Maureen C. Donohue

A graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., Maureen’s professional career as a Certified Public Accountant includes both public and private accounting. Immediately prior to assuming her role at Peace Ministries, she was the Chief Financial Officer for the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) in Roseland, N.J., a position she held for 20 years. In this capacity, Maureen was responsible for the financial reporting, budgeting, payroll, investments, insurance and tax compliance for the NJCPA and four related entities.

Maureen was appointed the first Executive Director of Peace Ministries in 2016 after serving two years on the founding board of trustees. She simultaneously served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Peace Care from 2018 to 2020, where she advanced the integration of the Congregation’s two skilled nursing facilities in Jersey City, N.J.

Maureen resides in Bernardsville, N.J., with her husband, Tom, and is an Associate of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace since 1994. She served on the Board of Directors of Margaret Anna Cusack Care Center (now Peace Care St. Joseph’s) for more than 10 years, during which time she also served as Chair of the Finance Committee. She served on the Advisory Board of Catholic Campus Ministry in the Archdiocese of Newark and is a former trustee and officer of Shelter Our Sisters (now Center for Hope and Safety), a domestic violence shelter in Bergen County, N.J.