Jeanne DeFazio is a former SAG/AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) actress of Spanish Italian descent, who played supporting parts in theater, movies, and television series, then served the marginalized in the drama of real life. She became a teacher of second language-learner children in the barrios of San Diego. She completed a BA in History at the University of California, Davis, MAR in Theology at Gordon- Conwell Theological Seminary, and a Cal State Teach English Language Learners program. From 2009 to 2024, she served as an Athanasian Teaching Scholar at Gordon-Conwell’s multicultural Boston Center for Urban Ministerial Education.