Staff & Presenters

Executive Director

Loretto Sister of the US-Region of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), Anita joined the Staff at Springbank with her experience as Province and Community Leader, High School Principal and Youth Animator. Anita has an MA in English Literature, MS in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola University, Maryland and a Licentiate in the piano from the Trinity College of Music London. As Executive Director from September 1, 2022 , Anita brings a creative soul, administrative skills,  a strong work ethic and a great love and commitment  to her ministry at Springbank. Her remarkable gift of producing music at the piano for prayer or a party is greatly enjoyed and appreciated.

Founding Director

Artist, spiritual director, licensed massage therapist. Trina has been committed to retreat work and native spirituality and rituals for more than 30 years and has developed the ecological initiative at Springbank. At the meeting of the Board of Directors in June 2022, Trina requested the Board that she be relieved of her role as Executive Director with effect from September 1, 2022. 

Trina retired officially as Executive Director and was honoured with the title Founding Director of Springbank by the Board of Directors.

Marce is a pediatric nurse and certified Healing Touch practitioner who gives time out of her schedule to come from Canada and be part of the mission of Springbank for four-plus months of each year. Her love of the outdoors and her skills in building and grounds enhances and beautifies the Springbank grounds. Her commitment to healing contributes to the well-being of participants and the natural world.

Virgie brings to Springbank her experience of working in various office roles in the Phillipines. With her commitment , efficiency and secretarial skills, Virgie is an asset to Springbank.

Sister Teresa Lynch, CSJ, spent 50 years in education, including over 20 years as an elementary school administrator. Beyond schools, Sr. Teresa began a ‘Pup in Prison’ program for lifers in Chino, CA, which still exists today. She served as Co-Director of Get on the Bus, which unites children with their parents behind bars.  Sister Teresa’s life is enriched through a love of photography and the natural world.  She recently finished a 3-month sabbatical at Springbank and is eager to share her gifts and experience while being on the team of Springbank for the Spring 2026 session.

Mary Slattery is a Sister of the Humility of Mary who lives in Youngstown, Ohio.
Mary is an art therapist and counselor. She is a graduate of St. Mary-of-the-Woods
College in Indiana where she received her BA and received her Masters in Art
Therapy from Ursuline College near Cleveland, Ohio. Mary has shared the healing
gift of art with individuals and groups in a variety of settings, most recently with
residents of Humility of Mary Housing in Akron, Ohio.
After her Sabbattical experience at Springbank in the Spring of 2026, Mary is grateful
for this opportunity to serve and accompany others on this journey now.

Rodney Morris brings a unique blend of creativity and technical prowess to our team. With a deep interest in art, music, and all things technical, Rodney consistently approaches challenges with an inventive mindset, always ready to find solutions for anything that needs fixing or is broken. 

Offering time to Springbank when theres a need, Rodney generously shares his expertise and advice, making a valuable impact wherever his assistance is needed. 

Rodney’s warm presence and professional insight enrich both our projects and our team environment.

A member of the Sacred Heart Missionary Order, and a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin Ireland, is a social psychologist most of whose working life has been in social ministry, as a couple’s counsellor, in bereavement work, AIDS-HIV counselling, and, in more recent times, with homeless people and refugees. As a workshop leader and group facilitator, he has worked in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, The Philippines, Thailand, India, Peru and in several African countries, facilitating programmes on Adult Faith Development. His best-known books include Quantum Theology (1996 – revised in 2004),  Ancestral Grace (2008), and others. He now lives in Dublin,  Ireland.

Dr. Kim Bella is a transpersonal psychologist and lifelong artist who specializes in spiritual emergence and the healing power of art. Together they help others discover and live a cosmic and spiritually-informed perspective grounded in creativity, self-leadership, and discovery.

With a Master’s in Counseling Psychology (2001), Jacquie began her career as a counselor and has since evolved into an integrative catalyst for healing. She combines grounded energy with mindfulness, sound bowls, meditation, inner child work, breathwork, oracle cards and the power of simply BEING. A Level 2 certified holistic psychotherapist and sound healer, she is passionate about the divine feminine and dismantling patriarchy.

As a mother of three grown children, Jacquie weaves her parenting wisdom into her transformative work.

For more info or to book a session, visit Project Mindful

Sr. Cheryl Rose, HM is trained and certified by Maria Beesing, OP, a pioneer in Enneagram
theory and presentation, to facilitate this workshop. Sr. Cheryl has an
undergraduate degree in science and math and a Masters in Religious Studies from John
Carroll University. Cheryl taught Physics, Chemistry, and Theology for 26 years on the
secondary level. She is presently engaged in full-time ministry offering retreats, programs,
Enneagram workshops, and spiritual direction for adults and young adults.

