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| PHILOSOPHY | ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS | COMPANY OF TEACHERS | STAFF | SPONSORING CHURCHES |
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
About the Director...

R. Bruce Douglass is Presbyterian layman who serves as an elder at the Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in McLean, Virginia. A member of the faculty of the Department of Government of Georgetown University, he teaches political theory. A graduate of Yale (M.Div.) and Duke Universities (M.A./Ph.D.), he has also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Georgetown College. His latest book is a collection of scholarly essays written by people of different faiths on the role of religion in American public life (edited with Joshua Mitchell) entitled One Nation under God? (Rowman & Littlefield 2000). His essays have appeared in various scholarly journals as well as such popular publications as The Responsive Community, The Christian Century, Commonweal, and Christianity and Crisis.
Douglass
About the Program Coordinator...

Mary J. Hill is a Christian Educator in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., having served two churches in Tennessee and two in National Capital Presbytery over eighteen years. She received her undergraduate degree from Rhodes College (formerly Southwestern at Memphis), and graduated with an M.A. from Union-PSCE (formerly the Presbyterian School of Christian Education). She has the full range of experience in planning and teaching with children, youth, especially confirmation, and adults, and is a member of the Association of Presbyterian Church Educators.
Hill
About the Program Associate...

Oraly Spatz is an administrative professional with 5 years experience, having served for over two years at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Alexandria. Oraly has a background in computer studies and is currently pursing her undergraduate degree at George Mason University.
Spatz