Alumni/ae Profiles

Jacqueline Rider, M.Div. ’83 What do you do? I’m the Digital Archivist at the Princeton Theological Seminary library. I process and provide access to the physical and electronic records of people and organizations that were and are part of the history of the Seminary and the Reformed tradition in America. I help researchers and the

  Rev. Greggory L. Brown, M.Div. ’80 What do you do? I am Senior Pastor at Miracles of Faith Community Church (ELCA). I am blessed to serve a wonderful and diverse community in East Oakland, CA, with loving support and practical services that include, uplift, and unify all of God’s people. What’s the best thing

Mónica Maher, Ph.D. 2004 Pastor of Social Ministry Quito, Ecuador What do you do? I serve as Pastor of Social Ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ecuador, a program of peace-building and human rights, with outreach to refugees and women survivors of violence. I also am a Professor associated with the Department of Sociology

Preston A. Davis, M.Div. ’11 Minister to the University Chapel and Religious Life Office High Point University High Point NC What do you do? I am the Minister to High Point University in High Point, North Carolina. What’s the best thing about your job? Though I loved being the pastor of a multigenerational congregational church–the

Rev. Nicholas S. Richards ’09* Assistant Minister for Global Outreach Abyssinian Baptist Church New York NY What do you do? I’m one of the ministers at The Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York. I’m Abyssinian’s minister for global outreach, and I’m also the Executive Secretary for the Foreign Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention.

Rev. Dr. Carol Burnett, M.Div. ’82 Executive Director, Moore Community House Biloxi MS What do you do? Since 1989 I have been the Executive Director of Moore Community House (MCH), a non-profit community center that is one of the United Methodist Women’s national mission institutions. MCH serves low-income families in east Biloxi, MS, by providing

Seth Pickens, M.Div.’ 06 Pastor, Zion Hill Baptist Church Los Angeles CA What do you do? I’m pastor of the Zion Hill Baptist Church in Los Angeles, and I’m also completing an doctoral program in education (Ed.D.) at the University of Southern California. I’m writing my dissertation now and expect to graduate in May 2015.

David A. Sánchez, Ph.D. ’06 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA What do you do? I am currently an Associate Professor of Early Christianity and Christian Origins at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. I am also the Director of LMU’s American Cultures Studies Program and the Book Review Editor of the Journal of the American

Aaron Stauffer, M.Div. ’14 Executive Director, Religions for Peace USA Nashville TN and New York NY What do you do? I’m the Executive Director of Religions for Peace USA, a national interfaith nonprofit organization that works to inspire and advance multi-religious actions for peace and justice. Religions for Peace USA, the most broad-based interfaith organization

Maureen Morgan, SMM ‘63 Musician, environmental advocate and educator Ossining, NY What do you do? It has been twenty years since I held a Music Director/Organist position in the church, but as other interests become dominant in my life, the influence of that experience fifty years ago has never diminished. My association with Union began