EDUCATION
1996 Ph.D. The Union Institute, Cincinnati, OH
Fields of Study: Women’s Studies; Christian Spiritualities
Project Demonstrating Excellence (Dissertation Equivalent): Praying Can Be...Embodied Explorations of the Lord’s Prayer

1984 M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ
Major: Pastoral Care
Senior Paper: Pastoral Interventions with Victims of Incest

1980 B.A., Cum Laude, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Major: Religion
Honors Thesis: Healing of the Memories, The Contemporary Prayer Process

PUBLISHED WRITINGS
"Labyrinth Prayer: An Ancient Yet New Way to Pray.' Rays: Myanmar Institute of Theology 10 (2009), 77-81.
‘Praying the Labyrinth in the Republic of Congo’, Labyrinth Pathways 2 (2008): 5-7.
"El Camino de Santiago...When It Comes, Give Thanks."Thin Places. Year 10 (2008), Issue 1, Number 53, 1-3.
Praying the Chartres Labyrinth: A Pilgrim’s Guide. Cleveland, Pilgrim Press, 2006.
"Prayer of Preparation" & "Time of Personal Prayer and Reflection during A Funeral" in Reinventing Worship. Brad Bergland, Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2006, 23 & 130-131.
Christian Prayer and Labyrinths. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2004.
“The Labyrinth” in The Sacred Way. Jones, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004, 127-128.
Pondering the Labyrinth. Questions to Pray on the Path. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2003.
“Change.” in Bless Sophia: Worship, Ritual & Litany of the Reimagining Community. Mpls: ReImagining Community, 2003 (122).
“Praying Here, There, and Everywhere.” in Bless Sophia: Worship, Ritual & Litany of the Reimagining Community. Mpls: ReImagining Community, 2003 (33).
“Why Not?” in Bless Sophia: Worship, Ritual & Litany of the Reimagining Community. Mpls: ReImagining Community, 2003 (4).
Labyrinth and Song of Songs. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2002.
“Prayer of My Heart.” Re-Imagining 33 (Nov. 2002) 10.
“When We Can’t See It.” in A New Thing: Reflections on Transformation & Change.Valley Forge, PA: National Ministries, 2002.
Adventuring to the Center and Back.” Your Expedition.com on-line Magazine, 2001. www.yourexpedition.com/umbrella_pages/labyrinth.html.
The Labyrinth and the Enneagram. Circling Into Prayer. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, Fall 2001.
“You Ask, Why?” Inspire (5:2 Winter 2001) 10.
Living the Labyrinth: 101 Approaches to Labyrinth Praying. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2000.
Praying the Labyrinth: A Journal for Spiritual Creativity. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 1999.
“Gestation.” Labyrinth Society Journal (1:2, Winter 2000) 2.
“Thine is the Power: But What about Mom?” in Through the Wilderness of Alzheimer’s. Robert & Anne Simpson (Minneapolis:Augsburg, 1999)
“Homecoming.” in Women at the Well: Meditations on Healing and Wholeness.
Ed. Mary Mild (Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1996) Dec. 31.
“Stay.” In Remembering and Re-Imagining. Eds. Nancy Bernaking & Pamela Joern. (Cleveland, OH: Pilgrim Press,1995) 208-210.
“Welcoming the Word.” Re-Imagining 4 (Nov. 1995) 12.
“Embodied Prayers: Hands.” Re-Imagining 2 (Feb. 1995) 14.

UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS
What Was I Thinking? Leaving Behind Illusions While Walking and Praying the Camino (Memoir of five hundred mile walking pilgrimage across northern Spain.)
A Pilgrim's Journal: Chartres. (Includes photos, questions and suggestions to make a pilgrimage to the cathedral as meaningful as possible.)
Praying Can Be: Embodied Explorations of the Lord’s Prayer
Psalms (150 contemporary psalms in dialogue with biblical psalms)
Why Not Pray? (Praying the daily experiences of modern life)
Embracing the Questions.(Resource for exploration of self & relationships)
Sanguine Sally Goes Monastic (An exploration of the love and light of God)
Pilgrim Prayers (A prayer exploration of pilgrimage)

PROFESSIONAL SPECIALIZATIONS
Labyrinth Programming and Installation; Retreat & Pilgrimage Leadership; Public Speaking, Ritual Creation and Implementation; Consulting, Ph.D. Students; Spiritual Encouragement for Leaders; Spirituality Group Envisioning and Facilitation

PROFESSIONAL MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
Ordained: American Baptist Churches June 3, 1984

Co-Founder, Arts & Communications, Faith, Hope and Love Global Ministries 2007-2009
Minneapolis, MN

Co-Founder, Executive Director, Deep Haven Labyrinths & Retreats 1999-2009
Deephaven, MN

Associate Pastor of Education 1988-1992
First Baptist Church Batavia, IL

Associate Pastor 1984-1988
Park Place Baptist Church Montgomery, IL

Clinical Chaplain 1983-1984
Memorial Hospital of Burlington County Mount Holly, NJ

Assistant Pastor 1982-1984
Beverly Presbyterian Church Beverly, NJ

Consultant, Women’s Ministries Summer
Presbyterian Church of Malawi Malawi, Africa 1981

Youth Pastor, Junior High Age Group 1980-81
Abington Presbyterian Church Abington, PA

Pastoral Assistant Summer
Africa Inland Church Bunia, Zaire 1980

COMMUNITY SERVICE
Deep Haven Labyrinths- Steward 1999-2009
Labyrinth Society, Regional Representative 2002-2009
Foundation Trustee 1998-2009
Group Facilitator for Spirituality Gatherings (Church & Community) 1997-2009
Volunteer in Elementary, Middle, & High Schools (MN; IL) 1989-2006
Co-chair- Soundings: Re-Imagining Word, Annual Gathering of the Re-Imagining Community, 1995
Re-Imagining Community- Small Group Task Force 1994
Spiritual Advisor- Battered Women’s Shelter (Aurora, IL) 1984-1988

REFERENCES Professional, Academic and Personal Available Upon Request.