On the Hill

Saint Meinrad’s Development Office has two new faces and a change in position.

Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB, who has been the director of young adult engagement in the Development Office since August 2021, will now add director of donor relations to his title.

In his new role, he is responsible for promoting awareness of Saint Meinrad’s mission to donors, corporations and foundations; researching potential new donors; and expanding the current donor base.

Fr. Simon, of Findlay, OH, joined the monastic community in January 2015 and professed his solemn vows in 2019. He was ordained a priest on June 27, 2021.

A graduate of the University of Dayton, he earned a bachelor’s degree in communication management in 2010. He earned a Master of Arts in Catholic philosophical studies in 2017 and a Master of Divinity in 2021, both from Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology.

Mr. Matthew Watts, of Tell City, IN, is the new associate director of annual giving. He began his work in February 2023. Watts will oversee the Saint Meinrad Sunday Program, coordinate the gift acknowledgement process, and plan and implement the annual phonathon/thankathon.

He earned an associate degree in business from the University of Southern Indiana in 2018 and had been working for Morgan Maintenance and Remodeling and at Victoria National Golf Club.

In January, Ms. Camryn Stemle of Celestine, IN, began work as a communications associate, with her time divided between the Development Office and the Office for Hispanic and Latino Ministry. She is a graduate of Hanover College with a bachelor’s degree in art and design.

Previously, she worked as a marketing intern at Masterbrand Cabinets Inc., Rustic Road Designs LLC, and the Dubois County Community Foundation.

For Saint Meinrad, she will be involved in writing, design and social media projects.