Workshops and Presentations

Ongoing

• Coaching for individual Christian and Jewish clergy in RI, CT, CA, MI, PA

• Medocino Coast Jewish Community
  July 2021 - ongoing. Capacity building and coaching for Board and Rabbi.

 

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Recent

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Town of Sharon, MA.
  June 2020 - June 2024. Founding member. Training for town employees, town boards, commissions and committees.

• First Unitarian Universalist, Brooklyn, NY
  October 2022 - November 2024. Capacity building for Staff, Committee on Ministry, and Board.

• Anglican Diocese of British Columbia
  November 14, 2023, December 12, 2023, January 9, 2023. Charisms Workshops. Lay and clergy leadership. 

• Plymouth Church, Shaker Heights, OH
  April 2023 - December 2023. Organizational assessment and anti-racism training for leaders with Olatakunbo Green (VISIONS).

• Temple Sinai, Sharon, MA 
  October 12, 19, 26, and November 2, 2023. Valuing Differences with Rabbi Joseph Meszler.

• St. Peter's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Narragansett, RI 
  October 14, 2023. Leadership Retreat. 

• Christ Church (Episcopal), Swansea, MA
  April 22, 2023. Vestry Retreat: Capacity building for work across differences and emotional competence.

• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, North Andover, MA
  March 26, 2022. Leadership Workshop (with Members of St. Andrew's, Methuen).

• Town of Sharon, MA
  March 13, 2023. Support of library employees.

• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, North Andover, MA
  October 23, 2022. Leadership workshop: Changing Together: Our History & Our Future.

• Congregation Ner Tamid and Congregation Am Tikvah, San Francisco, CA
  June 2022 -November 2022. Exploration of relationship, support, and collaboration.

• Christ Church (Episcopal), Philadelphia, PA
  October 14-16, 2022. Congregational Transition Retreat with Dr. Maureen Walker.

• St. Stephen's Memorial Church, Lynn, MA
  July 30, 2022. Vestry Retreat.

• Trinity (Episcopal) Church, Topsfield, MA
  July 22, 2022. Vestry Retreat.

• St. Paul's School, Concord, NH
  June 14, 2022. DEIJ Training Emotional Competence with Joe Steele (VISIONS).

• St. John's Episcopal Church, Arlington, MA 
  June 11, 2022. Leadership Retreat.

• Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, BC 
  May 19, 2022. Presentation: "Emotional Competence for Leadership in Liminal Times."

• Anglican Diocese of British Columbia 
  May 16-18, 2022. Clergy Retreat. "Emotional Competence for Leadership and Sustaining Relationships in Liminal Times."

• Peer Supervision and Capacity Building, 
  October 2021 - April 2022. Monthly virtual group for Christian & Jewish clergy with Rev. Dr. Lisa Withrow.

• Osage Forest of Peace, Sand Springs, OK
  April 2021 - April 2022. Multicultural training (VISIONS)

• Department of History of Art and Architecture, Tufts University, MA
  April 14 & 22, 2022. Faculty workshop with The Greater US.

• Town of Sharon, MA
  April 5, 2022. Moderator. Panel Discussion on "Shared Legacies" Video (Black & Jewish alliances)

• Town of Sharon, MA
  March 25 & April 8, 2022. Employee DEIJ training with Kiana Pierre-Louis, Esq.

• St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Bristol, RI
  March 12, 2022. Vestry Retreat: Mutual Ministry Review and Planning.

• BIPOC Subcommittee of DioMass Racial Justice Commission
  March 3 & 4, 2022. Retreat: Team building with Michelle Holmes.

• Temple Adat Reyim, Springfield, VA.
  January 28, 2022. "Mutual Emplowerment and Relational Leadership in Liminal Times."
  Sermon at Erev Shabbat Service for Installation of Rabbi Chana Leslie Glazer.

• Diocese of Rhodes Island.  "Bullys, Boundaries, Conflict and Creativity"
  December 16, 2021 & January 13, 2022. Clergy workshops.

• Unitarian Universalist Church of Sharon, Sharon, MA
  November 14, 2021. Guest Preacher: "Growth in Relationship"

• Christ Church (Episcopal), Philadelphia, PA
  October 22-23, 2021. Retreat for Vestry, Strategic Planning Committee, and Transition Committee Members with Dr. Maureen Walker.

