About Us

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is President and co-founder of Stone Circle.  She is a member of the Vision Committee and is the primary facilitator of the organization’s events and rituals.  She believes that each person’s life challenge is to continually seek their emotional and spiritual potential while sharing their unique gifts and talents in service to the larger community.  Janet is a mother, grandmother, artist, photographer, writer and educator who is fiercely devoted to the belief in lifelong learning and ongoing spiritual development.  She received a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY, and a master’s degree in religious studies from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.  Continuing her education, she earned a second master’s degree in transpersonal psychology from Naropa University in Boulder, CO.  

Janet’s book, “In the Shadow of the Wall,” is a true story of the Vietnam era and its relationship to events and experiences of today.  Janet was selected as Artist of the Month at the Orlando Museum of Art in April 2003 and showcased her most memorable  photographs from a 2001 trip to Tibet.  Her second book, entitled “Journey to the Roof of the World: Tibet,” features photographs and poetry inspired by the museum show.  She also authored two Stone Circle guides for monthly gatherings, “Building Connections for Women: One Stone at a Time, Volumes 1 and 3,” as well as a working guide to building ritual entitled "Transformative Ritual: The Key to Social Change and Healing.”

Janet currently resides in Orlando, FL.

is Stone Circle’s Public Affairs Administrator. She continues to keep the Stone Circle database current and sends out weekly Insights & Energizers via email.  The Insights & Energizers initiative was started in late 2008 as a way to keep the women informed of upcoming events, provide an inspirational weekly quote and notify everyone when a newsletter issue is published. 

Dorie attended Louisiana State University (LSU – Geaux Tigers) in Baton Rouge, LA for two years and finished at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, with a degree in Organizational Communication.  She is also a 2001 graduate of Leadership Osceola and past board chair of both Community Vision and the Osceola County Council on Aging.  Both of these non-profit organizations are located in Kissimmee, FL.  After working at Florida Hospital (now Advent Health) and Adventist Health Headquarters for a total of 19 years, she retired at the end of 2016. 

She enjoys  retirement life. It gives her more time to spend with family and friends and more time to travel. And it gives her more time to read and explore.  Being the consummate organizer who is willing to help anyone at any time, she volunteers her time and talents where and when she can. Her time spent in the kitchen cooking and baking for others continues to be an absolute joy.

She currently lives in Central Louisiana and continues to stay involved with Stone Circle as much as possible.  Formerly on the Vision Committee for Stone Circle, she continues to provide guidance and follow-up as needed.

stonecircledorie@gmail.com

has focused on learning about connection and communication throughout her career. She earned a bachelors degree in Speech Communication from Bradley University with a business minor and went on to develop and produce corporate theater and business communication programs for some of the country's largest corporations. Committed to continually learning and growing, she is nearing completion of her Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. The field of study blends psychology, spirituality and the wisdom traditions for a more complete view of the human experience. The focus of her degree is in Authentic Leadership and Coaching. Her passion is working with individuals and organizations to reach their potential by tapping into their authenticity. Through this field of study and her independent work she continues to pursue her own spiritual journey. 

To that end, she actively participates in Stone Circle as a participant, facilitator and board member. 

Much of Margie's time for the last four years has been spent nurturing her marriage, her three year old son and her 11 and 15 year-old stepsons. Life's lessons took on a whole new dimension with the addition of the five new men in her life (the family cat is male too)!

was co-founder of Stone Circle in June 1999. She

had a strong belief in the power and wisdom of women to effect positive change within their families, among their friends, in the workplace and in the world. She experienced various cultures from Native American to Australian Aborigines. Living in Australia for two years, she became familiar with the beauty and heartache of the Aborigines.

Salome earned a Language Arts Degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, and a graduate degree in Religious Studies from Catholic University in Washington, DC.

She taught creative writing to mature learners with Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL, and facilitated a writers' group. Her short stories can be found in Unsilenced:The Spirit of Women, Commune-A-Key publishers. She has won a St. Petersburg Times writing award for Flash Fiction. Her stories and poetry have appeared in Eckerd Senior College publications. She was the author of Building Connections for Women: One Stone at a Time , volume 2 , a Stone Circle Guide for Monthly Gatherings. Many years as a professional Religious Educator gave Salome experience in all levels of Church ministry, and in retirement serving as a volunteer facilitator in her church community. She also served as a volunteer visiting hospital chaplain. Her primary focus was the Emergency Room and Critical Care patients.

Salome and her husband Jerry  moved to Reston, Virginia. They have three sons and six grandchildren.

She passed away on December 13, 2019.  She will be greatly missed