Who We Are
Missioner Profiles
Maryknoll Lay Missioners come from all over the United States and from a wide variety of backgrounds and professions to serve in Africa, Asia, Latin America.
As Maryknoll Lay Missioners, young adults, families, retirees and professionals in a second career live and work among the poor and marginalized throughout the world.
Meet the committed Catholics who have transformed lives, and at the same time, transformed their own.
Lauren Vater
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Year Joined MKLM: 2008 EFFECTS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS: • Provided 85+ children with lunch and tutoring during the school year • Assisted 40 youth in paying tuition for secondary school • Helped 22 families augment their living spaces to accommodate a family member with a disability. |
Joanne Blaney
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Year Joined MKLM: 1991-1995; 2000
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Kathleen Bond
| Year Joined MKLM: 1993 Country: Brazil City: São Paulo Focus: Civil & Human Rights; Education, Pastoral Ministry, Healthcare Project(s): Leadership and Health Formation for Women Prisoners |
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Mary Ann Carmel
| Year Joined MKLM: 2010 Country: El Salvador City: Izalco Focus: Economic Development People Served:Children, youth and adults of the community Project Goal(s): Be part of the start up of a Art school for the indegenous people of Izalco |
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Heidi Cerneka
| Year Joined MKLM: 1996 Country: Brazil City: Sao Paulo Focus: Civil & Human Rights Project(s): Human Rights for Women in Prison People Served: Women in prisons in Brazil |
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Katie Coldwell
| Year Joined MKLM: 2010 Country: Brazil City: Sao Paulo Focus: Education Project(s): Youth Education People Served: Approximately 200 people |
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Rick Dixon
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Year Joined MKLM: 2011 |
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Ann Greig
| Year Joined MKLM: 1982 Country: El Salvador City: San Salvador Focus: Healthcare Project(s): Health through Nutrition Soy Project People Served: 8,500 People Project Goal(s): Provide Salvadoran families better nutrition and health through the use of soybeans |
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Catherine Heinhold
| Year Joined MKLM: 2010 Country: Brazil City: São Paulo Focus: Pastoral Ministry Project(s): Lay Leader and Catechist training People Served: Members of the parish of Santa Terezinha in Brasilândia Project Goal(s): formation program for the parish’s catechists; formation of two women’s support/fellowship groups. |
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Ann Kennedy
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Year Joined MKLM: 2010 |
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