Connie has been working with RCIA for nearly 20 years. For the past 10 years, she has been the Co-Director of RCIA for St. Lawrence, Lafayette with her husband of 47 years, Jim. Over the years, Connie has attended several national forum workshops and is an ELM graduate. Though Connie did not grow up Catholic, she joined the Catholic Church almost 45 years ago, when she married Jim. Her involvement in the RCIA program stems from her ongoing desire to learn about the Catholic Church and to continue the process of understanding her faith. Connie retired from Indiana Mentor as an Office Manager after 26 years in June 2013. She is the mother of three sons and one daughter, and she currently has 7 grandchildren.