Meet Our Members
The students, staff and faculty of Northwestern University. . .
. . . are all welcome to participate in the life of our community!
We value the practice of radical hospitality stressing the dignity of every human being. Canterbury Northwestern is an inclusive, welcoming place to bring your beliefs, your struggles, your questions, your causes and lay them at the altar of the One who came as Love incarnate. We are an open, accepting worshiping community and we hope to get to know you. Contact the Chaplain at canterburynu@sbcglobal.net.
. . . are all welcome to participate in the life of our community!
We value the practice of radical hospitality stressing the dignity of every human being. Canterbury Northwestern is an inclusive, welcoming place to bring your beliefs, your struggles, your questions, your causes and lay them at the altar of the One who came as Love incarnate. We are an open, accepting worshiping community and we hope to get to know you. Contact the Chaplain at canterburynu@sbcglobal.net.
Meet our Board President
The Reverend Michael Kitt
Michael was ordained to the Diaconate in 2002 and currently serves the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago as our Associate Chaplain at Canterbury Northwestern. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and serves as Treasurer.
He serves the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago in numerous capacities. Chair of the Commission on Global Ministry; member of the Diaconal Formation Committee, and as Spiritual Advisor for the Chicago Episcopal Cursillo Community.
Michael is also a Director on the Board of C4: Community Counseling Centers of Chicago and vice-chair of the Development Board for the Christian Community Alternative Academy. He also has a vocation as an independent financial consultant to several non-profit organizations in the Chicago area that advocate for social justice and worker rights and to a Chicago-based consulting firm that specializes in executive compensation, corporate governance and employee and sales force compensation consulting.
The Reverend Michael Kitt
Michael was ordained to the Diaconate in 2002 and currently serves the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago as our Associate Chaplain at Canterbury Northwestern. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and serves as Treasurer.
He serves the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago in numerous capacities. Chair of the Commission on Global Ministry; member of the Diaconal Formation Committee, and as Spiritual Advisor for the Chicago Episcopal Cursillo Community.
Michael is also a Director on the Board of C4: Community Counseling Centers of Chicago and vice-chair of the Development Board for the Christian Community Alternative Academy. He also has a vocation as an independent financial consultant to several non-profit organizations in the Chicago area that advocate for social justice and worker rights and to a Chicago-based consulting firm that specializes in executive compensation, corporate governance and employee and sales force compensation consulting.
Some of our Board Members:
Ms. Deborah Moore-Bill
Deborah Moore-Bill has been a member of the Church of the Annunciation to Our Lady, (Waukegan and then Gurnee) for 45 years and served on many committees including vestry and several times as a warden.
She earned a BA in English from Lake Forest College; an MA in Communicative Disorders from Northwestern University; and a Paralegal Certificate from Roosevelt University. Following a career in teaching 7-9th grades, Montessori, and college Freshman English, Deborah currently works in a law office (Baker & McKenzie, Chicago). She and her husband live in Waukegan.
Deborah Moore-Bill has been a member of the Church of the Annunciation to Our Lady, (Waukegan and then Gurnee) for 45 years and served on many committees including vestry and several times as a warden.
She earned a BA in English from Lake Forest College; an MA in Communicative Disorders from Northwestern University; and a Paralegal Certificate from Roosevelt University. Following a career in teaching 7-9th grades, Montessori, and college Freshman English, Deborah currently works in a law office (Baker & McKenzie, Chicago). She and her husband live in Waukegan.
The Reverend Lisa Graves
The Rev. Lisa Graves is the Rector at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Palatine, IL. She earned her Masters Degree in Divinity from the
Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA, serving in Alexandria and Roanoke, VA before being called to the position as fourth Rector at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Palatine. Prior to ordination, Lisa was a marketing and advertising professional. Lisa is married to the Rev. Chip Graves, and mother to two daughters, Isabella and Katarina. She is committed to campus ministry and finds hope for the future of our church in the students that comprise the Episcopal Campus Ministry at Northwestern University. Lisa has worked in hospice, palliative care chaplaincy and family and childrens ministry in addition to serving on various community and faith-based boards.
The Rev. Lisa Graves is the Rector at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Palatine, IL. She earned her Masters Degree in Divinity from the
Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA, serving in Alexandria and Roanoke, VA before being called to the position as fourth Rector at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Palatine. Prior to ordination, Lisa was a marketing and advertising professional. Lisa is married to the Rev. Chip Graves, and mother to two daughters, Isabella and Katarina. She is committed to campus ministry and finds hope for the future of our church in the students that comprise the Episcopal Campus Ministry at Northwestern University. Lisa has worked in hospice, palliative care chaplaincy and family and childrens ministry in addition to serving on various community and faith-based boards.
