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New Education director named

By Renae Bauer
Assistant Director of Communications

	Dr. Joseph Bound

Dr. Joseph Bound of Appleton has been appointed by Bp. David Zubik to be the new director of Education for the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. Bp. Zubik officially announced Dr. Bound's appointment to pastors, parish directors, principals, religious education directors and diocesan employees on Jan. 4.

Dr. Bound is the president of the ACES/Xavier Education System in Appleton, which is composed of an eight-campus school system for 2,000 students in grades K through 12. As president, he directs the business, educational, personnel and promotional services of the school system. He was appointed president in 2004.

Between now and mid-March, he will continue to serve as president of ACES/Xavier and spend a portion of his time on diocesan educational matters. In mid-March, he will end his term with ACES/Xavier and officially will work full time for the diocese.

As the diocesan director of Education, Dr. Bound and his staff will provide academic and leadership services in three areas: Catholic schools, religious education (RE) programs and adult faith formation. There are 61 Catholic schools and 170 RE programs in the diocese's 16-county area.

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In the appointment of Dr. Bound, Bp. Zubik said Bound will be an asset to the diocese, the schools and the parish programs.

"Dr. Bound is a man with tremendous credentials," Bp. Zubik said. "He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in the way of Catholic education and leadership. I very much look forward to his joining the diocesan staff."

Prior to ACES/Xavier, Dr. Bound served as the assistant superintendent for the Archdiocese of Hartford in Bloomfield, Conn., from 1995 to 2004, and the principal of St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol, Conn., from 1998 to 1999.

His educational career began in 1976 when he taught language arts and social science to Catholic middle school students for two years. He then taught world history, English and religion to Catholic high school students for seven years. While teaching at the secondary level, Dr. Bound also worked as the business manager for St. Mary's High School in Stockton, Calif.

Dr. Bound has earned a master's degree in Business Administration from California State University and a doctoral degree in education administration from Purdue University.

With such credentials it's no surprise that he has high expectations of what he can accomplish in his new role.

"I look forward to the challenge of making the Catholic day schools, parish religion education programs, and expansion of adult religious education programs models of Catholic education for the rest of the nation," says Dr. Bound.

A native of Seattle, Wash., Dr. Bound is a member of the National Catholic Education Association, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Association of School Business Officials International, and Kappa Delta Pi (an International Honor Society in education). Dr. Bound and his wife, Linda, are members of St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Parish in Milwaukee and St. Pius X Parish in Appleton. They have two grown sons, Andrew and Nicholas.

The Diocese of Green Bay works to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ by helping people in need and by providing academic, leadership and spiritual formation opportunities to parish and school leaders. Established in 1868, the Diocese is composed of 370,000 Catholics in 16 counties: Brown, Calumet, Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago.