Cecilia Cervantes

Cecilia Cervantes serves as the Project Manager at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. Before joining the McGrath Institute, she served as the Programs Manager at the Hildebrand Project, an organization devoted to the exploration of the Christian personalist philosophical and theological traditions. There she led the expansion of their Scholars Residency program.

Prior to her work in service of the Church, she developed fundraising and program strategy at various academic institutions, including the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University.

Born in Mexico and raised in Southern California, Cecilia studied at the University of Portland (Oregon) and American University, where she studied political theory, Spanish literature, and administrative law.

Cecilia lives in Granger, Indiana with her husband, Alexi, and their son Theo. She enjoys reading, mountaineering, and making stained-glass lamps.