Rev. Séamus P. Finn, OMI

Director, US JPIC Office, Washington and Associate Director, International JPIC Office, Rome

Rev. Séamus Finn, OMI has directed the US Oblate JPIC Office since its inception. He represents the Missionary Oblates on the boards of directors of a number of organizations supported by the Oblates both in the U.S. and internationally. Visiting many of the places where Oblates work, Séamus has tried to explore ways in which the office can be supportive of their efforts. He is a leader in faith-based socially responsible investing, and is active with the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility.

Daniel LeBlanc, OMI

Associate, International JPIC Office and Oblate UN Representative

Daniel has been a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate since 1971. Daniel is Canadian, but worked in Peru from 1978 until his appointment to the Oblates’ General Administration JPIC Office in April 2007. He represents the Oblate Congregation, recognized as an NGO at the United Nations, where he follows the work of the Commissions on Social Development, including the sub-committee on the eradication of poverty, Sustainable Development, the Forum on Indigenous Peoples, Financing for Development and Migration. In this work, he collaborates closely with VIVAT International.

During his thirty years in Peru, Daniel served as pastor of several parishes in the Diocese of Carabayllo (Lima) and in the high jungle. He worked on a variety of justice issues from assisting victims of terrorism to investigating mass graves and helping to bring perpetrators to justice. He also studied law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). For many years, he was a member, as well as Chair, of the Latin American OMI Commission of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC), and currently serves as Chair of the Board of “Noticias Aliadas” (Latin America Press).

Christina Cobourn Herman

Associate Director, US JPIC Office

Christina has been with the Oblate JPIC Office since May 2006. She focuses on international economic justice and environmental issues, as well as on human rights concerns in Latin America and Asia. She is active in corporate dialogs through the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) on issues related to access to medicines, food and water and global warming, and represents the Oblates in coalitions working on these issues in Washington. In addition, she is responsible for the bi-annual JPIC News publication and oversees the website. Christina lived in the southern Philippines as a Mennonite Central Committee volunteer from 1983-86, then worked in Washington on JPIC issues for the Columban Fathers for eight years. She coordinated their campaign on Debt and Development Alternatives. She is married and has two children.

Mary O’Herron

Associate for General Administration JPIC Service and Corporate Responsibility

Mary works part time to assist with corporate responsibility efforts in the JPIC Office, and also focuses on the issue of human trafficking. She began working with the Oblates at the Oblate Conference Office in Silver Spring, MD, just after it opened in 1983. She remained until the inauguration of the U.S. Province in 1999 when she left for nearly three years to pursue her artistic interests. Before she came to the Oblates, Mary lived in South Africa, Botswana, Portugal and Belgium with her Foreign Service husband Tom and their four children.

George Kombe Ngolwe

Advocacy Associate, US JPIC Office

George joined the Justice and Peace/Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Office in Washington, DC in June 2006. He is from the Northern Province of Zambia, and has considerable experience working with the Oblate ministries in Zambia and the Southern African region. George represents the OMI JPIC office at networks and coalitions in Washington that focus on Africa and Asia. He also handles advocacy work on issues related to Immigration and the US/Mexico Border, the Death Penalty and Human Rights. George is a 2006 Graduate of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago where he obtained a Masters of Arts in Theology. He comes from a family of four girls and one boy.