Naoise Johnston was born in 1971 and grew up in Saskatchewan, Canada. With a degree in Philosophy and English from the University of Saskatchewan (1995) and a Masters in Information Studies from the University of Toronto (1997), she worked in a variety of capacities in Canada, the US and Ireland before entering consecrated life in Regnum Christi in 2002, in Dublin, Ireland. After completing her religious formation in Rhode Island, she served there in Mater Ecclesiae College until 2015 in various capacities: accreditation liaison, professor, librarian, and, community director of the Consecrated Women. During her time in Atlanta as director of the territorial community (2015-2018) and in Washington DC (2018-present) in pastoral ministry, she also serves as a councilor on the territorial council for the Consecrated Women in North America. Consequently, she served as a member of North America’s Regnum Christi Territorial Committee (2015-2019) and is currently on the Territorial Directive College. She is dedicated full-time to the ongoing formation and mission assignment projection of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi and territorial efforts to provide leadership strengthening resources for the Federation.