Events Committee Members

2012 Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Local Host Planning Team:
Margaret Benefiel, Team Leader, Susie Allen, Patrice Ficken, Bob Giers, Dirkje Legerstee, Holly Benzenhafer Redford, Toni Jean Siliski, and Tara Soughers
 

October 23, 2011 Site Visit: Bob Giers, Dirkje Legerstee, Margaret Benefiel, Sharon Rockwood

2012 Leadership Institute Planning Team
Lucy Abbott Tucker, MA, President, Board of Directors, Institute for Spiritual Leadership, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Margaret Benefiel, PhD, Executive Officer, Executive Soul, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Lynette Dungan, MA, Uniting Church in Australia, Wellspring Ecumenical Spirituality Centre, Ashburton, Victoria, Australia
Rebecca Langer, MEd, MDiv, DMin, Adjunct Faculty, San Francisco Theological Seminary, Anselmo, California, USA
Wendie Bernstein Lash, MS, Co-Director, Morei Derekh Jewish Spiritual Direction Program, San Francisco, California, USA
Maureen F. McDonnell, DMin, Assistant Professor, Regis College, Toronto School of Theology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2012 Spirituality and Health Care Planning Team:
Kelly Arora, PhD, Adjunct Faculty, Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado, USA
Rev. Margaret Benefiel, PhD, Executive Officer, Executive Soul, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Pat Fosarelli, MD, DMin, Associate Dean, Ecumenical Institute of Theology, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Carolyn Nickerson, MA, MSN, EdD, RN, CNE, Associate Professor, Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Rev. Kevin F. Tripp, MDiv, MA, Lead Chaplain, Sutter Care at Home, Santa Rosa, California, USA
Jan Zeller, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, North Park University School of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois, USA

2011 Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Events Committee: Mr. Mark A. Dannenfelser, MA, MPS, LPC, Catherine Crosby, MPS, MRE, RYT, and Leslye Colvin



Leadership Institute Committee:
Maria Tattu Bowen, PhD
Rev. Dr. Rebecca Bradburn Langer
Rev. Dr. Joseph D. Driskill, PhD
Mrs. Lucy Abbott Tucker, MA
James Michael Neafsey
Ms. Carol  Ludwig, MA, ABD
Suzanne M. Buckley
Carol A. Fournier, MS, NCC
Dr. Linda Thal
Ms. Maureen F. McDonnell, DMin
Dr. Mary Rose Bumpus, RSM
Rabbi Anne L. Brener, LCSW
Rev. Sandi B. Cohen, DSW
Wendie Bernstein Lash
Rev. Lynette  Dungan, UCA
Geraldine Holton
Mrs. Jane H. Rabin


2007 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Events Committee Chair: Carol Ludwig
Local Host Committee Coordinators: Mary Miller and Jeannette Stigger

Local Host Committee Members:
Christina Watkins, Committee Spiritual Director, secretary 

Cathy Bone, Chalmer's Institute, Resource and Networking

Patricia Coward, Secretary

Tannis Hugill, ADTR Ritual Coordinator
Molly Jonsson, Equipment and set-up

Mary Millerd, Volunteer Coordinator, media, gifts and acknowledgements, treasurer 

Val Nelson, Coordinator of Post-Conference Tour: Celebrating Sacred Places in Vancouver 

Tim Scorer, Lois Huey-Heck, Mary Millerd: Companions of the Sacred: The Art of Spiritual Direction public event

Jeannette Stigger, Local Information, Liaison with Spirituality Organizations

Glenna Teidje and Gloria Tiede, Ambiance and Environment Coordinators

Continuing Education Committee: Chaplain Beverly Kempkey, APC, NACC, Chaplain Louise Bickley, Marcella Kraylsill-Greggo, LSW

Leadership Institute Coordinator: Mary Ann Clifford, RSM 

Committee Members: Mary Coswin, OSB, Rev. Murray Groom, PhD, Susan Loretta, MA, Maureen McDonnell, DMin

Transition Coordinator: Jo Ann Tabor, CSJ (2006 Local Host Committee Coordinator) 

Workshop Selection Coordinator: Bob Gardenhire, III

        Committee Members: Shiella Fodchuk, RCC and Mary Millerd, MATS, for the local area; Sue Dunbar, for the international community

2006 Southern California, USA

Theme: Coming Home to the Interior Landscape

Events Committee Chair: Carol Ludwig
Events Coordinator: Sue Espinosa

Transitional Coordinator: Lucy Abbott Tucker
Local Coordinator: Jo Ann Tabor, CSJ
Symposium Coordinator: Mary Ann Clifford, RSM
Sub-Committee Members: Mayra Hall and Fred Middendorf
Art: Madeleva Williams, CSJ and Ellen O'Leary, CSJ
Continuing Education Coordinators: Chaplain Beverly Kempkey, APC, NACC
and Chaplain Louise Bickley, NACC
Environment Coordinator: Mariquita Domingo, CSJ
Hospitality: Carol Quinlivan, CSJ
Media and Publicity Coordinator: Christopher McCauley

Prayer and Ritual Coordinator: Margaret Scharf, OP
Vendors, Space and Signage: Linda Faulhaber, CSJ
Workshop Host/Monitor Coordinators: Gary and Mary Becker
Workshop Solicitation and Selection Coordinator: Bob Gardenhire III,
Suzanne Dunbar, Mary Millerd and Shiella Fodchuk

2005 Chicago, IL, USA

Theme: Exile and Returning Home Events

Committee Chair: Carol Ludwig
Liaison to Coordinating Council Events Coordinator: Sue Espinosa
Transitional Coordinator: Susan Loretta
Local Coordinator: Lucy Abbott Tucker
Symposium Coordinator: Mary Ann Clifford, RSM
Sub-Committee Members: Mayra Hall and Fred Middendorf
Ritual and Environment Coordinator: David Schimmel
Sub-Committee Members: Richard Bough and Sue Dunbar
Media and Publicity Coordinator: Corrina Thomas
Volunteer Coordinator: Dana Sullivan

2004 Miami, FL, USA

Theme: Everything Belongs

Events Committee Chair: Carol Ludwig
Liaison to Coordinating Council Events Coordinator: Sue Espinosa
Transitional Coordinators: Jane Galvin and Kathleen McAlpin
Local Coordinators: Susan Loretta and Mayra Hall
Symposium Coordinator: Mary Blume

Sub-Committee Members: Kathleen McAlpin and Mary Ann Clifford

Ritual and Environment Coordinator: Pam Lawson
Volunteer Coordinators: Mollie Light and Wanda Finke
Workshop Selection Coordinator: Dale Rhodes

2003 Toronto, ON, CANADA

Theme: Crossing Border – Building Bridges

Events Committee Chair: Carol Ludwig
Liaison to Coordinating Council Events Coordinator: Sue Espinosa
Transitional Coordinator: Dale Rhodes
Local Coordinators: Jane Galvin, Carolyn Gratton and Kathleen McAlpin
Symposium Coordinator: Mary Blume
Ritual and Environment Coordinator: Dana Fisher
Sub-Committee Members: Miranda Lua, Steve Chu
Hospitality Coordinator: Marg Keogh
Volunteer Coordinators: Grace Brubacher with Mary Ellen Carey and Pat Mannon