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Ministry Experience

8/00 – Current             Rector, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Oakland/Franklin Lakes,

                                    NJ;  300 plus members

9/97 – 7/00                  Assistant to the Rector at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Morristown,

                                    NJ; 1,200 members

8/96 – 8/97                  Interim Associate at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Morristown, NJ

8/95 - 7/96                   Interim Priest at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd,

                                    Wantage, NJ; 250 members

3/95 - 7/95                   Interim Priest at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Kinnelon, NJ; 200 members

9/94 - 2/95                   Interim Priest at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation,

                                    West Milford, NJ; 150 members

5/94 - 8/94                   Supply Priest in several congregations of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark

6/93 - 8/93                   First Presbyterian Church; San Antonio, Texas, Visiting missioner,multi-staffed,

                                    urban; 1,600 members

1/93 - 5/93                   Pravaham-a visionary commune; Vellore, India; Secretary

                                    with a rural-urban network

6/91 -12/92                  Priest in charge; Church of South India (CSI), Madras Diocese,

                                    Karunguzhi, India, 17 rural congregations; 500 families

6/90 - 5/91                   Priest in charge, CSI, Madras Diocese; Kothapallimitta, India

                                    17 rural congregations; 450 families

6/89 - 5/90                  Transitional Deacon, CSI, Madras Diocese, Arkonam, India,

                                    Multi-staffed, Semi-urban and rural congregations; 1500 families

6/85 – 5/86                  Intern and Seminarian; St. Andrew’s Church, Madras, India,

                                    Multi-staffed,  Urban congregation; 1200 families

6/85 - 5/86                   Visiting Lay Chaplain, Mental Hospital, Madras, India

6/85 - 5/86                   Visiting Lay Chaplain, Leprosy Colony, Madras, India

1983                            President, Student Christian Movement, Madras Christian College,

                                    Chennai, India

1978-1984                  Held leadership positions, such as, Secretary, President, and Advisor of Youth

                                    Group, St. Andrew’s Church, Chennai, India

1981-83                       Led Vacation Bible School, St. Andrew’s Church, Chennai, India

Educational Credentials

10/2005                       Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, Religion and Society

                                   (Christian Social Ethics) PhD

5/2002                        Drew University; Madison, New Jersey, M.Phil

6/1995                        Princeton Theological Seminary; Princeton, New Jersey Church

                                    and Society; Th.M

5/1994                        Union Theological Seminary; Richmond, Virginia Practical Theology; Th.M

4/1989                        Union Biblical Seminary; Pune, India Theology; B.D

4/1985                        Madras Christian College; Madras, India Public Administration; M.A

4/1983                        Madras Christian College; Madras, India Zoology; B.Sc

Community Leadership

Since 2006                  served on the Women’s Commission of the Diocese of Newark

2006                            Introduced the Peer Ministry model for campus ministry at Ramapo College in

                                    Mahwah, NJ

2006-2007                   Helped organize two Interfaith Youth Encounters in Paterson, NJ,

                                    involving Jewish, Muslim and Christian young people

Since 2005                  Served on the Board of Creative Living Counseling Center, NJ

Since 2002                  Helped lead the annual Humanity Awards to honor young people for their

                                    compassionate involvement in community building in Bergen County

2003-2006                  Served on Diocesan Council, Diocese of Newark; served on the Congregational

                                    Vitality working group

Since 2000                  Interfaith Council of Oakland and Franklin Lakes

Since 2000                  Helped lead the ministry of hospitality at the men’s shelter at the St. Paul’s

                                    Community Development Corporation in Paterson, NJ

Since 2001                  Served as Episcopal College Chaplin at Ramapo College, NJ

Spring 2004                Facilitated dialogue between members of St. Alban’s and Temple Emmanuel

                                    after a joint viewing of The Passion of Christ

—2003                        Integrated adult forums into the worship cycle with Global Forums

Since 2001                  Provided leadership to the ecumenical Vacation Bible School in Oakland and

                                    Franklin Lakes

August 2001                Represented the Dalit Solidarity Forum in the US at the World Conference

                                    against Racism and other forms of Discrimination in Durban, South Africa

Since 1997                  Member of the Clergy of Color Caucus, Diocese of Newark

4/98&9/98                   Organized three Dalit Awareness meetings in New York and New Jersey

1998                            Founded the Dalit Solidarity Forum in the US as a wing of the National

                                    Campaign on Dalit Human Rights in India

9/97 - 5/98                   Volunteer and Tutor, Interfaith Clergy Alliance, Newark, New Jersey

Since 1996                   Leadership to Hunger, AIDS and CROP Walks in New Jersey

1994 - 1997                 Helped organize annual Seminarians of the subcontinent retreat in New Jersey.

6/93 - 8/93                   Served as volunteer and counselor, Christian Assistance Ministry;

                                    San Antonio, Texas

1/93 - 5/93                   Founding member of Pravaham: a visionary Christian Commune; Vellore, India.

6/91 -12/92                  Coordinator of Social Action Center, Karunguzhi, Madras, India

6/89 - 5/93                  Visiting Chaplain, Ashaniketan--a community for the mentally challenged;

                                    Madras, India

6/91 - 4/92                  Advisory Board Member, Ashirvaad--an organization for children with special

                                    needs; Madras, India

1/91 - 5/91                   Member of the Planning Committee; Dr. Ambedkar Centenary Celebrations

                                    Chittoor, India

1984                            President, Political Science Association, Madras Christian College,

                                    Chennai, India

Continuing Education/Teaching

Fall 2006 &

Spring 2007                Taught two of the four units on Supervised Ministry to M Div seniors and juniors

                                    at Drew Theological Seminary

October 2007              Attended three-day Trinity Institute conference, “God’s Unfinished Future:

                                    why it is important now”

May 2006                   Attended CREDO, a Clergy Renewal Conference of the Episcopal Church

Since 2005                  Hosted Second Monday Seminars for clergy and lay-leaders by Creative Living

                                    Counseling Center

October 2005              Received Ph.D. from the Religion and Society Department of Drew University;

                                    Dissertation Topic: Human dignity and social visibility: a Christian social ethic

                                    to engage India’s caste discrimination against Dalits

Summer 2005             Engle Fellow at the Engle Institute of Preaching, Princeton Seminary, NJ

1995-2002                  Served as Teaching Assistant in Religion and Society, Drew University, NJ

2/1998                        Organized the facilitators’ training on antiracism dialogue,

                                   St. Peter’s, Morristown, NJ

Since 1995                 Trained in a three-phases of the Interim Training Program offered by the

                                   Deployment office of the Diocese of Newark

1/3/94-1/14/94            Overseas Ministries Study Center; New Haven, CT; "Imperatives of Mission

                                   Today, Challenges of Mission Tomorrow"

7/29/93-8/1/93            Racial Ethnic Convocation; San Antonio,

                                   TX; "Together in Christ Celebrating, Visioning and Transforming"                        

6/90 - 12/92                Sermon and Bible Study Consultations; Madras, India

6/89-4/92                    Participated in Junior Clergy Retreats; CSI Madras Diocese.

Ordination:       1989 Transitional Deacon; 1990 Presbyter

Canonical Residence:     Episcopal Diocese of Newark, New Jersey.