Faculty
Frank Coppieters, Ph.D.
Frank received his doctorate from the University of Antwerp, Belgium
and has served on the faculty of several universities. Frank is
a shaman and Reiki Master who offers classes and individual healing
work in both the United States and Europe.
http://www.livinglightcenter.com
Rev Val Hammond, M.A., M.S.
Val is a guest faculty member who holds a Master of Arts in Counseling
Psychology from Lewis and Clark College. An ordained minister,
Val has taught at Marylhurst College, Portland Community College
and Portland State University.
Rev. Suzan Hill, M.A.
Suzanholds a Master’s Degree from San Francisco Theological
Seminary. She is an ordained minister and served on the ministry
staff of Unity Church of Beaverton for five years. Her passion
is mentoring the activity of spirit alive in each student’s
call and connecting that activity with the wisdom and knowledge
of the world’s spiritual traditions.
Becky Kreag, M.A., M.Div.
Becky holds a Master’s degree in Water Resources Management
from University of Michigan and is retired from an administrative
career in state and local government. Her spiritual focus is the
experience of spirit in nature. She holds a Master of Divinity
from New West with additional training in Peacemaking through
the Association of Unity Churches. She has served on the boards
of Unity Church of Beaverton and New West.
Rev. Ruth Miller, Ph.D.
Ruth holds a doctorate in Systems Science, with a specialty in
social systems and consciousness, from Portland State University
and is an ordained New Thought minister. Ruth has served on the
ministry staff of several churches in Oregon and Washington and
has taught at colleges and universities in several states. She
is a business consultant, speaker and workshop leader, and the
author of 150 Years of Healing.
L. Jean Pence, Ph.D.
Jean received her doctorate in Educational Policy from the University
of Oregon. She has held teaching and administrative positions
in public schools. She currently teaches at Lewis and Clark College
and is an educational consultant.
Anna Petros, M.Div.
Anna is a Certified Spiritual Director holds a Master of Divinity
degree from New West and works for the Jesuit Spirituality Center
in Portland. She has a private spiritual direction practice, is
a teacher of spiritual practice and the mystical path, and facilitates
small group exploration of the divine.
Dale Rhodes, M.S., M.A.
Dale is a Certified Spiritual Director, is a founding member of
both the Interfaith Spiritual Center and The Eneagram Community
of Oregon. His practice includes spiritual direction, workshops,
classes and retreats. He holds two master’s degrees, one
in Human Services Administration, the other in Spiritual Traditions
and Ethics. He is professionally trained in Enneagram Studies
by Helen Palmer.
www.EnneagramPortland.com
Rev. Sandra K. Shipley, B. A.
Sandy is an ordained Religious Science minister with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Spirituality and Psychology from Marylhurst University.
She served as senior pastor of Westside Church of Religious Science
for ten years and has taught at the Holmes Institute and Portland
Community College.
http://sagecreative.org
Martie Geltz, Masters of Divinity
Marite holds a B.A. in Linguistics, a Certificate in Transpersonal
Psychology, and a Master’s of Divinity from New West Seminary.
Her primary work is in awakening Inner Wisdom and deepening Divine
Connection to reveal and activate the individual’s unique
purpose and call to action in the world. She brings a blending
of her studies and background in Transpersonal Psychology, Organic
Paradigms, CircleWork, Rites & Ritual, and Interfaith Spirituality
& Mysticism to her work. She is also a Wilderness Guide, Rites
of Passage Facilitator, a Certified Holotropic Breathwork tm Practitioner.
Rhiannon Griffiths, Masters of Divinity, L.M.T., C.H.T.
Rhiannon, is a Certified Spiritual Director, Certified Hakomi
Therapist and holds a Master of Divinity from New West Seminary.
She is co founder of Kindred Spirit House Bed and Blessing and
is an ordained minister with The Community of the Creative Spirit.
She was Clinic Director of Oregon School of Massage for 14 years
where she also taught Communication, Boundaries, Ethics, and Statutes.
Her ministry includes ceremonies and rituals, counseling, spiritual
direction, groups, and retreats.
Patti Seastrom, M.B.A., Masters of Divinity
Patti is an ordained New Thought Minister with a Master’s
Degree in Business Administration from California State University,
a Masters’s Degree in Divinity from New West Seminary, teaching
certifications in yoga and meditation, and training as a shaman.
She brings ministry to the corporate world through her Organization
Development work in government.