Dr. Margaret Burke is the Art Historian of the Chapter House. She has completed many extensive studies on the stones and is an indispensable expert on Cistercian architecture. She lives in Belmont, California.

Ann Marie Campbell is a nationally recognized fine artist who specializes in murals. She resides in Folsom, California.

Dr. Jose Miguel Merino de Caceres is an architect for the Government of Spain, currently at the University of Madrid. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on the Abbey of Santa Maria de Ovila and has restored several important historical buildings in Spain, most notably the Cistercian Abbey of Sacramenia.

Patrick Cole, AIA, is one of the architects on the project, working through his firm Arcademe in Chico, California.

Abbot Thomas X. Davis, OCSO, is abbot at the Abbey of New Clairvaux, Vina, California. He has been interested in the stones since 1955.

Sandra Goulart is the Sacred Stones Campaign Coordinator. She has an extensive background in print and broadcast media, marketing, advertising, and public relations. She resides in Chico, California.

Oskar Kempf is the master stone mason for the project. He grew up in Germany, working under his father, also a stone mason. He has been involved in numerous commercial and residential projects throughout Europe and the U.S., all projects of high quality and artistry. Oskar owns his own firm, Kempf Stoneworks.

Dr. Terryl N. Kinder is editor of the periodical Cîteaux Commentarii Cistercienses. She orchestrated the national display honoring St. Bernard and the Cistercian Order in 1990 for the French Government. A consultant for the restoration of several 12th century French Cistercian abbeys, she resides at Pontigny, France.

Stephen Lovette is Senior Vice President for Development at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco, California.

Annette Lomont and Charles Raaberg are fundraising consultants for the abbey’s development campaign. Their firm, Raaberg & Lomont, is based in San Francisco, California.

Carl F. Meyer, AIA, is also one of the architects on the project. He works for Altoon & Porter in Los Angeles, California.

Darla and David Moe are co-owners of Moe’s Direct Marketing, based in Sacramento, California.

Harry S. Parker III is the Director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, and currently resides there.

Philip Sunseri owns Sunseri Associates, Inc., a construction management company in Sacramento, California.