In March 2004, Dean Carolyn Woo was appointed to the board of directors of Catholic Relief Services, an international humanitarian agency of the United States Catholic Church. The agency serves on five continents in more than 90 countries and has an annual operating budget of $520 million. Catholic Relief Services is heavily involved in disaster relief efforts, peace-building, HIV/AIDs treatment, and economic and agricultural development. Dean Woo’s appointment marks the first time that lay people have been appointed to this board.