For more than 50 years, Barbara McCormick has made sweetgrass baskets. Raised
in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Barbara learned how to weave sweetgrass
baskets from her grandmother and was taught how to shape and style them by her
grandaunt. She tooth on sweetgrass basket weaving as one of her favorite past time
activities. Barbara has since carried on this tradition and has shared her talent with
others including members of her family.
Barbara recounts with great joy that ‘one of her fondest memories as a child was
seeing my mother, grandmother, aunts and other family members surround under
the shade of a large oak tree during the spring and summer months enjoying great
conversation and weaving sweetgrass baskets. I echoed watching them weave,
each creating baskets of different shapes and sizes.”

Michael Bisceglia is an IT professional with 38 years of experience. Over a
decade ago, a profound mental and physical collapse led to his spiritual
awakening, and he has since devoted himself to healing, awakening,
teaching, and lifelong learning.

Guided by a mentor and deepened through two years of shamanic
study—including drum building, journeying, medicine wheels, ceremonial
cacao, and purification rituals—Michael’s work centers on “radical gratitude,”
mind-body-spirit realignment, and authentic human connection.

He founded the “Superconscious Minds, Coffee & Conversation” gatherings in
Charleston and Summerville and leads group spiritual excursions to sacred
local destinations, creating spaces for reflection, connection, and expanded
awareness. Today, his path is grounded in spiritual sovereignty, service, and
continual growth.

Shannon Quinn is the founder of Stillwater Healing and a certified Biofield
Tuning Practitioner. Through sound, somatic awareness, and nervous system
regulation, she helps people reconnect with themselves, cultivate greater
balance, and access their own inner wisdom. Her work is grounded, intuitive,
and deeply inspired by the healing intelligence of both nature and the human
body.

Katrina Whelchel is a certified SEP® practitioner, E-RYT® 500 Kripalu yoga teacher, iPEC© Energy Coach and a lifelong student of the body, mind, and spirit. Working with private clients and groups, and with over 35 years of practicing and teaching yoga, Katrina’s work has grown into a whole-person approach that weaves together nervous system support, mindful movement, and compassionate awareness.

A member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis, Linda brings her contemplative heart to the creative process of basket making. She is a family nurse practitioner, and spiritual guide. She collaborated to establish a day program in Milwaukee for women in the street-based sex trade. She shares time with the women who now have a pathway to find hope, resources and support to live healthier, safer lives.

Gillian embraced her love of arts from a young age. She graduated from College with a degree in fine arts. Her love for nature as her teacher, drew her to the writings of Thomas Berry and Brian Thomas Swimme, seeing the parallel between the creative process and the journey of the Universe. For a few years, she continued her artistic process with Mary Southard CSJ as guide. Gillian is now the facilitator of the ‘Come and Paint’ retreats at The Well Spirituality Center, La Grange Park, IL.

Richard retired in 2017 after serving for over thirty years in the field of public mental health in a variety of specialty areas including forensics and emergency services.  For the last thirteen years of his career, he served as the Executive Director of a comprehensive Community Mental Health Center which served four rural counties in South Carolina. Richard is also a Certified Master Naturalist and a Journeyman level beekeeper.
He now works part-time as a trail technician, volunteer coordinator, and environmental educator at an 800 acre Nature Preserve along the Wateree River in Kershaw County.   Like many South Carolinians, Richard is of Native American Ancestry.  His passion for life-long learning, his interest in Native American Spirituality and his ongoing study of comparative religions compel him to teach others. Richards unique skills as a storyteller and his relaxed style combine to make him a  popular speaker in a variety of settings.

Dream work got hold of Elizabeth in 1987 when a friend told her that her mom was in a dream group.   She then attended a workshop on the fundamentals and the group began meeting regularly.  For more than 30 years, dream work has been her passion.

Elizabetbh has been employed and volunteers in community organizing, state government and law of office administration, and church leadership.  

Along side the “works” on her resume, Elizabeth’s journey has been informed by experiences with parental alcoholism, ADHD, bereavement, adoption, childbirth and parenting, depression, Jungian psychology, Unitarian Universalism, Enneagram study and many generours teachers, not the least important of whom are her husband and daughters.

In 2011, Elizabeth graduated from the Institute for Dream Studies and joyfully engages with individual and group dream work, presentations and workshops.

