Lauren Petrello

Council Term: 2021-25 (Chair)

While Lauren was baptised at Holy Rosary parish, her parents joined St. Clare in 1988 and Lauren has been a parishoner ever since.  She is the elder of 5 siblings.  In 2012 she married her husband Carmen at St. Clare church.  They both enjoy working the parish festival every year, and helping out with church decorations for each liturgical seaon.  For fun, Lauren and Carmen enjoy catching baseball games especially in different cities. Their goal is to visit all of the MLB ballparks.

Jerry Wisniewski

Council Term: 2023 - 2027 (Vice-Chair)

Jerry and his wife Barb live in Lyndhurst, were married in 1978, and have been parishioners since 1987.  They have 2 children, Patti and Kristin and 4 grandchildren. Jerry has been active in the parish, previously serving on RCIA,
Pre-Cana and CFM. He is also a Eucharistic minister and coordinates scheduling for the all eucharistic ministers.  Jerry has previously served on parish council and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He is an avid golfer and coached youth sports for many years. Jerry is retired from Yours Truly restaurants.  Jerry and Barb enjoy many mutual interests and their family.

Amanda Ambriogio

Council Term: 2025-2029 (Secretary)

Amanda and her husband, Nick have been married since graduating from Purdue University in 2001, and are proud parents of Domenic and Ava. They reside in Highland Heights and have been parishioners at St. Clare since 2013. They were familiar with the parish as Nick’s grandparents, Bill and Eldina Ambrogio, had been members since moving to Mayfield Heights in the 1950’s. Amanda and her family initially became involved by volunteering at the parish festival which led to further opportunities to set down their roots. Amanda and Nick have been serving as lectors since 2017 and have been involved on the OCIA team for several years. Domenic and Ava have faithfully served as altar servers since fifth grade and have served as aids in the PSR program. Domenic is a junior at Marquette University and Ava is a freshman at OSU. Amanda has been teaching Biology for 24 years and currently teaches at Great River Connections Academy.

Erikke Donovan

Council Term: 2025 - 2029

Hello my name is Erikke Donovan. I grew up in Euclid, Ohio with my parents and younger brother. I graduated from Euclid High School in 2005. I got married to my husband Peter Donovan in 2013. We have been parishioners at St. Clare since 2020. All three of my children attend Corpus Christi Academy. My oldest Derek is in the 7th, Donald is in 5th, and Eva is in 2nd grade. I am a board member of the PTG at the school. I enjoy staying involved in my kids' school. I love to cook and bake. Also, enjoy reading and listening to music.

Mario Fioritto

Council Term: 2025 - 2029

Mario A. Fioritto, Jr. Has been attending the Church of St Clare since he moved to Lyndhurst in 1967. He graduated from St Clare Elementary School in 1972, followed by Brush High School in 1976 and John Carroll University in 1980. A licensed funeral director at his family owned and operated funeral home, Fioritto Funeral Service. He has been active in all aspects of the business since age 15. Mario is a member of the Gilmour Council Knights Of Columbus 310, as well as other Italian and religious organizations, and is active in the community. He lives in Lyndhurst and enjoys cooking gardening and spending time with his family, especially his great nieces and nephews.

Jim Gaye

Council Term: 2025 - 2029

My family moved into Saint Clare parish the summer of 1966.  My siblings and I attended and graduated from St. Clare school.
My wife Angela and I married in 1986 and live in Lyndhurst. We have 3 children, Nicole, Michael and James who also attended St. Clare school. We also have 5 grandchildren, Madison, Michael, Mason, Layla and Viny.
I like being active in our community. I ran the St. Clare golf outing for a few years. I was involved with setup and tear down of the parish festival. I am still involved with the casino nights, fish fry and ushering

Mary Gluss

Council Term: 2024 - 2028

I have been a member of St. Clare’s after transitioning from St. Pascal Baylon.  I am currently a Eucharist Minister as well as on our parish council. I enjoy volunteering at the St. Clare events. I look forward to future events and building our parish faith community.

Emily Hoffman

Council Term: 2021 - 2025

Emily is married to Kraig and they have been parishioners of St. Clare since 2002.  They have 2 sons, Drew and Matthew, who are graduates of St. Clare School and Corpus Christi Academy.  Emily works as a Physical Therapist and in her spare time enjoys running, reading and being out in nature.

George Metz

Council Term: 2025 - 2029

George Metz resides in Mayfield Heights and has been a parishioner since 2010. He is very active in the parish and currently , serves as an usher, Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, member of the Sunday Counting Team, a weekday lecturer, and assists at parish fish fries.  He previously volunteered at the parish festival.  Outside of the parish he has been a member of the Knights of Columbus since 2000.  He has served the Knights of Columbus in various capacities at the Council, District, Diocese, and State levels. He is a member of Gilmour Council310 and is currently a District Deputy for five area councils including Gilmour.  He is also a fan of Ohio State football and the local sports teams.

Diane Minor

Council Term: 2022 - 2026

Diane first became a parishioner at St. Clare in 1968 at the age of 4.  She married David Minor in 1989 at St. Clare Church then moved to South Euclid where they joined St. Margaret Mary Parish. Their children attended St. Margaret Mary school until it's closure in 2001. St. Clare offered a “welcome back home” feeling for the family and their children attended St. Clare School until 2007. Diane currently serves on the Nourish for Caregivers Team.  Diane also volunteers at St. Clare Festival and is excited to be a member of Parish Council. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren.  She also enjoys travelling. Her and her husband's favorite trips have been Aruba, Hawaii and a private yacht trip for 6 in Southern Florida with our own captain and first mate!

Carmen Petrello

Council Term: 2025 - 2029

I grew up in South Euclid as part of St. Margaret Mary Parish and have been a proud parishioner of St. Clare sine 2007. My wife, Lauren, and I were married here in 2012, and together we’ve enjoyed being active in many parish ministries and events. Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of serving as a sacristan for daily morning Mass and helping with The FEST as well as numerous other Parish Pastoral Council activities supporting my wife before joining the council myself this past year. I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve our parish community and help continue St. Clare’s mission of faith and fellowship.

Mary Preda

Council Term: 2022 - 2026

Parishioner for over 20 years. Active volunteer for parish events. Excited to continue service for parish through this year!

Elizabeth Ramirez

Council Term: 2025 - 2029

Liz has been a parishioner of St. Clare since 2019 and is currently serving on the OCIA team.  She enjoys volunteering at the St. Clare annual fish fry and festivals.  Outside of St. Clare, Liz works as a Strategic AE in Public Relations and enjoys traveling.  She’s a California native and has lived in Spain and France.  Her most memorable trip was in 2023 to Jerusalem.

Colleen Spolar

Council Term: 2024 - 2028

I attended St. Francis of Assisi for grade school but while there frequently attended mass at St. Clare with my grandparents.  My favorite tradition growing up was attending Sunday 10am mass with them and breakfast with their friends after.  My family has been parishioners of St. Clare since 2019.  I am Eucharistic Minister for the church as well.