Doctor of Ministry Degree, May 1997 Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey

Thesis: Confidentiality in the Church

Advisor: Dr. Max Stackhouse

Master of Divinity Degree, May 1987 Earlham School of Religion, Richmond, Indiana

Honors, 4.0 GPA
Graduating Certificate, June 1987

Congregational Foundation for Theological Studies

National Association of Congregational Christian Churches, Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Bachelor of Arts Degree, May 1979

University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire

Major: Geology
Minor: Environmental Science

ORDINATION

First Congregational Church, July 1987
Salt Lake City, Utah

By vicinage council, held June 1987

WORK HISTORY

Rockland Congregational Church, Rockland, Maine

September 1995 to Present

Active Membership: 256

Setting: Large town (7500 residents), coastal Maine. Fishing is a major industry. There are some jobs for people graduating from high school or college but more are needed and are being created with the arrival of MBNA and other industries. A large retirement population contributes to some growth in the area. As the county seat, there is a large population needing social assistance. The county courthouse creates a direct relationship to the state prison located in the area. The church serves a geographical area approximately 12 miles in radius. There is broad diversity in the educational levels of the congregants.

Colebrook Congregational Church, Colebrook, Connecticut September 1988 to August 1995 Active Membership: 85

Setting: Rural, small town (1500 residents). A bedroom community for Hartford (30 miles away) the town has no industrial or business base. There is some farming. Many homes are owned by people living and working in New York City and coming to "the country" for the weekend. There is economic disparity between the "weekenders" and the "permanent" residents which creates some tension. Both populations are present in the church. The church serves a geographical area approximately 5 miles in radius. The congregation is largely well educated and professional.

Service Coordinator for Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Torrington, Connecticut June 1987 to January 1989

Susan B. Anthony Project
Petroleum Geologist, Rocky Mountain Region
November 1979 to July 1984

SEMINAR AND TRAINING CONSULTANT

Spirituality and Sexual Assault Crisis Services Seminar, 1991 Directors' seminar sponsored by ConnSACS, East Hartford, Connecticut

Responding with Spiritual Sensitivity to Victims of Sexual Assault, 1989, 1990 Counselors' seminar sponsored by Central Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Meriden, Connecticut

Spirituality and Healing from Child Sexual Abuse, 1988

A seminar for survivors sponsored by Susan B. Anthony Project, Torrington, Connecticut

The Spirituality of Dying, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Training for Hospice volunteers, sponsored by Coastal Family Hospice, Rockland, Maine

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Moderator, 2001
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches, Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Chaplain-on-Call, 1998 to Present

Penobscot Bay Medical Center, Rockport, Maine

Hospice Chaplain, 1997 to 1999

Coastal Family Hospice,
Kno-Wal-Lin, Rockland Maine

Executive Committee, 1994 to 1998
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches, Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Congregational Foundation for Theological Studies, 1988 to 1992 National Association of Congregational Christian Churches, Oak Creek, Wisconsin

PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS

"Trust in the Covenant Community"
Third Congregational Symposium,
Los Angeles, CA, January, 2001
(Lecture and published paper.)

"What the Pastor Knows and Tells: Confidentiality in the Church"
The Christian Century, January 28, 1998

"Confidentiality in Congregational Churches"
The Congregationalist Magazine,
April/May 1998

The Claxton Award for Congregational Leadership, 1987

Presented by the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches to a Congregational seminarian demonstrating and articulating Congregational leadership during seminary training.

PERSONAL