Sister Pamela Smith, SS.C.M, Ph.D. has been a frequent presenter on environmental, theological, and spiritual themes.  She has lived in South Carolina since 2004 and currently serves as Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs as well as Delegate for Consecrated Life for the Catholic Diocese of Charleston.  She serves as adjunct professor for Saint Leo University at its extension program for permanent diaconate formation in Columbia, South Carolina.  She is the author of 18 books, most recently How We Can Suffer Our Sorrow (ACTA, 2023) and Is There Anyone in America? (Finishing Line, 2025). 

Susan Lincoln is an inspiring classical singer and teacher from Austin, Texas. After a 1999 pivotal experience at the Abbey of St. Hildegard of Bingen in Germany, Susan made a commitment to helping women heal through the power of their own voices with Hildegard as our guide. She is the founder of Hilde Girls in Austin, now celebrating 20 wonderful years! Susan has an exuberant spirit, passionate curiosity, empathic heart, and two precious granddaughters who keep her young at heart!

Linda Gibler, OP, PhD, is a Dominican Sister of Houston. She has served as vicaress to her congregation since June 2022. Before her return to Houston, Linda was the Associate Academic Dean and Associate Professor of Science and Religion at the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio.
Linda studied with Brian Swimme at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco and completed her PhD in Philosophy and Religion in 2007. In addition to the PhD, she earned a MA in Philosophy and Religion at CIIS, a MAPS at Aquinas Institute of Theology, and a BA in Sociology and Life Science Ethics at the William Paterson College of New Jersey. Before her San Francisco studies, Linda was the director of social ministry for a parish in Houston where she coordinated direct services, social outreach, and social justice programs. She worked for a Texas agency to insure health care for indigent women, and served on a hospital medical ethics board.
Linda delights in telling the 14 billion-year story of the Universe, stars, and Earth, as well as the stories of the common things that surround us. Her book, From the Beginning to Baptism: Scientific and Sacred Stories of Water, Oil, and Fire (Liturgical Press, 2010), tells the cosmic stories of the primary sacramentals of baptism and considers the difference it would make if we allowed Nature to teach us about God, ourselves, and right relationship with all members of the Earth community.

Joe Vinciguerra is a passionate truth seeker and a lover of yoga, learning, technology, blogging, biking and Italian culture. A native of New York, Joe studied with numerous instructors including Tao- Porchon-Lynch, who at 100 is the world’s oldest yoga instructor. Joe has travelled to Dharamshalla, India, the birthplace of Yoga to deepen his practice and knowledge of yoga and received his 200 hours level training there.
Joe is a licensed Broga Yoga Instructor teaching students of all ages in the Charleston SC area.

Health and Well-being Coach, Certified Functional Medicine Coach, Registered Nurse, Certified Qigong Coach and Instructor, Jacki entered the world of medicine with a nursing degree and quickly realized she wasn’t in healthcare, she was in sick care.
Learning about the mind body emotion connection, she embarked upon a path to help herself and her clients heal from emotional turmoil that can lead to disease. Jacki has been practicing Qigong for over 20 years. It has helped her quiet her mind, open her heart and listen to her body and she most enjoys teaching clients to do the same. Jacki is a Certified Functional Medicine Coach, Registered Nurse, Qigong Coach and Instructor.

Sister of Holy Cross, BA in Special Education and Psychology, for 30 years Doreen was a missionary in Mali, West Africa and Haiti. An accomplished educator she has accompanied women and youth through school administration, campus ministry and community leadership. Doreen brings her experience, creativity, appreciation of indigenous wisdom, love for earth, music, movement as an expression of truth and beauty and passion for justice to Springbank. After being on the Springbank team for 4 years, Doreen is now a full time member of the leadership team of the Holy Cross sisters.

Deb has practiced yoga since 1995 when she came to yoga as therapy to
recover from a mastectomy. She began to study yoga and to develop her
personal practice when she retired in 2013 after a career as an Information
Technology Officer with the Federal Government. She teaches traditional Hatha Yoga combining physical movement (asana), awareness of the breath (pranayama), and stillness (meditation) to help participants release and relax and unite mind, body, and spirit. Deb is a E-RYT 200, RYT 500 Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance.
She also completed certification with UNC Lineberger’s Yoga for Cancer
program. Her personal philosophy is that the healthier we are in mind, body, and spirit, the more we are able to serve in this world from a posture of peace and wellness.

Intention: May we experience peace and a sense of well-being with our practice
of yoga.