Meet Our Speakers
If you would like to book one of our speakers please use the links below or email Events@TOBInstitute.org
Christopher West, Th.D.
President
As one of its founders, Dr. West has served the TOB Institute in various capacities since 2004: as the leading faculty member, as a board member, a research fellow, and a curriculum advisor. He was appointed President of the Institute in 2018 and serves as Professor of Theological Anthropology in the jointly sponsored Masters program with Pontifex University. His global lecturing, best-selling books, multiple audio and video programs, and popular podcast (co-hosted by his wife Wendy) have made him one of the world’s most recognized teachers of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Of all his titles and roles, however, he is most proud to call himself a devoted husband and father.
Specialty: Young Adult/Adult
Featured Event – Made for More
For anything other than Made for More please contact Events@TobInstitute.org
Bill Donaghy, M.A.
Senior Lecturer and Content Specialist
Having worked in mission, evangelization, and education since the early 1990s, Bill joined faculty of the TOB Institute in 2010 and became a full-time member of the team as content specialist in 2013. With a background in visual arts, philosophy, and systematic theology, he has given talks and retreats to bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and the lay faithful throughout the country and internationally. Bill is the co-author with Chris Stefanick of the popular program RISE: 30 Day Challenge for Men and is a proud husband and father of four.
Specialty: Young Adult/Adult
Featured Event – Way of Wonder
Evening/Day long/Multi day programs
Jen Settle, M.A.
Director of Ongoing Formation
Jen has been part of the Institute since 2008, serving as Certification Course Manager, Managing Director, and Director of Programs. She now serves as the Director of Ongoing Formation and is a TOBI Speaker. Jen has her Bachelor and Master degrees in Theology and Parish Ministry from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. She completed the Spiritual Direction Certificate program with Divine Mercy University and offers spiritual direction for our in-person immersion courses. She is the co-author of the book, Consecration to Jesus through Saint Joseph: An Integrated Look at the Holy Family and a contributor to the books, Undone: Freeing the Feminine Heart from the Knots of Fear and Shame and God is Beauty: A Retreat on the Gospel and Art. In 2017, Jen became a Consecrated Virgin and credits Theology of the Body as integral to discerning and forming her in her vocation. She lives in Orlando, Florida.
Brendan McCauley
Brendan McCauley was born and raised in Olympia, WA and currently resides in Nashville, TN where he is President & Co-Founder of Humanum Project, writer, and international speaker for the Theology of the Body Institute. He holds a Masters in Theological Studies for Marriage and Family from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Washington D.C. and is certified from the Theology of the Body Institute in Quarryville, PA. For the past six years, Brendan has been giving presentations to all ages on topics related to identity, reaching over 200,000 people from 165 countries online.
Evan Lemoine – Bilingual (Spanish)
Evan Lemoine is a husband and father of 2 young girls and a baby boy. He has worked alongside the Theology of the Body Institute since 2008, as a speaker and teacher in both Spanish and English, as a Spanish translator, and as a liaison for latin-america. Together with his wife, Fernanda Gómez, Evan founded the Amar al Máximo Institute in 2013 in Guadalajara, México. Evan has been teaching the Theology of the Body throughout the world in both English and Spanish since 2008. As one of the most recognized Theology of the Body Speakers in the Spanish-speaking world, Evan has had the opportunity to carry the TOB message to more than 18 different countries through live events, and throughout the world through their online platform. Evan is certified in the Theology of the Body through the TOB Institute, he has a Masters in Marriage and Family, a Masters in Humanities, and a degree in Fine Arts. He is the author of several well renowned books, multiple audio and video programs, a sexual education program for parents and students, and an online TOB certification program. He is also a guest professor for several Catholic Universities.