About the Facilitators
Barb Cathey
Barbara Cathey is a Presbyterian minister, spiritual director, retreat leader, wife, mother of two children, and proud grandmother of a delightful toddler. She experiences all life as Spirit-infused and filled with abundant grace.
Deborah DeManno
Deborah DeManno is a spiritual guide, retreat facilitator, amateur photographer, and retired research scientist with a PhD in biology. She is a graduate of Siena Retreat Center’s Spiritual Guidance Training Program.
Jomarie Zielke, CSA
Jomarie Zielke, CSA, is a sister of St. Agnes of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Her background includes nursing education and clinical nursing, including maternal/child care in Nicaragua. Jomarie is a graduate of Siena Retreat Center’s Spiritual Guidance Training Program. She assisted in starting one-on-one spirituality services at CORE-el Centro, a non-profit organization offering affordable wellness services in Spanish and English in Milwaukee. Jomarie has also served in leadership roles in her religious community.
Patti Essig
Patti Essig is a spiritual guide, yoga instructor, and Veriditas Certified Labyrinth Facilitator. She operates Yoga Energy Studio and is a practitioner of Soaring Crane QiGong.
Susan Seeby
Susan Seeby, CSA, is a spiritual guide and retreat facilitator who focuses on accompanying the seeker in deep listening and discerning the movement of the Spirit within. She holds a masters’ degree in Christian Spirituality, with a Certificate in Spiritual Direction, from Creighton University. Her twenty years as a Spiritual Guide have included being on teams for silent directed retreats, and being the director of women’s and men’s facilitated retreats with many different themes and foci, which have brought an inner appreciation of God’s constant response to our seeking.