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Program Leadership

Dr. John M. Haas Dr Haas, the founder and president of the IIC, has dedicated most of his career to educating seminarians and promoting the Catholic faith. For over 20 years he has taught theology to seminarians at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, and St. John’s Seminary in Boston. He also served as President of The National Catholic Bioethics Center for 30 years and was a consultant to the Pro-Life Committee and the Health Care Sub-Committee of the Doctrine Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He was appointed by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the Pontifical Academy for Life and the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care to Health Care Workers. He was the host of The St. Charles Forum on EWTN, where he discussed with guests Catholic teachings and their impact on contemporary culture.
Dr. John M. Haas
Matthew A. Haas Mr. Haas, Project Director, is an accomplished marketing and advertising professional who co-founded the marketing company Syndicate Strategies, video production company Syndicate Pictures, and the software development company Syndicated Technologies in 1997. Matthew’s work has supported dozens of dioceses, bishops, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and the Order of Malta. He has also promoted Catholic and faith-based films, including Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ and Roma Downey’s Son of God. His expertise in media strategy has been instrumental in developing innovative campaigns that amplify Catholic messages.
Matthew A. Haas
Julia Rota Julia Rota, Director of Strategic Initiatives, has collaborated with Syndicate Strategies on a variety of Catholic focused media projects and is contributing to the vocations project as researcher, advisor, and strategist. She has served as Director of Communications for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, and consultant to the Archdiocese of Washington, the Catholic Information Center, and the Council of Mother Superiors of Women Religious, among others.
Julia Rota