Peter Routsis-Arroyo, Commissioner

Peter Routsis-Arroyo has been President/CEO of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice, Inc. since 2001 and is responsible for the total operation of the organization, overseeing 27 locations covering a ten-county area in Southwest Florida.

Peter is a licensed social worker and graduated from New York
University with a master's degree in Social Work. From 1998 until 2001, Peter was the District Director for Catholic Charities of Lee County. Prior to that from 1993 until 1998, Peter worked for Catholic Family Services in Hartford, Conn. as Clinical Director/Senior Management Team and Director of the Institute for the Hispanic Family. Peter is married to Maria Routsis, herself a social worker. He has four children, three boys and a girl. Peter is a Commissioner with the Fort Myers Housing Authority and belongs to the Knights of Columbus.