Sr Luella Ramm
Board of Trustee
Sister Luella Ramm, OP, is a dedicated, prayerful woman who has a deep love for our sisters and is always attentive to their needs. Because of her many ministries over the years, she has a broad institutional knowledge of our congregational-sponsored works and a great financial background to accompany that knowledge.
Sister Luella was part of the team that beautifully renovated the chapel in Saint Catherine of Siena Convent and Healthcare Center. One of her dreams and accomplishments was overseeing the building of Sacred Heart Convent, incorporating many environmentally friendly, energy-saving components, where more than twenty-five sisters live in the community. Objective in decision-making, Sister Luella has a real talent for interacting with architects, designers, construction workers, and financial advisors.
Sister Luella earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education and sociology from Caldwell University and her master’s in administration and finance from the University of Notre Dame, IN. She also studied nursing home administration at William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, and received her long-term care administrator’s license from the State of New Jersey Department of Health.
Besides serving as management administrator at Saint Catherine of Siena Convent and Healthcare Center, she has been a business manager at one of our academies and a director of finance and plant manager at another. For a time, she was comptroller and CFO for the Sisters of Saint Dominic, Blauvelt, NY. For our own Congregation, she has served as treasurer, as councilor, and as vicaress. She has also served on many of our boards of trustees.
Sister Luella treasures the memory of having made her final profession at Holy Cross Convent, Regensburg, Germany, founded in 1233, the community from which our Caldwell Congregation was founded. Recently, Lacordaire Academy honored her with the Lumen Award, given to a recipient whose selfless dedication serves as a beacon of light. On the day she was elected prioress, a hopeful future shone in her eyes!