FOCUS Missionary Team Director
Mary Kolesar | (301) 503-1409
Mary grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, and attended Harvard University, where she studied Applied Math and Government and was a coxswain on the women’s rowing team. During college, she deeply encountered God's love, igniting her desire to share the Gospel. After graduation, she served as a FOCUS missionary at Virginia Tech for two years. Now, Mary is stepping into the role of FOCUS Team Director at the Duke Catholic Center, eager to live the Great Commission with Duke students.
FOCUS Missionary
Maggie Costello | (781) 783-3581
Maggie grew up in Hingham, Massachusetts, and has a degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Through high school and college, she stayed involved with her parish back home in Hingham, where she was first introduced to Adoration. While attending weekly adoration, Maggie had not only fallen in love with the Lord in a relational way, but had come to know the love He has for each of us. When thinking about the spiritual poverty here in the United States, especially on college campuses, Maggie felt called to become a FOCUS missionary. By doing so, she'd be able to go out and share the love she had come to know with other college students. Maggie is now serving her first year on mission here at Duke University.
FOCUS Missionary
Gabriel Ramundo | (845) 570-7123
Gabriel was born in Nyack, New York, and lived in various places including Arizona, Maine, Long Island, and now Naples, Florida. After two years of community college in Long Island, he earned a Marketing degree from the University of Tampa, where he joined Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Following a profound reconversion during his senior year, he felt called to share the joy of the Church with his fraternity brothers. Against all his plans the Lord called him to mission, and he is beyond excited to be at Duke University!
FOCUS Missionary
Tyler Vasco | (941) 875-8359
Tyler, born and raised in southwest Florida, earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Florida. There, he experienced a deep reversion to the Catholic Faith, making it the center of his life. He enjoys playing guitar and banjo, pickleball, and outdoor activities, as well as reading and discussing theology and philosophy. He is excited to serve the students at Duke and grow with them as disciples of Christ.