Please introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. I’m Sister Mary Jo Curtsinger, CSJ, a vowed member of the Congregation of St. Joseph. I live in Chicago and am in my second year as a Member Area Coordinator of the Midwest Region. How did you come to vocation ministry? During our April 2018 Chapter, we were having a full group conversation about our future. There I sat, minding my own business, and the One I later identified as the Holy Spirit whispered a call to my cons

Please introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. My name is Sister Liz Sjoberg, and I am the Vocation Director for the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. I am also a Member Area Coordinator for the East Coast Member Area. How did you come to vocation ministry? This is my third year of Vocation Ministry. I have a background in both university campus ministry and social work, which provides a great foundation for accompanying young adults in making life decision

Please introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. Peace be with you! I am a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace, and I live in Bellevue, Washington. I serve in vocation ministry for my congregation, promoting vocations, accompanying women who are discerning religious life, and I also minister as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. I was born and raised in Kenya, and my vocation has taken me across continents and cultures. Looking back, I can see God's faithfulness in every step

Please introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. I’m Fr. Piero Masolo, an Italian Catholic priest and a PIME Missionary. PIME is the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions. Our charism is first evangelization in non-Christian countries. I lived as a missionary in Algeria and Myanmar. In April 2025, I was appointed Director of Vocations for the US and Canada, and I became a member of NRVC. How did you come to vocation ministry? I started working for vocations in Italy

Please introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. My name is Rory Dayton, and I recently helped redesign and rebuild the NRVC’s website (in May 2026). While I’m not a vocation director myself, I help dozens of religious communities with online vocation promotion as part of my work with VocationCRM. Whether I’m building vocation websites, running digital advertising campaigns, or developing technology tools to help vocation teams better engage with discerners, it’s my mis

Please introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. I am Sister Lisa Laguna, and I am a Daughter of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. I am also a former NRVC Board member. How did you come to vocation ministry? In 2010, I was asked by my community to work in vocation ministry. You could say I came to vocation ministry through obedience. However, I also feel that my greatest lessons as a vocation director have been gained through obedience to the needs of discerners, rather t

Please introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. My name is Sister Caryn Crook, and I am a Sister of Saint Francis of the Neumann Communities. I have been a vocation minister for almost 12 years. I am also a Member Area Coordinator with the Lake Erie, Ohio River Member Area. How did you come to vocation ministry? In 2014, my community participated in the “Moving Forward in Hope” Vocation Ministry Program. There were pink pieces of paper in the middle of the table. Siste

Briefly introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. I am Sister Eileen McCann, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. I am the Vocation Promoter for my congregation and also serve on our Congregational Leadership Team. Presently, I serve on the NRVC Board as one of the vice chairs. How did you come to vocation ministry? I was privileged to minister to and with the younger members of our Church for many years. I then left that ministry to serve in lea

Please introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. My name is Sabrina Harper. I am the Vocations Promoter for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, East-West Province. I am also a MAC with NRVC for the West Coast. How did you come to vocation ministry? I came to vocation ministry through parish work. I served as a Pastoral Associate at a parish within the Archdiocese of San Francisco. My role included administration of the parish, as well as faith formation for families, yo

Please introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. My name is Bro. Mark Motz, and I am a Marianist in the Society of Mary. I currently serve as the MAC for the Southwest Member Area and have been in active Vocation Ministry for 14 years, while also being the full-time Province Vocation Director for the last 9 years. How did you come to vocation ministry? The Vow of Obedience. I say that with some jest, but seriously, I hate to travel and didn't think I was good at pub

Please introduce yourself and your role with the NRVC. I am Friar Mario L. Serrano, OFM Conv., a Franciscan Friar Conventual, currently serving as the vocation director for the Province of Our Lady of Consolation (Midwest | Southwest Province). I also serve as the current board chair for the NRVC and have assisted with the Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors and the Fall Convocation. How did you come to vocation ministry? As a Franciscan, I was appointed vocation d

Please introduce yourself. I am a vocation minister for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester, NY. I have been a contributing writer to Horizon, a presenter for NRVC Convocation & workshops, and I am the grateful recipient of the 2022 NRVC Outstanding Member Recognition Award. How long have you been involved in vocation ministry? Tell us about your other ministries. I have been a Vocation Director since 2003 and an SSJ Volunteer Coordinator since 1996. I have also been a Pub