Canada Council

What Council Does

The first Serra Club chartered outside of the USA was the Serra Club of Toronto Downtown, Canada in 1952 and it remains very active today. In June 2000 the Canada Council of Serra International was established to represent Serra International in Canada and to respond to the particular needs of our clubs and its members as they work for the promotion of vocations to the priesthood and religious life in Canada. The Board of Canada Council is responsible for the promotion of Serra in Canada by assisting clubs in their work of fostering and promoting vocations and by encouraging the formation of new clubs. The long term objective of the Council is to have a Serra club in every diocese in Canada.

Members of the Board 2023/2024

• His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins
  Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Episcopal Adviser
• Fran Pulumbarit
  President
• Joseph Gennaro
  President Elect 
• Gary MacDonald
  Secretary
• Maria Luz Manalo
  Interim Treasurer
• Anthony (“Tony”) Mangione
  Past President
• Vacant
  District Governor, Maritimes and Quebec
• Gary MacDonald
  District Governor, Ontario
• Vacant
  District Governor, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
• Susan Berdusco
  District Governor, Alberta and British Columbia
• Trustee for Programs
  Anna Mangione
• Trustee for Vocations
  Felisa (“Baby”) Pulumbarit
• Trustee for Membership
  Regina Choromanskis
• Trustee for Communications
  Patrick Portelli
• Dr. Moira McQueen
  Serra International Board Representative
• Mario Biscardi
  President, Serra Foundation of Canada

Past Presidents