Education:
- Santa Clara University, BS 1981
- Jesuit School of Theology, Graduate Theological Union
- Ecumenical Institute, St. Mary’s Seminary & University
- Georgetown University, MA 1998
Life Before Yale Chaplaincy:
- Patient Advocate, Cleveland Free Clinic 1981-1982
- Resident Counselor, Genesis House for Battered Women, 1982-1983
- Associate Campus Minister, Santa Clara University, 1983-1986
- Director, AIDS Interfaith Residential Services, 1987-1988
- Chaplaincy Consultant, United Methodist Conference on Higher Education, 1988-1989
- University Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministries, Johns Hopkins University, 1993-2007
Key Contributions:
- Dedicated space on campus for a Hindu Prayer Room in 2010, a Buddhist Shrine in 2012, and Breathing Space in 2011 (a technology-free creative, text study and meditation space).
- Hired the first Hindu Fellow to serve the Yale Hindu student community in 2010, and first Buddhist chaplain in 2018.
- Expanded chaplaincy staff from three to eight chaplains.
- Hosted Global Conference of Chaplains in Higher Education in 2012 and Coming Together 7 in 2015
- Started the Interfaith Forum at Yale, a group of undergraduates who meet weekly over dinner to build community across a wide variety of religious and spiritual identities and understandings.
Fun Facts:
- First woman, lay-person and Roman Catholic to hold the position of Yale University Chaplain.
- Served as president of both the Association of College and University Religious Affairs (ACURA) from 2000-2002 and the National Association of College and University Chaplains (NACUC) from 1999-2001.
- Introduced the Chaplain’s Office’s free ice cream program.
Life after Yale chaplaincy:
- Retired in 2023.