Compassionate and seasoned professional in directing religious activities and education, with a proven background in developing and implementing faith-based programs that foster community engagement and spiritual growth. Skilled in leadership, team building, and curriculum development to meet diverse needs. Successfully enhanced participation rates and facilitated impactful community outreach initiatives, demonstrating strong communication and organizational abilities.
I developed and am currently instructing Honors Theology IV Senior Capstone; Catholic Social Teaching, utilizing Ignatian pedagogy and Church teaching.
Facilitate liturgical services with faculty, staff, and students.
Provide essential training for effective liturgical and Eucharistic service execution.
Coordinate and execute grade-specific retreats, including Kairos.
Coordinate, write, and execute biannual faculty/staff retreats.
Identify and mentor student leaders, particularly Kairos seniors and juniors.
Coordinate all Christian service opportunities, including senior service, and all community days of service.
Offer monthly Ignatian Formation Sessions to faculty, staff, and administration.
Partner with teaching staff to develop and improve curriculum offerings for students.
Offer pastoral care to students, faculty, and staff.
I taught high school theology for grades 9-11, per core RSCJ/Ignatian pedagogy, and church beliefs.
Facilitated liturgical services with faculty, staff, and students.
Provided essential training for effective liturgical and Eucharistic service execution.
Coordinated and executed grade-specific retreats.
I wrote, coordinated, and executed biannual faculty and staff retreats.
Identified and mentored student leaders.
Offer monthly RSCJ Formation Sessions to faculty, staff, and administration.
Offer pastoral care to students, faculty, and staff.
Coordinated all activities in the chapel, including weddings.
RCIA Director.
Small Group Study Coordinator and Facilitator
Lenten Observance Coordinator.
Lead Member of the Refugee Resettlement Committee (NOCP).
Retreat Coordinator and Facilitator.
Group Facilitator Trainer.
Coordinator and Script Writer, Advent by Candlelight.
Adult Confirmation Formation Coordinator.
Assisted the Chancellor and Canon/Tribunal Lawyer in all matters related to the Chancery office, and matters within the Tribunal office, including conducting annulment interviews.
I assisted the office of our Diocesan Bishop as the Coordinator for Private Refugee Sponsorship for the Diocese.
Chaired a specially designated committee to coordinate efforts in the private sponsorship of refugees.
The diocese partnered with ten constituent groups/co-sponsors who, in a joint effort, privately sponsor refugees from across the globe.
Diocesan designate and liaison with constituency groups.
Built successful partnerships for private refugee sponsorship with constituency groups and PEI's Newcomers' Association.
A major accomplishment was the sponsorship of roughly 200 Syrian refugees, which was an increase of the Diocese's annual sponsorship allocation tenfold.
I assisted the parish priest with his duties.
I sat and chaired various parish and unit councils.
RCIA Co-Director.
Visitation to ill parishioners.
Director of Religious Education.
Retreat Coordinator and Facilitator.
Youth Group Minister/Coordinator.
Spearhead of Adult Faith Formation.
Supported the parish priest in all initiatives for the four individual parishes.
Organized diocesan-wide youth group participation in the Steubenville Atlantic Youth Conference in Halifax, NS, covering 33 parishes, and numerous youth ministers.
Outreach Coordinator for the Youth Group.
Duties included, but were not limited to, our Giving Tree Project, 30 Hour Famine Project, and caring for teaching at scheduled evening meetings.
Deep theological knowledge
Pastoral Care and Counseling
Liturgical planning
Engaging teaching methods
Curriculum development
Relationship building
Mentorship and discipleship
Teamwork and collaboration
Retreat planning
Crisis management
The most honorable position I have ever been blessed with is being a mother. My daughter is a junior at Loyola University Chicago, and her entry into my life has shaped me in unimaginable ways. I also have a deep passion for social justice, inter-faith dialogue, and the plight of refugees and asylum seekers.