LCCC recently appointed Rev. Steven Chase as a Board of Trustee member. We are pleased to welcome him and know he brings much to the understanding of community, having lived in SHV for many years. Please see his bio….
On June 1st, 2011, Rev. Steven Chase was appointed to the Board of Trustees for Light of Christ Community Church. Steven graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Michigan University. He completed a Master of Education Degree in Educational Psychology from Temple University. Steven was ordained by Light of Christ Community Church in October 2002.
Professionally, Steven has worked in a wide range of clinical settings as an occupational therapist, including management roles, for the past 29 years. Since moving to Sparrow Hawk Village in 2000, he has been employed by Tahlequah City Hospital working in the geriatric behavioral health program, outpatient hand and neurological rehab, inpatient rehabilitation and acute care services. Reverend Chase has held a variety of leadership roles over the years. In 1990, he was elected as Vice Chair of the Rochester District of the New York State Occupational Association. Following a two-year term, he was elected as Chair of the district and served on the state boards from 1992 to 1995. In the 1995-96 academic year, Steven served as the first Clinical Supervisor in the Albuquerque Public Schools and University of New Mexico Occupational Therapy Collaborative Program helping to promote hiring of new graduate therapists into the public schools. Moving back to New York State in 1997, Steven joined the Canandaigua Unitarian-Universalist Church, serving on the board from 1998-2000. In 2001, Ann English-Knight asked Steven to serve as founding President of the Endowment for Light of Christ Community Church, an independent not-for-profit supporting the work of Light of Christ Community Church and Sancta Sophia Seminary. He continues in this role. Rev. Chase actively pursues interests in spirituality, travel, history, art, and Eastern Religions.
Please join us in welcoming Steven to the leadership team of Light of Christ Community Church, Inc.
More extensive biographical information on each of these individuals and the other Trustees will be posted soon. It is our intention to regularly communicate the strategy and vision of the Board as well as invite your comments and participation in any way that you are able to share in manifesting the continued vision of Light of Christ Community Church and Sancta Sophia Seminary. Please send your comments, ideas, and concerns to this email address: LCCCBoard@sanctasophia.org
