Jesuit Community:

Fr. Ralph Huse, SJ is the superior of the White House Jesuit Community. He has served as Jesuit novice director, superior of Bellarmine House of Jesuit formation, superior of Jesuit Hall, among other leadership roles. He grew up in Wichita, KS.

Fr. Jim Blumeyer, SJ joined our White House staff in 2015. His previous assignment was in Kansas City, where he worked in the Ignatian Spirituality Center. Fr Jim is from St Louis and is a proud graduate of SLU High.

Fr. Ted Arroyo, SJ came to White House in the summer of 2016. He is originally from New Orleans and is a sociologist by trade and has taught at several Jesuit universities. Previously he worked at a Jesuit retreat house in Louisiana, which is called Our Lady of the Oaks.

Fr. Anthony Wieck, SJ grew up on a farm in Oregon.  Fr. Anthony's grandfather and father regularly came to White House for an annual silent retreat.  After studying with the Jesuits in the Bay Area and in Rome, Fr. Anthony found his own Jesuit vocation and entered the New Orleans Province of that time. He worked at Spring Hill College as well as at three different Jesuit high schools in Texas before being missioned to St. Louis in July 2017.

Office Staff:

Executive Director- William Schmitt

Director of Administration - Terri Bonebrake

Director of Marketing & Development - Joe Parisi

Reservations - Jason Smallen

Maintenance Director - Mike Aufmuth

Food Services Manager - Lisa Auer