He came to Our Lady of the Lake parish in 1998 after serving as pastor of Blessed Sacrament (Portland) and St. Henry (Gresham) parishes.

A former director of the Archdiocesan Office for Worship, he is a member of the Archdiocesan Liturgy Commission and the Archdiocesan Presbyteral (Priests’) Council.

Sister Marilyn Barry was born and grew up in Danbury, Iowa. Following high school graduation she joined the Clinton, Iowa Franciscans and taught elementary education for 25 years. In 1983 she went to Seattle University and received a degree in Pastoral Ministry. Following years in Iowa, California, Missouri and South Carolina she migrated to Lake Oswego. Her responsibilities include participating or coordinating in, Adult Education, Liturgical Ministers, Ministry to the Sick, RCIA process, Returning Catholics Ministry, and WINGS. Last year at Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA, she completed a three year certificate program in Spiritual Direction.

The principal is the religious and instructional leader of the school, and is involved in other areas, from greeting the children in the morning to school finance. She received a graduate degree from Idaho State University. Additional graduate work was completed at Gonzaga University, Washington State University, and Portland State University. Educational administration was the focus of her education, and Catholic education has been her focus professionally. She began her career as a dean in the Student Life Office at Gonzaga. Later, she moved to Portland with her family and took a position at St. Mary’s Academy where she directed their counseling center and taught in the religion department. In 1992, she became principal at Our Lady of the Lake School.

Lawrence Latuszek is originally from northern Michigan. He attended Catholic schools until serving in the Army for 4 years. Larry is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting.

His 30 years of corporate accounting experience were with International Harvester and ConAgra Foods. He held positions as senior systems analyst, accounting manager, controller, and regional finance manager. 

Sr. Janina’s position embraces Religious Education from pre-school through adulthood including sacramental preparation for children. She has served several years as a first grade teacher, ten years as an elementary school principal, and two decades as a Director of Religious Education in the Archdioceses of Portland and Seattle. Sr. Janina holds a Masters degree in Education from Portland State University and a degree in theology from the Franciscan School of Theology at Berkeley, CA. She did post graduate work at Fordham University in New York and at the School of Applied Theology in Oakland.

Tom Carawan is from North Carolina. His degrees include: a Bachelor of Music in Education and Masters of Music in performance from Western Kentucky University, and an M.A. in theology with a concentration in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame.

He has been Director of Music and Liturgy in campus ministry at the University of Portland, and Coordinator of Music and Liturgy at Mount Angel Seminary.

At OLL, he directs the Choir and Liturgical Ensemble, leads the Music Preparation Group, and trains Cantors. Tom coordinates the Seasonal Managers of the Liturgy Preparation team.

Deacon Partlow is a graduate of the University of Dayton, Ohio, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He also has a Master of Theological Studies degree from the University of Dallas, Texas. Deacon Partlow is retired from the position of Director of Planned Giving at Mt. Angel Abbey and Seminary. He was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate by Archbishop Vlazny in November 2002 and was appointed to Our Lady of the Lake Parish to serve as a volunteer member of the parish staff in January 2003.

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Lynne began her career in Pastoral Music in 1970. She received her Bachelors Degree in Music from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. She established her music studio in 1980 and has taught piano, performed in the piano/marimba duo Nouveau Duo, and recorded three albums. In 2005 she studied at the first SummerSong for Pastoral Musicians at the University of Notre Dame.

As organist and pianist for the parish, Lynne accompanies Sunday and Holy Day liturgies, the Choir and Youth Musicians, and rehearses with Cantors. She participates in the Music Preparation Group and is on the Liturgy Team.

Ken prepares Mass for weekends, funerals, weddings, baptisms, and Holy Days. His other duties include coffee and donuts setup and weekend janitorial. Ken has a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from St. Joseph’s University and a MSA Administration from Pepperdine University. His employment history includes medical research, Executive Tax Service, and business consultant. Ken and Andrea have been married for 37 years and have two grown children and two grandchildren.

Administrative Assistant
Sue began working as a part time receptionist at Our Lady of the Lake in November 2005.  She mainly works on special projects assisting the Business Manager.  Prior to her career change, she was a buyer and regional merchandise manager for the Designer Apparel division in Nordstrom. A native of Southern California, Sue has lived in Oregon since 1982.  She has an adorable Jack Russell terrier, MacBeth.  Sue enjoys giving dinner parties, gardening, reading, traveling and spending time with family. 

The bookkeeping position provides bookkeeping and related administrative support services to both the Parish and School. Melissa held this position previously at OLL from 1994-2000. She rejoined the Parish in March of 2005. Melissa has a BA in Psychology from California State in LA, and a Masters in Theological Studies from the University of Dallas. She and her husband, Stephen, have three grown daughters who all graduated from Our Lady of the Lake School.