   

• St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Lynn, MA
  May - September, 2021. Multicultural consultation and training.

• Trinity Episcopal Church, Topsfield, MA
  July 2021. Vestry capacity building.

• Diocese of Philadelphia (Episcopal)
  June 22, 2021. "Liminal Space, Feelings, and Leadership: Reflecting together as clergy leaders" with Canons Jordan Casson and Hilary Greer.

• Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA 
  May 2021 - June 2022. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Assessment, Training, and Consultation with Deborah Walker (VISIONS)

• Episcopal Church in Connecticut
  February 2021 - July 2021. New staff training with Leena Akhtar (VISIONS)

• Peer Supervision and Capacity Building, 
  September 2020 - March 2021. Monthly virtual group for Christian & Jewish clergy with Rev. Dr. Lisa Withrow

• All Saints' Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA
  July 2020 - March 2021. Antiracism training for staff, vestry, steering committee
  VISIONS with Tokunbo Green

• Unitarian Universalist Church, New England
  Senior staff consultation

• Diocese of Massachusetts Congregational Consultants
  February 16, 2021 Antiracism training.

• Episcopal Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
  April 2020 -September 2020. Multicultural Assessment with VISIONS.

• St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Bristol, RI
  August 2020 - February 2021. Coaching vestry and clergy; Capacity building for vestry.

• St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, CT
  June 2020 - October 2020. Coaching Vestry and Clergy.

• St. Clare's Episcopal Church, Pleasanton, CA
  October 24, 2020. Vestry Retreat.

• Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, New Haven, CT
  Antiracism Training for Board of Directors and students. October 2020 - May 2021 with Karen Montagno.

• Grace Episcopal Church, Newton, MA
  October 4, 11, 18, 25. "Basic Skills for Antiracism Work" with Tokunbo Green (VISIONS). 

• Philadelphia Theological Institute
  Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22. "Basic Skills for Antiracism Work" with Tokunbo Green and John Colón (VISIONS). 

• Philadelphia Theological Institute
  August 26 & September 17. "Swimming While White in Today’s World: Opening Conversations about Race in Predominately White Congregations" with Sarah Werkman (VISIONS).

• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Yardley, PA
  Sundays July 5, 12, 19, 26. Building Justice Across Difference. 

• Spiritual Care Prividers, Massachusetts General Hospital
  June 23, 2020. Conversations about Race. July 21, 2020. Implicit Bias and Microaggressions.

• St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Brookline, MA
  June 3, 2020. The Role of Feelings in Congregational Leadership.

• Chaos, Leadership, and New Awakenings
  May 5, 2020. Chaos, Change, and Emotional Competence. Interactive Webinar with Lisa Withrow 

• Chaos, Leadership, and New Awakenings
  April 22, 2020. Leading in Liminal Space. Interactive Webinar with Lisa Withrow 

• Episcopal Church in Connecticutt
  April 20, 2020. On-line multicultural training for postulants and candidates

• Episcopal Church in Connecticutt
  March 25, 2020. On-line multicultural training for staff (VISIONS)

• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Natick, MA
  Bridge Priest October 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020

• St. Matthew and St. Mark, Barrington, VT
  February 22, 2020. Vestry Retrat.

• Epsicopal Church in Connecticutt
  January 7-9, 2020. Team Building, Renegotiation of Responsibilites, Strategic Planning

• Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
  October 24-25, 2019. Multicultural Assessment and Training (VISIONS)

• St Matthew and St Mark (Episcopal), Barrington, RI
  October 17, 2019. Vestry consultation.

