Sr. Addie Lorraine Walker, SSND, Ph.D., has been a School Sister of Notre Dame for 40 years. She served as provincial leader of the Dallas Province of SSND for nine years (2002-2011) before the merger into the Central Pacific Province of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. She is a Practical/Pastoral Theology professor at the…

Alejandra is a native of Guatemala who has lived in the United States for over twenty years. She currently resides in Dunsmore, Pennsylvania. Over the span of fifteen years, she has worked in the non-profit sector serving low-income families and working closely with the Latino Community in Lackawanna County. Alejandra is passionate about issues of…

Amari Verástegui joined the NETWORK Lobby Board of Directors in 2023 and serves on the Development Committee. She is a native of Ecuador and is deeply committed to immigrants’ rights and advocating for the rights of children and families. She is currently writing a spiritual memoir and has volunteered for diverse organizations focused on social…

Sister Alice is a long term educator and advocate for peace and justice issues. Commitment to Catholic Social Justice Teaching is her inspiration for reflection and action. Through this lens, she has worked with religious communities of women and men, numerous faith-based groups, and caring individuals and groups on local, national and global concerns. Sister…

Anne’s extensive experience encompasses both community-based, nonprofit and for-profit enterprises. As executive director for ten years of New Jersey Community Loan Fund, now New Jersey Community Capital, she was responsible for attracting and managing capital and deploying it into sustainable community-based housing, childcare, small business and other community-based projects. She led resource development efforts for…

Bridget Bearss, RSCJ is an educator, artist-writer, activist for the Beatitudes, and facilitator of processes to build and strengthen the experience of communities of dialogue, justice, and hope. She is a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart, United States-Canada Province, currently serving as Executive Director of a work of her congregation, Stuart Center…

Catherine Ferguson, SNJM has been a Holy Names Sister for more than 50 years. During that time she has been a high school teacher and administrator, worked for justice and peace in her congregation, in Pax Christi International, Brussels, Inner City Law Center, Los Angeles, and founded UNANIMA international, an NGO that does advocacy at…

Janetta M. Hammock is Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Magnificat High School, a Catholic, all-girls college prep school located in Rocky River, Ohio. She began her term on the NETWORK Board of Directors in spring 2023. As Senior Director of Diversity, she partners with the school’s Leadership Team to integrate diversity,…

Leslye Colvin is a Washington, D.C. area-based writer, contemplative activist and social commentator whose service on NETWORK’s Boards began in 2018. Leslye serves as Chair of the NETWORK Advocates Board. She has extensive experience in promoting mission and expanding outreach of a variety of sectors including faith-based non profit, archdiocesan, government, corporate, and academia. Inspired…

Michelle P. Scott is a New York attorney with extensive experience and expertise in taxation, corporate governance, financial and nonprofit law, and federal and state government relations. Early in her career, she practiced tax law with private law firms in Washington, D.C. and New York City and served as legislation counsel for the Joint Committee…