About SJN Pastoral staff

Rev. Robert J. Kraig, Pastor

Fr. Bob has been a priest for 40 years and has served in three other parishes before coming to St. John Neumann.  From 1972-75 he was at Holy Redeemer in Collinwood and then at St. Felicitas from 1975-82.  In 1982 he served on the pastoral team at St. Monica’s in Garfield Hts. and then came to St. John Neumann in January of 1990 as pastor.  He is a native of Cleveland and grew up on the southeast side of Cleveland in Garfield Hts.  Although he served at St. Monica’s in Garfield Hts., his formative years were at Holy Name Grade School and High School as well as Holy Name Parish.  

Rev. Denis Kristancic

Father Dennis was appointed as Parochial Vicar effective August 15, 2011 replacing Fr. Russ Rauscher. 

Fr. Andy Turner

Father Andy was ordained in May 2006 as a priest for the Diocese of Cleveland and first assigned to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Wickliffe. He was raised in Hudson, Ohio, were he was a lector, altar server and a member of the Catholic Life Teen youth group at Saint Mary Church. He attended Ohio University for his undergraduate degree in Communication, and before entering Saint Mary Seminary here in Cleveland, he worked as an educational consultant for companies such as Sea World, Ernst & Young, and Ford Motor Company. He is one of the organizers of The FEST, the summer Catholic family music festival at Borromeo Seminary, and has done missionary work in the Dominican Republic since 2006.

Sr. Pat Sylvester, SND

Sister Pat, second youngest of four, grew up on Cleveland's east side near what was then the St. Joseph Christian Life Center.  She and her family moved to Willowick in the early sixties when the new Rout 2 was built, and attended St. Mary Magdalene Parish.   In 1963, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame and taught for 16 yrs. She received her Master’s Degree in Religious Education in 1978 from Thomas Aquinas University in Rome.

Deacon Ken Piechowski

Sandy Zorn

Sandy Zorn, Pastoral Associate, is a native of Ohio, born and raised in Massillon (football country) where she met her husband Bill in high school.  They have been married 38 years and have 3 children and 2 grandchildren.  Their daughter Michelle, her husband Steve and their daughter Megan live in Toledo.  Their son Bill Jr., his wife Sarai and their son Billy III live in Medina, and their youngest daughter Shannon lives in California.  Shannon will be married at St. John Neumann in September to Len Hyde who is also from California.   Sandy’s Mom Bette lives in Massillon and her father Al is deceased (1991).  She has a sister in Scottsdale, AZ and a brother in Columbus, Ohio.

Nancy Fiamingo

Nancy believes that our teens have much to offer the Church and that our Church has much to offer to our teens. She is passionate about assisting parents in building in our teens a strong foundation rooted in the Catholic faith through Sacraments, prayer, and through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Shannon Zeltner

Mrs. Shannon Zeltner, Coordinator - Parish School of Religion (PSR)

Mary Pachuta

Mary Pachuta, Director of Music Ministries

Mrs. Benita Sullivan

Director of Adult Choir