Like many answering the call to ministry, I am a mid-life career changer… having worked for a couple of decades in both the non-profit and corporate worlds. My last job was as the Director of Learning for a Manhattan multimedia firm, teaching Fortune 500 clients web and multimedia design. After sitting with a colleague for several hours on 9/11, I decided to return to school and to say yes to God. There are only so many years one can play the Jonah!!!
I completed my BA at Hunter College in 2005, double majoring in English (Language, Literature and Criticism with a focus on Medieval to Renaissance British Literature) and Studio Art. I received Honors in English and the degree was summa cum laude…
In June 2008 I graduated from Harvard Divinity School with a Master in Divinity degree. It was an amazing experience, and I was blessed to study with great scholars. I did quite a bit of work in scripture scholarship and theology, depending on my field education experiences to build my pastoral skills. To that end I completed four different internships: one at the MIT Chapel, a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Elizabeth’s, and congregational internships in Melrose and Poughkeepsie, the latter while also completing a fellowship in the Vassar College Chapel.
I enjoy the arts, sports, the beach… and this amazing crazy inspiring body we call the church!
And what a blessing to be called as Associate Minister of a large congregation in Central PA. I have great colleagues, and a portfolio that includes evangelism, youth and small groups. Such abundance!