• Episcopal Church in Connecticut
  April 29, 2019. Retreat for persons in ordination process

• Trinity Church in the City of Boston
  April 23, 2019. Workshop for ABBS and ART

• St Columba's Chapel (Episcopal), Middleton, RI 
  March 30, 2019. Vestry Retreat

• Community Congregational Church (UCC) Greenland, NH
  March 27, 2019. "Building Skills for Understanding, Valuing, and Celebrating Differences"

• Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
  March 2019. Retreat for persons in ordination process

• Holy Spirit Church (Episcopal) Mattapan, MA
  March 2019. Lenten Program

• St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Sudbury, MA
  March 16, 2019 Vestry/Search Committee Training "The Role of Feelings during Transition"

• St. John's Episcopal Church, Westwood, MA
  March 2, 2019. Vestry Retreat

• St. John's Episcopal Church, Franklin, MA
  February 24, 2019. Preaching

• St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Sudbury, MA
  January 14 & February 3, 2019 Preaching. March 16, 2019 Vestry/Search Committee Training

• Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas.
  January 28-30, 2019. Retreat for Early Career Pastoral Leadership Program with Lisa Fortuna

• Trinity Church (Episcopal), Rockland, MA
  January 27, 2019. Preaching

• West Gloucester Trinitarian Congregational Church, Gloucester, MA 
  January 6, 2019. Workshop "Guidelines for Talking and Working across Differences"

• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Yardley, PA 
  October 13-14, 2018. Workshop: "Understanding, Navigating, and Celebrating Our Differences" Preaching: "All In for Social Justice"

• Church of Our Saviour (Episcopal), Arlington, MA 
  April 9 - July 31, 2018. Sabbatical priest. Preaching, Sunday Services, Educational Workshops

• Trinity College, Hartford, CT
  June 4-5, 2018. Student Affairs Division Retreat with VISIONS, Inc

• ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
  May 13-14, 2018. Community building and skill development with AOP Faculty. Philadelphia, PA.

• Virginia Commonwealth University 
  Multicultural Assessment and Training - with VISIONS, Inc

• Massachusetts Conference United Church of Christ, Framingham, MA
  May 8, 2018. Workshop: “Exercising Emotional Competence: The Role of Feelings in Faith Communities and Communities of Practice”

• Episcopal Church of Connecticut, Meridan, CT
  April 27, 2018. Retreat for Deacons and Seminarians with Karen Montagno

• American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin 
  March 10-11, 2018. Small Church/Circuit Training Retreat with Heidi Unruh

• St. John's Episcopal Church, Sharon MA 
  March 4, 2018. Vestry Retreat

• St Andrew's by-the-Sea (Episcopal) Little Compton 
  March 3, 2018. Vestry Retreat

• Church of Our Saviour (Episcopal) Arlington, MA 
  February 23-24, 2018. Vestry Retreat

• St. Peter's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. Narragansett, RI 
  January 28 & 31, 2018. Leadership consultation.

• First Parish Unitarian Universalist. Arlington, MA
  January 27, 2018. Dismantling White Privilege Workshop - with VISIONS, Inc / Joan Schoenhals

• Sterling Network NYC. Tarrytown, NY
  January 23-25, 2018. Multicultural Training for network of 48 systems leaders working on economic mobility in NYC - with VISIONS, Inc  

• Epiphany Parish. Walpole, MA 
  Preaching and Worship Leadership. November 12 & December 10, 2017.

• St. John's Episcopal Church. North Haven, CT
  October 29, 2017. Parish Leadership Workshop (with Lynda Tyson)
  July 17, 2017. Leadership Consultation and Training with Vestry.  

• Virginia Commonweath University. Richmond, VA
  October 8-10, 2017. Train the Trainer Multicultural Workshops - with VISIONS, Inc / Deborah Walker
  October 3-5, 2017. Train the Trainer Multicultural Workshops - with VISIONS, Inc / Angela Bryant

• ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
  July 9, 2017. Retreat for Board, AOP Faculty, Program Directors, and Staff. Stony Point, NY.
  May 7-9, 2017. Planning with AOP Faculty. Philadelphia, PA.

• Kalamazoo College
  June 19-20, 2017. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion - with VISIONS, Inc / Deborah Walker

• Episcopal Church of Connecticut
  May 15-17, 2017. Clergy Conference -  with VISIONS, Inc / Valerie Batts

• Episcopal Church of Connecticut 
  April 7, 2017. Retreat for Deacons and Seminarians with Karen Montagno

• ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
  January 11-13 & 17-19, 2017. Capacity building for Board and Ordination Program
  March 17-19, 2017. Strategic Planning

• The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church Kanuga, NC.
  March 9-12, 2017 Racial Justice and Reconciliation: Skill Building for the Global Community with
  VISIONS, Inc / Valerie Batts
  
