Janine Marone began her career in the early 1980s as a management trainee with Household Finance and went on to play an instrumental role in the growth of MBNA into a leading credit card institution. Over the course of her distinguished 25-year career in financial services, she held numerous executive leadership positions, including Vice President of Marketing (1987), CEO of MBNA Europe (1997), President of the Consumer Services Division (1999), and Vice Chairwoman of Consumer Marketing and Telesales (2002). She concluded her corporate career as Group Executive of New Brands and Markets in 2006 following MBNA’s acquisition by Bank of America, at which time she entered early retirement.

Since then, Janine has devoted her leadership experience, strategic insight, and entrepreneurial spirit to advancing the Culture of Life and serving the Church through evangelization and ministry. She brings these skills to Chesterton Academy of St. Padre Pio as the Board Chair.

For ten years, she founded and directed Luncheons for Life, a monthly grassroots networking initiative that united individuals and organizations dedicated to abortion prevention, intervention, and healing. She also founded and currently chairs the board of Support After Abortion, a nonprofit organization committed to fostering compassion, encouraging collaboration, and promoting healing for those impacted by abortion.

Janine has served on the finance committee at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and as an advisory board member for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat Center. She is an active member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and a longtime member of the Legion of Mary, where she served as president for three years. In addition, she serves as a lector and leads the Pro-Life Rosary at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church.

Deeply committed to the Catholic faith, Janine completed four years of theological studies through the Institute for Catholic Studies in the Diocese of Venice. She and her husband, Steve, have been residents of the Diocese of Venice for the past 15 years.

Janine considers evangelization to be her vocation and is passionate about using her God-given gifts in leadership, strategy, and entrepreneurship to help build the Kingdom of God. It is this mission and sense of purpose that led her to become involved with Chesterton Academy of St. Padre Pio.