Tessa joins us remotely from the heartland of Iowa, where she homeschools her two energetic young boys and embraces the rhythms of family life. Before working from home around their growing adventures, she spent nearly a decade in parish and diocesan ministry after earning her degree in Theology and Catechetics from Franciscan University of Steubenville. She’s a musical soul, a nature lover with a newfound wonder for birdwatching, and a big fan of opening the Bible to hear God’s encouragement for the day. The work of the Institute greatly inspired the latter years of her prior ministries, and she is honored to be able to support the vision of Generation of Saints through her behind-the-scenes administration work. She contributes her creative talents to the team’s communications and supports our trained mentors who accompany the parish teams through this incredible formation process.