  See Episcopal News Service article: Episcopal Bishops make three-day journey into diversity and inclusion (Click on link)

• Trinity Church. Boston, MA 
  March 4, 2017. Disciple Development Day

• Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Pennsylvania
  February 26-28, 2016. Clergy Retreat - with VISIONS, Inc / Deborah Walker

• Episcopal Diocese of Michigan.
  February 25 and March 25, 2017. Multicultural Training Days for 400+ clergy and laity
  with VISIONS, Inc / Angela Bryant and others

• Trinity Church. Boston, MA 
  February 8, 2017. Diversity and inclusion training for senior staff and Anti-racism work group

• Holy Cross College. Worchester, MA
  October 26 & November 16, 2017. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion for Campus Chaplains

• St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Fairfiled, CT 
  October 16, 2017. Emotional Literacy for Transition

• Episcopal Church of Connecticut 
  October 4-7, 2016. Multicultural Training - with VISIONS, Inc

• The Old Catholic Church, Province of the United States 
  September 30 - October 2, 2016. Leadership Training for Annual Conference

• Aleph Clergy Camp. Fort Collins, CO
  July 3-10, 2016. Leadership Training for Rabbis

• Northfield Conference. Northfiled, MA 
  June 25 - July 1, 2016. Courage, Feelings, and Diversity Workshops

• General Convention Task Force on the Episcopacy, Baltimore
  June 20-21, 2016. Multiple Cultural Competence Training 


• Massachusetts Department of Corrections  Intergenerational Justice Program
   VISIONS, Inc with SPAN and Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
  
  
• Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
  May 5-7, 2016. Annual Clergy Retreat

• Ministry Reflection Group
  Connecticut Clergy monthly peer reflection/case study group - with Lynda Tyson

• Episcopal Church of Connecticut 
  April 30, 2016. Retreat for Deacons and Seminarians - with Karen Montagno

• Christ Church (Episcopal). Lincoln, RI
  April 2, 2016. Vestry Retreat

• University of Wisconsin. Madison
  March 22-23, 2016. Train the Trainer - Multicultural training - with VISIONS, Inc

• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Ayer, MA
  March 11-12, 2016. Vestry Retreat

• Dartmouth College: LEADS Program
  February 23, 2016. Multicultural Training with Deborah Walker

• Trinity Church. Boston, MA
  February 21, 2016. Retreat for Anti-Racism Team

• St. Paul's and St. James' Episcopal Church. New Haven, CT 
  January 9, 2016 - Vestry Retreat
  January 31, 2016 -  Annual Meeting Capacity Building during transition

• University of Wisconsin. Madison, WI 
  January 14-15, 2015. Faculty and Staff

• Grace Episcopal Church. Hartford, CT 
  Multiple dates: Capacity Building during transition

• Episcopal Church (National)
  December 1-3, 2015. Retreat for Bishops working on race and reconciliation - with VISIONS, Inc

• Boston University School of Theology. Boston, MA 
  November 17, 2015. The Role of Feelings in Supervision and Theological Reflection

• St Andrew's Episcopal Church. Little Compton,RI 
  October 4 and November 15, 2015. Capacity Building during transition 

• First Church of Christ (Congregational). East Haddam, CT.  
  November 8, 2015. Sermon: "Surprise Endings" and Workshop on appreciating differences

• Episcopal Church of Connecticut. Leaders concerned with the Holy Land
  October 29, 2015. Multicultural/Interfaith training and capacity building

• Crawford United Methodist Church. Winchester, MA
  October 25, 2015. Author's workshop on Facing Feelings in Faith Communities

• The Old Catholic Church, Province of the United States 
  October 16-18, 2015. Retreat for leaders

• The Episcopal Diocese of Kansas 
  October 22-24, 2015. Diocesan Convention. Tocher Lecture and Anti-racism workshops  

• Yale Divinity School 
  October 5, 2015. Anti-racism training - with VISIONS, Inc

• Boston University School of Theology (Religion and Conflict Transformation Program)
  October 3, 2015. Retreat: Skills for Anti-racism work

• The Northern New England School of Religious Education (Winni)
   August 1-8, 2015. Workshops on Communicating across Differences and the Role of Feelings

• St. Stephen's Memorial Church. Lynn, MA
  July 17-18, 2015. Leadership Retreat focusing on multiculturalism
  

