EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Linda Serepca is Executive Director of the Charlotte Spirituality Center and author of the retreat workbook, Praying Twelve Steps With Jesus: A Journey Back to Wholeness.  She has been practicing contemplative spiritual direction and facilitating prayer groups for two decades.   A spiritual director and retreat leader, Linda specializes in Ignatian Spirituality, discernment, grief support, twelve step recovery, internal family systems, the enneagram, and death row ministry.

FOUNDING DIRECTOR

Bryna Bozart is Founding Director of the Charlotte Spirituality Center.  We honor her 25+ years of experience as Chaplain of the Carolinas Health Care System and as a spiritual director.  She received her certificate for supervisory training of Spiritual Directors from “Together in the Mystery Supervisor Program” associated with San Francisco Theological Seminary.  Bryna holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation, a Masters of Pastoral Ministry from Loyola University, and a BA in secondary education from Meredith College. 

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

Christine Pearson is co-leader of the Ignatian Spirituality Team of St. Peter's Catholic Church.  She graduated from the Charlotte Spirituality Center in 2012. Christine serves as a Spiritual Director and Companion in the ministry of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Christine is the author of two books: “Finding Stillness: A 52-week Contemplative Journal” and “The Wisdom of Grief”.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

Sarah came to spiritual direction by way of Scotland, carrying a deep love for land, story, and the threshold spaces where the sacred meets the ordinary. Now rooted in the mountains of Appalachia, her practice is shaped by Celtic spirituality, folklore, and a long companionship with grief. As an Expressive Arts Therapist, Sarah brings a contemplative, creative lens to spiritual direction, trusting that meaning often arrives through image and metaphor before it finds its way into words. She holds sacred space for those of all faiths, no faith, and everything in between — and welcomes those drawn to walking or land-based sessions as a form of prayer and presence.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

Rev. Carol Hassell received a Masters of Divinity from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in 2002 and was ordained in the Presbytery of Charlotte to her first call in January, 2004.  She completed her Clinical Pastoral Education training at Carolinas Medical Center in 2000. She served as co-director of the CSC from 2013-2014.  Carol offers retreats and speaks in the community on spirituality, aging, the Enneagram and spiritual formation.  Carol served in 2 local congregations for 13 years and served as chaplain in a continuing care retirement community.  

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

Ellen, a 2021 CSC graduate, comes to Spiritual Direction by the way of the mind - rational analysis with a parallel passion for creative expression through writing. Her degrees include a BA in Psychology from Vassar College, an JD from the National Law Center at George Washington University, and an MFA from Goddard College. In addition to a private Spiritual Direction practice, Ellen runs creative writing workshops, provides Grief Support, and teaches Mindfulness Meditation. She is a member of the Reform Jewish Congregation in Charlotte, Temple Beth El.

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

"How does the soul grow?" This question is the foundation of Amanda Martin's vocational approach. As spiritual director and companion with over 25 years of professional ministry experience, Amanda integrates a diverse background in youth ministry, church planting, spiritual formation and liturgical ritual with a deep interest in the bridge between myth, spirit, and the psyche. Currently a Master of Divinity candidate within the Wake Forest School of Divinity, she draws on her evangelical roots to inform a broad, inclusive approach to soul care. Amanda views spiritual direction as a midwifing of the soul, finding particular grace in how dreams, story, and creativity reveal the authentic self.