CAMILLE LEWIS BROWN, PH.D., serves as the education coordinator for the diocese of Providence, Rhode Island. She holds a B.A. in history from Franklin and Marshall College, an M.A. in theology from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and a PH.D. in educational administration from Boston College. She founded the Bakhita Fund, a nonprofit organization designed to provide educational assistance to children around the world. Dr. Brown has traveled several times to Africa, where she did research for this book.