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The Board of Directors of the Northeast Guld

(In alphabetical order by first name)

Anne Roser

Anne says, “Perhaps I love nature because I was born by the ocean in Halsingborg, Sweden. --Or grew up in a small rural town in northeastern Connecticut.--Or lived among the beautiful farmlands of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. --Or fell in love with the Maine seacoast on my honeymoon. --Or moved to the White Mountains of New Hampshire in 2000 with my family, where I still live.

But creation invites me into knowing the Holy One in more detail and delight. It was a renewed gift during the early days and months of the pandemic. Recognizing the gift of creation brought me back to my roots and deepened my trust in our all sustaining Creator/Redeemer/Spirit.

Community for me is also a way to see the holy. To be involved with others - whether it's volunteering at my local library, or being involved in my church, or being 

with friends -- all these experiences help me to see God's presence in the struggles and the joys of this life. Whether we dine at God's feast of bread and wine or a picnic table outdoors, we are receiving the gifts of God - more than we can ask or imagine.

I am a retired ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) pastor who worked many years as a co-pastor with my late husband Tim, in both Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. I've served as an interim pastor in several congregations in Maine. My husband and I also served as guest island pastors for both Matinicus Island and Monhegan Island. I 've been involved with spiritual direction and silent retreats for many years. “

Anneritairis@gmail.com

Bill Beardslee

Bill is a husband, father and grandfather. He’s retired from 35 years of active ministry in various settings in MA and NH. He remains a pastoral counselor and spiritual guide. His interests are wide-ranging. He is an avid reader from Stephen King to Joy Harjo, Inner Family Systems to the Mystics of many traditions. He also loves music and photography.

Bill resides in Warner, NH with his wife, Lisa Mahar, in a community called Heron Rise. Their purpose is to create a landing place and sanctuary to rest, nest, retreat and engage in nourishing relationships and love as well as to be connected to the land through stewardship and gardening.

Bill has been associated with the Guild for a number of years and is currently serving on the Board of Directors. He can be reached at billwfb7@gmail.com.

Marty Resotko

Marty Resotko lives in Steuben, Maine with her husband.  She delights in the silence and beauty of Downeast Maine, and loves watching her two grandchildren mature and grow.  Marty says, “I find renewal in nature, hiking, and gardening. Care for the earth is a “passion” in my life.

A person who has attended many denominations in her life,she currently attends the First Congregational Church of Cherryfield.  She coordinates the Cherryfield Quiet Day for the Guild. 

 A retired pharmacist she is active in several nonprofits, and has been in the Guild Board since 2010 and is currently the treasurer.  She can be reached at: mresotko@gmail.com.

 Nancy Collins

Nancy Collins considers herself very fortunate to have found a home in Brunswick, Maine, where she lives with her husband and their incredibly beautiful Mini-Maine Coon Cat. Nancy is a retired college educator and administrator. Today she is a potter and a writer.

Nancy calls herself a “Spiritual Seeker.” She is a member of First Parish Church in Brunswick where she is a member of the Labyrinth caretakers. She is also a participant in Wiccan seasonal rituals, a practitioner of Buddhist meditation, and a lover of the mystical. She is currently the editor of the Northeast Guild Newsletter and the webmaster of the Guild website. She can be reached at: nancy.collins.phd@gmail.com

 Victoria Londergan

Victoria lives in Exeter, New Hampshire with her husband, daughter and dog. She is Reiki certified, Healing Touch certified, Hospice trained, an Associate of the Northeast Spiritual Formation Guild, a Wisdom School Graduate, a certified  Spiritual Director (she prefers Midwife) and trained Clinical Chaplain. Tory has over twenty years of experience in education, administration, life coaching and teaching. Currently, she works as a spiritual care provider in healthcare. She has honed her appreciation of mission and vision in an organization and developed a profound love of community. Living in community has taught her to respect the potential and capacities of those who live and serve a mission together.

Victoria has an abiding interest in the deeper values of belonging and the concept of be-friending others to collaborate more meaningfully as human be-ings. She aspires to free herself and others from our interlocking oppressions and to relinquish unjust power as it comes to her at the expense of others in favor of a unitive world perspective. This is an intention she holds for all humanity; an intention that individuals and small committed communities further through service to the greater good. She can be reached at: victoria.londergan@gmail.com.

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