The Work
The Global Services Committee, comprised of members from all over the world, is dedicated to carrying the message of Centers for Spiritual Living and Science of Mind to our international communities. In addition to meeting monthly and providing grants for the expansion of our CSL work in the world, we have fun supporting the people in countries outside the United States and Canada. Please click on the links below if you would like to volunteer or apply for membership on our Global Services Committee. Welcome to Global Services!
Greg started his spiritual journey early in life, inspired by his parents’ devotion, faith, and integrity. Greg has been a licensed Practitioner with Centers for Spiritual Living since 2005, and has been living in Oslo, Norway since 2004. He offers private coaching sessions, lectures, and individual and group meditations, and courses. He contributes regularly to the Global Heart of Peace Meditation service, and has been writing monthly treatments for the Practitioner listserv since 2017. Greg currently serves as Chairman of the CSL Global Services Committee, and has been a member of the Committee since 2020. He is also a yogi, and has been teaching hatha style yoga since 2001. Greg brings “Spirit, Joy, and Love” into his practice and teachings.
Rev Trish Hall, Vice Chair of the Global Services, the visionary founder and Spiritual Leader of Center for Spiritual Living Metro, is an insightful speaker and author. An outstanding educator, facilitator, and dedicated student of world philosophies, Trish combines her innate talent for recognizing commonalities with her powerful skills as a listener to enhance communication among diverse populations. Blending authenticity, humor and compassion with respect for the dignity of life, Trish thrives on awakening the magnificence within all. An acclaimed coach, consultant and mediator, she founded Way2Peace, dedicated to inclusivity, and The Training Source, internationally renowned specialists in interpersonal and organizational communication that has served non-profit and for-profit companies and government agencies developing and delivering curricula.
Bonnie Gonzalez, RN, RScP (Region 12) calls Drogheda, Ireland, her home base. Bonnie is a registered nurse, professional life coach, licensed SoulCollage® facilitator and a grief doula. She currently hosts a weekly program on New Thought Media Network, “Your Doula for Grief.” In 2020, Bonnie and her husband, Tito, relocated to Drogheda, Ireland. It’s their passion to be global citizens, exploring and experiencing lifestyles and cultures of other countries.
Born and lives in Lima, Perú, Dir. E. Susy is a member of CSL Merida. She is a social communicator, an acupuncturist from the Neijin School, a Dzogchen practitioner and a Master of NLP. She became a CSL practitioner in 2013 and a Directora Espiritual in Latin America in 2022. Susy wants to help raise global awareness through the spread of truth, universal principles, love of self and all sentient beings, so that there is a happy world, full in well-being.
Linda’s mission is to help others live the lives they choose. Having worked around the world for two large international organizations, she values and respects the uniqueness that each person brings to the Whole. She is the President of CSL Geneva, Switzerland, a small, dynamic center.
Rev. Gwen Smith has been an ordained minister since 2018. She graduated from CSL Kelowna of Spiritual Leadership and is presently the co-spiritual leader of CSL Kenya with Rev. Barb Samuel. Her home is sunny Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, and she has three grown children and four grandchildren (her joy). She was formerly a staff minister for CSL Kelowna, on the music team, volunteer coordinator and membership steward. Gwen is dedicated to the continued education of Science of Mind in Kenya and beyond its borders, taking this philosophy out into Africa; spreading the love and joy of Life Itself: We are one people.
Julia has been an integral part of the Spiritual Center of Columbia, Maryland (Columbia CSL) for the last decade. As a dedicated member, volunteer, licensed practitioner and board president, she has consistently demonstrated her commitment to CSL and the principles of Science of Mind. She is currently enrolled as a ministerial student at Holmes Institute, where she continues to deepen her understanding of spiritual principles. She is also a member of CSL Kelowna in Kelowna, BC and CSL Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya.
Rev. Verona Garland is a prosperity mentor, Certified Freedom Life Coach, Agape and Centers for Spiritual Living minister. She serves as the assistant minister of Agape Bay Area in Oakland, California, and staff minister of CSL Palm Springs. Verona’s ministry expressions include global pilgrimages, international inspirational speaking, spiritual counseling, prosperity mentoring, curriculum writing, life rituals and abundance play shops. The embodiment, exhilaration and embrace of oneness are her ultimate joys.
Are you interested in applying to serve on the Global Services Committee? Please fill out this Committee Membership application and send it to Rev. Kathleen Sibley, Director of Global Services at KSibley@CSL.org.
Or are you interested in contributing your time, treasure, and/or talent to the Global Services Committee? Do you have great ideas you’d like to work on with us? Please fill out this Volunteer form and return in to Rev. Kathleen Sibley, Director of Global Services, at KSibley@CSL.org.