Sr. Bernadette grew up in Park Rapids, MN with her two older siblings. She studied Communication Studies at Minnesota State University – Moorhead after serving with NET Ministries for one year. Before entering the Handmaids, she worked for two years in the Fargo/Moorhead area serving both in Catholic Campus Ministry for local college students and in Development for NDSU’s Newman Center. Sr. Bernadette professed first vows with the Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus August 2020. She loves being with her sisters or family on the lakes, rejoicing in the good gifts God gives to His children.