April Pruitt grew up in the small but mighty Black Catholic parish of Holy Family Church in Lawtell, Louisiana. Throughout her childhood and adolescence, April was highly involved in parish life as a youth group and choir member, lector, and altar server. At 16, she was awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Award for dedication to her parish. In the Diocese of Lafayette, she served as a facilitator, and later as Chair, of the African American Catholic Youth Congress (AACYC) for four years, where she participated in several different ministries including choir, liturgical dance, and skits. At AACYC, April also created and executed faith-based workshops for adolescents from across Louisiana and Texas.

After moving to New Haven, Connecticut to obtain a PhD in Neuroscience, April joined Saint Thomas More Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale. At STM, April remained highly involved in liturgical and community life. She served as an acolyte, lector, and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion. Moreover, April was a foundational member in creating the African American ministry at STM. She also served on the Graduate and Professional Student Council as co-president for 5 years. Under the Study. Pray. Act. framework, April worked with other students to cultivate programs that uplifted the Catholic intellectual tradition, highlighted the richness of the diversity of expression of the Catholic faith across the globe, and built community among students across schools. She participated in two Alternative Spring Break trips to El Paso, Texas and Guatemala, where she interrogated the Catholic response to immigration crises.

April has written for the STM Magazine and Maryknoll Magazine. She is proud of her Black Catholic identity, and her faith is heavily influenced by her mother and grandmother. April is currently a postdoctoral researcher who lives with her husband, Kameron Williams, in Boston, MA.