Student Leaders

Declan Cole

School: Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary

Grade: Theology II

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: sports, reading, aviation, and pilgrimages

Most Excited for: To reclaim life itself as the greatest gift and joy! To do anything to bring Christ to these broken realities.

Pete DeMaio, jr.

School: Dominican University

Grade: Freshman

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: Baseball

Most Excited for: To see how much Mission Love and Life grows and to see if it can expand outside of just PA and into surrounding states or even across the country like other pro-life organizations.

Mackenzie Duffy

School: Villa Maria Academy High School

Grade: Senior

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: softball, science research, service, and songwriting

Most Excited for: To encourage loving dialogue and to win over hearts and minds in our schools and communities

Grace Meisenhelter

School: The Catholic University of America

Grade: Freshman

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: plays ice hockey and piano

Most Excited for: To connect with more people from other schools and change more hearts and minds!

Christopher DeMaio, jr.

School: Devon Preparatory School

Grade: Junior

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: crew and mock trial

Most Excited for: To learn and study the pro-life movement to help me grow in understanding of different issues surrounding love and life

Nick DeMaio

School: Regina Luminis

Grade: Senior

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: baseball, practicing my Catholic faith, and spending quality time with my family and friends

Most Excited for: To educate people and bring them closer to the truth

John Finley

School: Apprenticeship with Sawyer Plumbing Grade: First-Year at PHCC Training Center

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: Cycling, strength training, working on cars and house projects, watching the Phillies, and attending the Latin Mass, "working towards a clog-free nation!"

Most Excited for: Learning from the hearts and minds of greater men than me, in service of The King and the pursuit of His Kingdom.

Maura Kane

School: Cardinal O’Hara High School

Grade: Senior

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: soccer, cross country, track, world affairs, and community service

Most Excited for: To see our community grow and work towards justice for all people inside and outside the womb!

Nick Kashuba

School:Devon Preparatory School

Grade: Sophomore

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: works at Camilla Hall, youth group

Most Excited for: To help young mothers and soon to be mothers as well as their children

Gina Kern

School: Bishop Shanahan High School

Grade: Junior

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: playing and coaching softball, mock trial

Most Excited for: helping the most vulnerable and partaking in service projects with Mission Love and Life

Joe Mancini

School: St. Joseph’s Prep

Grade: Senior

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: golf, mock trial, debate, and Philly sports

Most Excited for: To educate many people on the importance of voting in Pro-Life elections

Antell Cole

School: Saint Joseph's Preparatory School

Grade: Junior

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: Volunteers with low income, Black youth in North Philly, teaches German to children through literature, environmental club member, member of his school’s environmental justice committee, interns for advocacy organizations to help youth with mental health, volunteers with veterans, skis, and travels to foreign countries

Most Excited for: Being able to be a part of something that’s bigger than himself and helping low income mothers and families with their struggles.

Valeria Guerin

School: Villa Maria Academy

Grade: Senior

Activities Outside of Mission Love and Life: Play piano, tutor Spanish students, sing in both school choirs (chorus & madrigals) and Parrish

teen choir (cantante). Plays varsity golf for Villa Maria, pier ministry as well as Mission and Ministry

leader at Villa Maria. French club member. Works as a primary sales associate at a local fashion boutique.

Most Excited for: Spreading truth, beauty, and goodness through Mission Love and Life

education and formation initiatives, as well as sharing God’s love with others by spreading the Gospel of

Life to those who need it most.