The Upper Room Staff

Maureen Conroy, RSM
Maureen Conroy, RSM
Co-Director

Maureen Conroy, RSM, D.Min., is Co-director of the Upper Room Spiritual Center, Neptune, NJ. Her ministries include spiritual direction, the training of spiritual directors, giving retreats, and offering workshops on spiritual direction, discernment, supervision and holistic spirituality. Maureen also educates spiritual directors at Creighton University, Nebraska and Milltown Institute, Dublin, Ireland. She has offered workshops in the US, Canada, Australia and Europe.

Maureen’s educational background includes a Masters of Divinity, a Doctor of Ministry, two Certificates in Spiritual Direction and numerous certificates in various health and holistic modalities. She is the author of numerous articles and five books, including The Discerning Heart (Loyola Press) and Experiencing God’s Tremendous Love (Upper Room).

Maureen Christensen, RSM
Maureen Christensen, RSM
Co-Director

Maureen Christensen, RSM is Co-director of the Upper Room Spiritual Center. A certified spiritual director, retreat director, and supervisor with a Masters in Education, she is part of the core team for our Women’s Gathering and Taize prayer. A special interest is introducing the Labyrinth as a walking meditation.

Trudy Ahern, SSJ
Trudy Ahern, SSJ
Co-Director

Trudy Ahern, SSJ is Co-director of the Upper Room Spiritual Center, Neptune, NJ.  She is a certified spiritual director, retreat director, and supervisor with a Masters in Christian Spirituality.  She coordinates the Formation in the Spiritual Direction Program. She also offers workshops on dance and religious expression.

Maria Rogers
Maria Rogers
Administrative Assistant
Lenore Vallillo
Lenore Vallillo
Receptionist