John spent his career helping others. He was Executive Director of the MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer, Inc.) leading efforts to raise funds for childhood cancer and blood disorders research. Throughout his nearly 37 years with the MACC Fund, it contributed nearly $65 million to this research in Wisconsin.

A longtime volunteer in the community for largely Catholic related efforts, Cary helped with development and fundraising for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee over three decades, the Milwaukee Catholic Home where he served on its Board for a decade before becoming its President and Chair as well as his alma maters, Marquette High School and Marquette University.

Cary is also Vice Chair of the Executive Leadership Committee of The Ability Center which is dedicated to providing people impacted by disabilities with a daily opportunity to be fit, active and to play.

Married for nearly 48 years to Mary, he is the father of 6 children and grandfather of 15 grandchildren.

Holly is the proud mother of four grown children and six grand-children. She worked as a registered nurse in Medical/Surgery, Geriatrics and Pediatrics. Her passion for those on the margins led her to work in corrections for nearly 30 years.

Holly helped to launch and was President of the Ozaukee County Jail Literacy Program and volunteers at the Milwaukee Women's Correctional Center, Milwaukee County Jail, Woman's Club of Wisconsin, Hospitality Center at the Family of Four Parishes, Notre Dame School of Milwaukee, St. Joan Antida High School, Ozaukee NAACP, and serves as Co-President of the Christ Child Society.

Holly has served on the Board of the Felmers O. Chaney Advocacy Board, Ozaukee County Jail Literacy Program and the Ascension SE WI Foundation.

Frank Miller worked his entire life in the non-profit sector as an executive, communications director, development leader, and educator.

As a consultant for Frank Miller Communications, he served as the director of corporate and foundation relations and donor communications for the Milwaukee Art Museum. He was the communication and grants director at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and the Vice President of Communications for the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.

Jackie happily spends her time raising her two young children with her loving husband Brian and working full time as an innovation brand manager at Johnsonville Sausage. She grew up on a dairy farm in Nebraska and attributes her desire to do meaningful work that can do good for the world to her upbringing and mission trips in high school that allowed her service opportunities throughout the U.S. and in Africa. She attended Marquette University where Milwaukee became home and her interest and desire to serve others and make a difference continued to grow.

 Jackie has enjoyed a broad range of volunteer work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Wisconsin, Junior Achievement, St. Ben’s & St. John’s meal programs in Milwaukee, her parish’s religious education programs and various mentorship opportunities. She’s also serving on the leadership committee for Johnsonville’s new Women’s Resource Group, WJVL, and has always been drawn to work that supports women and children.

 When Jackie and Brian are not working, you may see them all around a gym, as Brian coaches high school basketball and Marquette basketball is a family favorite.  

Sister Vicki Jean was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and professed her first vows with the School Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Elizabeth Church in Milwaukee in 1990. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Religious Studies degree in 1979 from Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin.

In 1983, Sister Vicki received a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and finally in 2000 she obtained her Master of Arts in Religious Studies degree from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

As a School Sister of Notre Dame, Sister Vicki was privileged to serve others in various ministries as Archivist, Campus Minister, Director of Religious Education, Librarian and Religion Teacher in the states of Maryland, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Sister Vicki is grateful for these past situations and now as a board member, she is looking forward to working with others to further the spirit and mission of the St. Bakhita Catholic Worker House.

DBorn and raised in Puerto Rico, Br. Javier is the youngest of four children. Upon graduation from high school in Puerto Rico, he ventured to Columbus, Ohio, where he earned a bachelor’s degree at The Ohio State University with double majors in journalism and political science. After working as a news writer/translator for the local PBS station’s newscast in Puerto Rico, Br. Javier enrolled in law school at New England Law in Boston, Massachusetts. He proceeded to practice law in Florida, primarily as a public defender.

Then, in 2014, Br. Javier moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to join the City Election Commission, where he worked as the bilingual elections coordinator. Later, he would join Legal Action of Wisconsin, assisting prisoners with public benefits. It is during this time that he began to seriously discern religious life. In 2017, he entered formation with the Province of St. Joseph of the Capuchin Franciscan Order. He professed perpetual solemn vows in July 2022 and was ordained a priest in June 2023. He currently serves as pastor at St. Francis of Assisi and St. Benedict the Moor parishes. This is a type of homecoming for him since St. Francis Church was the place in which Br. Javier’s discernment of religious life began.

Mary Jo moved to Milwaukee in 1976, after having been raised in St Paul, MN and educated (BSN and partial MSN) in Psychiatric Nursing in Washington, DC. She completed her MSN at UWM in Community Mental Health in 1979. Since then, she has spent 35 years teaching (UWM & MU), practicing as a psychotherapist and doing medication management, as well as program development, in psychiatric nursing throughout the Milwaukee area. ( ProHeath, Ascension and Froedtert) Her specialty was Psycho-Oncology. She also has been blessed with three sons, two stepsons, one stepdaughter, four 4 daughters-in-law, one son-in-law and 12 grandchildren and a really fun husband.

Mary Jo has volunteered in the non-profit sector of Milwaukee since 1985. She started a psych service in the early years at St. Bens, and was on the board of the Guest House in the 1990s and Catholic Charities in the 2010’s.

Mary Jo is currently a volunteer for the Red Cross, St. Vincent de Paul, Women’s Club of WI and a founding member, as well as current board member, of Laundry Love-MKE. She is grateful to be involved as a board member at St Bakhita Catholic Worker House.