Rybicki Joins CDSP as Director of Operations, Personnel
February 25, 2015—The Rev. Bob Rybicki has joined Church Divinity School of the Pacific as director of operations and personnel management, a new position.
Rybicki is the former vice president for programs and services of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and has served as CEO of several large Bay Area nonprofits. Formerly a Roman Catholic priest who served urban congregations, Rybicki was recently received into the Episcopal Church as a priest. He holds a bachelor of arts from Loyola University in Chicago, a master of divinity from St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, and a master of arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
“In the midst of transitions that are strengthening CDSP and our capacity to fulfill our mission, the board of trustees and I determined the need to separate leadership of operations and personnel management from leadership over finance,” said CDSP President Mark Richardson. “Bob brings great talent and a richness of executive-level experience to this new role. Those who know him well consistently say the same things: He is humble, he is a relationship-builder, and he is keenly focused on the goals set before him.”
Rybicki said, “It is an honor for me to be part of such a prestigious seminary. I am very excited by the new directions that CDSP is undertaking as it prepares the future leaders of the Episcopal Church to assume their place in the community. The Spirit is clearly influencing this process at CDSP and I believe our students will be effective heralds as they go out to proclaim and give witness to the Kingdom.
Rybicki, who works Mondays-Thursdays, can be reached at brybicki@cdsp.edu or 510-204-0725.