Linda Alley

“My personal mission is to leave the world a more beautiful place than I found it. So far some ways I have worked at that include birthing and raising three contributing citizens, building a home that is also a retreat space for groups & individuals, companioning others on their spiritual journeys, and planting/tending a large flower garden and prayer labyrinth. Every day gives new opportunities to assist others toward the beauty and wholeness found in God.”

Linda has been continuously employed in the Registrar’s Office (1990-91), Student Life Division (1991-2005) and Seminary Division (2005-present) at the university. During her undergraduate work here (1969-73) she began working in the Financial Assistance Office and continued employment for a year after graduation.

In the interim between 1974-1990, she and her husband Robert (seminary graduate – 1972) served Churches of the Brethren in Martinsburg WV and Everett PA. They are presently at Bridgewater VA CoB.

All three of the Alley children and their spouses are current students at the university/seminary or graduates of EMU.

Linda completed a Masters in Church Leadership with a focus on spiritual formation and direction at Eastern Mennonite Seminary in April 2008. She is a spiritual director for a number of individuals and does group retreat work as well.

B.A., Eastern Mennonite University, 1973
MACL, Eastern Mennonite Seminary, 2008