Members of The Board
Very Rev. Fr. Mathias O. Ndulaka | Director of the Board |
Rev. Sr. Dr. Carol I. Njoku, DMMM | Director of Mission |
Fr. Dr. Lawrence N. Okwuosa | Spiritual Director |
Rev. Mother Marie Therese E. Okpala, DDP | Mother General, Daughters of Divine Promise,Los Angeles |
Sr. M. Purissima Dike | Regional Superior, Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy,Owerri, Region, Nigeria |
Viviana Sooper | Publicity Secretary |
A Brief Citation of Rev. Sr. Dr. Dr. Carol Ijeoma Njoku, DMMM
Rev. Sr. Dr. Carol Ijeoma Njoku is a Catholic nun in the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (DMMM), an institute of Pontifical Rights dedicated to works of mercy and charity. Her life as a daughter in DMMM inspired her mission to bring the love and mercy of God to the poor and needy in different parts of the world.
Sr. Carol has two doctoral degrees, first in War Narratives and Gender Representation, and in International Migration, Immigration Law, and Refugee Policy. Also, she is a certified mediator and chartered arbitrator by the London Institute of Chartered Arbitrators. As a Catholic nun, teacher, human rights advocate, humanitarian worker, and missionary, she has taught and mentored more than five thousand students and young adults at different levels of education from Elementary to High School and University in different parts of Africa and the United States. She has participated in and sponsored more than twenty-five research projects with her team across different regions of Africa, Europe, and America in search of solutions for victims of conflicts and human rights issues; and propagating the principles of conflict resolution, peacemaking, and restorative justice.
Working with the Sanctuary Missionaries and other collaborating religious non-profit organizations, Sr Carol has participated in the United Nations ECOSOC meetings to promote the rights and dignity of women and children in conflict areas. With her team, Sr. Carol has advanced several bills and debates at international and domestic levels on the status of women, children, and young people. The outcome of these is implemented at grassroots levels in religious and community services to enhance human development and peacebuilding. The project of conflict resolution is still ongoing in different parts of Africa but has taken a broader dimension in North America with the increasing influx of migration and homelessness. As the Director of Mission for the Sanctuary Missionaries of Divine Mercy, Sr. Carol and her team are committed to being part of the brain that brings solutions, healing, restoration, and lasting hope to the needy.
Very Rev. Fr. Mathias Onumajuru Ndulaka is a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of New York. He has been a Catholic priest for more than forty-five years and worked in different capacities as a pastor in Nigeria, formator and vocation director, counselor and currently a Chaplain/Director in the New York State Prison. He is a seasoned spiritual counselor and social worker. Fr Ndulaka has proficiently directed the spiritual and humanitarian apostolates of the Sanctuary Missionaries and its sister organization, Win-Dream International across the United States, and different parts of Africa.
Viviana Soper is a passionate missionary and the Publicity Secretary for the Sanctuary Missionaries of Divine Mercy, St Cecilia Parish, San Francisco Center.
She is an accomplished professional in the fields of Architecture, Design, Construction, and Project Management. She holds a Master of Architecture Degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She is also an accredited LEED professional in new construction. Viviana has worked and lived in different parts of the United States. She currently works at San Francisco International Airport as a Property Space Manager with her team of professionals and others. She leads several committees and groups; one of which co-leads the SFO Latin X community members at the Airport. She is happily married and has three young daughters.
Viviana is a gifted mentor for young adults. She has great passion for community service and is enthusiastic in reaching out to the needy to bring the love of God to them. She integrates these ideals in serving the Sanctuary Missionaries by helping to coordinate our monthly food service to the unhoused members of our communities in San Francisco.
Rev. Sr. Purissima Dike is the Regional Superior of the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (DMMM), Owerri Region, Nigeria. Her region collaborates with the Sanctuary Missionaries in carrying out the apostolates of mercy and charity for the needy in Owerri Archdiocese and other dioceses within her region.
Sr. Purissima has been a nun for thirty-three years and has worked in different positions as a teacher, School Principal, faith formator and social worker. Driven by the DMMM apostolate – witnessing to God’s mercy, she collaborates with the Sanctuary Missionaries in a mission of mercy to provide education support for orphans and children from indigent families, care for the sick, faith formation and pastoral care.
ATTORNEY CHANANKA RAMANAYAKA
Attorney Chanaka Ramanayaka is a gift to our ministry. He helps our team to provide pro bono services to our low income and no-income immigrants in need of status in the United States. Win-Dream International and Sanctuary Missionaries of Divine Mercy are grateful to you.