Reform is a Christ-centered wellness practice dedicated to helping you reclaim health as the state of your body and soul.
We help you build the foundation for a life that is whole and holy—the life of abundance for which you were made.
We provide Christ-Centered Care
Reform is a Christ-Centered Wellness Apostolate and Functional Health Practice that fully abides by Catholic teaching. We are a team of naturopathic doctors, educators, creatives, and religious, who are dedicated to helping you reclaim health as the state of your body and soul.
Through years of working with individual clients, small groups, schools, religious orders, and businesses, we have demonstrated that building a solid foundation in Christ always leads to the reform of soul and body. He must become the “why” in any journey toward healing and wholeness for true reformation.
Many wellness practices overemphasize nutrition, exercise, and body composition as though divorced from mental or spiritual health—or even in ways that conflict with Church teaching and our true well-being. At the same time, some Catholics prioritize soul care while neglecting physical health.
Yet God has made us both bodies and souls, each intended to support the other harmoniously. Our center must be Christ, so all life aspects are rightly ordered.
When it comes to wellness, Christ must become our “why,” so that all aspects of our life are rightly ordered.
Our Spiritual Advisors
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A Catholic priest and Franciscan Friar of the Renewal, Fr. Innocent Montgomery accompanies his fellow friars in the interior life, community life, and the shared mission of evangelization and service to the poor.
A Reformer himself, Fr. Innocent was one of the very first priests Jackie worked with and was instrumental in shaping the conviction at the heart of Reform: that we are all called to be whole and holy. Through their work together, Jackie witnessed firsthand the truth that God created us to be happy, healthy, and holy. Fr. Innocent has lived this truth personally, walking through burnout, chronic illness, and exhaustion before discovering Reform Wellness as a way of life. (Read his powerful testimonial.)
In addition to his contagious joy and deep love of Christ, Fr. Innocent continually reminds us that reclaiming our identity in Christ is the starting point for healing and the journey toward wholeness and holiness. Fr. Innocent is a leader in our foundational course, Reform Online™, and you may also recognize him from Poco a Poco, one of our favorite podcasts.
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Fr. John is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and served in the United States Navy Reserve. He was ordained in 2005 and currently serves as the General Vicar of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in the Bronx, NY. After experiencing brain fog and low energy following a 12-year assignment in Central America, Fr. John became a Reformer and experienced his own physical and spiritual transformation.
Board of Directors
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Eucharistic Adoration was the turning point for everything in Jackie's life — and the birthplace of Reform!
After achieving several degrees, pursuing many avenues of health and fitness, and climbing the corporate ladder, Jackie felt restless, unfulfilled, and burned out. She craved connection, community, and a deeper sense of purpose.
Through God's grace, she shifted from striving in the world to fully focusing on building an authentic relationship with Jesus and caring for the health of her body and soul. Her life was re-ordered and reformed: Christ became the center of everything. From there, she could nourish all aspects of her life with Him as the source and summit.
Inspired by Our Lady's fiat when she said "yes" to her role as the mother of the Savior, Reform started with Jackie's wholehearted "yes" to God. She says "yes" to Christ daily and invites others to join her in that same intentionality. We need Jesus at the center of our lives to be wholly well.
Moving from a posture of self-reliance to one of receptivity and total reliance on Christ has given Jackie the freedom, joy, and health in body and soul she always desired.
Reform was founded and started by Jackie. She now serves as Chief Executive Officer of Reform Wellness and President of its nonprofit sector, Reform Alms. Jackie has paired her personal experience with her professional knowledge to create Reform, a program that innovatively merges faith and functional health. The information and tools she shares grow from her life experience and education: a Master of Theology, Master of Business Administration, Master of Secondary Education, and Bachelor of Arts in Languages, alongside her certifications as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and Board Certified Holistic Nutritionist, and her background as a former NYS Certified Spanish teacher.
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Bob has spent more than 30 years in the business world and has held leadership roles at startups. In 2015, he joined the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America, and later served as Vice Provost. In 2021, he joined John Paul the Great Catholic University as Chief Academic Officer.
Bob now is focused on advising spiritual entrepreneurs and guiding these transformational leaders on their own journey. Bob earned his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife are co-founders of The Human Flourishing Project: Catalysts for the Next Apostolic Cycle.
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Cassie Panzenbeck MBA, AAMS™, CPFA® is a Catholic, wife, mother, and professional Financial Advisor. Cassie joined the Reform Board of Directors in 2024, and is an enthusiastic advocate for Christ-centered living.
Cassie lives in Woodbridge, Virginia with her husband, Bobby, and their three children (and counting…). When not spending time with her family or supporting Reform, Cassie can be found serving on the Board of Hearts of Joy International, volunteering with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church and the Junior League of Washington, and enjoying the company of her fellow Chi Omega alumnae.
Professionally, Cassie has a passion for teaching others how to be strategic with their financial resources. Clients look to Cassie for comprehensive financial plans to reach their goals - whether growing a business or non-profit, moving into their prime earning years, preparing for the reward of retirement, or focusing on their lasting legacy. Her areas of expertise include private and institutional investing, cash management, retirement plan management, exit/succession planning, and estate planning. Cassie holds multiple professional designations and is an alumnus of the University of Oklahoma (BBA) and the University of Texas at Austin (MBA).
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Ryan is proud to be a member of the Reform Alms Board and serves as the Board's secretary which coincides well with his day job as a partner with a government contracts boutique law firm. While it is one of several Catholic charitable boards to which Ryan offers his time and talents, Reform Alms is his favorite. He is especially excited about the possibility of a Eucharistic Wellness Center. In all of his free time, Ryan is a voracious reader, avid outdoorsman, mediocre woodworker, and rabid Notre Dame football fan.
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Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., is a professor of dogmatic and moral theology at the Dominican House of Studies and an assistant director of the Thomistic Institute.
The author of Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly, he holds a doctorate from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and regularly contributes to the podcasts Godsplaining and Pints with Aquinas.
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Sr. Agnus Dei, S.V. is a spiritual advisor on Reform’s board. After graduating from The Catholic University of America with a degree in nursing and working in intensive care, Sr. Agnus Dei entered the Sisters of Life in 2007. She and her sisters care for women who are pregnant, support those in crisis, and foster a Culture of Life through evangelization and retreats. Sr. Agnus Dei currently serves as the postulant director.