Instructor Biography

The Rev. Dr. Teri Christine Smith-Jones is board certified as a clinical chaplain, pastoral counselor, and clinical fellow in hospice and palliative care by the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP).  She also holds a certificate in spiritual direction from Moravian University, a J.D. from the Catholic University of America, a D.Min. and M.Div. from Global Ministries University, and a B.S. from the University of Maryland.  She is a professed member and ordained priest of the Lindisfarne Community, a dispersed religious community in the Anglo-Celtic tradition.  She has served as a hospital, hospice, and veteran’s organization chaplain, and is also a spiritual director, associate pastor, attorney, and retired Army officer.