A high-energy, motivated, ordained minister and caring human resource professional with over thirty-five years combined experience in the fields of counselling, pastoral ministry, management and engineering, consulting, human resource consulting and teaching.
Specialized training in crisis and grief counselling and clinical pastoral education. Expertise in crisis intervention, team building, leadership development, career transition, outplacement counselling, and executive search. Doctor of Ministry in practical theology with a concentration in spirituality. Certified MBTI Professional.
EDUCATION
- Doctor of Ministry (Spirituality and Practical Theology), Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, Illinois
- Master of Divinity, Queens Theological College, Kingston, Ontario
- Master of Business Administration, University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business, London, Ontario
- Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB
EXPERIENCE (Related to Pastoral Counselling)
McAllister & Associates, Human Resource Consultants and Counsellors, 1994-present
Founder and President. Focus on Human Resource Counselling and Consulting, with an expertise in counselling, crisis intervention, team building, leadership development, career transition, and executive search.
Spirit Renewal Ministries, 2007- present
Provides a ministry of spiritual care, marriage ministry, bereavement and funeral services., and well as leadership training to leaders. Offers spiritual care and pastoral counselling services to clergy, elders, leaders and individuals who need confidential pastoral assistance and support at challenging junctures.
United Church of Canada, 1996-2007
Served six pastoral charges in the United Church with parishes in Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Ontario. Extensive experience in personal counselling.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
- The Institute of Pastoral Training, Halifax, NS
- Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital, Fredericton, NB
Supervised Pastoral Education, Extended Unit (Psychiatry)
Supervised Pastoral Education, Intensive Unit (Orthopaedics)
- Consulting Psychologists Press, Los Angeles, CA
Professional Certification, Strong Interest Inventory
- Association for Psychological Type, Orlando, FL
Professional Certification, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Consulting Psychologists Press, Chicago, IL
Applying Type to Organizational Development and Change
- IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland
International Human Resource Development Course