Dec. 9, 2023 ~ Kelly Wahlquist grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota, earning a B.S. in biology with an emphasis on genetics from St. Mary's University, plus a B.A. in nursing from the College of St. Catherine. In 2015, she founded WINE, Women In the New Evangelization. WINE is a women's ministry that invigorates Catholic parishes through inspiring, supporting, and nurturing women in the faith and by equipping and mobilizing women as intentional disciples of Christ.