Stewardship Circle
Francisco is the executive director at Pendle Hill and has facilitated spiritual retreats and lectio divina sessions for many audiences. Francisco was a De La Salle Christian Brother for almost ten years, serving in Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, and has been a Friend since 2004. He is a member of Harrisburg Friends Meeting and an attender of meetings including Monteverde Friends Meeting in Costa Rica and Adelphi Friends Meeting in Maryland.
Nanci is the executive director of Tatamagouche Centre. Nanci’s work has supported non-profits, co-ops and alliances around finance, food, gender justice, and land trusts.
Michael serves as executive director of Five Oaks Centre. Michael came to Five Oaks in August 2017, after the centre went through a time of deep discernment and a recasting of its vision. His role has been to live out the vision of the membership as an intercultural/interfaith retreat centre and discover new and efficient ways of operating.
Oren is the executive director of Commonweal and the program director of the Center for Creative Community at Commonweal. He joined Commonweal in 2013 as the chief strategies officer, to develop sustainability and organizational development strategies for future programming. Oren has been a senior program developer for more than 30 years.
Kirstin is Caretaker for Whole Systems Design at GilChrist Retreat Center. Her academic and professional background in the arts, education, publishing, and community development has given her a passion for the big picture and all of the patterns and pieces that make up that larger story. Certified in permaculture design, Kirstin utilizes this framework as a guide for dreaming and decision-making in a way that heals and regenerates our environment for ourselves and future generations.
Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
Three Rivers, Michigan
kirstin@retreatcentercollaboration.org
Staff
Erin (she/they/any) serves as the admin assistant for the Retreat Center Collaboration. She has co-facilitated retreats and art-spirit groups for more than a decade, and also works as an editor and book designer for independent authors. She loves storytelling of all kinds and is studying the bardic path in the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids.
Erin McAuley
Administrative Assistant
erin@retreatcentercollaboration.org
Listening Circle
Beginning at our first gatherings with retreat center leaders in 2018, RCC leaders have sought community input to increase our collective understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities retreat centers face -- and inform how RCC supports retreat centers in meaningful engagement and collaboration. That circle of ecosystem awareness continues to expand at RCC with the Listening Circle, a group of volunteers from across the sector who make an annual commitment to attend quarterly meetings that inform the Stewardship Circle’s leadership.
Francisco Burgos
Wallingford, PA
Saralyn Kerrigan
Guest House Retreat and Conference Center
Chester, CT
Eliana Leader
Kaplan Mitchell Retreat Center at Ramah Darom
Clayton, GA
Kelly Lemens
A Place To Be Spirituality Center
Saukville, WI
Brian Lemoi
Tampa, FL
Sonia Marcus
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
Hot Springs, NC
Karen McAllister
Bull River, BC
Marta Mulholland
Whidbey Island, WA
Heidi Osborne
Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center
Fremont, OH
Simone Stallman
Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center at Adamah
Falls Village, CT
Marlene Urban-Funk
CalPac Camp and Retreat Ministries
Programs in SoCal and Hawaii
Andreas Valaikis
Big Bear, CA
Peter Wrinch
Cortes Island, BC