Benedictine Sisters of Florida Name New Prioress

After months of prayerful consideration, the Benedictine Sisters of Florida have selected Sister Roberta Bailey to serve as prioress of Holy Name Monastery for the next six years.  She has been a member of the order for more than 50 years and has served as an elected member of the Benedictine Sisters Council since 2006.  Her administrative roles at Holy Name Monastery include past chair of the 110^th Anniversary, Benedictine Self-Study, and Visitation committees.  She has been elected three times as a delegate to the Federation of Saint Scholastica.  Sr. Roberta will be installed as Prioress on June 30.

A respected educator throughout the state of Florida , Sr. Roberta is the principal of Saint Anthony Interparochial Catholic School in San Antonio , FL , a position she has held since 1999.   She serves on the board of the Florida Association for the Education of Young Children, and is the association’s representative to the Southern Early Childhood Association .  She was appointed by the governor to serve on the state’s Florida Universal Pre-Kindergarten Advisory Committee, 2003-2004.  From 2006 to 2008, she served the Diocese of Saint Peter sburg as a member of the Advisory Council for the Office of Catholic Schools and Centers.  She has also been a board member for the Pasco-Hernando Early Learning Coalition and is currently a member the board of directors for the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce and on the board for Sunrise Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center .

Sr. Roberta is a graduate of Holy Name Academy .  She received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Library Science from Bellarmine College in Louisville , KY , and earned a Montessori Preprimary Certificate from the Midwest Montessori Teacher Trainers Institute in Chicago .  She completed a Master of Arts degree in elementary education with a specialization in early childhood education at the University of South Florida .