Adjunct Faculty

Janet received her EdD from the University of St. Thomas (she is a “Tommie”!) in 2015. As an Ordained Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Janet serves as the Assistant to the Pastor at Wayman AME Church in north Minneapolis. Christian education is Janet’s passion, where she has continually broadened and deepened her connection to the Divine and assisted others on their journey. She has served as the Christian Education Director at several levels of her denomination: local church, Presiding Elder District, Annual Conference, and Episcopal District. Through her ministry, Connected To The Vine, Janet preaches, teaches, facilitates retreats, offers spiritual direction and the Extended Ignatius Exercises, has developed faith-based curriculum, served as a contemplative practice leader, and served on the board of numerous nonprofits. Janet is a part of the teaching team at Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality Spiritual Direction Formation Program. Her area of focus is first-year, second-semester students.

Janet retired twice: from corporate life at General Mills in 2005 and from working in the K-12 public charter school system in 2014. Janet and her husband, Richard, have been married 41 years. They are empty nesters “lovin life!”

Education

2022 – Certificate in Extended Ignatius Exercises
2022 – Richard Rohr’s “Living School For Action and Contemplation”
2015 – Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Thomas
2010 – Certificate in Spiritual Director from Sacred Ground Center for Spirituality in St. Paul, MN
2001 – Master of Divinity with a Concentration in Christian Education – Bethel Theological Seminary
1988 – Bachelor’s degree in business administration – Metropolitan State University