Flandreau High School Graduate- Flandreau, South Dakota

Avera McKennan Hospital School of Radiology Technology, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Graduate; Registered Radiology Technician

Augustana University -B.A. Health & Hospital Administration Graduate 1982; nursing home administrator with The Good Samaritan Society; Clinic manager of two medical clinics

North American Baptist Seminary now The Sioux Falls Seminary in Sioux Falls, South Dakota -32 Hours;

Stephen’s Ministry Training-Stephen Minister-Lay minister to other faith community members

Breathing Underwater online course with Father Richard Rohr-Twelve Step Spirituality

Divorced & Widowed Support group attendee and later facilitator at Catholic Family Services

Addiction Ministry Volunteer Coordinator at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Past Chairman of Faith Communities Facing Addiction, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Women’s Writing Group at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church

Midwifing Death Certification with Michael Barbato, M.D. Palliative Care Physician 2019

Certified Spiritual Director Spiritual Formation School at The Benedictine Peace Center, Yankton, South Dakota 2008

Writing courses online with Mark Matousek, The Nuts & Bolts of Memoir; The Spirituality of Writing

Certified Grief Educator: Grief Education Certification Course with David Kessler 2022

"A Certified Grief Educator is committed to providing the highest level of grief support through education, experience, and insights into the often unacknowledged rocky terrain of grief.  Certified Grief Educators completed a certificate program designed by world-renowned grief expert, David Kessler. They bring his unique methodology, tools, and decades of experience to help people navigate the challenges of grief."

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