Executive Board
Fr. Martins Emeh, J.C.L.
National President, ACCCRUS
Diocese of Rockford
Fr. Martins Emeh is originally from Nigeria and a priest of the Diocese of Rockford ordained in 2002. A canon lawyer by specialization, he serves as Vice-Chancellor and Archivist for his diocese and as Ecclesiastical Judge for the Court of Appeals, Province of Chicago. He is also pastor of St. Peter Catholic Church, Geneva, Illinois.
Contact: (630)232-0124; pastor@stpetergeneva.org
Fr. Henry Atem
Vice President, ACCCRUS
Archdiocese of Atlanta
Fr. Atem is from Cameroon and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on May 31, 2008. He is currently serving as Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Norcross, Georgia.
Contact: henatem@yahoo.com
Sister Marie Agatha Ozah, HHCJ, Ph.D.
Secretary General, ACCCRUS
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sr. Ozah was born in Nigeria and she belongs to the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus. She was finally professed on September 6, 1986. Presently, Sr. Ozah is an Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology at the Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Contact: (412) 578-2006; agboozah@yahoo.com
Fr. Godwin Nsikan-Ubom Asuquo
Deputy Secretary General, ACCCRUS
Catholic Diocese of Rockford
Fr. Godwin born in Nigeria, was ordained a priest of the Rockford Diocese in 2003. He is the Parochial Administrator for Church of St. Mary of the Assumption, Maple Park, IL, and the diocesean spiritual director for Legion of Mary. He serves in the presbyteral and pastoral councils of the diocese.
Contact: (815) 827-3205; Ubomnsikan@yahoo.com
Fr. Ngozi Osuji
Provost, ACCCRUS
Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens, New York.
Fr. Osuji is from Ibeme, Nigeria. He was ordained for Okigwe diocese on July 11, 1981, but currently serving as Parochial Vicar at Holy Family/St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Brooklyn, New York.
Contact: (646) 529-1720; ngoboy@hotmail.com
Fr. Benoit
Financial Secretary, ACCCRUS
Sr. Patience Asu, HHCJ
Deputy Financial Secretary, ACCCRUS
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Sr. Patience is a finally professed member of the congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus. She was born and raised in Cameroon. She is currently serving as a staff nurse in Christus St. John Hospital.
Contact: (281) 686-4288; mpeasu@yahoo.com
Sr. Mary Beaty Chinkemamaka Chukwumezie, DMMM
(Little Flower of Jesus)
Publicity Secretary, ACCCRUS
Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy
Sr. Chukwumezie is a Sister of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy, Umuahia, Nigeria. She pronounced her first religious vows on January 4, 1981. In addition to ministering to the spiritual needs of people, she also works to develop affordable brand names and generic medications for the poor around us.
Contact: (412) 860-8445; acccruspub@gmail.com; nkembc@yahoo.com
Sr. Ogechi J. Offurum HHCJ
Deputy Publicity Secretary, ACCCRUS
Arch Diocese: Galveston-Houston.
Sr. Ogechi hails from Nigeria. She is a member of the congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, professed on August 15th 1999. She teaches Science and Religion in St. Christopher Catholic School, Houston, Texas.
Contact: (713)272-0796; sogeysol@yahoo.com
Sr. Leocretia L. Muganda, STh
National Treasurer, ACCCRUS
Archdiocese of Chicago
Sr. Muganda is from Tanzania and a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Therese of Bukoba, Tanzania. She is currently a student at Loyola University Chicago and has been serving this body as Financial Secretary since 2001.
Contact: (773) 764-2413 x256; cretialeo@yahoo.com
Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ
Program Coordinator, ACCCRUS; SCDC/PCMRT/USCCB; President, African Women Religious Conference in the United States; President, ACCCRUS, Washington DC Chapter
Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus
Sr. Okereke is from Nigeria and she is a Sister of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus. She made her first profession in September 15, 1985 and currently serving as Program Coordinator, Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church/Pastoral Care of Migrants Refugees and Travelers, at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. She also serves as the liaison between ACCCRUS and the USCCB
Contact: (202) 451-3359; (832-692-6922); Jokereke@usccb.org; srjoannahhcj@aol.com