Resident Program Faculty
Walter Hjelt Sullivan has been a member of Quaker meetings over the past two decades, in Baltimore, Pacific, and now Philadelphia Yearly Meetings. In September 2006 he joined the Pendle Hill staff as a teacher and spiritual nurturer; now he serves as director of education programs and dean of students for the Resident Program.
Marcelle Martin is a Pendle Hill core teacher in Quaker Studies and Spiritual Development. Chestnut Hill Meeting (PA) has minuted her ministry of spiritual nurture: to support individuals and meetings in becoming more aware of God’s Presence active in each person and the world.
Carol Sexton is Pendle Hill's core teacher in Arts and Spirituality, led to a ministry of encouraging creative growth and expression in others. She has expertise in many art forms and a passion for sculpting in clay, plaster, wood, and stone.
Valerie Brown is a certified Kundalini yoga teacher and a frequent teacher at Pendle Hill and other retreat centers throughout the United States. In 2003, Valerie was ordained by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh as a lay member of the Tien Hiep Order.
Jacqueline Coren teaches music at George School in Newtown, PA, and is the artistic director of the nationally recognized Anna Crusis Women's Choir in Philadelphia. She founded the Pendle Hill Chorus in 1992.
A Quaker for almost twenty years, Elaine Emily has served on ministry and community care committees at the monthly, quarterly, and yearly meeting levels. She teaches yoga, Reiki, and Therapeutic Touch, and often travels in support of individuals with leadings and messages for the Religious Society of Friends.
Joel Meredith Fath is a cook, farmer, musician, photographer, and writer. He hails from a farming family in Central Iowa and has studied organic agriculture on farms in Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
Michael Gibson, a member of Mullica Hill (NJ) Meeting, has served as program coordinator for Friends General Conference's religious education initiatives since 2000.
Amanda Kemp practices Reiki and Radical Forgiveness, and has completed the Landmark Curriculum for Life. She will be teaching Hatha Yoga on a drop-in basis throughout the Resident Program terms.
Martha Kemper is a professional actor who uses the intimate power of theatre to create performances that inspire and connect people to each other. She has been a roster artist with the Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour and has led workshops around the country, including at Friends General Conference and for Friends Association in Higher Education.
George Lakey has led over 1500 workshops on five continents while publishing seven books, teaching peace studies, and leading activist organizations. As a consultant he does conflict resolution work with organizations large and small.
Mary Lord
Gregory A. Love is a pianist, producer, writer, composer, and arranger who since the age of five has had extensive training in the arts. A classically trained musician, he earned a BA in Music from Morehouse College and has had additional training in the arts from the University of Pennsylvania.
Will O'Brien is founder and coordinator of The Alternative Seminary, a grassroots program of biblical and theological study in Philadelphia. For many years he worked on the editorial staff of The Other Side, an independent progressive Christian magazine.
George Owen grew up in Milwaukee Wisconsin. After graduating from Oberlin College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he practiced architecture and facility planning for 23 years in New York City, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Washington DC.
Clinton Pettus came out of retirement in June 2005 to begin service with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) as regional director of the Middle Atlantic Region. Prior to retirement he spent more than thirty years as a faculty member and college administrator.
