Petra Farrell

Petra Farrell joined the de Nicola Center in October 2017 as the Culture of Life Program Manager, overseeing the Vita Institute, the Evangelium Vitae Medal, and serving as the advisor to the ND ight to Life student club. Having previously served for several years as a volunteer with St. Joseph County (now Michiana) Right to Life, she performed sidewalk counseling as well as organized and emceed the organization's annual fundraising dinners. "Abortion will end in my lifetime, and all life will be thought of as sacred," she says. "The opportunity to work with the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture as the Culture of Life Program Manager is the chance I have been waiting for to put into action my true passion for life." Her background also includes work as a training conference coordinator, a graduate program administrator, and sales. She is an alumna of St. Mary's College and lives with her husband Dan and their 5 children in South Bend.