Group Spiritual Direction

The Rev. Elizabeth Rees

As Senior Associate, the Rev. Elizabeth shares in the pastoral, liturgical, preaching, and teaching ministries of the parish, and assists Oran in the administration of the parish. Elizabeth was previously the Associate Rector at Saint Aidan's, Alexandria, after she received her master’s degree in divinity at Virginia Theological Seminary in May 2007. She grew up in Columbia, Maryland, received her bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and her juris doctor degree from Emory University. She practiced law in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., for seven years before starting the ordination process. Elizabeth was ordained a priest in December 2007. She is married to Holden Hoofnagle and has three children: Sophia, Dylan, and Maya.