Heather Khym

Heather Khym is the cohost of the internationally acclaimed Abiding Together podcast, ranked in the top 1% globally, and serves as assistant director of Evangelization at Franciscan University. She is the author of Abide: A Pathway to Transformative Healing and Intimacy in Jesus and the award-winning Encountering Emmanuel. Along with her husband, Jake, she cofounded Life Restoration Ministries, where she serves as director of Vision and Ministry, and is co-executive director of the Celtic Cross Foundation, which serves the underprivileged. With over 30 years of experience as a speaker and retreat leader, Heather is passionate about evangelization, discipleship, and creating spaces for transformative encounters with God. She lives in Steubenville, Ohio, with her husband and their three young adult children.

Father Dave Pivonka, TOR

Father Dave Pivonka, TOR ’89, became president of Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2019. A prolific Catholic speaker, author, and host of multiple video series, he received his bachelor’s degree from Franciscan University, then earned his MDiv, MA in theology, doctorate in education, and executive juris doctorate. In 1996, he was ordained a priest in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Province of the Franciscan Third Order Regular. Before his election as president, he served Franciscan as vice president for Mission and Planning, then as director of the TOR’s Post-Novitiate Formation and the TOR’s Franciscan Pathways.

Brian Kissinger

Sr. Agnes Thérèse Davis, TOR