Janet Stankowski, a Dominican sister from Adrian, Michigan, received her Doctor of Ministry degree from the Graduate Theological Union in South Bend, IN, in 1988. She has an M.Div. degree from Immaculate Conception Seminary in South Orange, NJ, and an M. Ed. from Siena Heights College in Adrian, MI. Janet earned her B.A. from Madonna University in Livonia, MI.
Sr. Janet is the cofounder of an interfaith non-profit environmental organization, Voices for Earth Justice. She has taught school and worked with people of all ages and religious education. Committed to social justice issues, she has ministered to college students in Florida and Utah, the incarcerated in Michigan, and joined farm workers in Florida struggling for fair pay and better working conditions. Shepherding a priest-less parish in Utah, doing Katrina recovery work, assisting those living with AIDS, and planning senior outreach programs are familiar areas of service that have enriched her journey. She enjoys swimming, reading, and the Florida sunshine.
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