Erin Noonan, Director
Erin Noonan attended Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia and graduated in 2018 with a degree in Health Services.
After graduating, Erin completed a year of service at a women's maternity home serving pregnant women and their children in Cleveland, Ohio. She then hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain and returned home to do a year of Administrative Case Management for children and their families throughout Montgomery County. During this time, she was also working as a part time overnight resident assistant for Guiding Star Ministries in Philadelphia.
Before accepting the job as the Director of Annie’s home, Erin spent three-and-a-half years working in Education Administration at Regina Coeli Academy. Erin has seven years of experience working with women in crisis pregnancies in different capacities and is very passionate about this project of opening a new Maternity Home in Philadelphia with the Capuchin Friars.
The Board
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Brother Alexander Hostoffer
Chair
Br Alex is a Capuchin in the Province of St Agustine, stationed in Philadelphia at Padre Pio Friary. Br Alex joined the capuchins as a postulant back in 2013 after a short career in banking and finances. Br Alex now works with his brothers in the Padre Pio Prayer Center and is the director of the postulancy program for the Province of St Augustine.
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Peter Laveran
Vice Chair
Peter is a corporate lawyer who has practiced in London and New York for over 25 years. He lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife and three children. Peter's Mother was a foster parent for Catholic Social Services and took in over 20 foster babies in the 1970s and 1980s. Peter's service on the Board allows him to continue his Mother's service to Moms and babies through a more administrative and strategic role.
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Nicholas Dowdle
Secretary
Nick is an attorney in Boston, Massachusetts. He has a love for the Philadelphia area having earned an undergraduate degree from Villanova University and a law degree from the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. In his spare time, he enjoys cheering on the Phillies and reading parenting books as he and his wife welcome their first child into the world.
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Regina Devine
Board Member
Regina, or Jeanne as her friends call her, has always had a deep interest in the wellbeing of the human person which led her to pursue a nursing education, master’s degree in psychiatric care, and Certification as a nurse practitioner. Jeanne has understood that all people have physical, emotional, and spiritual needs which need cared for and it has called her to share her gifts with others. Jeanne has sat on the board of Centro Tepeyac, Silver Spring, Maryland, a pregnancy center for the uninsured. Jeanne believes that “seeing Christ in the poor has called me to serve people who are homeless and in need of life affirming help.”
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Kathleen Bevenour
Board Member
Kathleen Bevenour, LSW is the Assistant Director for Catholic Social Services Community Based Services Division. Kathleen manages five community offices designated to supporting young families specifically pregnant women choosing life. A Social Worker for over 20 years, Kathleen is dedicated to helping improve lives, communities and social systems.