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.
Lexie Adams
Name: Lexie Adams
Year Joined MKLM: 2012
City: Cochabamba
Country: Bolivia
Focus: Language Studies
Year Joined MKLM: 2012Joanne 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: Civil and Human Rights, Healthcare, Education, Pastoral Project(s): Instituto de Terra, Trabalho e Cidadania – Institute of Land, Work and Citizenship Vivencia da Saude – Women’s Health Class Project Goal: Provide legal and social services to foreign women in Brazilian prisons. Provide basic self-care education for new arrivals in prison through the Archdiocese of São Paulo. |
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Rick Dixon
Year Joined MKLM: 2011
Country: El Salvador
City: Cojutepeque
Focus: Education, Economic Development and Pastoral Ministry
GOAL: To facilitate Base Communities, adult literacy, youth development, and job skills.
Year Joined MKLM: 2012
Year Joined MKLM: 2012
