Sister Gabriela Verena was born in 1967, in Egypt.
She earned her bachelor degree in Business Administration in 1991 from Alexandria University and her bachelor degree in Theology in 1996.
She served as a consecrated sister in Saint George Church in Alexandria (Sporting) Egypt from 1993 to 2003. In 2003 she started serving in the Diocese of Los Angeles.
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, along with His Grace Bishop Serapion, consecrated her as a sister on August 28, 2004 for Saint Verena Sisterhood.
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion after receiving the blessing and the approval of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, consecrated Sister Gabriela to the rank of Deaconess at St. Katherine of Alexandria & St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Convent in Hemet, California. Her name is Deaconess Gabriela.