Our Team

Bill is a Spiritual Director and an emeritus staff member of SoulFormation. He was a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) for 20 years and an ordained Catholic priest. He is a specialist in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and has inspired The Ignatian Center in so many ways, developing the way many of The Ignatian Center’s directors offer the Ignatian Exercises. 

​

Bill has worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor, a trained supervisor, and a certified Life Coach. He is also a glass artist working in the medium of Kiln-formed hot glass. He presently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife Val, and they have one adult daughter, Noelle.

Rev. Dawn Taloyo serves as the Associate Superintendent of the Pacific Northwest Conference for the Evangelical Covenant Church. She is ordained to Word and Sacrament and completed a Master of Divinity degree at Fuller Theological Seminary, specializing in spirituality and spiritual direction. Her joy and calling is to provide a welcoming, thoughtful space for deeper healing and spiritual growth through teaching, preaching, retreat leading, and spiritual direction. She lives in Salem, OR, with her husband, Carlos and has two adult children.

Jane Kuo is a writer who is curious about the intersection of spirituality and art-making. She lives with her husband and her kids in the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Marilyn Paik is an attorney practicing real estate law as a public servant for over 35 years for the federal government.  Marilyn is a member and elder of Grace Fellowship Community Church, San Francisco. Marilyn has participated in the Ignatian prayer series twice and is passionate about inviting people on an intimate journey with Christ Jesus.  Proudly born and raised in Los Angeles, Marilyn resides in Marin County with her rescue dog who is responsible for leading her to experience the presence of God revealed in creation.