mickie enjoy spending their free time with 'the kids’.

Carol Ruspini

Carol joined the St. Catherine of Siena parish staff in October 1993 as the Church Secretary.  Prior to joining St. Catherine’s, she ran her own home office business.

Carol is active in many organizations, especially those dealing with children. Currently, she is Secretary of the Kiwanis Club of Port Chester/Rye Brook (past President and Vice President), is on the Advisory Board of CAP (the Carver Center), is on the Advisory Board of Holy Rosary Elementary School, and is Financial Secretary for the St. Anne Sodality.

She is an active Eucharistic Minister in her parish and has served five years on the Pastoral Council (two as president) at Our Lady of the Rosary Church.

Carol is an avid reader and enjoys movies, especially the old black and white ones. She is currently working on bringing about world peace.

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Terri Marino

Terri was born and raised in Stamford.  After high school, she attended the Merrill School of Business where she developed her skills and received a Certificate in Business Administration.

In November 1999 Terri joined St. Catherine’s part-time as an assistant to the Community Life Director. She was laid off in June 2001 when the parish experienced in financial difficulties.  She returned to St. Catherine’s in September 2001 to work part-time in the Business Office as the Census Manager.  In September 2006 she became a full-time employee.

Prior to joining St. Catherine’s, Terri worked as an Office Manager for a consulting engineering firm and for a title insurance company. These positions gave her an accumulated total of more than 20 years experience in the business world.
What she loves to do most is spend time with her family and closest friends. Terri’s other loves are shopping, gardening and listening to her CDs.  She has an extensive collection that ranges from Motown to Mozart.

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Emily Docimo

Emily graduated from Nazareth College of Rochester, in Rochester, New York, with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education. She received a Master of Music Degree in Voice from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.

She was a member of the John Brownlee Opera Theatre in New York. A winner of numerous scholarships, awards and grants, one of which was awarded from the Kirsten Flagstad Foundation, she has given concerts and performed opera in New York, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, England, Germany, Spain, and the Grand Bahaman Islands.

Emily has also studied and is certified in numerous healing modalities. She is an accomplished Reiki Master, and is a Healing Touch provider, primarily in the oncology ward, at the Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Ct.

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Emma Doring

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Betty Lundgren

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Jim Coffey

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Steve Coffey

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Marco Castano

Marco Castano was born in Columbia, South America and has lived in the United States since 1987.  Marco received his American citizenship in August 1996.

Marco has more than 18 years of experience as a cook. He has worked for Centro Restaurant in Darien and C’est Si Bon Restaurant in Greenwich.  Before joining St. Catherine’s in 1999, Marco was the rectory cook at St. John’s in Darien.

During the day, Marco and his wife, Connie, run a house cleaning business.  Having achieved the American dream of owning his own home, Marco now worries about paying his mortgage.  In his “spare” time, he enjoys working outside in his yard or puttering on the inside with some home improvement project.

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Lisa DeLeo

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Mary Zdinak

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Claire DeLuca

Claire began working at St. Catherine’s in November of 1991 as a Receptionist and soon afterwards took on the task of Wedding Coordinator for the church.

Prior to working at St. Catherine’s, Claire worked at hospitals in the Greenwich and Stamford area, for a law firm in Stamford and for the Stamford YMCA.

Claire is an active member of her parish, St. John’s in Darien, where she serves as a lector for the 8:30 am Mass on Sunday. She also helps serve lunches to the parish’s senior community. She has also worked as a shopper for the Jewish Shopping Service in Greenwich since 1990.

Claire enjoys skiing, hiking, golf and theatre. At home she enjoys working on her outdoor garden.

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