Sharing Our Marianist Stories

In this episode of Sharing Our Marianist Stories, Kelli Kinnear reflects on her professional journey within the Marianist Family, ways she has seen the Marianist charism embodied, and her excitement in her new adventure of working at Bergamo. Listen to this episode to learn more about Kelli and the ways you can engage with and support the work of Bergamo.

Kelli’s connection with the Marianist Family dates back to her mom’s employment at the University of Dayton. After attending UD and working at Chaminade Julienne High School in Dayton, Ohio, for 32 years, Kelli began her new role as Executive Director of Bergamo Center for Lifelong Learning in late June 2024.

A full transcript of this podcast episode is available here.

Recorded 23 August 2024. Published 7 March 2025. Edited by Mike Bennett, Media Administrator for the North American Center for Marianist Studies (NACMS).
Theme song: “Travel Light” by Jason Shaw (used with permission via Creative Commons License; see more of his work at http://audionautix.com/)
Other ambient music and sounds from freesound.org.
Salve Regina Sung by Members of the SM Novitiate Community (2019, Dayton, OH)