11/00 – 08/2007   Rector, Grace Episcopal Church, Radford, Diocese of Southwestern Virginia; Episcopal Chaplain at Radford University; past Dean of the New River Valley Convocation of Churches in the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia;  past Member of Executive Board for the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia; past Member of the Personnel Committee for the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, past Vice-President and President of the Radford Fairlawn Ministerial Association; Assistant High School Football Coach at Radford High School, Virginia Special Olympics volunteer/coach/and planning committee member, Assistant Chaplain at Carilion NRV Medical Center.

03/99 – 11/00              Curate for Education and Evangelism, St. John’s Hyde Park, Diocese of London –also Assistant Anglican Chaplain at St. Mary’s National Health Service Hospital during same time.

06/98 – 03/99              Assistant Curate, St. Peter’s, Hersham,  Diocese of Guildford

01/95 – 08/96              Ecumenical Schools Youth Worker for Churches Together in Abingdon, serving three secondary schools on behalf of all of the Christian Churches in Abingdon

Internships & Placements

08/94 - 06/98      Parish Council Member, Deanery Synod Member, and Lay Eucharistic Assistant at SS Mary & John, Cowley Road, Oxford as well as All Saints Convent (The Rev. Christopher Irvine)

09/96 – 06/98      Asst. to the Chaplain at  Magdalen College, Oxford University (The Dean of Divinity, The Rev. Michael Piret)

06/96 – 09/96    Summer Intern (Field Education), St. James,  Cowley (The Rev. Stephen Hartley)

03/93 – 07/93              General Assistant, The Iona  Community, Scotland (The Rev. John Harvey, Leader)

03/92 – 08/92              General Assistant in the Taize Community (Brother Roger)

05/92 – 08/92              Highlands UMC Summer Placement (The Rev. Tom Steagald)

01/92 – 05/92              Trinity UMC Asheville District Placement (The Rev. William Clodfelter)

06/91- 08/91                Hospital Chaplain at Geisinger Medical Center (CPE Basic Unit - The Rev. Al Lumpkin)

06/90 – 08/90              Zion Memorial and Mt. Pleasant UMC Summer Placement (The Rev. James Scott)

08/89 – 06/90              Asst. to the Dean of Duke Chapel (The Rev. Dr. William Willimon)

Secular Employment & Work Experience

10/97 – 05/98         Men’s Varsity Basketball Coach, Oxford University (One Season)

07/93 – 07/94              Waiter on the Sunset Terrace and in the Blue Ridge Dining Room at the Grove Park

                                     Inn, Asheville and assistant in golfing operations at their PGA course

                                05/88 – 07/93              Disc Jockey at Encore and Isadoras night clubs in Asheville, NC

05/88- 08/88               AFLAC Independent Agent (Primarily working with Senior Citizens and

                                      Long Term  Care / Medicare Supplement issues)

1980 – 1989                Created and Operated “The Dance Machine”, a portable sound system and light show

                                     which traveled around Western North Carolina during these years.