Leadership

Board of Directors

Dr. Ryan N.S. Topping

Brian Holdsworth

Dr. Celene Sidloski

Catherine Renneberg

Caleb Ropp

Patron

His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins

Staff

Dr. Ryan N.S. Topping

Executive Director

Catherine Renneberg

Director of Programs

Victor Carpay

Communications & Development

Dr. Topping is the founding Executive Director of the Gregory the Great Institute and author of over 10 books on Catholic education and culture. He holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford and is a recipient of the Queen Elizebeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal. Dr. Topping and his wife have 10 children and are a founding family of Campion Classical Academy in Alberta. His most recent book is Thinking as Though God Exists: Newman on Evangelizing the ‘Nones’.

Ms. Renneberg is the Director of Programs at the Gregory the Great Institute. She holds an M.Div. from Newman Theological College, serves on the Board of St. Therese Institute in Saskatchewan, and has worked for a variety of churches and ministries in Western Canada.

Mr. Carpay is a lifelong Albertan passionate about renewing culture through faith and reason. Prior to working on Communications and Development for the Gregory the Great Institute, Victor completed his Bachelor of Arts in Catholic Studies from Newman Theological College. Victor possesses many years of experience in sales, business and political activism.