Sr. Yvelyne Marie Bernard, HMSS was born into a Haitian family and was therefore brought up in a very religious and faith filled home. She moved with her parents to Florida by way of New York when she was 15. She finished high school in Florida and attended the University of Florida. After graduating in 2011 she moved to South Louisiana. From there she met the Mercedarians and attended their discernment retreat in Baton Rouge, and the rest is history!