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The Rev. Susan Pinkerton

The Rev. Susan Pinkerton joined St. Mike's as Interim Priest in Charge in January 2021, after retiring as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford, CT, and relocating to Newport Beach to be near family.

Susan graduated from Berkeley School of Divinity at Yale University and entered ordained ministry in 2009 following a successful career as a trial attorney. She has served on staff at Trinity Wall Street in Manhattan; St. Mark’s on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.; the Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Forest, Illinois; and as interim rector at St. Paul’s, Peoria, Illinois, the former Cathedral of the Diocese of Quincy. Susan also serves as a transition consultant for the Episcopal Church in Connecticut.

A self-proclaimed “military brat” who has lived all over the world, Susan claims Washington, D.C. as her hometown. When time permits, she enjoys being with her three adult daughters and their families, including her three wonderful grandchildren. Traveling, kayaking, and reading are favorite pastimes.