Rev. Rosemary Burdick, Dean

Rosemary is a priest in the dioceses of the Northeast and pastor of St. Francis Faith Community in Wells, Maine. Rosemary was in education for 47 years, teaching mathematics to middle school through college. She has a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Mathematical education, and both B.A. and M.A. in Theology. Currently, Rosemary is working on her MDiv.

Most Rev. Martin (Marty) Shanahan was ordained to the Diaconate on Sept 27, 2003, to the Priesthood on Jan 19, 2008 and is the founding pastor of Spirit of Hope.   He was consecrated as the second Bishop of the Holy Cross Old Catholic Diocese of the Midwest on October 29, 2016.   He graduated from the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity of the University of St. Thomas in 1987 with a Masters of Divinity and Masters of Arts concentrations in Dogmatic and Moral Theology.  Marty served four years in the United States Air Force Reserve as Chaplain and 14 years as Chaplain with the St. Paul Police Department. He has served in numerous ministerial positions throughout the Twin Cities and has served the last 11 years as a Chaplain with the Minnesota Department of Corrections.  Marty enjoys, building, remodeling, carpentry, mechanics, electrical and plumbing projects.  He also enjoys reading, writing, playing guitar and thinking deeply about the Divine in our lives.

Jan Stanley, Associate Dean

Jan Stanley is a member of the Mustard Seed Community in the Holy Cross Diocese of the Midwest. She has fifteen years of experience teaching junior and senior high English. During the summers of many of those years she did outreach to Mexican American migrant workers for parishes in a Roman Catholic Diocese in southwestern Minnesota. This work led her to pursue a Master’s degree in Anthropology with her studies focused on diversity in the US and refugee resettlement issues. She has spent the past 20+ years teaching college students and currently teaches Critical Thinking and Human Relations at the St. Cloud Technical and Community College

Deacon Karen Van Fossan

Karen Van Fossan is an Old Catholic deacon, Unitarian Universalist minister, licensed professional counselor, and former defendant in the Line 3 pipeline resistance. As director of Authentic Ministry, she serves as a street chaplain committed to relational spirituality and restorative justice. She has studied at Naropa University, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, and Pacific School of Religion. Matriarch to a rambunctious chosen family, she lives in Fargo, North Dakota, on the traditional lands of Anishinaabe, Lakota/Dakota, and many Indigenous peoples.