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Tamra Fromm
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Director of Discipleship; InstructorPrior to wo
rking for the Catholic Church, Dr. Fromm
held positions in international sales and marketing. After her conversion to Catholicism in 2001, she worked in young adult ministry as the Director of Genesis Ministries, an outreach to 18-35 year-olds in the 60 parishes in Oakland County, Michigan; for the Archdiocese of Detroit as Director of Marketing for Catholic Schools, advertising for and consulting with 120 Catholic elementary and high schools on strategic planning, development, and enrollment management; for Sacred Heart Major Seminary as the Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management for Sacred Heart Major Seminary from November 2009 - February 2015. She has also taught several classes in theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI.
Her doctoral dissertation, “A New Paradigm for Pre-Evangelization for American Young Adults”, focused on young adult ‘nones’ who have not been raised in a religious tradition, and how to predispose these young adults to the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.
Dr. Fromm speaks, reads, and writes in several languages. Together with her husband, she enjoys traveling, hiking, sailing, and entertaining.
Education
- B.A. International Relations/Russian, Michigan State University, Lansing MI, 1988
- M.B.A. Marketing, University of Michigan, Dearborn MI, 1999
- M.A. Theology, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit MI, 2010
- Ph.D., Catholic Studies/Practical Theology, Maryvale Institute/Liverpool Hope University, 2019.