FOCUS Missionaries

FOCUS is a Catholic collegiate outreach whose mission is to share the hope and joy of the gospel with college and university students. Trained in Church teaching, prayer, sacred Scripture, evangelization, and discipleship, FOCUS missionaries encounter students in friendship where they are, inviting them into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and accompanying them as they pursue lives of virtue and excellence.

Through Bible studies, outreach events, mission trips, and one-on-one discipleship, missionaries inspire and build up students in the faith, sending them out to spread the good news and to live out the Great Commission: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations (Mt. 28:19).

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Gabe Sehnert

  • 308-737-9092

Gabe is a second-year FOCUS missionary. He grew up in small-town Nebraska and joined Greek life at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. He loves playing sports, going camping, and writing music.

Javier Hernandez

  • 775-842-2969

Javier is a second-year FOCUS missionary from Reno, Nevada. He attended the University of Nevada for his undergraduate degree and graduated with his master’s from USC. He loves to box, watch college basketball, and read.

Katie Nagel

  • 425-241-0361

Katie is a second-year FOCUS missionary from Bellevue, Washington. She graduated from Boise State University with a Bachelor's in Spanish and a minor in Visual Art. She loves playing volleyball, reading, drinking boba, and going on drives while listening to music.

Claire Donovan

  • 785-747-6515

Claire is a third year FOCUS missionary from Hanover, Kansas. She graduated from Benedictine College where she received a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Theology while running Cross Country and Track. She will be getting married to her fiancé Colin in October. She loves playing sports, drawing, and playing board games.

Maria Saporito

  • 714-887-3065

Maria is a third year FOCUS missionary from Southern California. She is here at ASU to dive into the new evangelization and gain a Catholic Studies Masters through Mary College. She graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2022. She loves exploring and brainstorming ways to take friends on new adventures, whether it be a new coffee shop or campground.