María Teresa Montes Lara is a Dominican sister who has ministered in Latino communities for over thirty years. She now works with Latin American sisters through Catholic Extension and is on the faculty of the Camino program with the University of Notre Dame.
Vincent J. Pastro is a Catholic presbyter from the Archdiocese of Seattle who has ministered extensively with immigrants, especially in Latino communities. He is presently a Delaplane Preaching Scholar with Aquinas Institute of Theology and resides in California.