Staff

Dan Donaldson

Vice President
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Dan is an apprentice of Jesus Christ, and he is the proud husband to his wife Andrea of 32 years. They have 5 beautiful children and live in Colorado. Dan worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 20 years before joining the Augustine Institute in 2015 where he helped launch the FORMED platform and oversaw their diocesan partnerships. He then worked with Chris Stefanick at Real Life Catholic to help increase their worldwide reach to share the love of Jesus with more souls. Dan joined Heroic Men in October 2022 and is passionate about helping men become on-fire missionary disciples for Jesus and his Church.

Sean Lynn

National Director, Canada
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Sean Lynn is a husband who has been married for 39 years, is the father of 8 children, and proud grandfather of 15. Sean has worked as a police officer for the City of Calgary for over 33 years retiring in March 2023. For the last 11 of those years, he has worked with youth at risk of falling into gang life and finished as a High School Resource Officer.

Sean is a founder and Executive Director of ‘God Squad Canada’ an organization that hosts an annual men’s conference, does BBQ outreach, and organizes a yearly international evangelization motorcycle ride to encourage men to be the husbands and fathers that God has called them to be.
 
Sean is the host of “A Dram With Friends” an on-line show and podcast talking about faith, family, food and fun! Sean has appeared with Steve Wood and Jeff Cavins on EWTN to spread the message for Catholic husbands, fathers, and families.  Sean has also participated in a number of radio interviews.

Most recently, Sean was invited to join the Board for the Catholic Men’s Leadership Alliance with the task of encouraging and growing men’s ministry across Canada. He is now the National Director for Canada.

In the past, Sean has coached soccer, football, and rugby as his children grew up and were involved in these sports. Sean enjoys barbequing and cooking. He has participated in Barbeque competitions, as well as dueling chef competitions against the Calgary Fire Department at the Calgary Stampede.

Another favorite pastime is being in his RV in British Columbia with family in the warmer months. Recently, Sean has begun enjoying whisky tasting and collecting unique bottles, including finding whiskeys from the year of birth for each of his children.

Motorcycle riding has also become a favorite pastime. Sean combines all of his hobbies and passions, turning each into opportunities to evangelize, contributing to the ministries he is involved in.

Dean Patterson

Regional Leader Coach for Midwestern USA
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Chris Mann

Regional Leader Coach for Western USA
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Chris Mann earned his Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Philosophy from Franciscan University of Steubenville in 2010 and has been working in ministry for over 15 years. He has worked with the Catholic Men’s Leadership Alliance since 2022 and loves seeing the scope of the alliance continue to grow as more men and ministries join in making the mission of transforming men, families, the church, and culture a reality. Chris is a father of 5 and the author with his wife of the 10 Minutes with Jesus series. 

Mike Donovan

Regional Leader Coach for Eastern USA
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Mike Donovan is a Leadership Coach for the Catholic Men’s Leadership Alliance (CMLA) on the East Coast. He is also a revert to the Catholic faith having taken a 20 year detour into various communities within Protestantism. There, he got his start in disciple-making in Campus ministry where he spent several years in campus and Post-Collegiate discipleship ministry. His passion for the scriptures is ultimately what led him home to the Catholic Church. In addition to serving as a Leadership Coach for the CMLA, Mike also pioneers ministries with Emmaus Journey, a ministry of Catholic Evangelization and Discipleship that operates predominantly on the parish level in and for the benefit of the Archdiocese of New York.  Outside of ministry, Mike serves as a parish musician and operates Reflector Coffee Company, which roasts and ships freshly roasted coffees to customers with discerning palates. He, his wife Deidre and their five children live in New York City. 

Dominic de Souza

Director of Marketing
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Dominic de Souza is a cradle-Catholic passionate about how Faith, history, and science meet in today’s world. Born in New Zealand, studied in Fiji and France, was raised in Australia, and now living in the USA. He is riveted by the Catholic frontier between faith, science, and history.

He is fixated on discovering healthy, disciplined, and courageous examples of manhood and fatherhood for himself, and his family.

Gabe Chabot

Associate Marketer
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Chris Scroggin

Mission Development Officer
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