Rev. Carol Hovis, Executive Director   

o       Carol is an ordained Presbyterian minister (PCUSA) and the Executive Director of the Marin Interfaith Council, since July 2004.  Prior to her position with MIC, she served for six years as the Community Advocate with the San Rafael Canal Ministry in San Rafael, CA.

o       Carol moved to northern California from northern Virginia in January 1998.  Born and raised in metropolitan Washington, DC, Carol attended college in Pennsylvania and Union Theological Seminary in New York City.  She returned to the DC area in 1988 to serve a Presbyterian congregation in Fairfax, VA.  After nine years on staff at Providence Presbyterian Church, seven as associate pastor, she resigned in November 1997 to begin a 11 month personal sabbatical which brought her to northern California.  In September 2000, Carol received the Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction from the San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo, CA. 

o       In May 2009, with great joy, Carol married Chris Highland.  Chris is a published author, teacher and freethinker.  He was an ordained Presbyterian minister and served as an interfaith chaplain for a total of 20 years in the Marin County jail and then with the unhoused street community.   

 Anne Ryan, Intern 

Anne is a senior at the Dominican University of California.