Sister Peggy Scarano, OP

As one of SOAR!’s Regional Representatives, Sr. Peggy connects with SOAR! donors that span the east coast of our country.

Sr. Peggy has been involved in the ministry of fundraising since 1986. Prior to joining the SOAR! Team in 2015 , she was the Development Director for her congregation, the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, NY. Throughout the years, Sr. Peggy has shared her fundraising experience from mentoring beginners in this field to serving on several non-profit boards that enhance education, health care, and social service opportunities for people of all ages.

Sr. Peggy holds an MS is Education, NYS Certificate in School Administration, and, in 2023, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, NY.

Sr. Peggy believes that it is her responsibility to be a faithful steward of the gifts God has given her and to share them with those she is blessed to meet. For Sister, this makes it a “win-win.”

In her leisure time, Sr. Peggy enjoys taking long walks, reading/listening to books on tape, and spending time visiting the senior members of her congregation, the ‘wisdom women’ who have helped her to become who she is today.