Rev. Dr. Duchess Dale, H.R.S.

Rev. Dr. Duchess Dale became an ordained minister of Religion Science in 2000. Subsequently, she served as a senior minister for three Centers for Spiritual Living. Founding the Animal Kinship Ministry, her program work led her to receive a Doctorate of Humane Religious Studies from Emerson Institute in 2019. Although no longer in an active pulpit, she continues to teach spiritual studies along with being an Animal Chaplain and Bereavement Counselor. In Southern California, Duchess worked as a professional actress and is happy to have embellished her theatrical passion with directing two plays at the Santa Fe Playhouse since moving to Santa Fe. She also taught Improv for the Young Playwrights Project, and adjudicates and teaches for the New Mexico Thespians Association.