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Franklin
Adkinson
Franklin Adkinson is an Episcopal
layman with ecumenical and inter-faith orientation,
and a growing contemplative grounding. For ten years
he has participated in and then facilitated group
spiritual direction programs at the Shalem Institute
for Spiritual Formation in Washington, DC. He is currently
Associate Staff in facilitating the GSD extension
program, and a member of Shalem’s Board of Directors.
He is a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins School
of Medicine. |
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Virginia
Barnhart
Ginny is a practicing lawyer,
wife, mother of two boys and a Masters Student at
the Ecumenical Institute at St. Mary’s Seminary
in Baltimore. She is the founder and coordinator of
the Well’s Daily Faith e-mail devotions and
has been a leader and designer of retreats and spiritual
programs through her local Episcopal church and The
Well. Ginny believes that spiritual growth can be
enriched through contemplative practice, small group
discovery, worship, and the exploration of scripture,
literature and film. |
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Karen
Amelia Brown
Karen has been living the artist's life for over 16 years, working with calligraphy, watercolors, acrylic and now fabric, bringing all her skills together to create unique art quilts. She loves helping others discover and enhance their creative spirits. Karen is currently artist-in-residence at Emmanuel Monastery in Lutherville, Maryland and offers retreat and classes throughout the mid-Atlantic area.
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JoAnn
Burke
JoAnn is a retired teacher, a member of the Maryland Writing Project, a mother, and a grandmother. A member of the Methodist church, she is a writer of dramas and music. Also, she has received Lay Counselor Training and has completed all sessions of the Intensive Prayer Journal at St. Mary’s Spiritual Center, sings in the church choir, and finds inspiration and pleasure in nature, drama, poetry, and aerobic dancing. |
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Greg
Cochran
Greg has been the Minister of Christian
Education at Woodbrook Baptist Church in Baltimore,
Maryland since 1988. He holds a Masters degree in
Divinity in Christian Education, and is a curriculum
writer for Smyth & Helwys Publishing and a member
of the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies
Religious Educators Group. A South Carolina native,
Greg and his wife, Carole, have two children. Greg
enjoys hiking, nature, music, woodworking, photography,
birds, and family time.
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Alan Evans
Alan
has led Writing a Spiritual Autobiography workshops for fourteen years for a wide variety of seekers. He completed the Shalem Institute’s Spiritual Guidance program and was subsequently asked to assist in presenting the program. He has been a mentor in Shalem's Personal Spiritual Deepening Program, served as adjunct staff of Bon Secours Spiritual Center, and has served on the coordinating committee for Baltimore Yearly (Quaker) Meeting’s Spiritual Formation program. His personal ministry is as a spiritual companion to individuals and groups of spiritual seekers.
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Geraldine
Fialkowski
Geraldine
received her M.A. and Ph.D.
in Pastoral Counseling from
Loyola College in MD. She has a M.A. degree in Systematic
Theology from
St. Mary's Seminary and University, The Ecumenical
Institute and has a personal and professional interest
in the integration of psychology and spirituality.
Currently Dr. Fialkowski teaches both theology and
counseling courses at Loyola in the M.S. and
Ph. D. programs for Pastoral Counseling. She is a
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a National
Board Certified Counselor. Dr. Fialkowski's also serves
as a retreat director, counselor educator and supervisor,
and a spiritual director.
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Pat
Fosarelli
Pat has been
a practicing pediatrician for more than thirty years
and also holds a doctorate in ministry. She currently
holds faculty positions at both the John Hopkins School of Medicine (Department of Pediatrics) and the Ecumenical
Institute of Theology (Spirituality and Practical Theology),
where she is also the Assistant Dean. She serves as
the Director of Religious Education at Corpus Christi
Church. Dr. Fosarelli has co-written two books in the
medical field, and written three books in the ministry
field, along with numerous pamphlets for parents and
children, and dozens of articles. |
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Kevin Gillespie
Kevin is a priest, professor and pastoral counselor and describes himself as a “spiritual sojourner.” As a member of the Society of Jesus, he has been missioned for apostolic visits to some 20 nations. He is the Chair of the Pastoral Counseling Department at Loyola College of Maryland and his research and writing generally involve the integration of psychology and spirituality. He has spent many years researching the spirituality of Henri Nouwen and has presented a series of pastoral workshops on his life. He enjoys sports, gardening and Irish music.
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Karen Gilliss
Karen is an explorer at heart.
