Ashley Steffes

Address and Phone Number available upon request

asteffes001@student.franciscan.edu
Education:

Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, OH 43952

Bachelor of Science: Double Major in Catechetics and Mathematics expected May 2017
Minor in Theology
Cumulative GPA: 3.9
Deans List: Fall 2014-Present
Studied abroad in Austria Spring 2015

Experience:

Totus Tuus Teacher, Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Summer 2014. On a team with
three other college students. Traveled to six different parishes throughout the Archdiocese of
Chicago. Spent a week at each parish preaching the Gospel to children and teenagers.
Dedicated to personal and communal prayer life; had a rigorous daily schedule.
Math Tutor, FUS, Fall 2015-Spring 2016.
Students for Life Core Team, Fall 2013-Spring 2014, Fall 2015-Spring 2016. Led the
Abortion Clinic Outreach Committee, Spring 2016. Organized weekly Saturday clinic shifts
which entailed scheduling student drivers and arranging for students to pray at each of the
four shifts. Attended weekly meetings with leaders of different prolife groups on campus.

Service:

Vacation Bible School, Summer 2016. Led the 1st and 2nd graders throughout the week.
Lourdes Mission trip, Spring 2015. Volunteered in the Baths.
Ministry to Moms, Spring 2014-Spring 2015. Watched children and cleaned the house.
Missionaries of Charity Volunteer, Summer 2012-Winter 2014. Served in a soup kitchen.

Activities:

Center for Leadership Program -Fall 2014-Present.

This program fosters virtues, imparts knowledge, and cultivates practical skills essential for
lifelong Christian leadership. The seminar format focused on a wide range of related topics
from personal vocation to devotion to service. Action-oriented agenda required participants to
be proactive in applying leadership skills on campus and beyond by developing mentorship,
giving oral presentations, and learning about American founding principles.
Trip to Washington D.C. with fellow students to learn more about our American
founding and current political life in relation to the Catholic Faith.
Gave short presentations to fellow leadership students and proctors, Spring 2014Present.
Attended Acton Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids, MI, Summer 2015.
Led Senior Leadership Capstone Project, Fall 2016.
o Reactivated the LifeRunners club at Franciscan University.
NCAA Soccer, Fall 2013-Fall 2014.
Intramural Sports: Basketball, Frisbee, Soccer Winter 2014- Present.
NCAA Cross Country, Fall 2015.

Skills:

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint

Job Shadowing: Shadowed middle-school and high school math and theology teachers in numerous Catholic
schools and one public school in the Grand Rapids area, Winter 2014-Present.