Career after Career
Photograph of Leo Vincent from a Dominican Mother Generals Conference, 1966
Leo Vincent's Letter upon her exit as Mother, 1971
In 1971, Mother Leo Vincent stepped away from the role of Mother and returned to being a Sister of the congregation. She felt it time for her to move on to different things, and continue her work as an educator. While she was 'retiring' from the role of Mother, Sister Leo Vincent was not one to remain idle and would immediately jump into a long string on new and equally fascinating careers. Around this time, Sister Leo Vincent also decided to return to her baptismal name of Kathleen Short, the name she would use until her death many years later.
Article on her role as Vice President of the DEA, 1973
Before even leaving office, Sister Kathleen Short had lined herself up to become the Executive Secretary of Elementary Education for the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA). She would move to Washington D.C. utilizing her many years of experiience as a school administrator to benefit schools across the country. This role would lead her to becoming the Vice President of the Dominican Education Association in 1973, and eventually president in 1975. She continued her work at the NCEA up until 1979. Then she moved back to Newburgh to administer the Mount Saint Mary Infirmary for a few years. Throughout the 1980s she would move to another career of administering and coordinating two different senior citizen communities in New Jersey and Newburgh.
Article on Kathleen Short's career as a Massage Therapist
Kathleen Short's Certification as a Massage Therapist, 1991