Meet the Staff

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The Multifaith Chaplaincy is located at 163 Wood St., next to the Admissions Office.
Main: 207-786-8272 / Fax: (207) 786-8282 / Go here for Wedding inquiries.

Bill Blaine-Wallace

Multifaith Chaplain
wblainew@bates.edu
207-753-6906

Bill, an Episcopal priest, came to Bates after having served as rector of Emmanuel Church, Boston, for thirteen years. Besides parish ministry, Bill has served as a family therapist, spiritual director and hospice administrator over the course of almost three decades of ministry.

Emily Wright-Magoon

Associate Multifaith Chaplain
ewrightm@bates.edu
207-786-6125

Emily is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and is passionate about facilitating opportunities for conversation, contemplation, and social change. Emily is Unitarian Universalist.

Liana Thompson Knight

Office Coordinator
lthomps2@bates.edu
207-786-8272

Liana is a practicing Quaker, and has in her background, among other things, two and a half years as a co-coordinator of the Young Adult Friends group at the Cambridge Friends Meeting (Cambridge, MA). Liana has an MFA in theater and a BA in biology.