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Sister Jennifer Schaaf, O.P. professed her first vows as a Sister of St. Dominic of Blauvelt Aug. 9 during a liturgy in Holy Rosary Chapel at the order’s motherhouse in Blauvelt.
A native of Port Angeles, Wash., Sister Jennifer earned a bachelor’s degree in music education and a master’s in pastoral ministry from the University of Portland. She taught music in Portland and later served on the campus ministry team at Ohio Dominican University prior to entering the Dominican Sisters in 2011. At the time of her entrance into the order she was communications director for the Sisters of St. Dominic of Blauvelt.
Sister Jennifer served on the advisory board for the Dominican College Preaching Conference and is a founding member of Dominican Young Adults USA. She is currently assistant chaplain at St. Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University.
