Staff

THE REVEREND PATRICIA MATTHEWS

Executive Director
executivedirector@theinterfaithcenter.org

The Reverend Patricia Matthews is an Episcopal priest living and working in Arkansas. Patricia has a deep love of interfaith dialogue and has integrated it into her 26 years of ministry in the Episcopal Church. She believes that the peacemaking work of The Interfaith Center is an integral part of a functioning and harmonious society. She enjoys reading and writing poetry, and she plays the piano, guitar, and cello (a little). Patricia is also a certified yoga instructor, and she has practiced dream work from a Jungian perspective since 1998. Recently, Patricia hiked the Camino de Santiago and spent time at Christ in the Desert Monastery in New Mexico. She is married to James Matthews and is the mother of Dillon, Zoë, and Louisa. They all share a kitten named Honey Bea.

SARAH HYNDMAN

Program Director
programs@theinterfaithcenter.org

Sarah Hyndman has nearly a decade of nonprofit experience and a passion for interfaith dialog and cross-cultural understanding. A graduate of Hendrix College, Sarah earned an interdisciplinary degree in Religion, Globalization, and Culture and has volunteered with Interfaith Center programs including Friendship Camp and the Multi-Faith Youth Group since 2017. Professionally, Sarah has served as a member of the Louisiana Episcopal Service Corps, Program Manager with Kids' Orchestra, Program Director for Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, and most recently as a member of the Client Implementation team at Apptegy. Sarah is a Unitarian Universalist and teaches the elementary Sunday school class at the UU Church of Little Rock. Sarah and husband Marvin McLennon enjoy traveling, spending time with friends, and keeping up with their eccentric cat, Tuna.

JEANNIE FRY

Bookkeeper

Jeannie Fry has served as the Interfaith Center's bookkeeper since 2022. She is a retired CPA with more than thirty years' experience in the field of accounting. She retired in 2001 from AT&T after twenty-five years of service, including five years as Executive Director serving as the company's liaison for accounting issues with the federal government in Washington D.C. After that she has worked the financial office of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas and as bookkeeper for the Arkansas House of Prayer.