• St. James Church, Woonsocket, RI. 
  March 15 - May 31. Interim priest. Workshops on Guidelines and Feelings

• St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Charlotte, NC. < link > March 6-8, 2015. Congregational Workshop on Understanding and Celebrating Differences: "A Lenten Weekend of Reconciliation" and parish-wide book study of God's Tapestry

• Boston University School of Theology. Boston, MA
  February 24, 2015. The Role of Feelings in Leadership and Supervision. Field Education Supervisors

• The Episcopal Church in Connecticut
  February 21, 2015. Retreat for Standing Committee

• The Slate Project. Baltimore, MD < link >
  January 17 and 19, 2015. Multicultural training for leaders and cultural identity exercise

• University of Wisconsin. Madison, WI
  January 14-15, 2015. Faculty and Staff


• Practice of Ministry Reflection Group. New Haven, CT
  January 12, 2015. Episcopal Clergy of Connecticut with Lynda Tyson

• Boston College High School. Boston, MA
  January 5, 2015. Multicultural training for faculty and staff - with VISIONS, Inc

• Massachusetts College of Art and Design 
  December 2014 to June 2015.  Diversity and Inclusion Assessment - with VISIONS, Inc

• Province One Bishops Retreat, Barbara C. Harris Conference Center
  December 8, 2014


• The Episcopal Church in Connecticutt. New Haven, CT
  November 12, 2014. Multicultural training for participants in ordination process with the Rev. Karen Montagno

• Episcopal Church at Yale. New Haven, CT
  October 4, 2014. Understanding and Valuing Differences for board members

• Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church 
  July 26 and August 9,2014.  Multicultural trining for cross cultural appoints for lay and clergy - with VISIONS, Inc

• Camp Washington Board. Meriden, CT
  July 31, 2014. Formation and training of new board


• The Episcopal Church in Connecticut. Meriden, CT
  July 30, 2014. Staff training with Suzanne Ehly - with VISIONS, Inc


• Alliance of Baptists Annual Meeting. Portland, ME
  May 1-3, 2014. Multicultural half-day workshop with Marie Onwubuariri


• Academy of Religious Leadership: Annual Meeting. Decatur, GA
  April 24-26, 2014. Presidental address and conference leadership


• Ministers Week, Brite Divinity School: "The Role of Emotions in Leadership and Community"
  The Scott Lecture (Plenary Session) February 17-20, 2014


• SoulForce Ohio Symposium: "Trans*figuration & Trans*formation:  People & Communities
  Living Out Loud with Love" Columbus, OH
  held at the First Congregational Church, Columbus, Ohio February 7-9, 2014


• Church of Our Redeemer. Lexington, MA
  February 1, 2014. Vestry Retreat


• St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Darien, CT
  Fall 2013 and Winter 2014, On-going Consulting and Executive Coaching


• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Madison, CT
  October 20, 2013. Vestry Leadership Consulting


• Emmanuel Church.  Boston, MA
  May 31 - June 1, 2013. Vestry Retreat


• St. Paul's Cathedral. Boston, MA
  March 18, 2013. Diversity: Changing the Culture of Leadership. Panelist


• St. Peter's Episcopal Chuch. Weston, MA
  March 10, 2013. God's Tapestry: Understanding and Celebrating Differences


• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Ayer, MA
  March 9, 2013. Vestry Retreat


• Anglican Diocese of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  January 31, 2013. Multicultural Training for clergy


• Holy Trinity Church. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  January 30, 2013. Creativity and Change in Congregations


• The Episcopal Church in Connecticut. Hartford, CT
  December 18, 2012. Facilitation Skills Training for Diocesan Consultants


• Boston University School of Theology. Boston, MA
  November 27, 2012. The Role of Feelings in Supervision and Theological Reflection


• Christ Church Cathedral. Hartford, CT
  October 4, 2012. The Role of Feelings during Transitions; Change Theory


• Florida United Methodist Conference
  September 27 - 29, 2012 and October 15-17. Multi-cultural training - with VISIONS, Inc


• Sorrento Centre. Sorrento, British Columbia, Canada
  July 11, 2012. Lecture: Creativity, Change, and Conflict in Congregations.  Sorrento Centre »

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