Administrative Team

Maria Brackett, Program Director

Maria Brackett is a native of Boston, Massachusetts. She received a BA from Thomas More College of Liberal Arts and an MA from the University of Dallas, both in English. After this she went into the world of education, directing schools in the United States and Spain while also completing degrees in Pastoral Studies (Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum) and Education (Universidad Anáhuac).

Accompanying people as they grow is her passion. She became involved in the ministry of spiritual direction in 2008 and in 2016 decided to dedicate herself to it. She is also trained in giving the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, a ministry that is very close to her heart. She considers it a privilege to walk along others in their relationship with the Lord.

Linda Francis, Administrative Assistant

Linda is a native of the Boston area and a graduate of Bates College, where she earned her BA in Political Science. Deciding that law school was not for her, Linda began a career in Financial Services, living and working in San Francisco and London before moving back to Massachusetts. In the later part of her career, she began working with small and start-up software companies, supporting her family and raising her four children. Her draw toward spiritual direction led her to DMU SDC where she continues her certificate work. As part of her devotion to the ministry and another new change of gears, she joined DMU as SDC program assistant, leveraging her business skills for the support of the certificate program.