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PROFILE

Presbyterian minister (PCUSA) with over 30 years experience

Over 25 years clinical experience in pastoral counseling and pastoral care

Over 25 years experience in marriage and family therapy

Experience in many different work settings and environments

Pastoral Counselor/Marriage and Family Therapist (1977-present)

Morningside Counseling Center/Ormewood Park Counseling Center, Atlanta, Georgia (1995-present)

o Sole practitioner in a church-based counseling program

o Function as Parish Associate in the sponsoring church (worship leadership, administrative and pastoral care responsibilities in a small urban church) – Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church

o Work primarily with adults (individuals and couples) from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds

Brookwood Center for Psychotherapy (1985-1995)

o Counseling in a group multi-disciplinary psychotherapy practice

o Adults and Couples

o Individual, conjoint, and group therapy

o Training and education for the psychotherapeutic community

Atlanta Psychiatric Clinic, P.A. (1977-1985)

o Practice within a medically oriented multidisciplinary setting

o Adult and couples’ psychotherapy

o Individual, conjoint and group therapy

Director (1982-1985)

The Center for Pastoral Care, Atlanta, Georgia

o Clinical and administrative responsibility for an interdenominational pastoral counseling center with a staff of four persons. I raised and managed a budget of approximately $90,000 which was raised from our supporting congregations (Peachtree Presbyterian Church and the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip), and from client fees.

Clinical Staff Chaplain (1977-1982)

The Georgia Retardation Center (later known as Brook Run)

o Chaplaincy services on a staff of three to a 24-hour facility providing care and training to 500 severely and profoundly disabled children and adults.

o I was responsible for three worship services per week for the residents and staff.

o I provided clinical supervision for supervised ministry students from Columbia, Candler, and ITC.

o Participated in weekly interdisciplinary staff meetings

o Provided pastoral care for the families of our residents

o Participated in JCAH accreditation

o Took 24 hour on-call rotation with the other Staff Chaplain

o Provided in-service training for facility staff in Human Sexuality, Interpersonal Communication, and Human Rights

o Participated in the development of a multiple-diagnosis treatment team

Associate Pastor (1974-1977)

Minister of Education, First Presbyterian Church, Dalton, Georgia

o Provided pastoral care in a multiple-staff (2 ministers) congregation with approximately 1000 members

o Responsible for the entire education program for the church

o Responsible for the Child Care Center and the Weekday Kindergarten Program, including staff supervision, program development, staff training, and general administration

o Co-lead Sunday worship services, preaching 12 times per year

Community Counseling (part time) (1990-1995)

St. Luke’s Training and Counseling Center, Atlanta, Georgia

o I provided low-cost counseling in an inner-city setting connected with the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown Atlanta.

Columbia Pacific University, San Rafael CA, Ph.D. in Psychological Services, 1989

Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA, Th.M. in Pastoral Counseling, 1980

Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA, M.Div., 1973 (with distinction)

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, B.S. in Community Relations, 1970

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (2 years) Electrical Engineering, 1967

Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia – Basic Unit – Summer 1971 (Supervisor, William C. Dantzler)

Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta, Decatur, Georgia – Advanced Units (4 quarters) – September, 1973-August, 1974 (Supervisor, William R. Phillips)

Ordained, November, 1973 by Atlanta Presbytery (PCUS) at North Decatur Presbyterian Church

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Georgia license #455

Served as legislative chair and on the board of the Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 1991-93

Received the Distinguished Service to the State Award, Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 1994

Serve on the board for More Light Presbyterians, Inc.

I have spoken and lectured in many places including Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College, San Francisco Theological Seminary, Chicago Theological Seminary, McCormick Theological Seminary, The Pacific School of Religion and Candler School of Theology.

