Our Board & Team

Officers of the New York Chapter Board:
The Reverend David Nolan, Delegate of the Cardinal 
Ms. Donna D’Urso, President  
Mr. Mark Villamar, Vice President
Mr. Gregory P. Oussani, Treasurer
Esther Milsted, Esq., Secretary

Board Members:
Mrs. Camille M. Kelleher
Courtney Lynch, Esq.
Mrs. Lucy F. McGrath  (R.I.P.  October 10, 2022)
Mrs. Patricia McLaughlin
Marina C. Perna, Esq.

It is with heavy hearts that the Board of Directors of the New York Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums mourn the loss of our beloved President, Mrs. Lee Romanelli. Under Lee’s steadfast leadership and with the help of the New York Chapter she oversaw the completion of many restoration projects at the Vatican Museums – The Trajan Columns, the Bernini Angels, and at present, Raphael’s Sala di Constantino, to name a few. She also presided over the funding of an exhibition in 2017 on the “History of the Menorah” at the Vatican in conjunction with the Jewish Museum of Rome and a photographic exhibition at the Sheen Center in New York on “The Life of a Swiss Guard, A Private View”. In recognition of Lee’s many years of dedicated service to the Patrons, she was recently presented by the Vatican with The Gian Lorenzo Bernini Award. We were blessed to have such a devoted leader who gave her heart and soul for the betterment of our Chapter. She will be deeply missed.

May her memory be eternal!