Lisa M. Orchen, M.Div. has served in a wide variety of lay ministry assignments for over 30 years from hospital ministry, campus ministry, parish pastoral associate and diocesan leadership in addition to consulting assignments as a spiritual writer, workshop and retreat leader, lay ministry formator and theology teacher.

Lisa brings energy and passion to her new role designing PROCLAIM with an amazing team of creative colleagues. She is excited to welcome our first cohort of program participants and accompany them along a transformative journey in the fall of 2025.

An avid reader, gardener and walker, Lisa loves to connect every day life with her Catholic faith, and finds great joy in helping others see those connections through her preaching and writing.

Lisa is married to John Baker and together they have two college age children. Lisa has both a B.A. and Master of Divinity from the University of Notre Dame.