Leadership Team (from l. to r.) — Sisters Georgia Kitt, Mary Michele Fischer, Lois Goettke, Barbara Hagedorn (president) and Nancy Bramlage.

In a climate of mutual trust we elect from among us Congregational leaders who exercise the authority of their office in a spirit of service and leadership. We call them to act on behalf of the Congregation and to integrate and direct the initiative of the members.

We elect delegates to the General Chapter, the highest legislative body of the Congregation, which offers the direction necessary to challenge and strengthen the Congregation in its work. At the General Chapter we elect our President and her Council, who along with the Secretary and the Treasurer, constitute the Leadership Council.

In the spirit of collegiality and subsidiarity, the Leadership Council seeks the insights and concerns of the Sisters through small groups and through the Networks into which the Congregation is divided. We elect Network Leaders who are accountable to the president. Network Leadership is called to serve the Sisters in the Network by leading, challenging and supporting them in their commitment to Christ.