Eileen McKenzie

Sister Eileen McKenzie who has ministered as a nurse, researcher, and acupuncturist, is currently serving the FSPA community as President. Her ministries have taken her throughout the United States and West Africa, and for the past 15 years, she has been centered in the upper Midwest, serving in St. Paul, Minnesota, and more recently La Crosse, Wisconsin. She founded FSPA Community Acupuncture and was a founding member of Integrative Therapies of La Crosse, a collective of holistic practitioners dedicated to making their services affordable and accessible for people in the region from 2010 to May 2020. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, a master’s degree in oriental medicine, and has completed a predoctoral fellowship in clinical research. Sister Eileen has devoted time and energy to many health, justice, and mission service-oriented organizations both locally and internationally, and is particularly interested in the intersection of social justice and healing movements. She is enamored by Franciscan spirituality and an ardent discerner of Pope Francis’ call to create cultures of encounter.