Master of Divinity
Yale Divinity School
New Haven, Connecticut
Master of Arts in Religion
Yale Divinity School
New Haven, Connecticut
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing
Bard College
Annadale on Hudson, New York
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chaplain Griffith McConnell Residence, 2000-2003
Montréal, Québec
Program development, pastoral care, worship leadership, workshop facilitation
Minister Westmount Park Church, 1993-2000
Montréal, Québec
Worship leadership, adult education, pastoral care, counseling
HUMAN SERVICES & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Ecumenical Experience
Montreal Council of Churches, 2000 – 2003, served as secretary
Ecumenical Association of Downtown Montreal, 1997 – 1999
Served as chairperson and secretary, respectively
Parent's Committee Member
École Dupuis, Montréal, 1994 – 2000
Served as chairperson and secretary, respectively
Taught English enrichment courses in after-school program (spring 1999)
Crisis Counselor
New Haven Project for Battered Women, New Haven, CT, 1984 -1986
Counseling on telephone and in shelter; women's advocate.
Community Services Volunteer
“Sturts' Farm,” Dorset, England, 1984
Supervised domestic and recreational activities as co-worker with mentally-challenged adults. Tutored German co-worker in English language skills.
Community Services Volunteer
Hartfield, East Sussex, England, 1983
Coached physical therapy sessions with brain injured child, academic tutoring.
Creative Writing Instructor
Eddie A. Parker School, New York Division of Youth
Upper Red Hook, New York, summer session, 1983.
Developed programs to encourage creativity and enhance language skills.
Patient Support Volunteer, Rhinebeck, New York, 1982-83.
Provided emotional support in pilot hospice program, in hospital and in homes.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
• “The Nature of Trope: Poetry” workshop, Quebec Writer's Federation 2005
• “Creative Non-Fiction” workshop, Quebec Writers' Federation 2002
• Grief Recovery® Certification Program 1999
• Parent Effectiveness Training 1992
• Anderson Street Writer's Workshop 1987
• Northern Dutchess Hospital Hospice Training Program 1981
AWARDS
William J. Lockwood Prize for “contributing to the General Welfare of the College,” Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, New York, 1981
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Developing a multi-faith, multi-cultural dialogue centre; writing short fiction and poetry. Founder and host of the lawn chair soiree, editor of sitting duck press.
