EDUCATION
Post-Graduate Doctoral Studies, UC Berkeley & Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California, 1997
Master of Divinity, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California, 1997
Bachelor of Liberal Arts, University of Memphis, Tennessee, 1983
CERTIFICATION & TRAINING
Mandated Child Abuse Reporting for Clergy Members, California Department of Social Services, 2018
Transform Yourself, Your Community, and the World Mindfulness Summit, Sounds True, online, 2018
Being Fearless Conference, Omega Institute, online, 2017
Faith-Rooted Organizing Training with FAME, IM4HI, and Oakland Peace Center, Concord, CA, 2017
Maintaining Professional Boundaries: Finance and Social Media, Lafayette, CA, 2017
Art of Transitional Ministry Training: Week Two, Zephyr Point, Nevada, 2016
Neuroscience Training Summit, audio seminars, 2016
The Adaptive Leader, Church Network (Alban Institute), online, 2015
Art of Transitional Ministry Training: Week One, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, 2013
Ordained Minister in Full Standing, Bay Association, NCNC of the United Church of Christ, 2000
Clinical Pastoral Education, Summit Medical Center: Oakland, California, 1995
(Photo: 2014 GTU Library event with Rev. Dr. Ronald Y Nakasone and JoAnne Kagiwada, former PSR staff and faculty)