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Leadership Team

Sister Loretta Young, President
Instructor at Canisius College-American Sign Language (ASL)
Instructor (ASL) Clarence Center Elementary School

Sister Patrice Ryan, Vice President
School Counselor at Catholic Academic of West Buffalo—an Elementary Regional School (Pre-K - Grade 8)

Sister Madonna Sweet, Councilor
Counselor at the Diocesan Counseling Center
Provides individual Spiritual Direction
Chaplain with the Erie County Sheriff’s Department

Sister Judith Justinger, Councilor
Director of Hispanic Migrant Ministry for the Diocese of Buffalo in Genesee, Orleans, and Niagara Counties
Social Justice education and advocacy, particularly on immigration and immigration reform

Sister Mary Lou Schnitzer, Councilor
Coordinating Chaplain, Collins Correctional Facility

The SSJ Leadership Team (from left to right):
Sister Mary Lou Schnitzer, Councilor, Sister Judith Justinger, Councilor; Sister Loretta Young, President; Sister Madonna Sweet, Councilor; Sister Patrice Ryan, Vice President.