The Program Director, Reverend Dr. Graham Robinson, has overseen the expansion of the program since 2011. He brings exceptional educational, spiritual, and leadership skills and twenty years of pastoral and teaching experience. Robinson has served as a guest lecturer and facilitator for Yale Divinity School, Hartford Seminary, and the Alban Institute, and he has been invited to preach from Oregon to Puerto Rico, and Washington state to Washington, D.C. Doctor of Ministry 2012, Columbia Theological Seminary; Master of Theology 1999, Master of Divinity 1993, Princeton Theological Seminary. Identified upon graduation as a leader within the church, Robinson was awarded the David B. Watermulder Prize for Church Leadership from Princeton Theological Seminary

The Rev. Eric R. Andræ has been the Campus Pastor at First Trinity Lutheran Church and Luther House student center since February 2001, and is the most experienced full-time campus pastor in Pittsburgh. He serves as the chaplain for Lutheran Student Fellowship and International Student Ministry, working with students from the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Chatham University, and other schools in southwestern Pennsylvania. Recently, he finished a two-year term as the chair of the University of Pittsburgh Association of Chaplaincies. A native of Sweden, Pastor Andræ is married to Paola, who is a native of Mexico; they have two young children.

Rev. Kosinski is the Supply Pastor of Norriton Presbyterian Church in East Norriton, PA. She served for ten years as Chaplain at Meadowood Retirement Community in Worcester Township, PA. Rev. Kosinski holds a BA in Public Administration/Management and a Master's of Divinity from Louisville Presbyterian Church. Her commitment to hospice programs began as she journeyed through a program with her mom. Her death opened a space for affirmation that "in life and in death we belong to God." A native of Upstate New York, as in the Utica area, she lives in Souderton, PA with her husband and two young adult sons. She enjoys reading a good book, knitting, scrapbooking and traveling.

Rev. Kurt Nelson is Bucknell’s Director of Religious & Spiritual Life and Chaplain for the Protestant Community.  He advises Bucknell’s multi-faith and interfaith initiatives; supervises Bucknell’s stellar team of chaplains, coordinators, and liaisons; and leads and coordinates Ecumenical worship in Rooke Chapel on Sunday mornings during the academic term.  He is ordained in the United Church of Christ.

Kurt comes to Bucknell from Colby College (Waterville, ME) where he spent 6.5 years as Dean of Religious & Spiritual Life.  Prior, he served as Assistant Chaplain at Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH).  He is a graduate of Yale Divinity School – where he fell in love with Chaplaincy - and St. Olaf College – where he fell in love with Religious Studies.  A convert from the Pre-med track at St. Olaf, Kurt will be of limited help in tutoring Organic Chemistry, but is brimming with empathy for all walks of academic life.

Kurt is the 5th-most-likable member of his family, following – in no particular order – his wife and partner, Joanna; their children, Lillian (6) and Elliott (soon-to-be 2); and their dog, Grover (10).  You can meet all but Grover in Rooke Chapel most Sunday mornings.

Bucknell’s Office of Religious & Spiritual Life seeks to provide for the religious and spiritual well-being of the entire Bucknell community through pastoral care, multi-faith partnership, creation of communities of sustained belonging, and exploration of meaning and purpose.  If any of life’s big questions (or some of the small ones) interest you, we will find a place for you.  Please do not hesitate to reach out to Kurt directly with questions, concerns, or interests – kurt.nelson@bucknell.edu, or call to set up an appointment – 570 577 1592. 

As the Interfaith Chaplain, Rabbi Nora Woods provides spiritual care for the Bryn Mawr community, supports religious life on campus, and helps to facilitate interfaith community building. In her role as chaplain, Rabbi Nora strives to create a safe, accepting, warm environment in which students can explore their spiritual identity, place in the community, and moral convictions. She believes that spiritual health is a significant component of wellness and is achieved when one’s beliefs match one’s day to day actions. Rabbi Nora seeks to help students discern their highest ideals and figure out how best to live according to them.

Rabbi Nora was ordained as a Reconstructionist Rabbi at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in June 2020. She graduated with a B.A. in Religion from Earlham College and received a certificate in Leading Spiritual Diversity in Higher Education from New York University’s Of Many Institute. From 2016-2019 she served as the Rabbinic Intern and Jewish Advisor for Bryn Mawr’s Hillel. Prior to coming to Bryn Mawr she served as the rabbinic intern at Georgetown University. She has also been a T’ruah Fellow, working with survivors of human trafficking in New York City, and a chaplain for seniors at Abrahamson Center for Jewish Life in North Wales, Pa., and at Hebrew Senior Life in Boston, Mass.

Aside from issues of faith and identity, Rabbi Nora loves to talk about farming, musical theatre, and food. When not at work or school, she can often be found supporting the work of community organizers, watching sports, and playing outside.

Rev. Janelle Neubauer serves as the College Chaplain and Director of Religious & Spiritual Life at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. Prior to her call to Muhlenberg, Janelle served the global church accompanying both the Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land and the Lutheran Church of Rwanda in her seminary studies and first call respectively. At Muhlenberg, she and her Religious Life Association team support students in identity formation and exploration, offering programming related to belonging, holistic well-being, transformational justice, and active community participation.

She is passionate about walking alongside students as they discover the intersection of their faith and their academic and life pursuits. With a deep awareness of the importance of cross-cultural learning and advocacy, Janelle collaborates alongside the Office of Multicultural Life and the Office of Community Engagement to lead dialogue and organizing trainings for students, focusing particularly on interfaith opportunities. She also serves as the pastor of the Muhlenberg Chapel worshiping community, leading Sunday worship during the academic year. Janelle is ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Rev. Sabrina LaBelle was born and raised in New Jersey and has always valued higher education. After getting her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, she went on to get an MA in International Economics from the University of Warwick in Coventry, UK and a second MA in Archaeology from the University of Chicago. Following her tenure at the University of Chicago, she felt called into the ministry of Word and Sacrament.

She became a candidate for ministry within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American (ELCA) and attended Princeton Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey, followed by a year at the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, CA. Pastor Sabrina began her first call as pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Dana Point, CA and was ordained in January 2010.  Pastor Sabrina is excited to work with students of all faiths, those who are questioning, and those with no faith. She loves working with college students because she has seen first-hand the impact of those four years of college on the minds and passions of young adults and would like to be there for students in any ways they may need. 

Rev. Robert Spach  is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He served as the College Chaplain and Director of Religious & Spiritual Life at Davidson College from 1993 until his retirement in 2023. He currently serves as a Parish Associate at First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC.

Rev. Julia Watkins Julia serves as Chaplain and Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at Davidson College. A native of Atlanta, Julia previously served congregations in Charlotte, NC, and Greenville, SC. She received degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity) and Davidson College (Bachelor of Science in Psychology) and is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA).