What do you do with a justice and peace studies major or minor?

Help the poor; teach; raise a family

Michelle LeBlanc (née Miller).  1990, major in theology, justice and peace minor.

As part of her justice and peace class, Michelle discovered a poor parish in Jamaica, West Indies.  She went there as a volunteer for a semester, then talked St. Thomas into starting a flourishing program there: trips during January term, and student teaching for education majors. 

Miss Bunny (parish worker) and dog at her home, Above Rocks, Jamaica.

Her first year after graduation she taught religion at Totino-Grace High School.  Then she and her husband returned to Jamaica and taught there for several years.  Returning to the Twin Cities, she taught at Hill-Brady High School and at Cretin-Durham High School. 

Currently she is a full-time mom with two adopted children and one of her own.