Nancy Nohrden, an American, was born on February 4, 1974, in Bellevue, Washington, near Seattle. She grew up in Southern California and finished high school in Massachusetts. She then received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy at Franciscan University of Steubenville and later worked in a law firm. She was consecrated in Regnum Christi in 1998, at the age of 24. After three years of formation, her first apostolic assignment was five years of vocational promotion in Germany. From 2007 to 2011 she worked with Regnum Christi young adults in Saint Louis, Missouri. In 2011 she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, as director of formation at Pinecrest Academy, where she also served as director of the Consecrated community in Atlanta. On November 25, 2012, she was appointed territorial director of the Consecrated Women in the North American Territory, based in Atlanta, Georgia. She served on the Regnum Christi North American Territorial Committee from 2014-2019 and was Vice President of the Regnum Christi Federation’s Territorial Directive College from September 15, 2019, until she was elected general director of the Consecrated Women in 2020. In this role, she also served as a member of the General Directive College of the Regnum Christi Federation, assuming the role of president of the General Directive College in May 2025. Nancy also completed a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication and Leadership from Spring Arbor University during her first term as general director.  February 2, 2026, she was re-elected for her second term as general director.