DONNA RATHERT has been certified by an ecumenical spiritual direction program of the Dominican Center at Marywood in Grand Rapids.  She holds a Masters of Religious Education degree from Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI.  Donna participates in a local peer supervision group which functions as an accountability forum.  To keep her skills sharp she also belongs to a spiritual directors’ book study group. She is a member of Spiritual Directors International, and reads their journal Presence.