Nicole Oliver Snyder’s expertise lies in the areas of leadership and gender issues. She teaches mindfulness practice through her podcast and blog on her website, eirenicole.com, and as co-founder and senior minister of just church, an on-line and local community blending spiritual practices and action in the greater Chicago area.

Leadership, particularly in urban setting, requires community-relations skills, and an ability to clearly convey justice issues as they relate to felt, spiritual ones. Dr. Snyder is author of Leading Together: Mindfulness and the Gender Neutral Zone, and specializes in teaching mindfulness leadership development, formative spirituality, counseling, and Old Testament theology (emphasis on justice issues). She has a diverse background in international community-relations work combined with volunteer work in multi-ethnic communities, and with local institutions. She is an ordained Minister; a BS in Human Development and Family Studies, w/Education Certificate, an MA-Counseling, MDiv Equiv., holds a Doctor of Ministry and Advanced Certification in Formative Spiritual Direction, and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (MI).