BOARD MEMBERS

Chaplain Terri Bolotin-Wilson
Terri Bolotin-Wilson serves at CMC-Mercy as the Spiritual Care Director and a CPE Supervisor certified by the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education.  She holds an M.Div from Candler School of Theology at Emory University and is pursuing an MS in Organizational Development.  Her Capstone project is focused on the value of self-compassion and interventions enhancing compassion in the workplace.

Brother Joseph Guyon, CO
Joe Guyon has been a member of the Congregation of the Oratory since 1976.  He is a registered nurse and is the Director of The Oratory Center for Spirituality.

Rev. Carol Hassell
Carol Hassell is the chaplain at Sharon Towers, a continuing care retirement community.  She holds a Masters of Divinity from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.  She is an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church USA and served 13 years in pastoral ministry.  She completed spiritual direction education and training at the CSC in 2013. She served a co-director of the CSC until June 2014 and continues to serve as a spiritual director.  Alongside chaplaincy, Carol has a spiritual direction practice, leads retreats, speaks at women’s group gatherings and fills pulpits.

Chet Amalean
Chet brings a wealth of spiritual tradition to the vision and practice of spiritual direction. Raised in Sri Lanka in the Hindu tradition, he was educated in the Catholic school system and later felt a draw towards Buddhism. He earned his certificate in spiritual direction from the Charlotte Spirituality Center in 2013 and offers didactics to the students of the CSC. His specialty as a spiritual director is mindfulness. He has enhanced his training at Surrender Retreat House in Sedona, Arizona and is currently studying under Jack Kornfield. He brings direct experience from many spiritual traditions which gives the directee a well-rounded approach and connection to their own divinity during sessions.
 
Ms. Christine Pearson
Christine Pearson is co-leader of the Ignatian Spirituality Team of St. Peter 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.  She is employed as a graphic designer.
 
Sr. Rose Marie Tresp, RSM
Rose Marie Tresp, RSM, is the director of justice for the Sisters of Mercy, South Central Community.  She served director of ethics for hospitals in Texas and Arkansas and in leadership for the Sisters of Mercy, Regional Community of St. Louis.  She holds a Bachelor’s from Fontbonne College, a Masters in Religious Studies from Boston College, and completed graduate work in ethics and philosophy at Georgetown University.  She is active in social justice work and has more than 20 years of experience serving on the boards of hospitals and nonprofit organizations.

Amanda Brutus-Phillips
Amanda is a Spiritual Director receiving her certification from Charlotte Spirituality Center, an ordained Minister, a Death and Dying Transition Guide and Grief Facilitator, a shaman, licensed therapeutic massage therapist of 13 years, a yoga teacher and trainer, and writer. She approaches life from a constant practice of self inquiry, contemplative prayer and reflection. The teachings of Jesus, Buddha, Eckhart Tolle, Richard Rohr, mystic poets such as Rumi and Hafiz have influenced a deep sense of wonder and gratitude for all of  life's offerings, experiences, and journeys. Her first book, Finding Stillness: A 52-week Contemplative Journal is being released May of 2020 and The Wisdom of Grief later in the Fall. 

Dorothy W. Pennell
Dorothy W. Pennell received her spiritual direction training in the Ignatian tradition at the Charlotte Spirituality Center and The Listening Place Spiritual Center in Durham. She has a bachelor’s degree in English literature from UNC-Chapel Hill and has done graduate work in human development and learning. After completing a thirty-one year career in state government, she was drawn to the ministry of spiritual direction and is particularly interested in the enneagram, contemplative practices, dreamwork, and the arts and spirituality, as well as working with directees. She is a published poet and enjoys reading the work of Richard Rohr, Brian McLaren, Ilia Delio, Mary Oliver, and Jan Richardson. She also holds a certificate from the Servant Leadership School of Greensboro and is a member of Spiritual Director’s International.