SPEAKING/LECTURING

• National Youth Advocacy Coalition, 3^rd Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, 10/25/1997, Workshop: Growing up Transgendered.
• Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, 4/25-28/1998, Preacher at Protestant Worship: Join this Chariot, Lecture: Transgender—Minding the Body or Embodying the Mind?.
• Time Out Youth, Struggling to Be: Developmental Paths of Transgendered People, Charlotte, NC, 9/26/1998, Keynote Address: Growing up Transgendered.
• Smith College, Northanpton, MA, 12/3/1998, Panel: Hate Crimes Against LGBT Persons—The Transegender Perspective.
• Atlanta Pride 1999, Atlanta, GA, 6/26/1999, Speaker (Main Stage): Let’s Keep the “T” in “GLBT.”
• Annual  Winter Seminar for Superior Court Judges (Institute for Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia), Athens, GA, 1/20/2000, Lecture: Legal-Medical Issues in Sex Identity Shange.
• Southern Comfort Conference, Atlanta, GA, 9/29/2000, Workshop:Transgender Expression and Psychological Type.
• Georgia State University Nursing Class, Atlanta, GA, 11/15/2000 (and continuing quarterly thereafter), Lecture: Clinical Issues in Treatment of Transgender Individuals.
• WorldSpan Employee Presentation, Atlanta, GA, 11/29/2000, Lecture: Transgender Experience in the Workplace.
• Called Out Conference/Chicago Theological Seminary, 3/16-18/2001, Workshop: Basic Transgender Issues for Seminarians.
• That All May Freely Serve National Conference, Atlanta, GA, 3/22-23/2001, Workshop: Becoming Acquainted with Transgender Christians.
• Emory Medical School/Physician’s Assistant Program, Decatur, GA, 4/4/2001(and continuing annually thereafter). Lecture: Clinical Issues in Treatment of Transgender Individuals, Lecture: Atypical Sexual Variations.
• University of Georgia, Athens, GA ,4/10/2001, Lecture: Gender Variations in Human Sexuality.
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Student Organization/Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur, GA, 4/18/2001, Lecture: Transgender Experience
• American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists/National Convention, San Francisco, CA, 5/2-6/2001, Lecture: Clinical Issues in Telephone Counseling with Transgender Clients.
• More Light Presbyterian National Conference/Workshop, Austin, TX, 5/27-28/2001, Workshop: Keeping the “T” in “GLBT”
• Cathedral of Hope, Dallas, TX, 6/24-25/2001, Sermon/Workshop: Being Transgender in the Church.
• Cobb County Detention Center, 6/28&30/2001, Workshop for corrections officers: Transgender Issues in Corrections Settings.
• Georgia Regional Hospital, 7/11/2001, Lecture to clinical staff: Mental Health Issues in treatment of Transgender Individuals.
• Reconciling Ministries Network (United Methodist Church), Tacoma, WA, 7/27-28/2001, Workshop: Ministry with Transgender Individuals, Speech (plenary session): Reflections of a Transgender Minister.
• Southern Comfort Conference, Atlanta, GA 9/20/2001, Workshop: Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in the Transgender Community.
• That All May Freely Serve, Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL, 10/5-7/2001, Workshop: Ministry with Transgender Communities.
• Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, IL, 10/8/2001, Lecture: Transgender Experience, Lecture: Transgender Ministry
• That All May Freely Serve Northern California, Montclair Presbyterian Church, Oakland, CA, 10/25-28/2001, Workshop: Ministry with Transgender Communities.
• San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA, 10/26/2001, Lecture and Chapel Sermon on Transgender Experience
• Conference on Bisexual and Transgender Concerns, Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 11/17/2001, Panel: Transgender Concerns.
• Sacred Worth/Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 3/8/2002, Workshop: Ministry with Transgender Communities.
• Called Out Conference, Chicago, IL, 3/15-17/2002, Workshop: The Concept of Omnigender as described by Virginia Mollenkott, Lecture: Ministry with Transgender Communities.
• That All May Freely Serve National Leadership Conference, Stony Point, NY, 4/5-8/2002, Workshop: Ministry with Transgender Communities.
• Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA, 5/9/2002, Lecture: Ministry in Transgender Communities.
• More Light Presbyterian National Conference, Raleigh, NC, 5/24-26/2002, Workshop: “T” is for Transgender.
• People of the Rainbow Retreat, Kirkridge Conference Center, Bangor PA, 6/6-9/2002, Lecture: My Life as a Transgender Minister, Workshop:  Where Does Transgender Come From?
• 214th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, USA, Columbus, OH, 6/18/2002, Luncheon Educational Lecture: Transgender Ministry in the PCUSA.
• Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness, Communicable Disease Prevention Branch, Atlanta, GA  10/23/2002, Lecture: Gender Diversity for Health Care Counselors and Providers.
• Horizon’s School, Decatur, GA, 11/25/2002, Workshop for Secondary School Students on Transgender Experience.
• Bay Area Tour, San Francisco Bay Area, 1/9-15/2003, Consultation: Ministry with Transgender Individuals for Ministers, Workshop: Working with Transgender Youth, Consultation: Developing a Transgender Ministry, Speech (to the San Francisco Presbytery): On the Aftermath of the Death of Gwen Araujo.
• New York City Tour, From Stonewall to Pride: The Transgender Experience, 6/26-30/2003, Central Presbyterian Church, Consultation: Working with Transgender Individuals for Ministers, First Presbyterian Church of New York City, Workshop: Working with Transgender Individuals in Your Congregation, Rutgers, Speech: The need for Ministry with Transgender Youth.
• Witness our Welcome 2003, Philadelphia, PA, 8/14-17, 2003, Breakfast Dialogue Leader, Workshop: That Pesky “T,” Helping Your Church Welcome Transgender Persons.
• In the Life Atlanta/Black Gay Pride, Atlanta, GA, 8/31/2003, Workshop: Transgender Spiritualities.