Chapel Leadership

Fr. Lerner was appointed 8th Chaplain for Saint Thomas More in March 2019. He is a native of Manchester, CT. He holds a B.A. in History and Religion and a M.A. in Public Policy from Trinity College. He entered the seminary in 2008, beginning a six-year journey of prayer, study, discernment and ministry through the seminaries of St. Joseph in Yonkers, NY and completed a M.Div. from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Hartford in 2014. He served as Parochial Vicar at St. Margaret Parish in Madison, and recently as Secretary to the Archbishop, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Hartford and priest associate at Trinity College in Hartford.  Contact ryan.lerner@yale.edu

Allan is a native of the Philippines. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from St. Francis Seminary, Philippines. Before moving to the United States, he served as a lecturer, retreat facilitator and campus minister at different institutions of higher education. In 2016, he completed a M.A. in Religious Education from Fordham University, concentrating on Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Allan lives in Milford with his wife and two children.

Contact Allan at allan.esteron@yale.edu

David, a California Bay Area native, graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in History and International Peace Studies. Following graduation, he dedicated two and a half years to volunteering at the Farm of the Child in Honduras. Upon relocating to New Haven, he worked at St. Martin de Porres Academy while concurrently earning his M.A.R. at Yale Divinity School. As Assistant Chaplain, David works with undergraduates, leads social justice, Latino ministries and the OCIA program, and accompanies students on ASB trips. David lives in New Haven with his wife, Rosabelle, and their three children. Beyond STM, David enjoys time with his family, running with his dog, playing board games, and spending time at the beach. Contact David at d.rivera@yale.edu

Pauline is STM's newest assistant Chaplain working with Grad and Post Doc students. 

Contact Pauline at pauline.little@yale.edu

STM is in the process of hiring a new Undergraduate Assistant Chaplain. 

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