Candidate 52
PROFESSIONAL GOAL
To provide spiritual nurture for public, democratic capacity in individuals and communities.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
| Bridge Pastor | 2022- |
| Chaplain, Silver Linings Corporation | 2022- |
| Associate Professor of Leadership, Hartford Seminary/HIU | 2012 - |
| Principal: Bricks and Mortals Consultation Service, Specializing in Adaptive Reuse of Church Buildings | 2018‑2023 |
| Transitional Pastor, the Orient Congregational Church, Long Island | 2021‑2022 |
| Senior Minister, Judson Memorial Church, New York City | 2006‑ 2021 |
| Consultant, Still Speaking Initiative, The United Church of Christ | 2004‑2006 |
| Senior Minister, Coral Gables Congregational Church, Coral Gables, Florida | 2000‑2004 |
| Associate Conference Minister, Wester Area, Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ | 1993-2000 |
EDUCATION
| Hartford Seminary, D. Min. | 2000 |
| Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, M. Div. | 1973 |
| University of Chicago Divinity School, M.A. | 1971 |
| Gettysburg College, B.A. | 1969 |
| Clinical Pastoral Education, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, D.C. | 1972 |
SELECTED SPEAKING/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| Featured in Sundance movie, ‘The Janes” | 2023 |
| Founder of Online Burial Service, “Women at the Grave” at Hart Island during Covid Judge, International contest for innovation in Sacred Spaces | 2020 |
| Of Many at New York University on Interfaith Marriages | 2018 |
| Bricks & Mortals Seminary Course, Union Theological Seminary | 2013 |
| Doctor of Ministry and Chaplaincy Students, Hartford Seminary | 2012 ‑ |
| Theologian In Residence, Australia United Church | 2013 |
| Adjunct Instructor, “Parish Ministry in the 21st Century,” Union Theological Seminary | 2012 |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS OF 36 BOOKS AND HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES
| RemovethePews:com: Creative adaptation for Sacred spaces | 2020 |
| Never Enough Time: A Practical and Spiritual Guide | 2018 |
| The Sacrament of Interruption: Living with a Holier Spirit | 2017 |
| I ♥ Francis: Letters to the Pope from an Unlikely Admirer | 2016 |
| Prayers for People Who Say They Can’t | 2014 |
| Holy Vulnerability: A Spiritual Path for Those with Cancer | 2005 |
SELECTED VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Board of Directors, Open Door Housing Fund
Board of Directors, Religious Communications Council
Board of Directors, New York Civil Liberties Union
Planned Parenthood
SELECTED AWARDS
| Gettysburg College Honorary Degree | 2014 |
| Union Square Freedom Medal | 2012 |
| Hartford Seminary Significant Ministry Award | 2004 |
| Free Speech Award, People for the American Way | 2004 |
| Distinguished Alumna, Gettysburg College | 1993 |
| Long Island Council of Churches, Citizenship Award | 1988 |