Cardinal De Paolis recently named new Territorial Directors for
the consecrated women around the world, following a consultation
of the members. Councils were also named for each
Territorial Director. The North American territory will have four
councilors; a brief bio of each follows.
 | Glory Darbellay (1st Councilor) Glory was
born in Saskatchewan, Canada and has been consecrated for
18 years. She studied a degree in Humanities before her
consecration, and now has a degree in Education and
Development as well. She has worked as dean of
studies at the precandidacy, as a teacher at the
Highlands School in Dallas, and in vocational work in the
Northeastern United States. She has worked most recently as
the ECyD assistant and director of the consecrated women
in New York. |
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 | Denise Funke Denise is from Alberta, Canada and has
been consecrated for 20 years. She studied Education before
being consecrated, and has worked as a formator in
formation centers for consecrated women in the United States
and Monterrey, as well as at the precandidacy in the
United States. She has also worked as director of
Woodlands Academy and the Oakhill School in Ireland. She
has been working as director of formation in the
Highlands School in Dallas, and since July 2012 has also
been one of the Territorial Director’s council members. |
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 | Michelle Reiff Michelle is from Iowa and has been consecrated
16 years. She received a degree in medicine before
her consecration, and then one in Administration of Catholic
Schools from the University of Dallas. She has worked
as a formator of consecrated women in Chile and Dallas,
and as a spiritual director for the territory of
North America. She was the director of the Cumbres
School in Santiago, Chile and has also worked as director
of formation and a member of the directive team
of the Highlands School in Dallas. She is currently
working as director of the women’s RC section in Dallas,
and since 2001 has been the director of the
consecrated women there. |
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 | Mary
Smith Mary is from California and has
been consecrated for 18 years. She studied a nursing
degree prior to her consecration. She has done vocational
work in Hungary and St. Louis, and was the director
of women’s sections in Michigan and Washington DC. She
has been the director of the consecrated women in
Washington DC since March. |
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