About Father Herman

 


For Specific Information Concerning Father Herman's Work in India, please contact Father Herman at HermJchand@aol.com

India Projects Council

Acknowledgements:
Fr. Herman would like to express his appreciation to the India Projects Council for their time and advice in developing this endowment appeal.

Specifically, thanks goes to Greg Armstrong, Ron Garofalo, Reid Godbolt, Ralph Lidge, David Martin, Tony Pisani, Richard Rapp, Shari Sullivan, Mary Shields and Kelly Creamer whose assistance and direction have helped Father to initiate this project.

Also, Father is particularly grateful to John Dolan, past President of The Catholic Foundation for the Roman Catholic Church in Northern Colorado, for his encouragement and guidance towards establishing this fund to help those in India who are less fortunate.

Ralph Lidge
Real Estate
Denver, CO
Ralph Lidge is an Associate Director at Studley, a Manhattan based commercial real estate company. He previously held Vice Presidential positions with Cushman Realty, Cushman & Wakefield and a Regional Vice Presidency with The Galbreath Company Brokerage Inc. Ralph attended the University of Arizona receiving a B. A. degree in 1976 prior to attending law school. He is a past Director and Vice Chairman of the Greater Metropolitan Commercial Division of the Denver Board of Realtors where he chaired numerous committees and was on their executive board from 1989-1994. He is past President of the American Cancer Society Denver County Unit Board of Directors and assisted this organization from 1991-1996.
Mr. Lidge is past President of the Board of Directors of the Cherry Diamond Club and Board of Directors for Cherry Creek Spring Baseball. He was a member of Denver Rotary from 1999-2003 and active in their Branch Rickey Executive Committee. He is presently a Board member of the Art Students League of Denver.
Ralph has been the personal assistant of Fr. Herman in efforts to grow and develop The India Projects Fund.

John Dolan
University Vice President
Philadelphia, PA
Mr. Dolan was recently appointed the Vice President of Enrollment Services at LaSalle University in Philadelphia PA. Previously he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Catholic Foundation in Denver CO. With total assets exceeding $115 million, The Catholic Foundation supports the mission and ministries of the Roman Catholic Church in northern Colorado.
Before joining the Foundation, Mr. Dolan was Vice Chancellor for Enrollment at the University of Denver, serving the institution in the administration of its undergraduate and graduate enrollment management programs. Prior to joining the University of Denver, Mr. Dolan served the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. as Dean of Enrollment Management. From 1992 - 1998 Mr. Dolan consulted on more than 100 campuses throughout the country. A graduate of Benedictine College, Mr Dolan has completed graduate studies at Northwest Missouri State University. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Denver.

William Douglas Jackson, Ph.D., J. D.
Foundation President
Centennial, CO
Dr. Douglas Jackson currently serves as the President of Project C.U.R.E., a registered trademark of the Benevolent Healthcare Foundation. Each year, Project C.U.R.E. ships millions of dollars of donated medical relief into developing nations around the world. Since 1987, Project C.U.R.E. has delivered equipment and supplies to incredibly needy people in over 120 countries.
Dr. Jackson graduated magna cum laude from Northwest Nazarene University in 1982, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. In 1985, he earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado at Boulder, receiving the American Award for Excellence in the study of law. In 1992, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance and economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Dr. Jackson is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, and the President (2007-2008) of the Denver Rotary Club #31. He is a Director of the Institute for International Education which administers Fulbright Scholarships, and a Director of HOPE International. Dr. Jackson received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Healthcare from the American Red Cross. He also accepted the Colorado Ethics in business Award on behalf of the team at Project C.U.R.E. Douglas is the son of Chief Uzoma of Nkume, Nigeria, an honor bestowed on his father for Project C.U.R.E.'s work in Africa.

Brad Lidge
Professional Athlete
Philadelphia, PA
Brad Lidge is a professional baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. He is presently one of the National League's best known closers as a result of his record achieving 30 saves in his last 30 save opportunities for the Phillies as of August 2008. Brad was also named to the 2008 Major League All-Star team and represented the National League in his appearance at that game in Yankee Stadium. Brad was traded to Philadelphia in 2007 by the Houston Astros.
In 2006, Brad was asked to participate in the first inaugural World Baseball Classic where he represented Team USA. He appeared in the World Series in 2005 representing the Houston Astros and was part of the historic six pitcher no-hitter achieved against the New York Yankees in 2004.
Brad attended the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the Major League baseball draft at the end of his junior year and was named the Big East Conference Pitcher of the Year in that same year and was a first round pick by the Astros.
Brad and his wife support a number of charities and have been active supporters for several years of The India Projects Fund. Their focus in the Fund is assistance to children and medically related needs of the poor in India.


Greg Armstrong
Real Estate Development
Denver , CO
Greg Armstrong is a partner at Armstrong Capital Development in Denver.  He began his real estate career over thirty years ago and in 2005 left his position as Managing Director of Development and Investment for the Trammell Crow Company in Denver to co-found Armstrong Capital Development and Armstrong Commercial Services.  Mr. Armstrong has had development oversight responsibility for numerous projects for both users and investor clients. Since 1998, he and the Trammell Crow Denver Development and Investment team have developed in excess of $225 million of office, industrial, land and their derivatives in Colorado.  Mr. Armstrong is past president of the Denver Metropolitan Board of Commercial Real Estate and presently sits on the Board of Trustees at Regis Jesuit High School, where he chairs the Capital Projects Committee.