Executive Board
Deacon Mike Bickerstaff
Director of Adult Education and Evangelization
St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church
Roswell, Georgia
Deacon Mike Bickerstaff is the Director, Editor in chief and co-founder of the Integrated Catholic Life eMagazine. A Catholic Deacon of the Roman Rite for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Deacon Mike is assigned to St. Peter Chanel Catholic Church where he is the Director of Adult Education and Evangelization.
He is a co-founder of the successful annual Atlanta Catholic Business Conference; the Chaplain of the Atlanta Chapter of the Woodstock Theological Center's Business Conference; and Chaplains to the St. Peter Chanel Business Association and co-founder of the Marriages Are Covenants Ministry, both of which serve as models for similar parish-based ministries.
He and his wife have two adult children and one grandson.
Contact: mbickerstaff@stpeterchanel.org
Mr. Randy Hain
Managing Partner, Bell Oaks Executive Search
Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Randy Hain is the Managing Partner of Bell Oaks Executive Search in Atlanta and actively serves on a number of non-profit boards in the Atlanta community. He is the Business Manager and Senior Editor for The Integrated Catholic Life which he co-founded with Deacon Mike Bickerstaff in 2010. Randy is a co-founder of the Annual Atlanta Catholic Business Conference, the Catholic Business Cafe and leads the St. Peter Chanel Business Association (Faith at Work) Ministry.
Randy is a prolific writer and frequent presenter on a number of topics including faith, family, integration, leadership and human capital. His first book, entitled "The Catholic Briefcase: Practical Tools for Integrating Faith and Work", will be released in January 2012 by Liguori Publications. The book provides practical advice on how to integrate the Catholic faith with our work and offers inspiration through the examples of real Catholics in the workplace.
A convert to the Catholic Faith in 2006, Randy and his wife have been married for 17 years and have two sons.
Contact: rhain@belloaks.com
Dr. Phillip Thompson
Director of the Aquinas Center of Theology
Emory University
Dr. Phillip M. Thompson is the Executive Director of the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University. Prior this appointment he directed the Leadership Certificate Program in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 2005-2008. From 1999-2005, he was the Patricia A. Hayes Professor of Ethics and the Director of the Center for Ethics and Leadership at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.
He has a Ph.D. in the History of Culture from the University of Chicago, a J.D. from the University of Georgia, and an LL.M. in Health Law from DePaul University. His publications are in the fields of religion and science, Catholic social thought, business ethics, legal ethics, bioethics, and medical ethics.
Professional memberships have included the Legal Advisory Board of the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism and the Board of Directors of the Texas Catholic Hospital Association. Dr. Thompson is currently on the Board of Directors of Atlanta Catholic Charities.
Contact: pthomp8@emory.edu