Team Sylvania: Sylvania Franciscans Elect New Leadership Team

The Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio elected a new Leadership Team April 20, 2012 during the community’s quadrennial General Chapter.  The five-member team will oversee the day-to-day operation of the Congregation and serve as councilors for all the members.  Chosen for a four-year term, the team will be formally installed during a liturgy at 11 a.m., Sunday, June 24, 2012 in Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel on the Motherhouse grounds in Sylvania.  Pictured, from left, are Sister Patricia Gardner, full-time Councilor (currently Treasurer/Councilor on the Leadership Team), Sister Sharon Derivan, part-time Councilor (currently a law clerk/staff attorney  in the U. S. District Court in Akron, Ohio), Sister Mary Jon Wagner, Congregational Minister (currently Assistant Congregational Minister), Sister Rachel Nijakowski, part-time Councilor (currently executive director and psychologist at Sophia Center, Sylvania, Ohio), and Sister Theresa Darga, Assistant Congregational Minister (currently principal at St. Joseph School in Lake Orion, Michigan).

Team Adminstration: Director Orientation

Aileen Jones, the new campus administrator for St. Leonard, attended the yearly orientation for new managers at the Motherhouse of Sylvania Franciscan Health in Sylvania Ohio. The campus or village includes Lourdes College, the Franciscan Academy, senior health care, and the administrative offices. Aileen learned about the ministry, mission and values, and the history of the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio