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Sr. Hilda Mateo is originally from Miami, born to Cuban parents. She is bilingual, bicultural and has been a member of her religious community, Misioneras Guadalupanas del Espíritu Santo, since 1994. In the early years of her ministry, she worked in the formation of Hispanic immigrant pastoral agents, which led her to pursue a doctorate in ministry with an emphasis in Hispanic theology. Mateo's most recent work focuses on the application of collective consciousness-raising processes, facilitating groups that wish to engage in contemplation and transformation.

Sr. Mary Nzilani Wambua belongs to the religious congregation of the Sisters of Mary Mother of God, founded in the Archdiocese of Mombasa, Kenya. She holds several certificates and among them are women peacemakers, formation studies, counseling, philosophy, safeguarding of children and vulnerable, with a diploma in catechetics and pastoral ministry, a diploma in peace and justice, and a master's and doctorate in pastoral theology, all from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa-Nairobi, Kenya.

Stephanie Ann Puen is a faculty member at the Department of Theology at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, where she teaches at both the graduate and undergraduate level. She received her doctorate, with a focus in theological and social ethics, at Fordham University in New York, where she also taught undergraduate classes. She worked in corporate planning in the manufacturing industry prior to her work in academia.