Blog Posts: mary

Rini Ghosh, PhD

Dr. Rini Ghosh, Secretary of The Guibord Center Board of Directors, has been a key part of the Center since it began. A previous member of the Advisory Council, she is also active in the Center's programs for children, youth and young adults. Rini was born and...

Sophia Pandya, PhD

Dr. Sophia Pandya is a professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Winner of CSULB’s 2016 Advancement of Women Award from the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, she received her BA from UC Berkeley...

Ray Mattes, DMin

Ray Mattes, IHM, DMin, LPCC, is a pastoral theologian, professional gerontologist and licensed psychotherapist. He speaks locally and nationally on lifelong spiritual formation and later life development. Ray has served in long-term care administration and as a...

Rosa Manriquez

A third generation Latinx mother and grandmother, Rosa Manriquez grew up in East Los Angeles. She is active in Holy Wisdom Catholic Community and the Immaculate Heart Community. But Rosa’s main focus is outside the walls of the institutional church. Her ministry is...