Board of Directors & Staff

Mr. Paul Fontaine, President

Paul graduated from the University of Maryland in 1991 with a B.S. in Computer Studies and a minor in Special Education. In 2017, he completed a master’s degree in Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America.

In addition to Paul’s 37 years of experience in Information Technology in both the private and public sector, he has dedicated over three decades of service to the Catholic Church and to people with disabilities.

Currently, Paul is a technology consultant for Disability Support Services at The Catholic University of America. Prior to this, he fulfilled other roles for the Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. General Services Administration, Prince Georges Community College, and Digital Equipment Corporation, among others. A veteran of the United States Navy, he is also an avid volunteer for Prince Georges County’s Special Olympics and Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, where he is currently responsible for captioning Masses for the parish’s YouTube channel.

Ms. Kitty Wynne, Treasurer

Kitty Wynne has a long lineage and history in Catholic and Jesuit education. After 12 years of parochial education in Syracuse, NY, she went to Le Moyne College as had her parents and several aunts, uncles, cousins, a brother and a sister-in-law. Kitty’s husband Tom also was graduated from Le Moyne.

She is active at Fairfield University as a Eucharistic Minister and is on the Board of Directors of her alma mater, Bishop Grimes High School.

Previous Board commitments include:
• President, Girls Inc. (formerly, Girls Club)
• The Depot Teen Center of Darien, CT,
• The Junior League,
• The YWCA of Darien and other community and school boards.

One of Kitty’s most meaningful commitments was to serve as a mentor to a student at Kolbe Cathedral High School in Bridgeport, CT. She was honored to be with the young lady through high school to ultimate matriculation at University of Connecticut.

Currently employed as the Finance Director of a private preschool, Kitty also serves as Treasurer of the Noroton Yacht Club.

Mr. Daniel Morrison
Dan is the founder of the Morrison Law Firm, P.C., which provides litigation services and counsel to clients in both New York and Connecticut.  The firm’s offices are located in White Plains, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut.  Many of Dan’s clients include businesses and individuals involved with liability claims.  Dan also handles insurance coverage.  He specializes in products liability, construction defect, environmental and professional liability matters.  Additionally, Dan represents and advises property owners in litigation and lease transactions.

Dan is the product of a unique combination of the Jesuit and Quaker traditions.  He graduated from Fordham Law School in the Bronx, Haverford College in Pennsylvania, and the Fordham University School of Law in Manhattan.  Dan’s brothers, Matt and Neil, who are also practicing attorneys, similarly attended both Fordham Prep and Fordham Law School. 

Dan is a native of Yonkers, New York, where he and his family were parishioners of the Annunciation Parish in the Crestwood section of Yonkers.  Dan and his wife of thirty years, Catherine, have resided for years in Westport, Connecticut, where they raised their two sons, Daniel and Peter, who are graduates of Jesuit institutions Fairfield College Preparatory School, Boston College, and Fordham College.  Dan and his wife are parishioners of Assumption Church in Westport, where the well-known sight-impaired musician, Jose Feliciano, is also a member.

Dan has been an active alumnus of Fordham Law School, having served as President of the Westchester/Putnam Chapter of the Fordham Law School Alumni Association.  Additionally, he is a member of the Fordham Law School Small to Midsize Firm Dean’s Advisory Council.  Further, Dan is active in the New York State Bar Association, where he has served as Co-Chair of the Environmental Insurance Committee. 

Dan is proud to serve on the XSB Board in furtherance of its mission to assist sight-impaired individuals of all faiths.

Ms. Donna Crilly

Donna graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (History) and Certificate in Women’s Studies from Rutgers University’s Douglass College. She was subsequently awarded with distinction a Master of Theological Studies from Weston Jesuit School of Theology. Currently, Donna is Senior Academic Editor at Paulist Press, where she has worked in a variety of editorial positions since 2009. Prior to joining Paulist Press, she fulfilled editorial roles for Liturgy Training Publications, Pearson Education, St. Scholastica Priory/St. Bede’s Publications, and was a freelance editor on various projects. Passionate about publishing, she serves as Secretary on the Association of Catholic Publishers’ Board of Directors. 

Dr. Skylar Covich

After graduating from Saint Mary’s College of California in 2009, Dr. Covich went on to receive a Master of Arts in Political Science in 2012 from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned his PhD in the same subject five years later. Totally blind since birth, Dr. Covich has been committed to many organizations serving people living with sight loss, with experience in the academic and nonprofit worlds. He has been involved in many fellowships including the American Foundation for the Blind’s Leaders Development Program, and the Catholic Tepeyac’s Leadership Initiative. In addition, he was a founding member of the Lighthouse Guild for the Blind’s Visionary Board. Committed to accessible technology, Mr. Covich is currently employed at the Braille Institute of America where he supervises a team of technology instructors throughout southern California and provides strategic planning for the Connection Point program. A practicing Catholic, Dr. Covich sings in the Mary Magdalen Chapel Latin Mass choir, where he learned Gregorian chant and polyphony by ear, and he is a Lay Dominican.

Ms. Vivian Fridas

A native New Yorker, Ms. Fridas graduated from St. John’s University with a Masters of Art in Government and Politics (International Relations) in 2013. After graduation, Ms. Fridas has lent her time and experience to various groups with a focus on disability inclusion. She has been involved in many organizations such as the United States International Council on Disabilities, the National Democratic Institute, the International Disability Alliance, the United States International Council on Disabilities, Learning Ally, and the Global Observatory for Inclusion, among many others. She is currently employed by the National Industries for the Blind (NIB) in Alexandria, VA where she helps lead efforts to protect, support, and grow the company’s AbilityOne program and cultivates understanding and support for NIB with federal agencies and organizations concerned with disability employment and federal procurement policy. 

Mr. Russell Martello

Mr. Martello received a Master’s of Science in Education with a concentration on School Counseling from CUNY Hunter College. After graduating, he worked for Cardinal McCloskey Services and Helen Keller Services for the Blind, serving in a variety of roles from Administrator Supervisor and Director of Youth Services to Major Gifts Officer and Marketing Coordinator. Mr. Martello’s work in development and administration led to an Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership in 2020, followed by the completion of the Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Professional course from Columbia Business School three years later. Currently the Chief Development Officer for VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired in New York City, Mr. Martello heads cultivation and stewardship of the organization’s donors and is charge of increasing its visibility through marketing and media, among many other responsibilities.