Julie Kelsey has been a spiritual director for over twenty years. She is an ordained Episcopal priest and has spent most of her ministry doing parish work, most recently serving as rector of Grace and St Peter's Church in Hamden. She is especially interested in retrieving the language of theology, integrating theology and the study scripture, and making this language meaningful in daily life. Care for the entire person - body, mind and soul - is of paramount importance to her. Julie loves jogging, hiking, reading, singing, classical music and theater. She currently serves as Assistant Dean of Students for Pastoral Concerns at YDS.
Bari S. Dworken is a lay leader serving in numerous roles at Congregation B'nai Israel in Bridgeport where she has been active for more than twenty-five years. A graduate of the Lev Shomea Spiritual Direction Program, she has served as a spiritual director for several years with individuals and groups and at YDS. Bari holds a doctorate from the University of Massachusetts and works as an Educational Consultant in Organization Development concentrating in the areas of team building, conflict resolution, diversity awareness and strategic planning. She recently retired from the faculty of the University of Connecticut and works part time as a Hospice Chaplain. Bari is passionate about social action issues, interfaith study and involvement, learning from the natural world, traveling and "walking" with others on their spiritual journey.
Dawn Stegelmann is an Episcopal priest who was ordained in February 2009. She is the curate at Trinity Church, Southport, CT. She graduated from YDS/BDS in 2008. A grateful beneficiary of the Annand Program, she has a special interest in spiritual direction, pastoral care and healing ministries. She has spent years as a facilitator of small groups for men and women. Topics have included spiritual formation, parenting, bereavement, marriage, life-threatening illnesses, suicide and aging. A 20-year resident of Darien, CT, Dawn is a wife and mother of three sons. She loves the outdoors, international travel, reading and writing.
Jane Stickney was ordained for ministry by the UCC in 1977. An Episcopal priest since 1987, she has served in large and small parishes. She received an STM in Spiritual Direction in 1987 from the Center for Christian Spirituality at General Theological Seminary, and served on the GTS Summers staff as a small group supervisor between 1991 and 1997. Jane has served as an Annand Mentor since 1994 and became the coordinator of the program in 2005. Her husband is a UCC pastor and interim ministry specialist. Jane is a weaver and has taught in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Wesleyan University: Psychology, Spirituality, and Celtic Art. She is interested in the value of creativity in a healthy spiritual life.
Judy Stone is a 1970 graduate of Yale Divinity School. She has been an active lifelong member of the Episcopal Church. Judy continues to be a member of a Spirituality Group that has met weekly for 25 years, reading classics of Christian and other religious traditions. She has been part of a church choir for a number of years and preaches occasionally. Judy recently retired from her career in social work, working with children and families. Midway in her career she earned a master’s in Social Work from UCONN in 1993 with a focus on casework and group work. She is intrigued with the connection between some of the therapeutic approaches from her training and traditional spiritual exercises. She finds groups especially helpful personally and professionally, and enjoys hiking, travel, cooking and art work.
Susan Fowler: “When I was seventeen, I sat on this rock and committed my life to God. I had no idea what that meant, nor even how I would live it out, but my desire was deep, and helped me intuit those paths that were “right” for me as life presented its challenges and choices. Looking back now over a 30 year body of richly fulfilling ministries as diverse as educator in college and community settings, ordained parish pastor, community leader and social justice advocate and spiritual director, I see that my unformed yet faithful YES to God awakened me to myself, to others and to the universe in ways that articulated my identity and cultivated an ever-deepening sense of transcendent meaning and purpose. Now, as a college professor and spiritual mentor, I am blessed to companion others as they awaken and embrace God’s invitation to live their own lives in authentic and life-giving ways.”
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