Robert L. Charpentier,
Ph.D.
Executive Director
Robert L. Charpentier, Ph.D.,
is the Executive Director of the Center for Ministry. Ordained
a Roman Catholic priest in 1968 after completing his theological
training in Canada, Rome, and Louvain, he has served as a parish
priest, pastoral counselor, teacher, and career counselor. Bob
is a Diplomate with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors,
and a California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Bob
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M. Anne Cakebread,
M.N.A
M. Anne Cakebread, M.N.A., is the
Administrative Director of the Center for Ministry. She
has a B.A. in business administration/economics and humanistic
studies from Holy Names College and a Master's of Nonprofit
Administration from the University of San Francisco. She
has worked in the nonprofit sector for the past 20 years,
including Pacific School of Religion and The Ministers
and Missionaries Benefit Board of the American Baptist
Churches/USA. Anne enjoys reading, crafts, historic preservation,
and travel.
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Ronald V. Kirstein,
Ph.D
Ronald
D. Kirstein, Ph.D., is a Pastoral Counselor with Presbyterian
Counseling Service in Seattle, WA, serving individuals,
couples and families. As an ordained American Baptist
minister he has special interest in working with congregations,
clergy and their families. His doctoral work at the
Graduate Theological Union focused on building a model
of maturity from an integrated psychological/spiritual
perspective with clergy subjects used in the experimental
application. Ron is a Fellow in the American Association
of Pastoral Counselors and currently serves as region
treasurer. In his spare time, Ron enjoys mountain climbing,
basketball, home remodeling and dancing.
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John R. Landgraf,
Ph.D.
John R. Landgraf, Ph.D., wears
many hats. As Dr. John Landgraf, he does pastoral
psychotherapy, spiritual direction and vocational guidance
in Redwood City, plus career counseling and consulting
at The Center for Ministry in Oakland. As the Rev.
John Landgraf, he leads workshops and retreats, teaches
at Fuller Theological Seminary in Menlo Park and the Graduate
Theological Union in Berkeley, and teaches and preaches
in local churches. As Mr. John Landgraf, he frequently
appears as an exciting musical performer who receives
particular raves for his unique piano jazz improvisations
on show tunes and hymn tunes. He is also
a published author. His third book, Singling: A New
Way to Live the Single Life, is in its fifth printing.
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John P. Sullivan,
Ph.D.
John P.
Sullivan, Ph.D., is a native of San Jose, California.
He received his Bachelor's degree in psychology and
theology from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles
in 1983, and the Master of Divinity degree in 1987 from
Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He has been certified by the National Association of
Catholic Chaplains since 1988 and has worked as a hospital
chaplain in California and Massachusetts. In 1997 he
completed the Doctor of Psychology degree in clinical
psychology from California School of Professional Psychology
in Berkeley/Alameda. His clinical training has included
work in Spanish and English with children, adolescents,
couples, families, and individual adults in community
mental health centers. He completed two years of advanced
training in the integration of psychotherapy and spirituality
at The Danielsen Institute at Boston University. Dr.
Sullivan currently works as a contract psychologist with Catholic Charities of San Jose
and serves as the Director of Psychological and Spiritual
Services at The Center for Integrative Medicine at O'Connor
Hospital in San Jose. He has been at the Center for
Ministry since 1999.
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Florence Hunt, B.S.C.
Born in Manila, Philippines, of Chinese parents, Florence speaks fluent
Chinese, Tagalog, and English. She has a Bachelor of Science in commerce from
College of the Holy Spirit in Manila. She has worked in the private sector
as an investment consultant in Manila, as well as in customer service for
banks in the U.S. She also worked for several years as an executive
administrative assistant at Visa. Florence is interested in singing, sewing
and crafts, and party planning for children.
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