Interfaith Learning Alliance and One Spirit Interfaith Seminary. Diane holds master's degrees in sociology and psychology, and a Ph.D. in therapeutic counselling. A psychotherapist and spiritual counsellor in private practice for nearly thirty years, Diane is a Licensed Mental Health Counsellor in the State of New York, a Diplomate of the American Psychotherapy Association, and a workshop and retreat leader on spiritual development throughout the United States and England. She co-founded and served for fourteen years as Senior Minister of the Interfaith Fellowship and co-publisher of Inspiration magazine, and is well-versed in the world's spiritual traditions, psychology, and A Course in Miracles.

Ordained as an Interfaith minister in 1988, Diane has been a pioneer and leading figure in Interfaith ministry education. For ten years she served as a dean and faculty member, and as Curriculum Development Director for The New Seminary, and then served as Director of The New Seminary from 1998 to 2002.

Diane is the author of two books, Love Always Answers and The Gentle Smile, as well as five spiritual reference manuals: Developing and Deepening Your Spiritual Practice: An InterSpiritual Approach, The Interfaith Minister's Training and Reference Manual, Understanding Ourselves and Others: Basic Psychological Concepts for Ministers, Forgiveness as a Path of Awakening, and All Things Are Lessons: Essential Teachings of A Course in Miracles. Most important of all is the impact Diane has on those who study with her. Her boundless care, clear intelligence, and deep safety create an extraordinarily rich learning environment. Her students and clients, in both classes and private sessions, experience profound acceptance and a deep calling to the truth that facilitates genuine transformation and healing.

Reverend Joyce Liechenstein is Associate Director of One Spirit Interfaith Seminary and One Spirit Learning Alliance. She has a private counselling and supervision practice and over thirty-five years experience as a minister, counsellor, meditation teacher, and director of religious education. Joyce holds a Master's Degree in Religious Education from New York Theological Seminary, received her Ph.D. in therapeutic counselling, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of New York, and worked in Human Rights for the City of New York for close to thirty years.

She has an extraordinary knowledge of the scriptures of many faiths, an infectious enthusiasm, and a personal presence that embodies universal love in a way that invites everyone she meets to open their hearts and embrace their life more fully.