Julian Cleary is a member of the Benedictine community of St. Placid Priory in Lacey, Washington. She is a licensed attorney, having worked for many years with adults and children with disabilities before entering the monastery. She has occasionally advocated for detained refugees and hopes to be more involved with this ministry in the future. Her current ministries include work as a spiritual director, participating in the monastery's health care team (she is a former nurse practitioner), liturgy committee, grant-writing and other projects.

Elizabeth Crumbly is a freelance journalist based in Rome, Georgia. Her features have appeared regularly in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She has a particular interest in portraying people reaching their fellow humans through work they're passionate about.

Josephine Gouba is a Sister of the Immaculate Conception of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. She made her first vows on Aug. 6, 2016, and holds a degree in information and communication science from the Catholic University of West Africa in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She oversees communications for the Institute of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Ouagadougou.

Theresa Doerfler joined Global Sisters Report as a freelance writer in 2023. She has taught English in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she is currently an MFA candidate at Carlow University.

Rose Panieri is a published author who has worked as a columnist, features writer and editor for the Chicago Sun-Times News Group, Chicago, Illinois. She studied biology at the University of Illinois and is interested in spirituality, nature and classical music, especially Ludwig van Beethoven.