the work we can do together Design/Facilitate      Interdisciplinary Learning Environments  | education | healthcare | humanitarian Mentor/Advocate      Paraclete Coaching  | corporate  | systems | individual | sited & virtual Create/Transform      Conference/Retreat Settings | transformational learning environments Communicate/Educate      Classroom and Curricular Design/Facilitation | university | training & con ed | public speaking about our director For more than a decade Dr. Greg L. Finch has created transformational learning environments in education, spiritual, arts, wellness, and medical settings. Engaging wisdom, imagination, and collaboration learning emerges from shared, intuitive experiences that powerfully transform learning, leading and outcome. Greg concurrently serves as Executive Director of The Community of Reconciliation at Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC. Dr. Finch is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The George Washington University School of Medicine as well as adjunct faculty at Wesley Theological Seminary and The Princeton Theological Seminary Center for Continuing Education. Greg is also a Society for the Arts in Healthcare consultant and serves on the Editorial Review Board of the Society's journal, Arts & Health: An International Journal of Research, Policy and Practice. Greg holds a doctorate in medicine, spirituality and aesthetics along with graduate degrees with honors in architecture, arts management, and spirituality and medicine: from Princeton Theological Seminary, Wesley Theological Seminary, The American University, and Texas A&M University and was an Associate Fellow with Dr. Christina Puchalski at the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health. He is a frequent speaker, retreat leader, and conference facilitator in the domains of aesthetics, spiritual life, leadership, and wellness. credentials and professional affiliations George Washington University School of Medicine | Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Wesley Theological Seminary | Adjunct Faculty Equipping Lay Ministries Princeton Theological Seminary | Adjunct Faculty Center for Continuing Education The Society for the Arts in Healthcare | Consultant and Editorial Review Board, Arts & Health: An International Journal AmericaSpeaks | Trained Facilitator 2 0 1 2 | c o l l a b o r a t i o n s Community of Reconciliation | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | www.nationalcathedral.org/community Journey of the Universe | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | www.nationalcathedral.org/community| Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | February 25 | www.nationalcathedral.org/community Patient Navigator Training | Smith Center for Healing and the Arts | Hallowood Retreat Center Comus MD | April 21-22 | Speaker Rhythms of Wellness|  Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | April 22 | www.nationalcathedral.org/community | Speaker Language of Community Constellation Retreat | St. Anselm's Abbey  | Washington DC | May 19 | Speaker 2 0 1 1 | c o l l a b o r a t i o n s Community of Reconciliation | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | www.nationalcathedral.org/community SacredRhythms | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | April | Facilitator The Language of Community  |  Constellation Retreat | Berryville VA | JUNE 13-15 | Facilitator Community of Hope International | Conference  | Houston TX | JUNE 13-15 | Keynote Address Radical Balance: In the Steps of Benedict | Switzerland and Italy | Pilgrimage Research Weekend of Blessing and Intention | The Community of Reconciliation  | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | NOV 5-7 | Presenter 2 0 1 2-2 0 1 5 |  h o r i z o n   e v e n t s Society for the Arts in Healthcare | 2011 International Conference | Arts and Spiritual Life A Healing Journey | Matisse and Chagall: In the Steps of the Creators | France | Facilitator/Speaker A Healing Journey | In the Steps of the Healers | Greece | Facilitator/Speaker 2 0 1 0 | c o l l a b o r a t i o n s Association of American Medical Colleges | Conference  | Omni Shorham Washington DC | NOV | Presenter Weekend of Blessing and Intention | The Community of Reconciliation  | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | NOV | Presenter Retreat |St. Anne's Episcopal Church  | Annapolis MD | OCT | Facilitator Retreat |Lutheran Seminarians | Comus MD | OCT | Facilitator Retreat | Pathfinders Young Adults | Lost River WV | OCT  | Co-Facilitator Community on the Hill  | Washington DC | OCT | Speaker Community of Reconciliation | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | Facilitator | Visit www.nationalcathedral.org/community