Our Team
John McCarthy
John McCarthy was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland on January 28, 1958. A graduate of Brother Rice High School, he completed the Pre-Forestry Program at Memorial University in 1977 and transferred to the University of New Brunswick from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry degree in 1980. A Masters degree in soil science was completed at the University of Florida in 1983.
John entered the Society of Jesus in 1983 and, after a lengthy period of philosophical and theological training, was ordained in 1994. He completed doctoral studies in boreal forest ecology at the University of British Columbia in 2004. His doctoral research focused on the structure and disturbance dynamics of old-growth forests in Newfoundland.
He was the recipient of the 2002 Canadian Environment Awards Gold Medal (Lands and Forests category) for his work in boreal forest conservation in Newfoundland.
John is deeply interested in the historic and contemporary relationships between human culture and the natural environment. Congruent with this long-term interest is his attempt to understand the sustainability of both human and biophysical community in different forms of natural resource development and use. Furthermore, John is particularly interested in the contribution that religious traditions, particularly Catholicism, can make to the development of environmental theology and ethics.
John chairs the Wilderness and Ecological Reserves Advisory Council, a cabinet appointed body that advises the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador on the establishment and management of wilderness and ecological reserves. He is currently actively involved in lichen biodiversity research in Newfoundland and Labrador in collaboration with the Department of Environment and Conservation.
Maureen Wicken, Coordinator
stmarks.campusministry@gmail.com
Maureen was born in Prince George, BC and has lived in Vancouver for most of her life. Maureen While studying at UBC, Maureen was very involved in the Newman Club at St. Mark’s College. After completing her B.A. and B. Ed., Maureen taught at a Catholic high school before staying home for a few years while her four kids were younger. After a stint working for the Archdiocese, Maureen returned to her roots in Campus Ministry at the Catholics colleges of Vancouver while completing her Masters in Religious Education, Maureen is currently the Western Representative of the Canadian Catholic Campus Ministry Association. www.cccm.ca
Maureen coordinates the Catholic Campus Ministry Team, connects regularly with the UBC Chaplaincy Association and Chaplains-in-Rez, and assumes liturgical coordination responsibilities for the Sunday College Masses in addition to her responsibilities as the Coordinator of Continuing Education for St. Mark's College.
Kevin Eng, Coordinator of Music Ministry
Kevin’s passion for teaching music and performing became a reality in 2005 when he left his full time job in software development and began teaching, arranging, performing, and directing music full time. Prior to that year, he had been performing as a musician for wedding ceremonies and special events, as a keyboard player in the orchestra for music theatre performances, and was involved in music ministry for St. Paul’s church in Richmond as a piano player during Sunday service and worship leader for their youth retreats. He currently serves as the music director at St. Mark’s College chapel on the University of British Columbia campus, and teaches music privately and at the Pacific Life Bible College in Surrey, B.C. He has had classical training in piano, and holds the Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto (ARCT) teacher’s diploma.
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