About DMU · Our graduates
Where our graduates serve.
From Rwanda to Rhode Island, Nigeria to Northern Idaho — DMU students and alumni serve in clinics, parishes, dioceses, campuses, and the military. Nothing on this page was written for them: every story below comes from a video where the graduate tells it in their own words, and links to that video.
Click a pin to meet the graduates serving there. Numbered pins mark places with more than one story.
In their own words
91 graduates and students, by program.
Each card links to the recording where the person describes their work themselves — webinars, commencements, and interviews from the DMU media archive.
Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) (12)
Dr. Emily Dowdell
From East Coast (Rhode Island area), United States
Real Woods (clinical practice)
Hear the storyDr. Gregory Gisla
From Sacramento, California
Sutter Center for Psychiatry, Sacramento, California; Director of Emergency Psychiatric Response and Patient Access
Hear the storyGregory B. Gisla
From Sacramento, California
Sutter Center for Psychiatry, Sacramento, California; private practice
Hear the storyIsaiah Lamb
From South Dakota
Divine Mercy University (in-house clinic as therapist-in-training)
Hear the storyMatthew Nguyen
From Lacey, Washington
Local mental health clinic in Sterling, Virginia area
Hear the storyMS in Counseling (17)
George Forsyth
From Maryland
Driftwood Psychotherapy, private practice serving first responders
Hear the storyIan Masson
From George Mason University (undergraduate); Virginia
Divine Mercy University IPS Center (director); provides therapy services
Hear the storyMS in Psychology (40)
Anne Vale
From Rhode Island
Sarasota, Florida (assisted living/nursing homes); Rhode Island (church women's group); Alzheimer's units (music reminiscence therapy); mentorship program at Regent University
Hear the storyAriana
From Miami
Strategic Director at nonprofit organization with pregnancy help centers
Hear the storyBishop Cholinski
From New York; also Connecticut and Pennsylvania
Archdiocese of Philadelphia; Auxiliary Bishop; St. Charles Borromeo Seminary (Rector as of 2022)
Hear the storyCharisse Magsipok
From United States
Parish (sacraments coordinator and youth formation)
Hear the storyDeacon Mike McGrady
From Colorado Springs
Diocese of Colorado Springs, Marriage and Family Life Director
Hear the storyEmily Leadham
Diocese of Sioux Falls, Lord Center (Diocesan Office of Marriage and Families)
Hear the storyEmily Leedom
From Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Lourdes Center (counseling clinic), Diocese of Sioux Falls
Hear the storyFernando Alessandri
From New York
Private practice (psychotherapy and coaching); prior: Veterans Administration Medical Centers (Honolulu, San Diego), community mental health, prisons, forensic hospital
Hear the storyFr. Calhoun Sweeney
Army Chaplain (reserves, transitioning to active duty); Ordained priest (June, one year at time of video)
Hear the storyFr. Jose Felix Ortega
From Bronx, New York
Pastor in two parishes, Bronx, New York; Admissions Adviser at Divine Mercy University
Hear the storyFr. Patrick Nwokeogu
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana (hospital chaplain)
Hear the storyFr. Stephen Schultz
Saint Paul VI High School, Loudoun County, Virginia (Chaplain); Diocese of Arlington, Virginia (Priest); Encourage apostolate (Chaplain)
Hear the storyJerome Placido
From San Francisco Bay Area (California)
Turing (AI quality and reliability); consulting with Catholic mission-driven organizations
Hear the storyNikechi Juwah
From Nigeria
multinational organizations in West Africa (HR/talent management)
Hear the storySusie Ellington
From Pewaukee, Wisconsin
The Flourishing Zone (Catholic life coaching business)
Hear the storySpiritual Direction Certificate (21)
Amanda Zurface
Canon lawyer for the Church; Spiritual Director; Catholic Outreach Specialist for Covenant Eyes
Hear the storyBecky Kramer
From Texas
American Chesterton women section director (local area); serving as spiritual director to women and young adult women
Hear the storyDeacon Scott Gilfillan
From California (born), Charlotte, North Carolina (settled 30 years ago, diocese of Charlotte)
Diocese of Charlotte retreat center (director), prison ministry, pastoral care
Hear the storyDonna Garrett
From Nebraska
Benedictine College campus ministry; private spiritual direction practice (women in Omaha and virtually across US and Canada)
Hear the storyDr. Begonia Nassif
From Mexico; Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Cincinnati - Research Scientist in College of Medicine; Spiritual Director in Cincinnati, Ohio; Reunion Christi, Ohio Valley
Hear the storyDr. David Chen
Private practice psychiatry in Washington DC/Chevy Chase area; Chair of Catholic Medical Association medical student and resident pro-life boot camp
Hear the storyEileen Wieck
From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
All Things Women (women's apostolate), Direction for Your Soul (spiritual direction business), Bay Area, California
Hear the storyFr. Simon Devereux
From Northern California (San Jose); professed member of the Legionaries of Christ
San Jose, California (working with young adults in vocational promotion for the Legionaries of Christ); offering spiritual direction
Hear the storyJeff Garrett
From Nebraska
Benedictine College campus ministry; private spiritual direction practice (men)
Hear the storyKathryn Landa
From Southern California
nonprofit consulting company (fundraising); Catholic retreat center (marriage retreat team and spiritual direction); private spiritual direction practice
Hear the storyLisa Williams
From Georgia
Atlanta suburbs; active as spiritual director with approximately 12 directees
Hear the storyMarie Mozzi Pageau
From Madison, Connecticut
parish spiritual direction; Jesuit Retreat Center in Parma, Ohio (board of directors); retreat centers
Hear the storyMatt Ingold
From Upstate New York; Diocese of Albany; now Ave Maria, Florida
Ave Maria University; Metanoia Catholic (coaching company)
Hear the storyMegan Silas
podcast ministry on healthy relationships (Shoulder to Shoulder, Red Sea Catholic Radio)
Hear the storyMike Williams
From Georgia
Atlanta suburbs; active as spiritual director with approximately 12 directees
Hear the storyMonica Rougeau
Spiritual director in home parish and diocese; leadership coach and trainer; serves clients virtually and in-person
Hear the storyNatalie Jackson
From Charlotte, North Carolina area
Professional spiritual director; faculty member at DMU; Eramos group (co-founder with husband); local parishes; Catholic conference center in Hickory
Hear the storyNathalie Ghantous
From San Jose, California
San Jose, California (spiritual direction practice)
Hear the storySharon Mank
From West Coast (lived 8 years before moving to East Coast)
Spiritual director (directees not specified)
Hear the storyAcross the university (1)
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