Vicar General
Vicar General
Grounded in the example of Jesus, the Office of the Vicar General seeks to form the human person, integrate and celebrate our Catholic cultural communities, and stand with the marginalized until all peripheries are erased. We operate as a field hospital, accompanying the wounded and working to mediate healing, mercy, and love. We desire to make visible the invisible, increase faith, elevate dignity, and include all in the wide embrace of God. In addition, the Vicar General assists the archbishop in the governance of the whole archdiocese, helping with the day-to-day administration and overseeing the pastoral ministries of the chancery. The office houses several departments, including:
- Faith Formation / Marriage & Family Life
- Hispanic Ministry
- Multicultural Ministry
- Pastoral Care & Outreach
- Agape Service Project
- Criminal Justice Ministry
- Deaf Ministry
- Foster Care Ministry
- Grief Ministry
- Hospital & Healthcare Ministry
- Immigrant & Refugee Ministry
- Inclusion Ministry
- Integral Human Development
- Mental Health Ministry
- Missions
- Seafarers Ministry
- Young Adult Ministry
- Youth Ministry
Staff

Very Rev. Gary F. Lazzeroni
Vicar General, Vicar for Strategic Pastoral Planning, Priest Moderator
gary.lazzeroni@seattlearch.org
Selena Vergara-Valdez
Executive Assistant
206-274-3115
selena.vergara-valdez@seattlearch.org

Joe Cotton
Executive Director
206-382-4847
joe.cotton@seattlearch.org

Amanda Zilke
Administrative Coordinator
206-903-4615
amanda.zilke@seattlearch.org

Kimberly Abadir
Director of Youth Ministry Services
206-274-3175
kimberly.abadir@seattlearch.org
Tyler Tangen
Director of Young Adult Ministry
206-640-8147
Tyler.Tangen@seattlearch.org

Deacon Carl Chilo
Director of Multicultural Ministry
206-382-4828
carl.chilo@seattlearch.org

Edwin Ferrera
Director of Hispanic Ministry
206-382-4846
edwin.ferrera@seattlearch.org

Chris Koehler
Director of Missions & Immigrant Affairs
206-274-3194
chris.koehler@seattlearch.org
Rich Shively
Director, Seattle Seafarers Center
206-935-3439
rich@mts-seattle.org

Amy Nash
Welcome Circle Coordinator
206-550-1204
amy.nash@seattlearch.org

Kelsey Harrington
Director of the Agape Service Project
206-382-4865
kelsey.harrington@seattlearch.org

Joseph Tancioco
Faith Form Prog Manager/Training Specialist
206-382-4593
joseph.tancioco@seattlearch.org

Terri Nelson
Director of Integral Human Development
206-274-3103
terri.nelson@seattlearch.org

Lisa Hillyard
Resource Specialist
206-382-4883
lisa.hillyard@seattlearch.org

Beata Gando
Database and Lay Min Admin
206-274-7672
beata.gando@seattlearch.org

Carlos Carrillo
Director of Faith Formation, Marriage & Family Life
206-654-4644
carlos.carrillo@seattlearch.org
Phone
(206) 382-4847
(206) 382-4847
Email
joe.cotton@seattlearch.org
joe.cotton@seattlearch.org