Joyana Jacoby Dvorak has served for over 15 years in various roles at DePaul University. She is a graduate of DePaul's School of Public Service Non-Profit Management program. She currently is the Associate Director of the Vincentian Service & Formation Office within the Division of Mission and Ministry. With students, she co-created Meet Me at the Mission: Vincentian Heritage Initiative, a peer-to-peer co-curricular leadership development program anchored in DePaul's Catholic Vincentian heritage. She cultivates spaces of community and reflection to invite students to explore what it means to be a Vincentian leader and connect wisdom from the Vincentian legacy to their curricular and co-curricular engagement. She has also accompanied students on the Vincentians in Action Service Immersions to engage with communities in the United States and El Salvador. Previously she worked with grassroots organizing groups and for comprehensive immigration reform. Her research focused on uplifting voices of the host communities who welcome DePaul students. Joyana is involved with a women's spirituality and peacemaking group and is committed to linking spirituality and justice. She loves biking, hammocking, visiting National Parks, canoeing and camping with her family.