I’m honored to serve as a companion and guide through the turning points of life, including marriage and new life, death and grief, and everything in between.

As an interfaith minister, I want to know what makes life meaningful to you.   I don’t claim one particular path to be more true than any other –  just this unfolding human experience that we share.

Fun facts about Kate:

• I love hiking and kayaking, improv comedy and board games, herbal medicine, post-apocalyptic fiction, and the Olympics

• I live on a mountain in a multi-generational family home along with two cats, a golden retriever, a crested gecko, and a colony of honeybees

• Favorite travels include Peru, Sierra Leone, and Norway.  I speak a little bit of Spanish, French, and Norwegian (but not enough to officiate a wedding in any of those languages!)

I’ve been officiating weddings in Central Virginia since 2013 (I was already in seminary to become a chaplain, and friends who were getting married asked me to be their officiant – I loved it and haven’t stopped!).  In addition to weddings, I also work with families and communities around end-of-life and after-death care, including home funerals, green burials, memorial services, and support through the unfolding journey of grief.  I serve as a chaplain at a local hospital, and also work with people one-on-one as a spiritual counselor in my private office in Charlottesville.