Karen Oliveto:
CLASS OF 1976
West Babylon High SchoolClass of 1976
West babylon, NY
West Babylon Junior High SchoolClass of 1972
West babylon, NY
John F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolClass of 1969
West babylon, NY
Karen's Story
Life
After a brief stint in upstate NY as a pastor of a rural church (where, in addition to pastoring, I drove the town ambulance), I have been living in the SF Bay Area since 1989. I have been a campus minister (SF State) and pastor of a local church in San Francisco. While in SF, I performed the first legal same-sex marriage in a United Methodist Church. It was an incredible privilege. Before I left the local church, the City proclaimed "Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto Day" in July 2004. This grants one to park anywhere in the city free for a day, as well as gets one out of jail (something that comes in handy, since I have been arrested several times with other religious types doing nonviolent civil disobedience--mainly around advocacy for th...Expand for more
e homeless and anti-war protests).
Currently, I am the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley (where I received my Master of Divinity. Additionally, I have a PhD in Religion and Society from Drew University in NJ). I am also an adjunct professor of United Methodist Studies.
I am the co-author of "Talking About Homosexuality: A Congregational Resource", published by Pilgrim Press (and available on amazon.com!).
I love to travel, the more adventuresome the better! Some of my favorite places include Newfoundland and Nicaragua (I've been there four times). I also love to hike, cook for friends, and play the drums (which I took up after I finished the PhD).
I'd love to hear from WBHS folks.
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