Texas Children's Hospital 2011 Pediatrics Conference | Spirituality and Pediatrics | Houston TX | Conference Design 2 0 0 9 | c o l l a b o r a t i o n s The Community of Reconciliation | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | Facilitator | Visit www.nationalcathedral.org Spiritual Disciplines Intensive | Wesley Theological Seminary | Washington DC| MAR/APR | Faculty Benedictine Experience | Bishop's Ranch | Healdsburg CA |  JUL National Children's Assembly | The Church of Scotland | Isle of IONA Scotland | OCT | Conference Designer/Speaker/Facilitator Texas Children's Hospital 2009 Pediatrics Conference | Spirituality and Pediatrics | Houston TX | OCT | Speaker/Facilitator 2 0 0 8 | c o l l a b o r a t i o n s Aging, Spirituality and the Visual Arts | The National Center for Creative Aging/The Gerontological Society of America | Washington DC | Convener Women's Global Health: The Science of Emotion | The Italian Embassy | Washington DC | Panel Co-Presenter Spiritual Disciplines | Wesley Theological Seminary | Washington DC | Faculty Introduction to The Community of Reconciliation | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | Faculty Voluntas Dei | 2008 National Conference | Art, Healing and Spiritual Life | Paoli PA | Lecturer/Facilitator Celtic Pilgrimage | Art, Healing and Spiritual Life Pilgrimage Research | Scotland and France | Research SacredRhythms | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | Facilitator The Society for the Arts in Healthcare | 2008 International Conference | Philadelphia PA | Speaker Cathedral Center for Prayer and Pilgrimage | Volunteer Retreat | Holy Cross Monastery NY | Co-Facilitator Practice of Medicine | The George Washington School of Medicine | Washington DC | Faculty The Art of Spiritual Leadership | Broad Street Presbyterian Church | Columbus OH | Speaker/Workshop Facilitator 2 0 0 7 | c o l l a b o r a t i o n s The Community of Reconciliation | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | Strategic Planner/Facilitator Reconciling Spirituality | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | Facilitator Texas Children's Hospital 2007 Conference | Care for the Whole Child | Houston TX | Speaker/Facilitator Healing, Spirituality, and Worship | Building a Culture of Health Seminary and Workshops | Basking Ridge NJ | Speaker American Medical Student Association | Global Health Leadership Institute | Reston VA | Speaker/Facilitator Foote Memorial Health Systems | Strategic Planning | Jackson MI | SAH Consultant Strategic Planner Practice of Medicine | The George Washington University School of Medicine | Washington DC | Adjunct Faculty The Art of Presence | International Retreat for Healthcare Providers, Spirituals and Artists | Assisi Italy |Participant Urban Zen Initiative | The Well-Being Forum | New York NY | Facilitator Cathedral Crossings | Washington National Cathedral | Washington DC | Facilitator The Society for the Arts in Healthcare | 2007 Conference | Arts and Spiritual Life | Nashville TN | SAH Consultant/Presenter IONA Senior Services | Strategic Planning | Washington DC | SAH Consultant/Strategic Planner Texas Children's Hospital 2007 Conference | Care for the Whole Child | Strategic Planning | Houston TX | Consultant/Facilitator 2 0 0 6 | c o l l a b o r a t i o n s Practice of Medicine | The George Washington University School of Medicine | Washington DC | Adjunct Faculty Creative Resources for Worship | Wesley Theological Seminary | Washington DC | Adjunct Faculty The Society for the Arts in Healthcare | 2006 International Conference | Arts and Spiritual Life | Chicago IL | SIG Facilitator Association of Oncology Social Workers | Conference | Minneapoiis MN | Participant Texas Children's Hospital | Planning Retreat | Houston TX | Facilitator The Epidaurus Project Symposium | Bethesda MD | Participant The Art of Presence| International Retreat for Physicians, Spirituals and Artists | Assisi, Italy Practice of Medicine | The George Washington University School of Medicine | Washington DC | Adjunct Faculty Society for the Arts in Healthcare | Consultancy Training | Raliegh NC | Speaker Princeton Theological Seminary Center for Continuing | Education Strategy Session| Princeton, NJ | Facilitator 2 0 0 5 | c o l l a b o r a t i o n s Creative Worship Planning for Lay Readers | Washington, DC | Faculty Practice of Medicine | The George Washington University School of Medicine | Washington DC | Faculty Awakenings: Personal Creativity and the Senses as Avenues for Spiritual Renewal | Center for Continuing Education | Princeton, NJ | Facilitator Experience the Journey: Co-pilots Chart the Passage | Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX | Speaker/Facilitator