Tucson Council Board of Directors and Brief Bios

President: Daniel (Dan) Davis

Dan has been a Vincentian since 2012, having served as treasurer and then president of his home SVdP Conference at St. Thomas Parish. Over the years, he has also served on the Tucson SVdP Council Executive Board principally as the coordinator for the SVdP Thrift Stores and the Furniture/ Bed Voucher Coordinator.

2^nd Vice President: Kay Lingeman

Kay has been a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul since 2022. She is currently the President of the Sacred Heart Conference in Tucson and was instrumental in successfully reviving that conference when it was closed for a few years. She has served on the Board of Directors since 2025.

Secretary: Christine Krikliwy, PhD

Christine joined the Society in 2003 and has been heavily involved ever since. She served as Council Secretary during the two previous administrations and as the President of St. Ambrose Conference. She was the “Voice of the Poor” representative. Christine also participates in the “Getting Ahead” program as its secretary and is active in advocating for social justice through the “Systemic Change” initiative.”

1^st Vice President: Thomas Jefferson:

Tom has been a Vincentian since 2006. He has been the Past Chair of the Systemic Change Committee, which conducted Getting Ahead Workshops for individuals to share their life experiences and prepare themselves to begin a path toward a better future, He has served on the Council Board since 2019 and is currently President of the St. Cyril of Alexandria Conference.

Treasurer: Carmen Bungert

Carmen became a Vincentian in 2015 in Tucson, having been a Friend of the Poor in her previous Church in Tennessee. At St. Augustine Cathedral, Carmen served as the conference Treasurer since 2015. She was named to the Tucson SVDP Council Executive Board in 2019 as Treasurer. Carmen also has served as the Council Food Coordinator since 2019.

Spiritual Advisor: Father Marcos Velasquez

Father Marcos Velasquez has been the Pastor of Santa Cruz Catholic Church in Tucson for the past 3 years. He has been instrumental in supporting the revitalization of the conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at his parish, and he has assumed the role of Spiritual Advisor for the SVdP Tucson Diocesan Council. He was born in Superior, AZ in 1961, a true Arizona Native. Father Marcos was ordained a priest in 1989 and has served in a variety of roles and parishes throughout the Diocese of Tucson over the 37 years of his priesthood.