Brenda Garcia

Location: Los Angeles, CA Job Title: Stunt Actress Organization: Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Education: Cal-State University Northridge, Loyola Marymount University Degree: BA Journalism, minor in Spanish Language Journalism; MA Counseling Psychology Brenda Garcia, GIVEN '21 Please share a little about yourself - feel free to include a fun [...]

Brenda Garcia2024-11-04T15:29:22-05:00

Kennedy Bucko

Location: Bridgeport, PA Job Title: Wedding Photographer Organization: Merciful Love Photography Education: Temple University Degree: BA in Public Health & Nutrition, MPH Kennedy Bucko, GIVEN '22 Please share a little about yourself - feel free to include a fun fact! I was born and raised in Northern Virginia. My family was culturally Catholic, and for most [...]

Kennedy Bucko2024-08-21T17:39:42-04:00

Erika Gonzalez

Location: Houston, TX Job Title: Director of Worship Education: Catholic Theological Union Degree: Doctor of Ministry in Liturgical Studies Erika Gonzalez, GIVEN '22 Please share a little about yourself - feel free to include a fun fact! I LOVE iced coffee, going for a run, and reading. My favorite book series is the Living Water series [...]

Erika Gonzalez2023-08-23T21:40:36-04:00

Daniela Egües-Roversi

Location: Miami, FL Job Title:  Social Media Manager Education: Florida International University  Degree: Mass Communication and Portuguese Daniela Egües-Roversi, GIVEN '22 Please share a little about yourself - feel free to include a fun fact! I was born & raised in Valencia, Venezuela and moved to the states in 2000. I have been here ever [...]

Daniela Egües-Roversi2023-07-03T18:30:38-04:00

6 Expenses to Watch Out for When Changing Careers

Perhaps you’re changing careers for a more lucrative salary – but taking on a new job often comes with unexpected hidden expenses. As a woman in the workforce, you want to get ahead, yet you don’t want to be caught off guard by surprise expenses as you advance in your new job. Consider the following tips when you’re changing careers.

6 Expenses to Watch Out for When Changing Careers2023-09-13T18:19:18-04:00

Embracing Your Single Years: Q&A with Beth Leverich

During our first annual International Women’s Day Panel, you submitted so many excellent questions to our panel that we weren’t able to answer them all. So, we asked professional women from our GIVEN network to respond to them through our Blog! In this post ( 3 of 3) Beth Leverich shares her thoughts on motivation in a period of waiting, prayer, and more!

Embracing Your Single Years: Q&A with Beth Leverich2023-05-02T17:20:09-04:00

Embracing Your Gifts: Q&A with Rachel Bulman

During our first annual International Women’s Day Panel, you submitted so many excellent questions to our panel that we weren’t able to answer them all. So, we asked professional women from our GIVEN network to respond to them through our Blog! In this post (2 of 3) Rachel Bulman shares her thoughts on the importance of using her gifts, the most important woman in her life, and hearing her vocational call.

Embracing Your Gifts: Q&A with Rachel Bulman2023-05-02T17:28:04-04:00

Embracing Your Femininity in Leadership: Q&A with Meghan Cokeley

During our first annual International Women’s Day Panel, you submitted so many excellent questions to our panel that we weren’t able to answer them all. So, we asked professional women from our GIVEN network to respond to them through our Blog! In this post (1 of 3) Meghan Cokeley, Director of the Office for the New Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, shares her thoughts on what inspires her, what keeps her grounded and how we can discern God’s will for our lives.

Embracing Your Femininity in Leadership: Q&A with Meghan Cokeley2023-05-02T17:32:27-04:00

Advocacy Doesn’t End at the Ballot Box

It’s been 100 years since women earned the right to vote, 56 years since that right was extended to all women in our society. But the divisiveness and animosity of recent election cycles have left many feeling jaded, depressed, unheard, frustrated, and just plain over it. Can you relate?

Advocacy Doesn’t End at the Ballot Box2023-05-02T17:38:27-04:00

Being Receptive in a Tumultuous Time

“As I reflected on the Given Forum 2019, the word ‘receptive’ had been planted on my heart. I had uncertainty about whether I was magnifying my gifts in my current life as a high school history teacher and coach at an all-girls Catholic school outside of Washington D.C. I loved the school, my students, and my coworkers, but I still felt a sense of restlessness in the silence. I was ready and receptive–with arms stretched out– to use my gifts to glorify God and to follow wherever He was leading me."

Being Receptive in a Tumultuous Time2023-05-02T17:39:44-04:00
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