Shalom Mountain, Inc. Board of Directors

In 2011 the charitable work of Friends of Shalom Mountain was combined with the work of Shalom Mountain Retreat and Study Center under one not-for-profit 501(c)3, Shalom Mountain, Inc.  The new Shalom Mountain, Inc. Board of Directors is comprised of 5 key individuals representing the Shalom community: Barbara Brown, Jeff Hilliard, Shaena Heintz, Joyce Harvey-Morgan, and Michael Thomas. Combined, this Board has over 100 years of Shalom experience and brings with it tremendous talent, passion and dedication for the transformational work of Shalom Mountain.

 
As officers of the non-profit, Shalom Mountain, Inc., the Board of Directors creates policy and provides governance support for the Mountain, including the newly formed Executive Council.  This 5-member Board is responsible for hearing and articulating the voice of the community, and is committed to fiercely holding the space for our community’s unfolding.

 


Joyce Harvey-Morgan

JoyceBA, Oberlin College, history & art history; MA, Tufts University, art history; MA, Lehigh University, counseling; EdD, Columbia University, adult education. I have spent 30 yrs. in higher education administration, always trying to create and do things differently. I am retired and live in the Idaho outdoors, where I bike, hike, backpack, ski, kayak, do art, garden, am a master naturalist trainee. I am involved with a developing co-housing community, ecstatic dance and share in the care of my grandchild.

I have been involved with Shalom Mt. for 30 yrs. (coming there from Pennsylvania, my previous home and from Idaho). I lived at the Mt. as an intern 4 years ago, and as part of that internship, participated in the process training and assisted with marketing and working with Latina women in the NY area. Shalom has been an important part of my emotional and spiritual evolution, and I place high value on what it has given me.

I bring to the Mountain a full range of administrative skills (planning, program development, budget and finance, human resource development) and creativity, which I have used professionally for many years. I also carry a passion for the land, living lightly and sustainably, eating locally as much as possible, urban farming, different kinds of family and community configurations, adventuresome living, and a spiritual life connected to the external wilderness and the wilderness within.


Michael Thomas

MichaelI have been attending Shalom retreats since 1995. Most recently, I have been involved with a group to form an “elder community” at Shalom. Relationship and the Shalom community itself have been particularly important to me in my personal growth at Shalom.

Off the Mountain, I work as a marketing consultant and medical educator in international health care programs, primarily in the area of family planning and contraception. Women’s choice, including contraception, has been an important focus of much of my professional life. I hold graduate degrees from the University of Alabama and the University of North Carolina and an undergraduate degree from Baylor University.

I have worked in three countries outside the United States; Nigeria, Honduras and Egypt. I bring to the Board, a business perspective across a variety of cultures, a perspective built over the last thirty years in both the profit and non-profit sectors. I look forward to working with the new Board members, the current Shalom staff, and the larger Shalom community.


Jeff Hilliard

JeffBA, Yale University, studio art; MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, painting; MA, Lesley University, Counseling Psychology.

I have lived in Boston for almost 15 years now. My home is with Shelly Reichenbach and my two very fine sons, Mosby and Phineas. I work as a counselor in a community mental health agency. It’s good work, at times tough, and at times transcendent; always good practice in the skills of loving. When I was a younger man, my vocational life revolved around the visual arts. I painted beautiful, quirky little pictures about the spiritual journey, and taught college students how to draw, and how to communicate personal meaning through art.

At my first Shalom Retreat in 1987, I was transformed by the power of intentionally loving community. Shalom has been my spiritual home ever since. Over the last ten years I’ve been very active in Shalom, attending retreats, trainings and work weekends, living at the Mountain for the Internship, helping facilitate Men’s Gatherings, Couple’s Work and the Wisdom School, and leading Shalom Retreats.

I’m grateful to serve on the Board of Shalom in this time of big shifts. I embrace the on-going, never-ending evolution of the Mountain, and say a big "Yes" to us becoming a community-funded not-for-profit. I bring to my role on the Board skills in group process, strength of vision, love of clear communication, and deep interest in the spiritual dimensions of what we’re doing.


Shaena Heintz

ShaenaI have been a member of the Shalom community for thirteen years. I arrived at Shalom Mountain bringing my “live full out” attitude and have danced my joy at numerous Shalom retreats and events. Through the years, I have found the Shalom community to be an essential family of choice for my “one wild and precious life.”

Most recently, I played a key role as a member of the Our Shalom, Our Future capital campaign committee. During this pivotal moment in Shalom Mountain’s history, I discovered my niche in the community – in communicating Shalom’s vision and inspiring others to join the dream. At my essence, I embody the principles and skills of loving  and am deeply invested  in expanding these teachings into the world.

I bring a wealth of corporate and non- profit experience to my Board position. An executive in the financial services industry for over 20 years, I have extensive expertise in the Banking, and Capital Markets sectors and have been instrumental in several start-up organizations. In addition, I have participated in numerous philanthropic and fundraising efforts and have received several awards and proclamations for my work.