Leadership

Michael J. Goar serves as the president & CEO of the Sisters of Charity Health System. He is steering the Cleveland-based, Catholic health system into a new era of service, with a particular focus on developing the Health & Healing Hub in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood.

With more than 25 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit and education sectors, Michael previously served as president and CEO of Catholic Charities of St. Paul-Minneapolis. There, he collaborated with the board to create a strategic plan, identify new revenue streams and establish a $50 million reserve fund.

As the program director for the Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood program since early 2025, Catondra Noye has been leading the transition of the program’s work to focus on addressing the social drivers of health (SDOH) for the residents of Cleveland’s Central neighborhood. Key aspects of the program include supporting PreK-8th grade students and their families at Marion-Sterling elementary school, investing in neighborhood-wide programming and measuring effectiveness. Her efforts center on collaborating with partners to develop and implement strategies that encourage a healthy and thriving community.

Marisa Rohn is chief program officer (CPO) for the Sisters of Charity Health System and also serves as president of the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton. As CPO for the Health System, Marisa oversees five Northeast Ohio ministries and works to build programming and partnerships that serve the Cleveland Central neighborhood through the St. Vincent Charity Health & Healing Hub.

In her role as Foundation president, Marisa helps fulfill the mission of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine by partnering with and providing funding to organizations that serve the poor and underserved in Stark County and surrounding communities. The Foundation focuses on the areas of early childhood, homelessness and behavioral health, while also responding to other community needs.