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  • About VIDES
    • Our Mission
    • Foundations
    • Advisory Board
  • Our Stories
    • Meet our Current Volunteers
    • Volunteer Blog
  • Missions / Projects
    • Mission Sites >
      • Africa >
        • Sudan
      • Americas
      • Asia
      • Europe
      • Oceania
    • Sudan
    • Kenya
  • Join
    • Become a Volunteer
  • Donate

Called to Serve

VIDES volunteers form a very talented group of people and no two are alike - each volunteer brings something wonderful and unique to mission with them. VIDES embraces this gift of individuality and strives, not only to find good placements where the volunteer will be able to express those talents, but also tries to foster the character and talents of each person.

We ask our volunteers to "think outside the box", to be creative and innovative in the field as they work to integrate themselves into the community and strive to create change in our world.

Meet our Current Volunteers

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Alexandra (New Orleans)
Alexandra is from New York and graduated from Bryn Mawr College in December 2025 with a degree in Psychology. She enjoys writing in many forms and dancing, especially ballet. Alexandra will be volunteering with our Sisters in New Orleans at the Academy of Our Lady this Spring. 
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Cielo (Argentina)
Cielo was born in Argentina and grew up in Texas. She graduated from Tarleton State University in December 2025 with a degree in Elementary Education. She loves playing and watching soccer, playing all sports, teaching, spending time with friends, and learning about theology. Cielo plans to volunteer with our Sisters in Argentina. 
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Tatum (Ethiopia)
Tatum is from San Antonio and graduated from Gonzaga University in December 2025 with a degree in Religious Studies and minors in Catholic Studies and Philosophy. She enjoys singing, running, art and studying philosophy. Tatum plans to spend a year volunteering with our Sisters in Ethiopia. 
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Natalia (Honduras)
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Natalia is from Laredo, TX and graduated from UT Health Science Center at San Antonio in May 2025 with her Masters in Speech Language Pathology. She enjoys running, going on walks, dancing and reading. Natalia plans on volunteering in Latin America for three months this Spring. 
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Kylie (Peru)
​Kylie is from Illinois and graduated from Southern Illinois University in May 2025 with a degree in Forest Recreation and Park Management. She enjoys reading, geography, and playing sports. Kylie will be volunteering with our Sisters in Peru for six months this Spring. ​
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Tatum (Puerto Rico) 
Tatum is from Troup, Texas and graduated with a degree in Biology from Texas A&M University in May 2023. She volunteered with a different organization in Honduras for 6 months as a middle school teacher and would like to go on mission again to Puerto Rico. Tatum enjoys playing music, singing, and embroidery.

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Nancy (Medellin, Colombia) 
​​Nancy is from Bay City, Texas and graduated in 2019 from the University of St. Thomas with a degree in Communication and a concentration in Journalism/PR. This May, she graduated from the University of Dallas with a Masters in Psychology. Before pursuing her Masters, she worked as the Communications Senior Representative for an oil and gas pipe manufacturing company. Nancy plans on volunteering in Medellin, Colombia this summer. She enjoys dancing and has a love for reading and writing.
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Gabrielle (Egypt) 
​Gabrielle is from North Carolina and has a Bachelors degree from the University of Pittsburgh in Microbiology and graduated this May with her PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology from the University of North Carolina. Gabrielle will be volunteering with our Sisters in Egypt for one year. She enjoys being in nature, hiking, playing sports, grilling, riding roller coasters, and reading spiritual books.
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Kaylee (Dominican Republic)
Kaylee is from Washington and graduated from Western Washington University in 2024 with a degree in Urban Sustainability. She enjoys singing, playing volleyball and spikeball, and making pottery. She will be volunteering with our Sisters in the Dominican Republic for three months starting in January. ​
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Jocelyn (Switzerland)
Jocelyn is from College Station, TX and is currently working on her PhD in Physics at Texas A&M University. She enjoys cooking, baking, doing puzzles, and hiking. Jocelyn will be serving as an intern at the United Nations in Switzerland next summer. 
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Brigitta (Canada)
Brigitta is from Wisconsin and has a degree in French and History with minors in German and Education from the University of Wisconsin. She has been working as a Middle School Discipleship Coordinator the past few years and enjoys learning foreign languages, singing, and playing sports. Brigitta plans on volunteering in Canada this summer. 
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Monica (Costa Rica)
​Monica is from San Antonio and will be graduating from the University of Texas at San Antonio in May 2026 with a degree in Biochemistry. Monica enjoys singing, musical theater, taking care of animals, arts and crafts and teaching chemistry. Monica plans to go on mission next summer, possibly to Samoa. ​
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Gloria (Italy) 
Gloria is from Massachusetts and has been in the publishing industry for many years. She is currently the Vice President of the Religion curriculum for Sadlier. She has a Masters in History from Fordham University. Gloria is interested in volunteering in the Philippines or South America. She enjoys gardening, hiking, reading, and baking.
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Lydian (Vietnam) 
​​Lydian is from Laredo, TX and just graduated from Texas A&M International University with a degree in Psychology. She will begin teaching religion at Mary Help of Christians School in Laredo this fall. Lydian hopes to go on mission in Latin America next summer. She enjoys playing the piano, reading, writing, dancing, and traveling.

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Jasmin (Peten, Guatemala) 
​Jasmin is from Colorado and graduated in 2021 with a degree in Neuroscience from Colorado State University and in 2024 with a Masters in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Colorado Boulder. She has been working as a Speech Language Pathologist in the Denver Public Schools since then. Jasmin will be going on mission to Peten, Guatemala this summer. She enjoys playing volleyball and the ukulele, baking and singing.
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Elise (Mexico) 
Elise is from Helotes, Texas and graduated from the University of Dallas with a degree in Biochemistry in 2024. She has been working as a medical scribe in preparation for going back to school to become a Physician's Assistant. She plans to serve with our Sisters in Saltillo, Mexico in the fall. Elise enjoys baking, cooking, playing soccer, and reading. 
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Blanca (Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras) 
​Blanca currently lives in Copenhagen but grew up in Spain and the United States. She graduated with a degree in Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark in 2024 and currently works for AGC Biologics. Blanca enjoys traveling, running, reading, bouldering, knitting, and salsa dancing. She will be volunteering for 6 months at a boarding school in Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras.
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Alexa (Switzerland) 
​Alexa is from San Antonio and just graduated with a degree in International Relations from Austin College in Sherman, TX. She speaks Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese and plans on doing the internship at the VIDES office at the United Nations in January 2026. Alexa enjoys painting, crocheting, sewing, and cooking.
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“Each Christian and every community must discern the path that the Lord points out, but all of us are asked to obey his call to go forth from our own comfort zone in order to reach all the ‘peripheries’ in need of the light of the Gospel.”     - Pope Francis
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