Dr. Michelle M. López
Chairman of the Board
A native Texan, Michelle resides in Central Texas with her husband and son. After nearly 20 years as a student affairs administrator in higher education, she chose to spend several years focusing on raising her young son who is a current student at Regina Caeli Academy.
Christopher P. Ice
President and Chief Executive Officer
Prior to this he was the President and CEO of Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, FL.
Mr. Ice has numerous years of experience leading complex organizations in a variety of industries including Catholic higher education, Catholic non-profits, owning his own healthcare company and executive coaching and many years in the commercial insurance industry.
Dr. Richard Ludwick
Secretary of the Board
Richard Ludwick, J.D., D.Ed., is a nationally recognized, innovative leader in higher education. He brings varied interests and thoughts together with creativity and purpose, building organizations to form successful students and flourishing communities. His strategic contributions strengthen institutions, systems, and national associations.
Harrison Butker
Director
Harrison Butker is the Co-founder, President and COO of MDKeller, an American holding company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Kansas City, Missouri. The company's holdings include Shepherd’s, Clear Cut Brands, MDK|MGMT, Madison Manufacturing, and Regius. Each company operates independently, but shares in the core mission of "shared values, shared success.”
Mikael A. Garcia, J.D.
Board Member
Mike Garcia is an eighth-generation Texan. A graduate of the University of Texas and St. Mary’s School of Law, Mike met his wife, Carolyn, through the 40 Days for Life campaign in Austin in 2009. Mike and Carolyn have five children—all of whom are current RCA students—and they reside in Fort Worth where Mike works as an adjunct professor of politics at the University of Dallas and as Chief of Staff to Tarrant County Commissioner Matt Krause.
Reverend Canon
Jean-Baptiste Commins
Honorary Board Director
Rev. Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins, a franco-american citizen, was ordained a priest of the Institute of Christ the King in 2015. He currently serves as the Pastor at St. Joseph Shrine in Detroit, Michigan and as director for the Institute's Young Adult and Youth Programs nationwide.
What is the Board of Directors?
The Board of Directors (BOD) is ultimately responsible for Regina Caeli Inc. ("RCA'") as an organization. As with all nonprofit Board of Directors, the Board has three fiduciary duties:
i) duty of care: good faith effort to ensure the proper and prudent use of all RCA resources and assets (including: property, people, donations, and public goodwill)
ii) duty of loyalty: good faith effort to ensure that all decisions are in the best interests of RCA as a whole to further its mission (including: avoid conflicts of interest, disclose potential conflicts, not use board service for personal or commercial gain)
iii) duty of obedience: good faith effort to ensure proper and prudent adherence to RCA’s mission, governing documents, and applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Each of these duties must be executed in good faith, with ordinary care, and in the best interests of the organization.
The essential functions of the BOD include:
i) developing and promoting mission, vision, and value
ii) fundraising and stewarding resources with integrity and for financial stability
iii) ensuring alignment of the Executive Director with organization’s mission, vision, and value
iv) maintaining records and complying with relevant federal, state, and local laws for proper corporate governance
