Dr. Ansel Augustine has worked for over 20 years in his hometown of New Orleans and around the country in the fields of youth, young adult and black Catholic ministry. He is currently the New Orleans Area Director for Vagabond Missions, which provides Catholic youth ministry to urban and inner-city communities. He is former Director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries for the New Orleans Archdiocese and previously served as the Associate Director/Coordinator of Black Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the CYO Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office.