Carol Pinkham Oak, D.Min., is a retired Episcopal priest who is passionate about creating the conditions for success for church leaders and especially for clergy in the initial years of ministry. She developed the Foundations for Spiritual Leadership Program through a grant funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc. Now, integrating her more than 30 years of experience as a parish priest in spiritual leadership formation, she founded Soul Assets Consulting: Connection. Clarity. Momentum. In addition, she served on the Berkely Divinity School Board and is one of the mentors in its Leader's Way program. She got her M.Div at Berkley Divinity School at Yale and her D.Min is from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. She has a long standing affiliation with Virginia Theological Seminary where she trains experienced clergy. Carol lives in Southold, New York.