Jerilyn E. Felton

After a 20-year career in business, caring for her husband in his last days, and completing a Doctor of Ministry degree, Jerilyn E. Felton became a lay consecrated woman associated with the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary community. She developed a model of spiritual/pastoral care using dogs in ministry, and is the founder of the Four-Footed Ministers pastoral care program. She continues to pursue a lifelong sport of ice dancing, and supports the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, their associates, and her sisters in lay consecration through various ministerial efforts.