I'm originally from Chicago, Illinois. My family consists of my husband Frank who is a retired Washoe County detective, and three adult children, Cathy, Franko, and Christine, all of whom graduated from Our Lady of the Snows School.

Pope John Paul ll played a hand in my career change from banking to ministry when he announced World Youth Day would be in Denver in 1993. Our family was eager to attend and we planned on escorting our daughter Christine and a few of her friends to this event. Instead, we ended up on a bus full of teens and chaperones. An unexpected result was to experience the hunger and response of teens to the gospel. After hosting a few reunions for this group, we were asked to host Young Life in our home, and quickly realized these teens were committed to the fun but also to the spiritual pursuit it provided. Not wanting to provide a "mom & pop" youth group, I began formal education in ministry. I attended a course of studies at Regis University in Denver for three summers with an emphasis on Christian Community Development, I'm a graduate of the three year Genesis Lay Ministry Formation Program, and completed the Practicum from the Institute of Youth Ministry Studies offered through Young Life and Fuller Seminary. My previous experience has been as the Pastoral Advisor at the Newman Center at U.N.R., and Assistant Diocesan Director of Youth Ministry to Fr. Frank Murphy.

I am privileged to work with 28 trained young adults who are leaders in junior high and senior high ministries. Many have come through the ranks and are returning the blessing they received.

Our logo, Got Life? comes from John 10:10 .....I came that they may have life, and have it more abundantly.

Our mission statement is "To incarnationally present the person of Jesus Christ, the gospel, and the Catholic faith to teens in ways they can understand, relate to, and respond.