She holds a BA in Sociology and Women Studies and
an MA in Educational Administration. Karen has facilitated
cultural diversity courses, leadership development
programs and conflict resolution dialogues. She is
a mother of two and is very active at Towson Presbyterian
Church. She also loves travel and photography.
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Rebekah Hatch
Rebekah is the Associate Rector at The Church of the Good Shepherd in Towson, concentrating much of her work with Christian Formation and Outreach. She spends her time engaged in ministry at Good Shepherd; playing with her two year old; and occasionally, she's found playing the piano.
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Mabeth
Hudson
Mabeth Hudson
is Executive Director and co-founder of Well for the
Journey. Passionate about nurturing spiritual care through
the community of small groups, she is a member of the
design team for Women at the Well. She also strives
to help others discover God amidst daily life. Mabeth
holds a Juris Doctorate from Emory University School
of Law and is currently a candidate for a Masters of
Arts in Pastoral and Spiritual Care at Loyola College,
Maryland. She is married and is the mother of three. |
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Patricia Merklein Jackson
Patricia
grew up a "Catholyterian" in Shreverport, Louisiana, attended Georgetown University and graduated from LSU with a degree in International Trade and Finance. She is an Elder and Chair of Worship, Music and Arts at Towson Presbyterian Church, where she sings in the Chancel Choir, assists the Youth Chorus and MAD (Music, Arts, Drama) Camp, and creates liturgical designs for worship spaces. After teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages in Baltimore County Public Schools for many years, she is now a planner for the "Come to the Waters" Worship and Music Conference in Montreat, North Carolina. The path of her faith journey is deeper and wider because of her involvement at The Well. Patricia shares a lively household with her husband, David, and three sons.
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Patricia
Kirk
Patricia
is a Benedictine Sister of
Baltimore in the Emmanuel Monastery in
Lutherville, Maryland. She served as Prioress of Emmanuel
Monastery for twelve
years, concluding in 2005. Tricia is a spiritual director,
retreat director, and facilitator of prayer and discernment.
Tricia has also taught elementary school and served
as a pastoral associate in an inner city parish for
over ten years.
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Barbara
Ann Laukaitis
Barbara has ministered in
a variety of settings along the Eastern seaboard,
as a teacher, ecumenical worker, program director
of education and discipleship, spiritual director,
retreat leader and most recently, pastor. She thanks
her parents for her love of the arts and desire for
justice; the Sisters of the Holy Union for their encouragement
in teaching and in the spiritual life; and the Presbytery
of Baltimore for their acceptance of her circuitous
Journey in ministry. Barbara lives in Towson and enjoys
the company of a large extended family. |
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Kathy
McNany
Kathy is a Benedictine
Sister of Baltimore in the Emmanuel Monastery in Lutherville,
Maryland. An experienced spiritual director, retreat
leader, and leadership guide, she has a special interest
in peace, justice, and ecumenism. Kathy has taught middle
school and also served on the retreat staff at Bon Secours
Spiritual Center for ten years. A native of New Jersey,
Kathy enjoys music, reading, nature, and her many grandnieces
and grandnephews.
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Pam McGinnis
Pam is the Mission and Renewal Associate for Maryland Province Jesuits and assists in leading and coordinating Ignatian Retreats for faculty and staff of Jesuit institutions as well as for lay Ignatian partnership formation. She also offers spiritual direction. She holds a Masters degree in Spiritual and Pastoral Care and an MBA, both of which she received from Loyola College in Maryland. Formerly, she worked in management and technology including senior positions in financial services industry. She is a wife, mother, and also works with her husband on a part-time consultative basis as business owner and partner. She enjoys continued explorations in spirituality, creative writing, and yoga.
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Katie
Moran
Katie has worked
in many creative roles throughout her career, from Marketing
Manager to Creative Advertising Director within a corporate
environment. However, she has now waived farewell to
the corporate world to pursue her true passions, which
include, but are certainly not limited to, art, music
and literature. Her dynamic leadership style encourages
creative exploration and nurtures the development of
one's spiritual self. She is a dancer, potter and mom
who is an integral part of Grace Fellowship |
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Carol Nemeroff
Carol is spiritual director and
a member of Beit Tikvah, a Reconstructionist Jewish
Congregation. She studied spiritual direction at the
Lev Shomea (listening heart) program and provides
spiritual guidance to individuals, as well as groups
of adults and children. A retired principal, she spent
a year as an Americorps Vista volunteer and currently
works one day a week as a consultant to a charter
high school in DC.
