Gabriella Dudajek was born and raised in central New Jersey and went to school at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA. While she never intended to explore her faith much at school, one simple invitation into campus ministry was all it took for her to fall in love with practicing her faith through community and service. She became passionate about advocacy work and how it could be done through the lens of her faith. She finds it interesting about different social justice issues and the policies that affect them. She loves service and feeling connection to others and God through it. This year, she is serving as an Advocacy Associate at Franciscan Action Network and is excited to learn more about working in the Catholic advocacy space as well as build community and friendships in D.C. In her free time, Gabriella enjoys catching up with friends, exploring a new place, collaging, journaling, or watching a TV show as she sips a cup of chamomile tea.
