Meet Our Team

A little pencil. And a big mouth. Punctuated by prayer. Kristen West McGuire earned a B.S. in Psychology from Georgetown University and an M.Div. from Wesley Theological Seminary. She swam the Tiber in 1990. (Check out her interview on the Coming Home Network!)  Over the years, she’s been a research associate, an autism services aide, an executive director for a non-profit, a fundraiser (friend-raiser), an event planner, and even a chaplain at a mental institution! Yes, it’s a little disjointed. But amid all the work, she and her husband raised eight wonderful children. Sure, motherhood might not count much on a resume. But…how else do you become the Queen of the Possible?

Maria G. Ramos is a proud Mexican American whose journey reflects dedication, resilience, and a deep commitment to service. Maria served as a Military Police Officer in the United States Army for ten years. Her service included two combat tours during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following her honorable discharge, Maria worked for the Diocese of Savannah, first in the Tribunal, then as the Director of the Office of Family Life. Today, Maria embraces her role as an active homeschooling mother of three sons in Savannah, Georgia. She remains engaged in her parish as a bilingual catechist. She looks forward to sharing our unique content with linguistic and cultural adaptations of our books.

Genevieve Kineke converted to the Catholic faith as a young adult and has written extensively on authentic femininity. She holds a B.A. in History from Towson State University and a Masters in Theological Studies from Providence College. A frequent guest on  EWTN and Relevant Radio, she has been widely published in periodicals including Canticle, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Our Sunday Visitor, Catholic World Report, and Inside the Vatican. Her column, “The Feminine Genius” has been carried in the diocesan Fall River Anchor since 2009. A recent widow, she started a support ministry for Catholic women of mature faith, Domus Aurea. (House of Gold). She lives in Connecticut and is the mother of five children and nine grandchildren.

Michelle Tykal Healy earned a B.A. in Russian language from the University of Connecticut and an M.A. in Teaching from Sacred Heart University. She is the librarian for Mount de Sales Academy, an all-girls Catholic high school in Catonsville, Maryland. She is fluent in Russian and Spanish. Michelle served in the U.S. Army before retiring to raise her family. She has four children and has been a single parent since her divorce (and annulment) seven years ago. She looks forward to sharing resources and prayers for My Secret is Mine newsletter.

Sandra Miesel is an American medievalist and writer. She is the author of hundreds of articles on history and art, among other subjects, and has written several books, including The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in The Da Vinci Code, which she co-authored with Carl E. Olson, and is co-editor with Paul E. Kerry of Light Beyond All Shadow: Religious Experience in Tolkien’s Work (Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011). Born in the old Catholic South (New Orleans), she holds advanced degrees in biochemistry and medieval history from the University of Illinois. She is also a noted expert on science fiction, and has an amazing collection of art, icons, books and glassware in her Indianapolis home. Unconventional and incredibly witty, she has three children and two grandchildren, in addition to a very intelligent kitty who keeps her company.

The oldest of eight, including six brothers, Margaret McGuire knows how to create a calm center in chaos. She earned a B.A. in History with a Catholic studies minor from Gonzaga University, and then an M.A. in Communication and Leadership. After starting her higher education career in student services, she joined the Career Services team at Saint Louis University. As a child, she plowed through the entire collection of Andrew Lang’s Fairy Tales books, and now has a covetable collection of mystery novels and Elizabeth Goudge editions. (And, ahem, yes, she is related by birth to the editor.)