William O’Leary has worked in pastoral ministry as director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry in a number of parishes for the past 20 years. He currently works as the director of Religious Formation for a large parish in Overland Park, Kansas. His passion is catechist formation and curriculum development. William holds a BA in theology and an MA in theology with a specialization in catechetics both from Franciscan University. He recently completed his doctoral work in catechetics from the University of Notre Dame in Sydney, Australia.