Faculty & Staff

Phyllis Carlisle

PHYLLIS CARLISLE, is the Business Manager and Labyrinth Coordinator at The Seton Cove. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University at Kingsville. She is a Veriditas certified labyrinth facilitator and a member of the Labyrinth Society and the Labyrinth Network of Central Texas. She has presented labyrinth workshops for the American Creativity Association, Austin State Hospital and local church groups.

Nancy McCranie

NANCY C. MCCRANIE, M.Div., is an educator and spiritual director at Seton Cove. A graduate of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, she has served as pastor for a Presbyterian Church in Louisiana; as chaplain and bereavement coordinator for Hospice Austin; and as Director of Professional Development for The College of Pastoral Leaders, a continuing education program at Austin Seminary. Nancy and her family live on an organic farm east of Austin where they raise berries and beef.

Hannah O'Donoghue CCVI, RN, MS

HANNAH O’DONOGHUE, CCVI, RN, MS, is a spiritual director and former health care executive who focuses her ministry on holistic approaches to healing. She received preparation in spiritual direction at St. Thomas Theological Seminary in Denver, CO, and energy based therapies in Bethesda, MD.

Scott Quinn

SCOTT QUINN, MDiv., MA, is an educator and spiritual director at Seton Cove. He served for five years as an assistant pastor at a Lutheran church in the Dallas area after graduating from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri with a Masters of Divinity. Scott also worked for several years in the corporate training and organizational development field. He recently completed his Masters of Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica.

Patricia Speier MA, MAR

Patricia Speier, MA, MAR, is Executive Director of the Seton Cove. She is a spiritual director, teacher, and retreat facilitator who specializes in the use of literature and writing for spiritual growth and ethical development. She is passionate about the connection between Spirituality and Leadership and has developed a year long intensive for leaders in all fields ( business, medicine, law, religion, non-profit) which is now in its fourth year. Speier is a graduate of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, she has studied spirituality at the Pecos Benedictine Monastery in New Mexico, and Integral Spirituality with Ken Wilbur. She has also practiced Big Mind work with Genpo Merzel Roshi. She is an Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministries at the Seminary of the Southwest.

Adjunct Faculty

Bob Lively is a native Texan with deep roots in the piney woods of East Texas. He earned his baccalaureate degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas where he has been named a Distinguished Alumnus. He is an honor graduate of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. A Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Lively is the author of eleven books. In the past 17 years he has published over 400 columns in the Austin American-Statesman.

Flint Sparks Ph.D. has been in private practice as a psychotherapist in Austin since 1983. Through exploration of the interface between spirituality and psychology, he found a particularly deep resonance in Buddhist meditation, psychology and philosophy. In March of 2001, Sparks was ordained as a Zen Buddhist Priest. He now divides his time between his private practice and a growing Zen Center here in Austin.
www.flintsparks.com

Board Members

Sandi Aitken

Richard Alexander, Chair

Ginny Booton

Tom Caven, MD

James Davis

Patricia Elder, D.C.

Linda Fontaine

JoLynn Free

Margaret Gosselink

Betty Holmes

Trennis Jones, Ex-Officio

Faraz Khan, Treasurer

Mary Jane Marks

Roberto Martinez

Marcia Silverberg

Marshall Smith, Secretary

David C. Smith

Patricia Speier, MA, MAR

Liz Stewart

Kerry Tate

Sharon Watkins

Yetkin Yildirim