Meet The Team
Monica Dolenc - Executive Director
Monica joins us from North Canton, Ohio where she resides with her husband and three beautiful children. Monica has nearly twenty years of experience working within varied organizations and roles that have prepared her well to lead the Fidelis Sisterhood.
Monica has served as the Director of Education, Operations & Strategic Initiatives for the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC), as a contract Grant Specialist, Grant Officer for Stark State College, volunteer Secretary of the Board and Public Relations Director for the Rhoda Wise Shrine, and as the Secretary of the Loretto Trust.
Please read her introductory letter below and join us in welcoming Monica to the Fidelis Sisterhood!
For general Fidelis information or to open a new chapter, contact monica@fidelissistrhood.org.
Destiny Campa Meza - Program Director
Raised in an Assemblies of God faith background, Destiny attended Sunday school and youth group each week and came to know the Lord at a young age. Now a passionate Catholic convert, Destiny enjoys teaching others about the Catholic faith and has a special devotion to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.
Destiny attended Colorado State University-Pueblo where she studied a B.A. and M.A. in English, professional writing, and education. After graduation, Destiny served as the communications coordinator for the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce and went on to teach English in grades 6-11 before answering the call to ministry.
Destiny and her husband, Jose, have two beautiful little boys and are parishioners of the Shrine of Saint Therese Catholic Church in Pueblo, Colorado, their hometown.
For program or content questions contact destiny@fidelissisterhood.org
Nikki Becker - Director of Finance & Operations
Nikki is currently living in Grand Rapids, Michigan near family where she was born and raised. Before she returned to Michigan, Nikki spent 15 years in the Nashville, Tennessee area and 12 years before that in Tampa, Florida where she attended the University of South Florida. She was raised in a Catholic household where she found her love of devoting her time to the Church from her grandmother.
She has been involved with religious education, youth groups, the Women's Group, and anything else she felt called to help with including making mac and cheese for the Lenten Fish Fry's. Nikki is a mother of two girls, Sydney and Martha, who are her pride and joy!
She enjoys doing anything and everything outside from ice skating, laying on the beach, to hiking with her two dogs, Sadie and Toby.
For accounting or registration questions contact nikki@fidelissisterhood.org
Betsy Hoyt - Mentorship Director
Betsy, daughter of the King, wife to Craig, and mom to Curtis and Henry, joins us from Huntersville, NC. Betsy has been a part of the Fidelis Sisterhood since 2016. Betsy has been a Lead Lady, a Lady Mentor, a Ceremonies P.A.L. and Communications P.A.L. in her local chapter, before joining the National Team in October 2020.
When she's not training mentors or helping chapters with Bosco events, Betsy coaches women in living the integrated life through ordered wellness practices and currently leads Instructor Training for Pietra Fitness, where she trains instructors from all over the world. You can find her coaching website here: https://www.integratedcatholicwoman.com/
For mentorship help or to plan a Bosco event contact mentorship@fidelissisterhood.org
Mary Paul Forsyth - Inspire Coordinator
Mary Paul Forsyth, a retired mother and grandmother, lives in Charlotte, NC. She joined the St. Mark Fidelis chapter in 2019. Mary Paul graduated from the University of Tennessee and spent most of her professional life in the banking industry in various roles. After the birth of her youngest child, she began a new career as the event manager for MiraVia, a residential maternity and outreach organization. She has been actively volunteering in her diocese for more than 20 years.
For Inspire questions, contact inspire@fidelissisterhood.org
Board of Directors
Ashley Jones
Patti Deffendall
Patti graduated from Vanderbilt University. She completed a Master's in Linguistics from LSU and a Master's in Moral Theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in 2020. She initiated both the Fraternus Chapter and the Fidelis Chapter at her parish, Our Lady of the Lake in Hendersonville, TN. She is a mother of 2 and has been married to Mark since 1983. She is an original member of the Fidelis National Board.
Ashley Jones
Dianne Rider
Dianne and her husband Tom are members of St. Mark in Huntersville, NC. They have been involved in youth ministry since the inception of the parish. Dianne helped establish the St. Mark Fidelis chapter in 2015 and served as the first Lead Lady. Fidelis is at the very heart of her current service to her parish and community. She stepped out in faith and has never looked back.
Don Francis
Kaitlyn Cobb
Kaitlyn is an accounting analyst in Charlotte, NC. She grew up in the Lake Norman area attending and participating in the LifeTeen program at St. Mark Catholic Church, where she is now a Fidelis Lady. Kaitlyn got her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she met her now-husband, Justin.
Robert Rose
Priscilla McKinney
Priscilla was born and raised in Southern California. She joined the Navy right after high school where she worked as a Nuclear Reactor Operator and experienced a life changing deployment that catapulted her faith life. In 2008, she was honorably discharged from the military and began pursuing a Masters Degree in Theological Studies from the University of Dallas, as well as a Certificate in Youth Ministry Studies from the Center of Ministry Development. In 2012, she was introduced to Fraternus and had the pleasure of helping to pilot one of the very first Fidelis Chapters at Our Lady Star of the Sea in Bremerton, WA that same year. In 2018, Priscilla was hired as the Executive Director of Fidelis where she served for over six years laying the foundation for the mission and structure of the organization. Priscilla resides in Knoxville, TN with her husband and 6 children where she homeschools her youngest children and volunteers in her local Fidelis Chapter at Holy Ghost Catholic Church.
Alexa Young
Mary Paul Forsyth
Mary Paul, a retired mother and grandmother, lives in Charlotte, NC. She joined the St. Mark Fidelis chapter in 2019. Mary Paul graduated from the University of Tennessee and spent most of her professional life in the banking industry in various roles. After the birth of her youngest child, she began a new career as the event manager for MiraVia, a residential maternity and outreach organization. She has been actively volunteering in her diocese for more than 20 years.
Robert Rose
Nicole Rizkallah
Nicole is passionate about the formation of young women and worked in classical high schools for nearly decade as an assistant headmaster and guidance counselor. She is currently a licensed associate marriage and family therapist, and also works as nonprofit business consultant in talent development and fundraising. She lives in downtown Phoenix.
Robert Rose
Jason Craig
Jason is one of the founding members of Fraternus. He has a masters degree in Theology and Evangelization from the Augustine Institute and continues his studies and work from a small farm in rural NC. His writings on culture, masculinity, and mentoring have appeared on numerous sites like New Advent, Catholic Exchange, and Those Catholic Men, and he is working on a book on rites of passage for Catholic boys.
Guest Writers
Ashley Jones
Jessamyn Anderson Frain
Ashley Jones
Lucy Fernandes
Don Francis
Miriam Barry
Alexa Young
Laurie Barclay
Robert Rose
Mary Margaret Lewis
Robert Rose
Catherine Wright
Robert Rose
Michaela Ziegler
Robert Rose
Kate Kirstein
Robert Rose
Frances Liberto
Our Chaplain
Fr. Joshua Johnson
Father Joshua Johnson is priest of the Ordinariate Chair of St. Peter. He serves as the Parish Priest at St. Edmund Campion Catholic Church in Flat Rock, NC. Previous to becoming Catholic, he was a United Methodist Minister. Married with six children, he received special permission from the the Vatican to be ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood as a married man. Before entering priestly formation, Fr. Joshua Johnson worked for Fraternus, assisted in the founding of Fidelis and worked in Catholic parishes.