Sr. Carol LeTourneau, RSM

Sister Carol A. LeTourneau, RSM, joined the Saint Joseph’s College Board of Trustees in the fall of 2019.

Sister Carol, who earned a BS in Elementary Education from the University of Southern Maine and a Master’s in Education from Boston College, spent several years as an elementary teacher in parochial schools throughout the Diocese of Portland.  In 1975, she began her work in Maine Indian Education at the Beatrice Rafferty School, Pleasant Point.  She later moved to Indian Township School where she remained for forty-two years until her retirement in June of 2019.

After twelve years of teaching middle school at Indian Township School, Sister Carol accepted the position of Title I Coordinator for the local school system.  In addition to her duties, she served as a grant-writer, a member of the school’s leadership team, studied to obtain her State certification in educational technology, and became the school’s technology coordinator.

Throughout her involvement with Maine Indian Education, Sister Carol’s role in the school afforded her the opportunity to visit various indigenous communities, elementary- secondary schools, and higher educational institutions across the country.  She also participated in numerous educational conferences and workshops that proved to be invaluable to her as an educator in her work with Native children and the entire school community.

Although retired from the school system, Sister Carol continues her ministry with the Native community at Indian Township as a faith-formation instructor, an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, and as the music minister for the church at Peter Dana Point.   She presently serves on the parish’s Faith-Formation – Evangelization Commission.