Our Mission
We are a center for experiential education, rooted in the Gospels, encouraging the transformation of human consciousness through contemplation, and equipping people to be instruments of peaceful change in the world.
Regional Contacts
Interested in deepening your spiritual journey by (re)connecting with other men or learning about upcoming events in your area?
The conveners listed below are available to provide guidance on what you’re looking for
United States
Arizona
Brad Kuluris
602.763.2433
brad@kuluris.com
Brad currently serves as the Arizona Convener. He made his Men’s Rite of Passage at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico in 2003. From that beginning he has embarked on his second half of life’s adventure. Brad is the father of six children and has two grandchildren. Divorced in 2005. In 2006, he left the hospitality industry after 30 years to become the COO and VP of Advancement of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix. Brad enjoys the outdoors and fills his free time developing rites of passage for boys leaving grade school, leaving middle school and leaving high school. He also enjoys leading drum-building workshops, creating rituals and playing the Native American flute.
Northern California
Rick Barmore
408.842.3831
Rick.barmore@lmco.com
Southern California
Rudy Hernandez
760.406.1152
rudy.hernandez@hdsupply.com
DC / West Virginia
Bob Sabath
202.531.7572
bsabath@sojo.net
Florida
Bill Brennan (Deltona)
386.473.3290
jbrennan8@cfl.rr.com
Jack Ryan (Naples)
239.537.5827
239.353.8689
j927r@me.com
Illinois Midwest
Bob Colaresi
630.852.7179
robco@robco.org
Louisiana
Matt Woollett
316.613.1565
dmataruski@aol.com
Minnesota Midwest
Kevin Anderson
763.631.9208
kpanderson@sherbtel.net
Missouri
Ken Steckler
812.568.6352
atpadre08@gmail.com
New England
George Sawin
617.469.4449
george@sawinflorist.com
New Mexico / Colorado / El Paso, TX (Rio Grande Region)
Tom Baechle
tbaechle@hotmail.com
(505) 453-1970
New York / Northern New Jersey / Connecticut (Tri-State Region)
Michael Dunne
631.587.7538
mfd916@aol.com
Ohio
Chuck Rihm
440.503.8021
rihm@compuserve.com
Oregon
Nate Bettger
541.678.2043
bettger2@gmail.com
Pennsylvania
Joel Blunk
814.360.4437
onejtb@gmail.com
Tennessee / Kentucky
Michael Malloy
615.390.8638
michaelmalloy@comcast.net
Texas
Bob Strange
830.660.5204
rstrange@satx.rr.com
Bob Strange is the Convener for the state of Texas. He completed the Men’s Rites of Passage at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico in 1998. He and his wife, Sandy, live in New Braunfels, Texas, and are the parents of seven children and grandparents to nine grandsons and four granddaughters. In addition to his work in male spirituality, Bob and Sandy direct a Pathways Retreat for Women, a contemplative retreat on the feminine spiritual path. Bob loves to cook, travel and spend time in nature.
Wisconsin
Dean Barbien
262-994-6022
dbarbian@live.com
Gary Meagher
414-963-8633
gmeagher@wi.rr.com
International
Australia
Max Dickman
mrsldickman@hotmail.com
Austria
Klaus Muik
43.664.305.3868
k.muik@mannsein.at
Klaus lives in Vienna, Austria with his wife Melitta and their three children Lena, Lorenz and Anna. He did the Men's Rites of Passage in Arizona Triangle Ranch in April 2005 before going on to serve on the 2007 Austria MROP team. Klaus has been that country's convener since 2008 and has established the mannsein.at and maennergruppen.at sites for men's work in Austria and other German-speaking countries. Since 2006, with inspiration from Richard, Klaus has led 20 wilderness experience camps in the Alps for parents and their children. He earns his living as an international marketing and export coordinator and contractor.
Canada
Brian McKenna
brianpatrick59@bell.net
613-761-7674
Brian McKenna completed the Men’s Rites of Passage at Occidental CA in 2010 and was part of the MROP team at Rolling Ridge WV in October 2011. Brian has also served many years working with other men in AA and currently volunteers with disabled adults within the Ottawa L’Arche community caring for one of the homes doing lawn maintenance and gardening with 7 of the core members. An IT Technology Recruiter residing in Ottawa ON Canada, Brian’s real passion is being with other men along the journey, sharing experience, strength and hope given so freely to him. Prayer, Nature and Fellowship are part of the essentials in his daily life.
Czech Republic
Pavel Hrdina
42.02.7812961
pavel@ittec.cz
Germany
Bernd Schluter
0049.40.409684
bernd-schlueter@gmx.de
Ireland
Gerry Moore
353.1.493.2883
gmmoore@eircom.net
United Kingdom
Robin Anker-Petersen
44.7.905.987.316
robin@bieldatblackruthven.org.uk
