Cheryl Barnes

Cheryl Shaw Barnes, author, illustrator, publisher of educational children's books. She is also Executive director of the Wheelchair Foundation, a non-profit organization that has given and distributed over 200,000 wheelchairs to disabled people around the world.

Personal Quote

"Sapira, Inc. is all about education and giving...educating our "inner selves" through travel experiences that challenge us to see with a new set of eyes. Sapira Inc. also gives us the time away from our everyday world to renew our spirits so we can begin to dream again!" — Cheryl Barnes

Nancy Cardwell

Nancy Cardwell is a former newspaper editor and currently an author of books on transformational leadership. Her personal journey of spiritual development, combined with her years of business experience, bring a valued perspective to the Sapira board.

Personal Quote

"Even when we seek to live every day with the attentive, focused clarity of pilgrims, we still need to periodically make the intentional physical journey — to help break our attachments and open our hearts." — Nancy Cardwell

Katherine Saad Feghali

Kathy was born in Beirut, Lebanon and has spent her entire life living between the east and the west. She is an Industrial Psychologist who has worked extensively in both ergonomics and management.

Personal Quote

"A pilgrimage is a journey of the soul that simultaneously ignites our being with both passion and serenity."

Leslie Miller

Leslie Miller is Religion Editor at USA TODAY newspaper, and is a Benedictine oblate associated with the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, near Abiquiu, N.M. She is also on the board of directors of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Bethesda, Maryland.

Personal Quote

"A Sapira pilgrimage will engage not just your eyes and your feet, but your heart. You will make deep connections with the places you visit and the people you meet along the way." — Leslie Miller

Regina Roman

President of Sapira, is a retreat facilitator and spiritual guide trained at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation where she also served as associate staff for the Soul of the Executive Program. Her roots are in the Anglican faith tradition having earned a lay diploma in theology at Virginia Theological Seminary. After receiving a Masters in Business Administration in Boston, she began her professional commercial banking career serving companies across the nation. Her career culminated as the first female board member of the oldest banking thrift institution in the state of Virginia. While living oversea, Regina traveled extensively as group organizer, guide and pilgrim.

Personal Quote

"Every day is an opportunity for the Divine to be awakened in the heart and the extraordinary to be revealed in the ordinary" — Regina Roman

Oran Warder

Oran Warder is an Episcopal priest and Rector of St. Paul's Church in Alexandria, Virginia. He is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Virginia as well as an adjunct instructor of liturgics at the Virginia Theological Seminary. A fellow traveler with a pilgrims heart, he serves as an advisor to Sapira for pilgrimage program development and made a pilgrimage to Egypt with Sapira in the fall of 2003.

Personal Quote

"I am passionate about the work of Sapira because I believe the ancient practice of pilgrimage to be a powerful spiritual resource for both the inner and outer landscape, a useful tool for all of our journeys." — Oran Warder