Board of Directors

Mary Dustin

Mary Dustin

  • Parishioner at Institute of Christ the King (Merrillville)
  • Mother of six children: one Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family graduate, one current student at Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family, and four homeschooled children
  • Has served as a homeschool tutor for over a decade.
  • She is a former board member of a large homeschool co-op in Northwest Indiana.

Matt Lamb

Matt Lamb

  • Parishioner at Institute of Christ the King (Merrillville)
  • Father of two children
  • Former homeschool tutor, former board member of a Catholic school, former communications director for Students for Life of America with experience in nonprofit management, campaign management, and fundraising
  • Alumni Loyola University Chicago, B.A. in Political Science and minors in Economics and Catholic Studies. University of Nebraska Omaha, M.A. in Political Science, certificate in National Security and Intelligence
  • Works full-time as a journalist

Kyle Grothoff

Kyle Grothoff

  • Parishioner at Institute of Christ the King (Merrillville)
  • Father of three homeschooled children
  • Practicing attorney in NW Indiana
  • Former high school teacher
  • Alumni, Indiana University Bloomington - Ph.D. in Classics, Juris Doctorate

Fr. Michal Bučko

Fr. Michal Bučko

  • Pastor at St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church (Merrillville)
  • Fluent in six languages (Slovak, English, Greek, Latin, Church Slavonic, Russian)
  • Alumni, University of Presov, Slovakia - Masters degrees in Philosophy and Sacred Theology

PJ Caraher

PJ Caraher

  • Parishioner at St. Thomas More (Munster)
  • Father of four children
  • Chief Architect of Aeropay which he helped co-found
  • Alumni Marquette University, B.A. Economics and University of Illinois at Chicago, M.S. EECS.