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Fr Raul Marquez
Founder
Fr. Raul Marquez was born on April 14th,1970 in Abejorral, Colombia. He attended Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corner, Wis., and completed work on a master of divinity degree, and holds a Good Shepherd Catechist Level I Certificate. He was ordained in 2010 by Archbishop Vlazny.
Fr. Marquez’s ministry training has included clinical pastoral education at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla., and assignments at St. Peter, Portland and St. Alexander, Cornelius. Fr. Marquez first assignment was from 2010 to 2012 as parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception, Stayton, Our Lady of Lourdes, Jordan and St. Catherine of Siena Mission in Mill City. Currently, Fr. Marquez is the pastor at St Peter Church in Portland, Oregon.
Blanca Rosa Botero Gomez
Guide
I am a woman with a sense of responsibility, ethical conviction and social sensitivity. I love life and the ability to transcend and to innovate. In my work as a teacher, I like to be creative and have a sense of wonder. I like to work with others as a team, and to contribute to the team with my knowledge, so that we can grow as a family. I like to offer to those around me, children, parents, and coworkers an environment where love, faith and hope prevail.
I have experience working with children since I was 17 years old, as a community lead at Casa Infantil with the Family and Children's State Office (ICBF). From 2010 to 2011 I was a teaching assistant at the Visitation School Foundation. I also worked in various assignments at Nuestra Senora del Carpinello Parish. During this time, I greatly benefited spiritually and professionally while working at the parish. In 2013 I started the Catechism of the Good Shepherd for children 2 to 12. From 2019 to 2021 I coordinated the transition and preschool programs at Presentation School.
I hold a bachelor's degree in children's pedagogy, from the University Minuto de Dios, and a Good Shepherd Catechism Certificate (level I - III) from the Good Shepherd National Office for Catechism.