A native of Annapolis, Maryland, Gillian graduated from the College of William and Mary, where she was a student leader in the Canterbury Association and first developed a passion for campus ministry. Prior to being ordained, Gillian worked for a number of years as a lay professional in Christian formation and in non-profit management in history museums and libraries. She has served churches in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Rochester, Minnesota, as a lay associate for formation. Gillian is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and Virginia Theological Seminary. She comes to Southern Virginia from the Diocese of San Diego, where she has been serving as Campus Missioner to the University of California San Diego and priest associate at Good Samaritan Church in University City, San Diego.
