OFFICERS
Rick Steelhammer,
President
Rick has been a
reporter a The Charleston Gazette for more than
30 years and a humor columnist for the Sunday
Gazette-Mail for 25. He first became acquainted
with WVIS through his wife Pam's, participation
in its Spiritual Direction Training Program and
other workshops. In 2006, their son, Cody, died
in a car crash and they attended a grieving
program directed by Sr. Carole Riley that they
found to be very helpful. Rick became
acquainted with other members of the WVIS staff
and he began helping out with various "fix-up"
projects around the Institute, including
gardening, landscaping and tool-shed
construction.
Rick and Pam have a son,
Nick, who works in Harpers Ferry and attedns
Shepherd University, and a daughter, Chelsea,
who is in her first year at Cornell college in
Iowa.
When not repairing the
backyard enclosure for their seven dogs, Rick
likes to fish, explore back roads and travel to
North Carolina to prospect for gold. Some day,
he hopes to find enought to pay for a tank of
gas!
MEMBERS
Sr. Carole Riley CDP, Ph.D, LPC, AAPC-Fellow
Sister Carole Riley is a member of the
Sisters of Divine Providence community and
Executive Director of the West Virginia
Institute of Spirituality where she participates
in spiritual training programs in Charleston,
WV. Formerly professor and Executive Director of
the Institute of Spirituality, she is currently
professor at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh
where she was recently honored as distinguished
Alumni. Sr. Carole recently lectured in
Australia and Papua, New Guinea, has addressed
both national and international audiences, and
is in demand as a lecturer and retreat director.
Rev. Kent Higgins
Charlie Boll
Andy Chwalibog
Robert Lannan
Joan McAteer
Sr. Ritamary
Schulz, A.S.C.J.
