Profiles of people engaged in the Society's work [Page 7]

Mr. George Diffley

Vice president for advancement
Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut
Time on the job: 24 years

It used to be that when Mr. Diffley was on the road, it could get quiet back in his office. Then he got a car phone. "He didn't even make it to the end of the driveway before he called in," says longtime secretary Sharon Divincenzo with a chuckle. Mr. Diffley, whose time is filled with on- campus meetings and off-campus cultivation of donors, believes in the power of Jesuit education. "The Jesuit mission is bound up with our advancement mission; we can't be successful in the latter if we are not successful in the former," he says. "The Jesuit mission is what can turn a career into a vocation."

Ms. Jocelyn Rainey

Art teacher
Loyola High School, Detroit
Time on the job: 2 years

As a young teenager, Jocelyn was hit by a stray bullet, which partially paralyzed her. The art therapy she underwent to help her regain hand movement changed her life. She earned a master's degree in fine arts while working for Detroit Parks & Recreation and then began teaching. She guides freshmen and seniors at Loyola High School through the process of creating art; senior class projects have been the subject of one Detroit gallery show. You can see Ms. Rainey's art at her own J. Rainey Gallery on Gratiot Street in Detroit.

Mr. James Kloster

Construction foreman
St. Joseph's Church, Yakima, Washington
Time on the job: 1 year

Mr. Kloster's company, MSI Construction, has a slogan: "Specializing in Lifetime Customers." It is fitting in that he is a lifetime member of St. Joseph's Parish. Mr. Kloster was in charge of major renovations to the church when arson gutted the building last June. Instead of renovating, he is now clearing out rubble from the church he grew up in, facing the difficult decision of whether to rebuild or tear down and start again.