Meet our staff
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Parker's work with individual faith communities has ranged from preaching to liturgical
dance to social-justice activism. She has also worked in the nonprofit sector on interreligious
collaboration for peace and development. Parker's academic work includes graduate
study in theology, religious practices, and Hebrew Bible at Emory University, where
she also received her M.Div. from the Candler School of Theology. She holds a B.A.
from Middlebury College, where she studied religion and theater. Her research interests
include the intersections of religious texts and practice, information literacy as
it pertains to awareness of religious diveristy, and the impact of archaeology and
history on biblical interpretation. A Saratoga native, Parker enjoys being back in
the Â鶹Æƽâ°æ community and close to Adirondack hiking and cross-country skiing.
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Martina has been exploring Jewish practice for decades. After rebelling from a strict traditional upbringing in the UK in her youth, living secularly in Israel in the early '80s, and moving to the U.S. as a young mother, she fully embraced Judaism as a guiding principle for a richly spiritual and intellectually stimulating life. Martina is a keen student of Mussar, and she consistently strives as a Jewish educator to embody the balance between formal and experiential learning opportunities. She is passionate about exploring life's journey and making a difference, whether she is teaching Hebrew in the classroom, leading comparative religion workshops or leading a meditative hike. As part of the ORSL, Martina supports the Â鶹Æƽâ°æ community to connect spiritually, culturally and/or intellectually in a way that serves each person's unique journey and collaborates with faculty and staff to deepen cross-cultural connections and appreciation.
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Mindfulness Program
Case Center 207
The Mindfulness Program is currently overseen by the ORSL director with support from ORSL student and professional staff. See the Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Mindfulness page and our weekly schedule for more information. To sign up for regular updates through the Mindfulness email list or to contact us with questions about program and its offerings please email Parker Diggory, kdiggory@skidmore.edu, or the ORSL general address, orsl@skidmore.edu.