Governance
The Jesuit Refugee Service is a ministry of the Society of Jesus under the direct responsibility of the Superior General, Rev. Arturo Sosa Abascal SJ. JRS International Director, Rev. Thomas H. Smolich SJ, is Father General’s delegate for the Society’s work with refugees and reports directly to him.
The Administrative Council is empowered by Father General to support the International Director in his leadership and oversight of JRS worldwide.
The International Director, the Deputy International Director, and the ten Regional Directors make up the Senior Leadership Team, who meet formally twice a year to discuss JRS operations and issues of global concern.
Administrative Council
Jesús Zaglul SJ
Councillor and Regional Assistant to Father General, Jesuit Curia Administrative Council President
Anne-Christine Bloch
Consultant, Ottawa
Cecilia Jimenez-Damary
UN Special Rapporteur human rights of IDPs
Davao City, Philippines
Holly M. Gulden
Executive Director of Development, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA
Fr Xavier Jeyaraj SJ
Secretary for Social Justice and Ecology, Jesuit Curia, Rome
Robert MacKay
Retired Corporate Executive, New York
Sônia Magalhães
General Director (President), Colegio São Luís, São Paulo
Fr Alessandro Manaresi SJ
Vice President, Associazione Centro Astalli (JRS Italy), Rome
Éamonn McGuinness
CEO, BrightWork, Galway
Mathieu Ndomba SJ
Provincial, West Africa Province
Congo, Brazzaville
Taban Patrick Consantino SJ
Licentiate Student, Gregorian University
Rome, Italy
Fr Thomas H. Smolich SJ
JRS International Director
Br Michael Schöpf SJ
JRS International Deputy Director
Senior Leadership Team
Louie Bacomo
JRS Asia Pacific Director
Andre Atsu
JRS Eastern Africa Director
Fr Alberto Ares SJ
JRS Europe Director
Óscar Calderón
JRS Latin America and The Carribbean Director
Fr Daniel Corrou SJ
JRS Middle East and North Africa Director
Joan Rosenhauer
JRS North America Director
Tim Smith
JRS Southern Africa Director
Fr Stephenraj SJ
JRS South Asia Director
Fr Eric Goeh-Akue SJ
JRS West Africa and JRS Great Lakes Director
Fr Thomas H. Smolich SJ
JRS International Director
Br Michael Schöpf SJ
JRS International Deputy Director