About the Facilitators
Christine Noelle
Christine Noelle is an enrolled tribal citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and Siena Retreat Center’s Director of Donor and Community Engagement. She's a passionate naturalist, and a dedicated local foodie who holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Education and Interpretation with minors in International Resource Management, Conservation Biology, and Ethnobotany, and has completed extensive Master's level coursework in Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems. She has over a decade of experience in urban agriculture and sustainable food systems.
Vicky Curtiss
Vicky Curtiss is the Program Director for Siena Retreat Center, which includes her leading retreats and offering spiritual guidance. She has an M. Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for forty years as an ordained clergy in the roles of pastor, spiritual director, and presbytery executive. She has also been the director of three faith-based non-profit organizations. Vicky has been trained as a spiritual director, SoulCollage® facilitator, labyrinth facilitator, and grief support companion, and grief coach. Vicky also been a consultant to many organizations for envisioning and discernment which she included in a booklet she authored called "Guidelines for Communal Discernment." Vicky loves reading, theater, quilting, being in nature, and engaging in anti-racism work.