Koru Mindfulness Teacher
Chesley Kennedy
The Reverend Chesley Kennedy is bi-vocational. Primarily, he is the Coordinator of the Spartan Recovery Program at UNC Greensboro, an effort established in 2015 to engage students in recovery from alcohol and other drugs. Additionally, Kennedy joined Heidelberg United Church of Christ in Thomasville, NC in May 2022 as Interim Pastor, and in March 2023 was welcomed as Pastor of the church. He teaches a course in the Religious Studies Department at UNCG defining spirituality in all its aspects, and how spirituality is related to the 12-Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Prior to this, he worked at UNCG in University Advancement as the Director of Development for the College of Arts & Sciences. “Ches” earned a Bachelor of Arts from UNC Greensboro in Religious Studies and a Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School. He received a Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate from East Carolina University. Pastor Kennedy is a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist and Mental Health First Aid instructor. He is trained in Brainspotting, and other therapeutic modalities. Pastor Kennedy serves as Chair of Alcohol and Drug Services, Executive Vice-President of Marketing for the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, and sits on the Board of Directors of The Cone Health Foundation. He lives in Greensboro with his husband, attorney John Covington Overfield, and their Golden-Doodles Clinton and Jefferson.
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Entry created March 9, 2023