Br. David Darst Center board members at A Night At The Races 2020.
Our Team
The Darst Center provides unique learning and immersion opportunities that explore issues of social justice through the lens of Christian teachings of peace, justice and respect for human dignity as well as the environment. We seek to inspire a responsive, active faith, a commitment to serve and a passion for social change.
This mission has been guided and supported by many. We continue to be grateful for Br. Denis, our founder, those in leadership of the De LaSalle Christian Brothers, the many individuals who have so generously served on our Board of Directors, the Lasallian Volunteers, and the passionate people who come here to work every day. The way has been set...those listed below strive to maintain its course.
Keith Donovan
Executive Director
Keith joined the Darst Center staff in 2014 and has over two decades in Lasallian ministry. Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, Keith earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and has worked with both high school and college students on issues related to faith, community, justice, leadership, diversity, and inclusion. Please contact Keith at director@darstcenter.org for general Darst Center related business.
Julie Juvancic
Operations Director
Danny Warwick
Program Director
The Darst Center welcomed Danny Warwick in July 2022 as our new Program Director. Danny attended a Darst Center retreat as a student in 2014 with Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, OK and is no stranger to the mission of the Darst Center or Lasallian education. He received his Bachelor's in Music and his Master's in Theology, both from Loyola University Chicago and is particularly passionate about justice issues within Catholic institutions and church communities. For more information on Darst Center's immersion retreat programs, please contact Danny at programs@darstcenter.org.
Br. Domingo Martinez, OFM
CTU Practicum Student
Br. Domingo Martinez, OFM is in formation with the Order of Friars Minor. That means he is a Franciscan friar in simple vows; in a few years he will (God willing) make final (or solemn) profession. He lives with his brother friars in Hyde Park and attends Catholic Theological Union. As part of his program, Br. Domingo is ministering at the Darst Center for the 2024-2025 school year. Prior to joining the friars, Br. Domingo lived in Washington, DC and worked with the labor movement, primarily on political and issue campaigns.
Paulina ``Pau`` Delgadillo
CTU Practicum Student
Sr. Janice Burns-Watson
Weekly Volunteer
Board of Directors
John Ceisel, retired, Chicago, Illinois
Krista Chinchilla-Patzke, Chicago, Illinois
Keith Donovan, Executive Director, Br. David Darst Center, Chicago, IL
Br. Michael Kadow, FSC, Staff Member, DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Julia Mach, Senior Advisor & IMPACT Coordinator, Pathways High, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Abby Michels, Director of Mission and Ministry, St. John's College High School, Washington, DC
Kevin Mitrick, Attorney, Howard and Howard, Chicago, Illinois
Colleen Newell, Staff Communications Specialist, Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc., Portland, Oregon
Br. Michael Phipps, FSC, Counselor, Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul, Minnesota
Maura Rocks, Chicago, Illinois
John Tubbs, Program Evaluator, Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach, Germantown, Tennessee
Andrew Weingarten, Director of Residence Life, University of Portland, Portland, Oregon
Liz Young, Founder & Principal, Common Good Grant Consulting, Chicago, Illinois