CLGS Bay Area Advisory Board members

Lauren Artress

Stephanie Ann Blythe

Anita Cadonau-Huseby is a member of the CLGS Center’s staff as Programming Director, she has served as Outreach Associate and Assistant to the Executive Director. Anita holds a M.Divinity from Pacific School of Religion and is ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). One expression of her commitment to supporting other lesbians in reconciling their faith and sexuality is through her website www.christianlesbians.com. During the 2001-2002 academic year, Anita was an intern at the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry where she focused mainly on the Teaching/Learning Project and Certificate program, and the CLGS website.

David Kundtz is an author, speaker, licensed psychotherapist, and director of Inside Track Seminars, which presents seminars on stress and emotional health for helping professionals. His doctorate in pastoral psychology is from San Francisco Theological Seminary (GTU). His most recent book is Nothing's Wrong: A Man's Guide to Managing His Feelings (Conari Press, Boston, January 2004). He lives with his partner in Kensington, California and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sharon Casey

Alma Crawford

Patricia DeJong

Sharon Hwang Colligan

Michael Mansfield has taught dance, ritual, theater, spirituality, sexuality, and justice-making for 17 years at graduate theological schools in the Bay Area, 6 years at Pacific School of Religion and 11 years at Naropa University Oakland and The University of Creation Spirituality. He teaches dance and theater at Chabot College and works as an administrator at the University of California at Berkeley in the Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies Department. He preaches, teaches, speaks, and directs retreats nationally and internationally on the importance of bringing forward the wisdom of our bodies through the arts, faith, and justice. He draws on his diverse experience to address the interfaith, intergenerational, and multicultural ramifications of sexual-spiritual justice work.

Jim McCrea is a retired Human Resources manager, with over 40 years of experience in private industry. He is currently a member of the Pastoral Council and the Finance Committee of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic parish in the Castro District of San Francisco. He served for 8 years as Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of Golden Gate Metropolitan Community Church in San Francisco, and 4 years on the Board of Dignity/San Francisco. Jim is a graduate of Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Lynice Pinkard received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampton University, and holds a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts degrees from the Pacific School of Religion, as well as a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from California State University, Hayward, CA. Her current scholarship focuses on the intersection of gender, racial and spiritual identities. Lynice Pinkard is a practicing family therapist and Program Development Specialist for the San Francisco Department of Public Health. She also serves as Assistant Pastor of First Congregational Church of Oakland. Rev. Pinkard was a founding elder and former Associate Pastor of City of Refuge United Church of Christ. For the past twenty years, Rev. Pinkard has dedicated her life to ministry: pasturing, community organizing, writing, advocacy, counseling and healing.

Charlene Tschirhart is currently Director of Development and Public Relations for Catholic Charities of the East Bay, and served for 12 years as Director of Justice Education/Donor Services for St. Anthony Foundation in San Francisco.

Larry Yang

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