In this module, Sr. Joanna Okereke explains the basic features of intercultural communication. Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ, a 2013 Ph.D. graduate of the Graduate Theological Foundation is a Catholic Nun and a member of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, from Nigeria. She is an educator and a pastoral caregiver. In 2002 she was elected the Mission Superior of her congregation in the United States and served in this capacity until 2005. Currently, Sr. Joanna is the Program Coordinator for the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, DC. Sr. Joanna also serves as the National President of the African Women Religious Conference (AWRC) in the United States.