Jim Towey
Melady Round of Lectures sponsored by the Knight of Columbus (Potomac Council)
at the Catholic Information Center
Faith Based Initiatives in America and the World
by Jim Towey
Director, Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives the White House
Time: July 10, 2003; Mass: 12:05 PM; Lecture: 12:45 PM; Informal buffet: 1:20 PM Place: Catholic Information Center; 1501 K St, NW, Washington, DC 20005; (202) 783 2062 RSVP: call Jim Sebolka (703) 941-1999 or email: sebolka@usa.net for lecture & buffet reservation or fill in the reservation card at the Catholic Information Center, seating is limited
Jim Towey
Jim Towey is Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Towey has extensive governmental and non-profit experience that cuts across traditional party lines. He served Republican U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield as Legislative Director and Legal Counsel and also served in the cabinet of Democratic Florida Governor Lawton Chiles.
In 1993, Chiles appointed Towey to run Florida’s health and social services agency – the largest in the United States. After leaving the public sector in 1995, Towey founded and ran Aging with Dignity, a national non-profit organization.
Most significant in Towey’s life, however, was his work with Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Towey met Mother Teresa in 1985, visiting her home for the dying — an event he describes as the “defining momentâ€� in his life. Towey went on to serve as legal counsel to Mother Teresa for 12 years and in 1990 lived as a full-time volunteer in her home for people with AIDS in Washington, DC.
He and his wife Mary have five children all 10 and under!