Leadership Council
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Rev Donna Starr
She/They
Sr Co-Minister and Secretary
Rev. Donna’s relationship with Centers for Spiritual Living began in 1995, continuing a lifelong devotion to spiritual awakening and practice. She has served as a Licensed Practitioner since 2012 and was licensed as a Minister in 2022. A dedicated spiritual seeker, Rev. Donna has walked many paths, studying and participating in diverse spiritual traditions and cultures, always listening for the deeper wisdom beneath the forms.
During her practitioner training, a clear inner calling emerged to help birth a spiritual center devoted to love, inclusion, and conscious transformation. That calling came to life through the co-founding of Emerald Valley Center for Spiritual Living with her wife and co-minister, Rev. Lynda Lundry-Starr.
Rev. Donna makes her home in Eugene with her wife, her mother-in-law, their cats Jack and Grace, and their wise and whimsical turtle-guru, Rishloo.revs@emeraldvalleycsl.org
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Rev Lynda Lundry-Starr
She/They
Sr Co-Minister and President
Rev Lynda's affiliation with CSL began in 2007 with the Center for Spiritual Living in San Jose, CA. She has served as a Licensed Practitioner since 2013 and a Licensed Minister since 2022. Rev Lynda is an accomplished facilitator and musician, and loves living in Eugene! She is delighted to be in a co-ministry while serving a community-led spiritual center for spiritual seekers to call Home.
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Rev Kathy Scharmer
She/Her
Staff Minister, Vice President
Rev Kathy is a staff minister at the Lighthouse Center for Spiritual Living in Livermore, CA, where she serves as Education Director. Before retiring in 2023, Kathy spent 40 years in the corporate sector, working as a project manager and corporate trainer. Kathy is married to John Scharmer and is proud to spend time with her 7 adult grandchildren and the associated dogs and cats that are always in the house.
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Cathy Gucker
She/Her
Treasurer
Cathy Gucker has been involved with Centers for Spiritual Living since moving from Alaska to Oregon in 2016. Prior to that, she spent many years traveling the North American continent, leading adventure camping tours. Other than that, she has spent most of her years in the insurance business. She currently lives in Springfield, OR. Her son, Gabriel, lives & works nearby, and her daughter, Sarah, lives on the Big Island of Hawaii with her family. Cathy loves crafting and using her creativity to share her joy with others.
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Rev Carole Van Orden
Council Member
Rev Carole has been on a spiritual journey of discovery her whole life, which has led her to many places. She attended the Church of Divine Man in Everett, WA, and was ordained in 1991. While there, she learned Meditation and running Energy. From 1996 to 1999 Rev Carole served on the board of the Unity Church in Lynnwood, WA. While there, she took more classes and taught a meditation class. Since 1993, Rev. Carole has been a member of the Seattle Chapter of the International Association of Near-Death Studies. The stories told at these meetings are all about Spirit and Growth. She looks forward to having many more adventures with EVCSL and sharing her experiences.
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Maggie Covarrubius, RScP
She/Her
Lead Practitioner
Maggie recently relocated to Rochester, Minnesota, but continues to serve as a practitioner to the leadership team and the Emerald Valley community. She has worked in Human Resources for most of her career, currently as an HR Director. Maggie has been married to Julio Covarrubias for 34 years and has two adult children, Noelle and Julio Roberto, as well as a sweet rescue dog, Eddie.
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Shelley Dill
She/Her
Practitioner
Shelley Dill is a licensed Science of Mind Practitioner, serving on the Virtual Online Practitioner Program through CSL Home Office. Shelley has served as an online host for Zoom prayer rooms for several years now. Shelley’s focus ministry of Self-Care was revealed in 2004. Since then, she has been leading playshops and giving talks on the Art of Joyful Self-Care, sharing the Buddhist precept, “Self-Care is the path to Peace on Earth”, that is the lodestone of her ministry. A lifelong musician, Shelley has long known that her ministry is rooted in music. As a spiritual dowser, Shelley believes in the transformative power of recognizing the Inherent Light of everyone, and bringing that light within All to the surface.
Shelley is continuing her education to become a licensed Minister, expanding the range of people she can serve. -
Rev. Ron Trunnel
He/Him
Staff Minister
Ron Trunnell has been a student of the Science of Mind for over 25 years, has been a licensed practitioner since 2014, and a licensed Minister since June 2025. Ron's favorite phrase is "Let it Be" by the Beatles. These three words are key to creating the life we seek to experience. Ron finds great joy and satisfaction in serving the 12-Step and LGBTQ+ communities he belongs to and in sharing the message of Oneness. Ron is married to his incredible husband, Ken Casey, and returned to the PNW in 2016 to the neighborhood where he grew up. Spirit always handles the details in a way far more powerful than we could have ourselves! Peace and Love are present, right here. Let It Be.