EoC Day
EoC Day + 1/2
Join us for a weekend in Omaha with EoC entrepreneurs, Focolare members, supporters, and EoC-curious friends for fellowship and encouragement.
- November 7–8, 2026
- 3:00 PM
- Heider College of Business, Creighton UniversityHarper Center, Room 4067602 N. 20th Street, Omaha, NE 68178Map
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About This Event
We invite you to join us in Omaha Saturday, November 7th through Sunday, November 8th to engage with other EOC entrepreneurs, Focolare members, supporters, and EOC-curious friends who want to learn more about EoC.
This is not a program set up for you to attend. It is an event for you to be an essential part of, and it is a gathering for us to learn from each other and help form a vision for our future in North America. There are many walkable hotels nearby, and we can try to help with other housing if needed.
We also have some travel grants to help people get to Omaha. We want anyone who is interested to have a chance to come! Contact Andy Gustafson at andrewgustafson@creighton.edu.
More details will be coming. We welcome any and all suggestions that would make the event more useful and encouraging. Hope you can come!
John Mundell, Interim EoC Director, and Andy Gustafson, Director of the EoC Project at Creighton
Guest List
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John Mundell
Mundell and Associates, Indianapolis
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Nick Sanna
President of FAIR Institute and Safe Security
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Andy Gustafson
Director, Economy of Communion Project
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Amy Uelmen
Georgetown Law School, Washington, DC
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John Gallagher
Maryville College, Knoxville
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Martina Saltamacchia
Director, Medieval / Renaissance Studies
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More about Martina SaltamacchiaMartina is Italian, a member of communion and liberation, and is the director of medieval/renaissance studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
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John Chesser
President at JT Chesser LLC
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More about John ChesserJohn has a J.D. and owns his own consulting company in Des Moines. He has been involved in the Focolare movement for decades.
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Anne Godbout
Owner of Spiritours
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Jeanne Buckeye
Professor/Author
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More about Jeanne BuckeyeJeanne taught business ethics at the University of St. Thomas in MN. She has written on subsidiarity, among other things.
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Bob Myers
Pastor
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More about Bob MyersBob has been a music minister and full pastor most of his career, and has writeen several books. He is currently a chaplain with Immanuel.
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Kristijan Kopilovic
Executive Director, Saamis Immigration Services Association
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More about Kristijan KopilovicKris is the Executive Director of Saamis Immigration Services Association in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
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Tom McGlynn
Chaplain
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More about Tom McGlynnTom is a consecrated Focolarino living in community in Corpus Christi, where he is a chaplain, among other things.
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Gabor Utassy
Account Manager, Quantum
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More about Gabor UtassyGabor is an account manager with Quantum Digitális Diákszövetkezet in Budapest, Hungary.
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Andrew Hoover
EoC Project Intern
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More about Andrew HooverAndrew Hoover is an aspiring economist and recent graduate of Creighton University. He is also the founder and owner of Chipshotz, LLC
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Paul Sanchez
Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship
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Tommy Carraux
EoC Project Intern
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Kaylee Zhang
Ph.D. student in Entrepreneurship
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More about Kaylee ZhangKaylee is a Ph.D. student in Entrepreneurship at Iowa State and focuses on poverty and entrepreneurship in her research.
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Greg Dyche
Professor at Creighton University
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More about Greg DycheGreg is an AI Enablement and Adoption leader and Instructor of Practice at Heider College of Business at Creighton University
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Emery Koenig
Vice-Chairman and Chief Risk Officer at Cargill Inc.
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Noe Herrera
Fundraising Development Associate | Focolare Media
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More about Noe HerreraDirector of Operations of an EOC company, Grupo AS in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Also a recent graduate of Sophia University (Italy) and associated with Focolare Media.
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Celeste Gustafson
Professor of Virtue Ethics at College of St. Mary
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More about Celeste GustafsonCeleste has written on EOC and is co-owner of an EOC business in Omaha. She is mother of 2 and Associate Professor at College of St. Mary
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Matthew Smith
Associate Director of the EoC Project
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Eric Roark
Professor at Creighton University
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Chris Krall
Professor at Creighton University
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Jessica Immanika
Associate Professor at Seattle U
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More about Jessica ImmanikaJessica is an Associate Professor at Seattle U, where she teaches business ethics. She has a keen interest in the Focolare movement and Catholic Social and Spiritual Thought.
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Garrett Swanberg
Executive Director, Release, Inc.
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Schedule
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Sat, 3pm
Welcome
Brief introductions
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Sat, 3:15
Panel Discussion
Led by Andy Gustafson to share the history and stories of the Economy of Communion as we answer the question, 'What is the Economy of Communion?' The panel will include John Mundell, Emery Koenig, Amy Uelman, and Karen Joy Dizon.
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Sat, 5pm
Table Discussion
Small group discussions to interact with panel members with questions and stories of your own.
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Sat, 7pm
Dinner & Community
A celebration together at "The Vic," Andy Gustafson's Victorian house, which is well suited for social gatherings.
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Sun, 8am
Sunday Morning Mass
St. John's on Creighton's Campus
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Sun, 9am
Breakfast
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Sun, 9:15
New Voices Panel
Who's doing great work in the community? Hear stories from people embodying EoC values.
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Sun, 10:45
Young Interns
EoC Project interns share their experiences with the EoC
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Sun, 11:15
Project Highlights
Updates on the EoC Project at Creighton
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Sun, 12:30
Lunch
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Sun, 1:30
EoC North America
Discussion on how to make the EoC stronger with practical next steps to support and encourage one another in genuine communion.