Sherryl White, CSJ, is a member of the Design Team for Engaging Impasse: Circles of Contemplation and Dialogue®. In this capacity she participates in the planning and enabling of the circle experiences. Sherryl is a psychologist ministering to congregations of women religious throughout the United States and Canada. Through chapter facilitation, assessment processes, workshops, retreats, and consultations with leadership teams, Sherryl helps religious communities engage the question of how they can best live into the future. Her particular areas of expertise address the psychological and spiritual qualities of life in light of the aging process; and group facilitation that draws upon the strengths of contemplative inquiry. Sherryl’s writings have appeared in America Magazine and on the Website for the Religion Division of the Lilly Endowment, Inc. She is a grantee of The Louisville Institute’s Study Grant for Pastoral Leaders, funded by the Lilly Endowment. Her project focused on determining ways to ensure a positive quality of life for senior members of religious communities. Sherryl serves as an independent consultant for the National Religious Retirement Office in Washington, D.C., and has recently been named Editor of their newest publication, Engaging Aging. Sherryl has recently been selected to represent the Catholic faith tradition as a member of George Fox University’s National Interfaith Discernment Board. Sherryl is a Sister of St. Joseph of Baden, PA. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Boston University; a M.A. in Psychology from Boston University; a M.Ed. in Religious Education from Boston College; and a B.S. in Special Education from University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Sherryl can be reached at circles@engagingimpasse.org Return to the Top Back to Who We Are