Director of Campus Ministry

jsantopatre@lauraltonhall.org

Year appointed: 2015

MA Yale Divinity School

Ms. Santopatre, known at Lauralton as “Chaplain Jean,” helps bring faith and spirituality into the daily lives of students. Since joining Lauralton, she has expanded campus ministry by introducing the Kairos program, organizing retreats and teaching meditative prayer. Ms. Santopatre also oversees more than 100 community service projects undertaken by students throughout the year. She holds an MA in theology from Yale Divinity School and a certificate in education, leadership and ministry from the Berkeley Divinity School. Previously, Ms. Santopatre served as an intern in campus ministry at St. Thomas More, Yale’s Catholic chaplaincy. There, she created a workbook on the contemplative prayer of St. Ignatius called the Examen and co-led a mission immersion trip to El Salvador for Yale Catholic undergraduate students. Earlier in her career, Ms. Santopatre worked as a photojournalist, including serving as Fairfield University’s chief photographer. As a volunteer, Ms. Santopatre also has led mission immersion trips to the Passamaquoddy Reservation in Maine, to Los Ninos, Mexico, and to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.