Who am I?  I wear many hats – Interfaith Minister, spiritual teacher, mentor, counselor, healer, and guide. I like to say that I’m a teacher of being human, and celebrating the delights, and untangling the complications, that being human can provide.   A teacher at heart, my passion is to lead others into becoming who they are meant to be.  As a non-denominational and civil wedding officiant, the wedding ceremony is the perfect place to do just that! My couples feel very grounded, fully present, and deeply connected to one another during a ceremony that is authentically theirs.  And when that happens, couples really feel married at the end of their ceremony and have the experience that something transformational has occurred.

 

When I’m not officiating at weddings, I am the Executive Director of the Center for Authentic Living, an organization committed to reminding people who they are and to providing the tools needed to live from that higher place.  In addition to creating and officiating at ceremonies, baby blessings, and other rites of passage, I regularly facilitate meditation retreats and workshops on a variety of topics, and I have a thriving private practice offering spiritual counseling, mentoring, and energy and shamanic healing.

 

 My personal journey  took me down many wonderful paths exploring my own version of, “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” It was a surprise to realize those paths were leading me to becoming ordained as an Interfaith minister, a training that wove those paths together in a way that made perfect sense.  I have been a classroom teacher and created educational curriculum for the State of New York that is still being taught to millions of children.  I have been a radio personality, hosting a show called Life Talk that aired to an audience of over 300,000 listeners.  I have produced national and international events for well-known presenters in the field of personal development before discovering that I had a unique voice of my own.  

 

In addition to my ordination as an interfaith minister, I hold degrees in Psychology and Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany, and an advanced degree in Education from Pace University.  I received my ministerial training in New York City at the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, a leading-edge seminary program that immerses candidates in a deeply personal and authentic experience of essential spirituality. I have spent years being trained in the healing arts under the guidance of Raym Richards, a well-known Australian shaman. I consider myself an expert on consciousness studies, and how to expand our awareness to step into our gifts.