Andrew Jaspers
Lake Crystal, MN
Andy, 22, has a BA in philosophy from Marquette University and did graduate work in the subject at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. He was a tutor at Nativity Jesuit Middle School in Milwaukee and interned at the American Red Cross. His interest in Semitic languages has led him to Egypt, Israel, Turkey, and Russia. He enjoys chess and Gregorian chant. (Wisconsin Province)
Edward Kent
Camp Hill, PA
Ed, 29, with a BA in religious studies from Fairfield University, has worked as a coordinator for the Lutheran Volunteer Corps and as a therapist for children with learning difficulties. Ecuador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua are places he has served as a volunteer. He sang with Master Chorale of Washington, DC, for three years and is a swimmer. (Maryland Province)
John Kim
Pusan, South Korea
John, 31, has a BA in philosophy from Loyola Marymount University and an MA in social work from California State University. He has been a social work intern, a clinical therapist intern, and a program coordinator at a family resource center. He also worked as assistant director of imports at a trading company. In his spare time he likes playing guitar and singing. (California Province)
Andrew Kirschman
St. Louis, MO
Drew, 26, completed a bachelor's degree in philosophy at Saint Louis University. He worked as a house parent in a residential children's home and then for three years taught eighth-grade religion at Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis. His interests run from hiking and biking to music and bee keeping. (Missouri Province)
Joseph Laramie
St. Louis, MO
Joe, 22, attended Saint Louis University where he majored in philosophy and communication. He wrote for the university's student newspaper and was in a number of student theater productions as well as being a candle bearer at the papal mass in St. Louis in January 1999. He is a juggler, fisherman, avid reader, and soccer enthusiast. (Missouri Province)
Joseph Laville
Baton Rouge, LA
Joey, 31, with degrees in philosophy and German studies from Emory University in Atlanta, was an environmental consultant, school counselor, and bank teller. A former Fulbright teaching assistant in Vienna, he enjoys visiting friends he made while teaching English there. He served his parish as a tenor in the choir and a eucharistic minister to the homebound. (New Orleans Province)
Martin Lopez
Libertyville, IL
Marty, 18, graduated from Jesuit High School in Carmichael, CA. He is interested in theology and has worked as a summer counselor for kids and as a short-order cook. He enjoys biking, camping, rock climbing, reading, and playing all types of sports. (California Province)
John Mark
Fairlawn, OH
John, 33, has a bachelor's in elementary education and earned a law degree from the University of Akron in 1993. For the past five years he has been the principal at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. He has a special love for liturgy and was involved in bringing innovative worship programs to the school. (Detroit Province)
Brian McAdam
Denver, CO
Brian, 22, has a BA and an MA in philosophy from Boston College. He started his own SAT preparatory company and did market research for a mutual fund company. During the past several years he studied in England, taught in Spain and Lithuania, and studied and traveled in Asia. He enjoys travel, reading, journalism, and pool. (Missouri Province)
Mark McDougall
Portland, OR
Mark, 25, earned a BS in political science from the University of Oregon. He spent one year in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, serving as a caseworker in a homeless shelter in Dallas. He has an interest in the law and in working with refugees. For exercise, he runs, plays basketball, and hikes; his pastimes include reading, playing cards, and spending time in solitude. (Oregon Province)
Patrick McGrath
Chicago, IL
Pat, 34, has a BA in government from the University of Notre Dame and an MA from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. He was a religion teacher at Chicago's Cathedral High and at St. Ignatius College Prep, where he also directed community service. He was very involved in his parish, St. Clement's, and professes a lifelong love of the White Sox. (Chicago Province)
John Meehan
Halifax, Nova Scotia
John, 33, has a BA in history and Russian studies from McGill University in Montreal, an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in history from the University of Toronto, where he taught the subject. His interest in Asia-Pacific relations has taken him to Mongolia, China, and Japan. He likes swimming and is learning the Celtic fiddle. (Upper Canada Province)
John Mulreany
New York, NY
John, 31, has a BA in history from Williams College in Massachusetts and an MA in psychology from New York University. He has worked as a paralegal, a teacher at Regis High in New York, and a consultant at Arthur Anderson. As a volunteer he was a GED teacher and an alumni fund-raiser for Regis High, his alma mater. He ran the 1999 NYC marathon. (New York Province)
Thach Nguyen
Painesville, OH
Thach, 27, the youngest of ten, came to the United States from Vietnam in 1992. He has a bachelor's in mathematics and computer science from John Carroll University. He was a weekly volunteer on Sundays at St. Boniface Church in Cleveland, where he taught catechism and Vietnamese to grade school children. (Detroit Province)
Wlodzimierz Pasternak
Kielce, Poland
Wlodek, 29, studied at the diocesan seminary in Kielce, the Seminary of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Orchard Lake, MI, and then at Mt. Angel Abbey in St. Benedict, OR. The Jesuit works that most attract him are teaching and working with Native Americans. His favorite recreations are reading, listening to music, skiing, and hiking. (Oregon Province)