Marney Costello

Marney Costello

Marney and Rick have been married for 31 years (in May 2023) and have five children, Michael , Joey, Emma, Faith, and Malina. Marney began her career with Progressive Insurance but ultimately decided to stay home and raise her young children.  As a stay-at-home...
John Clegg

John Clegg

John was educated by De La Salle Brothers at De La Salle Grammar School in Sheffield, England. He then studied law at The London School of Economics and graduated with a Law Degree (LLB). He then went to Lancaster Gate College of Law in London to complete his...
Sister Maria Cho

Sister Maria Cho

Sr. Maria Cho, was born on 11 November 1956 in the town of Kwang-Ju in South Korea. Her civilian name is Duck-Lim Cho. It is in this great rebellious city of the South-West of the peninsula (at the center of the revolt against the military regime over thirty years...
Sister Margie Cheong

Sister Margie Cheong

Sister Margie Cheong has devoted herself to providing the best opportunities for education to the poor children of our world. Born on 1963 in Milyang-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, she found her vocation at an early age and eventually joined the Sisters of Mary...
Sister Elena Belarmino

Sister Elena Belarmino

Her civil name is Elena Grengia Belarmino. Sister Elena was born on 24 July 1955 in Badian on the West Coast of the island of Cebu, the Philippines. She comes from a family of teachers. Her mother lives in Cebu, and her father died a long time ago. Sister Elena has a...

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