OUR TEAM
Steven Serafin
Executive Director
Dr. Steven Serafin is the Executive Director of Faith & Family Life Catholic Ministries. He has been a user of the Pathways Formation Suite for the past 4 years and continues to utilize the FFLCM process at his home parish St. Vincent Martyr in Madison NJ, where he leads an initiative called the Emmaus Coalition of Lifelong Formation. He is the creator of Endure, a Marriage enrichment initiative. He graduated from Catholic University with a Doctor in Ministry in 2022, he has received a M.A in Theology with a focus in Evangelization and Catechesis from The University of Notre Dame’s Echo program, and a B.A from Catholic University with a minor in Finance and Management. He has served in a number of ministerial positions: Pastoral Associate, Associate Director for Catechesis for the Archdiocese of Newark, Director of Faith Formation, Youth Minister, Campus Minister, and Teacher.
Pam Hurwitz
Creative Director
A mother of two who has worked in ministry within the Diocese of Orange for the past 25 years as a youth minister, Diocesan Coordinator, and Family Life Director. She is currently a full-time speaker and facilitator of women's and family ministry throughout Orange County and beyond as well as the co-owner of Faith + Family Collective with her daughter, Jyllian Rhodes. Their passion is to provide practical resources and presentations for today's parents that support and encourage them to share faith in their homes.
Fr. Tim Donovan
Chaplain
Fr. Tim Donovan was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Orange in the summer of 2017. Before entering the seminary he was a youth minister and continues to have a heart for young people and their families. He loves the Church, spending time with his family, cooking, playing music, and his two French bulldogs. He is the Founder, President, and Chaplain of Faith and Family Life Catholic Ministries.
Alex Frausto
Warehouse Manager
Alex is the oldest of 10, from a devout Catholic Hispanic family. She was raised in Huntington Beach and the proud mother of an amazingly brilliant daughter. For 15 years, Alex worked for the Diocese of Orange, first as a Director of Youth Ministry in a parish, then as the Adult Volunteer Coordinator in the Office of Restorative Justice/Detention Ministry. Alex most recently worked in the field of re-entry at an organization providing support to adults at OC jails, that are impacted by incarceration, gangs, and violence.