John Boyles joined the SOMA team to assist in the planning, fundraising, and mission development of the Houston office while focusing on long-term donor cultivation across the Province.

As a Lay Spiritan for the past 24 years, John volunteered as the President of The Society of The Holy Spirit, a fundraising arm for Vietnam and Taiwan formation programs. John brings to his new position a profound love of living out his faith journey and sharing the Spiritan story and mission. He will continue to develop local-based Spiritan Friends groups and innovative donor mission project programs while also promoting fundraising opportunities, special events, and invitations to vocation awareness opportunities.

For the past 5 years, John served as the Executive Director of Magnificat Houses, a large homeless and mental health private Catholic nonprofit organization in Houston. He has over 20 years of combined pastoral ministry experience in Catholic parishes as well as extensive nonprofit leadership and corporate new business development background. John proudly calls Houston his home along with his beloved wife Paola and daughter Alexandra.