2021 Novices
Carlos Martinez-Vela
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Province: USA Central and Southern
Carlos, 47, was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and entered the Catholic Church in 2002. The early seeds of his Jesuit vocation were sown during a visit to a Fe y Alegría school in Venezuela and exposure to Jesuit universities and Jesuits in Latin America. He completed a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was executive director for Pioneers 21, which works to unleash the creative and economic potential of the U.S.-Mexico border. He enjoys travel and podcasts.
Meet the 2022 Novices
Novices
- 2021 Novices
- Aaron Calton
- Benjamin Rogers
- Brian Kemper
- Carl Caceres
- Carlos Martinez-Vela
- Christopher Ross
- Fernando Garcia Toro
- Fr. Nicholas Colalella
- Joassaint “Wilgenns” Bazelais
- José Lopez
- Joseph Ertle
- Joseph Laughlin
- Joseph T. Benton
- Justin Sauro
- Leonardo Rander Asse Jr.
- Luke Olsen
- Matthew Brazzolotto
- Michael A. Horn
- Michael Bauer
- Nader Nasralla
- Nicholas Lignore
- Paolo Taffaro
- Peter Lehman
- Pierre Thompson
- Rénaud “Titus” Morantus
- Roodler Datilus
- Ryan Cruise
- Samuel Pilon
- Scott Fox
- Scott McKillip
- Solomon Liebl
- Steven McCrorey
- William Peters
- Zen Kuriyama