About

Navigating the Unique Journey of Episcopal Clergy Spouses 

The Partner's Path recognizes that while each person’s experience is unique, many people married to Episcopal clergy have experienced a profound change in their relationship with the church. If you previously considered the church a place of nourishment, this shift can mean a sense of loss—even grief—and it can become difficult to fully use your gifts in the church that is also your spouse’s place of employment. 


If you are not Episcopalian or even Christian, there may be pressure to show up or participate in ways that are not comfortable or authentic to who you are.


We want to support the spouses of the clergy in this uncertain space so that they are heard, valued, and can build relationships of support. In addition, we believe The Episcopal Church will be strengthened and vitalized by providing nationwide support for its clergy spouses.


In pursuit of that goal, The Partner's Path provides online and local tools to connect clergy spouses with each other through both classes and retreats designed not only to give you tools to navigate the church but to care for your own soul and nourish the unique gifts you have to offer the world. We also publish articles and collect resources from around the church. If you have resources you would like to share please contact us!

Meet our Leadership

Staff

Laura Jackson, Executive Director

Laura Jackson

Jayin Wavrik, Program Manager

Jayin Wavrik

Nicole Poland, Communications Manager

Nicole Poland

Board Members

Charles Zaucha, Board President

Charles Zaucha

President 

JoAnne Doyle

Secretary 

Natalie Harvey, Board Treasurer

Natalie Harvey

Treasurer 

Cathy Tyndall Boyd, Board Member

Catherine Tyndall Boyd

Board Member

Josiah Harris-Adam, Board Member

Josiah Harris-Adam

Board Member

Lindsay Barrett, Board member

Lindsay Barrett-Adler

Board Member 

Founding Members

We, at the Partner's Path, are grateful for those who helped to found our ministry and launch it on its way.

Without their commitment of time, energy, passion, and resources our work wouldn't exist as it does today.

Pan Adams McCaslin

Educator/RN/LPC

Valle Crucis, North Carolina


Anne Burruss

School Counselor
Birmingham, Alabama


Stephen Bush

Attorney at Law

Memphis, Tennessee


Nancy Fritschner

CPA

Louisville, Kentucky


Laura Jackson

Counselor and Life Coach

Chicago, Illinois


Katherine Lawson

Development Professional

Denver, Colorado


Alison McKeever

Librarian

Little Rock, Arkansas


Laurel McLoughlin

Faculty, Hendersonville High School

Hendersonville, North Carolina


David Smedley

Higher Education Student Aid Administrator

Newark, New Jersey


Ardelle Walters

Licensed Professional Counselor

Memphis, Tennessee


Herb Wells

Director, FedEx Corporation

Memphis, Tennessee


Melissa Wilkinson

Painter and Associate Professor of Art

Warwick, New York


James Matthews

Communications Director

Little Rock, Arkansas


Liz Doughty

Health Policy & Technology

Alexandria, Virginia


A special note of thanks to all those whose support makes The Partner's Path possible, including, but not limited to, our Foundational Supporters ($5,000+ in the first year) and other financial and in-kind partners in our launch phase.

  • Foundational Supporters in Launch Phase

    The Rt. Rev. Thomas Breidenthal, Bishop of Southern Ohio (retired)

    The Rt. Rev. Carlye Hughes, Bishop of Newark

    The Rt. Rev. Andy Doyle, Bishop of Texas

    The Rt. Rev. Jose McLoughlin, Bishop of Western North Carolina

    The Rt. Rev. Phoebe Roaf, Bishop of West Tennessee

  • Other Partners in Launch Phase

    The Rt. Rev. Larry R. Benfield, Bishop of Arkansas

    Bexley-Seabury Seminary, Chicago, Illinois

    Martha Boyd, Memphis, Tennessee

    Del Boyette, Little Rock, Arkansas

    The Rt. Rev. Kevin Brown, Bishop of Delaware

    Lisa Buckner & Kiersten Schnacke, Memphis, Tennessee

    Stephen Bush, Memphis, Tennessee

    Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, Tennessee

    Bena Cates, Memphis, Tennessee

    The Rt. Rev. Ian Douglas, Bishop of Connecticut

    Lee Duncan, Memphis, Tennessee

    Nancy Fritschner, Louisville, Kentucky

    The Keller Fund for Mission, Little Rock, Arkansas

    Zada Hart Gates, Memphis, Tennessee

    The Rt. Rev. Scott Mayer, Bishop of Northwest Texas

    Jim McHugh & Christine Althoff, Little Rock, Arkansas

    The Rev. Dan Matthews, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York

    The Rev. Tom Momberg, Memphis, Tennessee

    Renee Patey, Memphis, Tennessee

    The Rt. Rev. Gretchen Rehberg, Bishop of Spokane

    The Rt. Rev. Sam Rodman, Bishop of North Carolina

    Nino Shipp, Memphis, Tennessee

    The Rt. Rev. John Sloan, Bishop of Alabama

    Scott & Ardelle Walters, Memphis, Tennessee

    Allison Wetter, Germantown, Tennessee

    Debbie Wollard, Saline, Michigan

    John and Katie Owen, Memphis TN

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