Colleen O'Dowd originally hails from Chicago, IL, but has served all over the country in parishes, schools, and dioceses. Her alma mater is Marquette University — but she has found that the powerful whisper of the saints, the passion of staff teams, the openness of the people, and the power of the Holy Spirit at every place God has brought her to has prepared her to say YES to the Lord in ways she could not have imagined!

She is thrilled to move into the role of Called & Gifted Coordinator for the Institute and is super excited and grateful to get to encounter Jesus through accompanying others who desire to grow in relationship with Jesus and discern their God-given charisms. She'll be walking with current Institute teams as well as parishes and individuals to implement Called & Gifted on the ground and helping to raise up and support more disciples and more teams to keep the missionary discipleship party rolling!

Colleen loves the saints! She also loves to read, cook, travel, and a good cup of coffee at Nomad Lounge (IYKYK). She's working on becoming a lover of nature now that she lives in Colorado Springs!