She is the mother of Rebekah who is studying to be
a Cantor, and a son Graig who is studying sociology
at Morgan State.
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Joan Partridge
Joan holds a degree in elementary and special education. Before her recent retirement, she worked with emotionally disturbed children and also taught pre-school. She is a lover of the natural world and continues her work with children at The Irvine Nature Center and The Ark and Calvin Rodwell Elementary School. At her Episcopal church, Church of the Redeemer, she has served on the vestry, taught church school, and helped run the “Boots for Baltimore” program. Her favorite pastimes are visiting her grandsons in Maine, walking and swimming. |
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Anne
Pidcock
Anne holds a doctorate in school
psychology with emphasis in the development and evaluation
of children. She has developed a strong interest in
spiritual exploration and sharing faith journeys through
her experiences with various Christian communities
and through the Education for Ministry (EFM) program.
This has led to designing and leading workshops and
small groups integrating psychology and spiritual
formation. She is part of the design team and a facilitator
for Women at the Well. Anne is a wife, mother and
a member of the Episcopal Church. She enjoys travel,
dance aerobics, reading and taking time for tea. |
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Mari Quint
Mari relishes opportunities to volunteer that keep her busier in retirement than during a long career as an administrator in museum and university settings; her degrees are in art history and reading education. She is active in the Presbyterian Church and is a spiritual director, a pastoral volunteer at Stella Maris Hospice, and a Stephen Minister. She recently retired as a Docent at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Mari is a widow with a son and daughter-in-law who live in New York City. |
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Amy Yerkes Schmaljohn
Amy is a member of Gunpowder Friends Meeting. After many years of teaching English and comparative literature at Johns Hopkins University, she now heads the Quakerism and Religious Studies curriculum at Friends School of Baltimore and leads workshops and study sessions within Baltimore Yearly Meeting (of the Religious Society of Friends) on such topics as spiritual practices, Quaker history, and spiritual community. She finds Thomas Kelley, an early 20th-century Friend, a wise companion on the journey to understanding the relationship between her intellectual and spiritual callings.
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Becky
Slater
Becky is an artist, art teacher,
writer, and creative spirit. Becky has been a vital
small group and retreat leader at The Well since its
inception. Additionally, she has many years of experience
as a youth leader within the Episcopal church and
the larger ecumenical community. Born and raised in
Florida, she is a lover of the beach and nature. She
is a mom, the wife of a priest, and active in the
Episcopal Church.
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Scott
Slater
Scott is an Episcopal priest who
has a passion for pilgrimage. In 2007, he received
a grant from the Lilly Foundation for a sabbatical
to enabling him to embark on a pilgrimage in the western
half of the United States. A founding director of
The Well, he has a particular interest in faith development
and Christian education for which he holds two graduate
degrees. Scott is currently the rector of Church of
the Good Shepherd in Towson, Maryland.
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Ben
Smith
Ben has a serious life-long interest
in movies. A former professor of literature at Mary
Baldwin College, and an Episcopal minister, he has
studied filmmaking at The University of Southern California
in Los Angeles, and the aesthetics of cinema at the
Slade School of Fine Arts University College, London.
An avid movie-goer, he can often be found in local
cinemas taking in the latest film. His perspectives
are often informed by his life's experiences as husband,
father, grandfather, teacher, and minister. |
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Terri
Smith
Terri is a professional educator
who teaches through multi-sensory experiences, dramatics
and creative exploration. She is a wife, mother of
three, and an active member of the Presbyterian
Church (USA). She has had a special interest in encouraging
spiritual growth through woman’s groups for
several years. A co-founder of The Well, Terri feels
like she is similar to many others - always looking
to enrich her spiritual growth and development. |
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Eugene Taylor Sutton
Eugene is the Episcopal Bishop of Maryland. Prior to his consecration, Bishop Sutton was canon pastor of Washington National Cathedral and director of the Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage. A frequent leader of retreats and conferences on prayer, preaching, spirituality and mission, he directed the Cathedral’s national and local programs in building spiritual community through pilgrimages, gatherings and courses.
He has also served churches in Washington D.C. In addition to his ministry in parishes, he has taught homiletics and liturgics at Vanderbilt University Divinity School, New Brunswick Theological Seminary and General Theological Seminary. The author of several articles on spirituality and preaching, he is a contributor to the book The Diversity of Centering Prayer.
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