Resume – John D. O’Shaughnessy GC-C

Email: goodmourningministry@hotmail.com │website: www.goodmourningministry.net

SUMMARY

A servant leader whose mission is help those who mourn through prayerful, practical, and personal grief support.

EDUCATION

  • UMASS-Lowell, BSBA, 1979.
  • Certified Grief Counselor, AIHCP, 2016.

WORK EXPERIENCE

GOOD MOURNING MINISTRYPresident and Co-Founder, 2011-Present

  • Co-Founder of this Catholic Bereavement Apostolate.
  • Co-developed the Grieving with Great Hope workshop.
  • Facilitated about 60 workshops.
  • Authored or co-authored six books
    • The Seven Intentions of Mourning, Lectio, 2019.
    • The Greatest Gift, 2007.
    • Grieving with Great Hope Workbook, 2011.
    • Finding the Words, 2013.
    • Grieving with Great Hope Leader-Guide, Rev. 2020.
    • Encounter, a novel, 2011.
  • Produced a Grieving with Great Hope DVD Series that is used in Catholic Parishes across the U.S…
  • Partnered with FORM.org to stream the GWGH Series.
  • Helped thousands of people grieve with great hope.

NEW HOPE CENTER FOR GRIEF SUPPORT│ Director and Board Member, 2008-2011

  • Director of Programing and Development.
  • Raised thousands of dollars to support this non-profit.
  • Presented at numerous workshops.

DISTRICT MANAGER │Sealy Mattress Co., 1992-2008

  • Various sales and management positions within for multi-billion dollar company.

DISTRICT MANAGER │Pillsbury Co., 1981-1992

  • Various sales and management positions within this fortune 500 company.