Lori Eichel

Lori Eichel is completing her third of a four-year training program in spiritual direction with an Ignatian focus offered through Fairfield University in Fairfield CT. Lori has been certified to lead the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola through West Virginia Institute of Spirituality. Lori and her husband Jim have lived and raised their three adult daughters in Chapel Hill for over 35 years and are blessed to have four grandchildren also residing in Chapel Hill. Lori is a parishioner at Newman Catholic Student Center Parish. Over the years Lori has served in many ministries including Faith Development, Marriage Preparation, and Eucharistic Ministry at church and to the homebound. She has been active in the community concentrating on social justice and environmental issues.

Lori’s thirty year business career focused on business development and marketing across a range of industries including textiles, technology, construction and financial services. Lori recently retired from mortgage banking to pursue her two passions spiritual direction and textile art. Lori is particularly attentive to the connections of creativity and spirituality. Lori Eichel is open to working with people from all Christian backgrounds and feels particularly called to sit with people struggling with loss of any kind, discernment of life direction and moving through transition periods in life. Lori holds a BA in Anthropology and a Masters of Product Design in Textiles.