In 1998, Kathryn first encountered labyrinths while attending a Presbyterian Church (USA) urban ministry conference in San Francisco as a new seminary graduate. That experience inspired her to learn more about labyrinths through Veriditas and engage the labyrinth in her service as congregational minister initially; and then also in her work as a Board Certified Chaplain in hospitals and retirement communities, as a Spiritual Director, social justice advocate and retreat/pilgrimage leader. Kathryn previously served on the Veriditas Council and is a Veriditas trained Advanced Facilitator and has researched the role of labyrinths in community through the doctoral program at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL and has presented her work at TLS events.  She is interested in encouraging, supporting and resourcing the growing labyrinth community through the work of collaborative labyrinth research so that we can more deeply understand the role and impact and possibilities the labyrinth has for individuals, groups and communities around the world.