Profiles of people engaged in the Society's work [Page 3]

Fr. Gary Menard, SJ

Chaplain,
Berkeley Fire Department
Time on the job: 3 years

While in studies at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, Calif., Mr. (now Fr.) Menard (right) rode with the Berkeley Fire Department once a week for a shift; he carried a radio to respond to big fires at all other times. His job was to help victims of fire and fellow firefighters cope with the trauma that fires inflict. The work bore a striking resemblance to Jesuit life, according to Fr. Menard: "Firefighters and paramedics spend years in training, live together in community, cook for each other, clean house together, and their work consists of going out to help people." Fr. Menard is now at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City.

Br. Anthony Kreutzjans, SJ

Intake case manager,
Cook County Hospital, Chicago
Time on the job: 8 years

Cook County Hospital's HIV patients are directed to the hospital's HIV Primary Care Center, where the first person they meet is Br. Kreutzjans (left), here with peer counselor Mr. Vaughan Upchurch. Br. Kreutzjans charts out a course of in- and out-patient social services, ranging from basic medical care, health education, drug counseling, and assistance for those who are homelessÑwhatever is needed.

Ms. Jeanne Messersmith

Parish administrator,
St. Luke's Church, St. Paul
Time on the job: 2 years

Ms. Messersmith's 28 years of church service include stints as director of religious education for one parish and administrative assistant for another. She has an MA in church administration from the School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. She oversees St. Luke's annual budget of $1 million, works closely with parish committees, and monitors the human resource and property management functions of the church and the grade school.

Ms. Dorothy Sullivan

Bookkeeper,
Jesuit Seminary and Mission Bureau, New York
Time on the job: 53 years

Ms. Sullivan is a friend, counselor, supporter, teacher, and delight for her co-workers. In her years at the Seminary and Mission Bureau she has seen directors come and go, accounting systems change, and even Jesuit missions grow to become provinces. "My work has been fruitful and sometimes nerve-wracking. My favorite time of the year is when the audit is over!"