The People You'll
Actually Work With

Every face here belongs to someone who’s lived this work from the inside — not a name on a page, but the person who picks up the phone.  We are the people God called into this work — first inside dioceses, now together at Greater Mission. 

Our founders spent years serving the Church directly, walking alongside bishops, pastors, and parish leaders long before we ever sat down with a client of our own. That history shapes everything we do now.

Meet The Team

When we sit with your team, we’re not learning your world for the first time — we’re living it every day, with the tools and experience to help you fulfill the greater mission your parish or diocese was always meant to carry.

Tom Sonni

Founder & President

Tony Gwiazdowski

Founder & President

George Reed

CoPartner

David Hampton

Marketing & Research Director

One Team, One Responsibility

Every Co-Partner at Greater Mission co-owns the outcome of the work they do — with the same responsibility as the founder. None of us see this as just a job. Each of us sees it as a calling that requires genuine devotion and sincere passion for a Church entrusted with the greatest mission ever conceived.

That’s what it means to work with Greater Mission. Not one person. A team, fully invested in what happens to your parish or diocese.

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Tom Sonni

Founder & President

Tom was called by his pastor and the Vicar General, Msgr., to direct stewardship, development, and foundation efforts for the Diocese of Harrisburg. William Richardson. He continued serving the Church in the same capacity for the historic Archdiocese of Baltimore, where the Catholic Church in the United States was first established.

In 2007, when Cardinal Keeler retired, Tom launched Greater Mission to advance the Church’s mission in new and innovative ways throughout the United States.

Tony Gwiazdowski

Executive Vice President & Partner

Tony spent nineteen years in the lead role overseeing stewardship, development, and the foundation for the Diocese of Providence. He served on the Board of the International Catholic Stewardship Conference, guided the training institute for new diocesan development directors, and was recognized for his lifetime achievement in serving the Church.

In 2012, Tom engaged Tony, his longtime colleague, as co-owner and partner — and together they built Greater Mission into the firm it is today.

Tim Gwiazdowski

CoPartner

Tim has over fifteen years of development and leadership experience raising more than $200 million for dioceses, parishes, Catholic schools, and community hospitals. While serving in various philanthropic capacities, he has provided oversight and leadership in volunteer recruitment, board management, donor research, event planning, direct mail, and analytics.

Tim is a proud graduate of St. Bonaventure University and currently resides in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Fernando Gomez

CoPartner

Fernando Gomez joins Greater Mission following a career in fundraising development at the diocesan and national level. Previously, he served as the campaign manager for The Steier Group, the Diocese of Phoenix’s “Together Let Us Go Forth” capital campaign initiative, the director of stewardship at St. Patrick Catholic Community in Scottsdale, Arizona, the philanthropic advisor at the Catholic Community Foundation in Phoenix and the manager of development and engagement for the National Eucharistic Congress.

George Reed

CoPartner

George joins the Greater Mission team following a successful 40+ year career in archdiocesan fundraising for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Archdiocese of Washington. George has created innovative new programs for offertory increase, notably “Take the Next Step” which has shown to increase parish annual income on average by 30%. He has raised over $500 million in Diocesan, parish, and school capital campaigns.

George attended Mt. St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg and graduated from the University of Maryland.

David Hampton

Marketing & Research Director

David Hampton joined Greater Mission in January 2020 with nearly a decade of experience in media and publishing, most recently managing digital media for a television news station.

A Tennessee native and graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin, David holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and has worked in both print and broadcast media, as well as in the e-learning field. He has also provided marketing and web design services in a volunteer capacity for multiple nonprofit organizations.