Intern
For almost 40 years, I worked in and around the Lutheran community, both in my career and my volunteer work, in my home congregation and the NJ Synod, as well as nationally in a variety of roles. I have served as a Stephen Minister and a Diaconal Minister, a Synod Stewardship Specialist, and over the years, have been actively involved in three capital campaigns. It is my deep joy and privilege to serve as an Intern at Joy Lutheran Church as the final step in completing my seminary education to serve as a Minister of Word and Sacrament. I have one son who lives in New Orleans with his wife and my 2-year-old grandson. My husband and I moved from NJ to The Villages in 2022 and joined Hope Lutheran Church. I was widowed eight months later. I traveled to the Holy Land in 2023 with my church family and returned home a few days before the war began, forever changed.