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The Rev. Dr. William J. Danaher is Rector of Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He serves on the governance board of The Salisbury School. He also serves as Professor at Ecumenical Theological Seminary, where his primary responsibilities are in Homiletics (preaching).

In 2016, he was named Pastor of the Year by the Metropolitan Christian Council of Detroit and Windsor. In 2014, he was named a Luce Fellow in Theology by the Association of Theological Schools. In 2004, he was made a member of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey, and in 2004, we also received the Bishop Hines Award for Preaching, a national award for sermons that connect the Scriptures with current social justice issues.

He received his Ph.D. in Religious Ethics from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, his M.Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, and his A.B. in History from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. His publications explore the intersection of theology, ethics, and the arts.

Pastor Manisha is responsible for coordinating and developing the church’s mission and outreach activities, overseeing IT of the church as well as overseeing the pastoral care of the congregation. After working in a lab at Duke University researching the immunological characteristics of sickle cell anemia (she has a B.S. in Biology from Penn State), she received a Master of Divinity at Duke and was ordained in 2002 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

She has served various congregations in North Carolina and Michigan. Most recently, she was part of Spirit of Grace Church in West Bloomfield, MI, a Lutheran-Episcopal community formed from three churches. Pastor Manisha loves the Church. She believes there is no better way to live than being part of a community that is diverse, universal, subversive and transcendent. She also helps to lead the Institute of Pastoral Studies, a deliberately ecumenical continuing education program, dedicated to furthering the “Beloved Community,” operated by Christ Church Cranbrook.

Dr. Hares obtained a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Detroit Mercy in 1999, graduated with honors, and was inducted into OKU honor society. Dr. Hares continually pursues to better her knowledge in Dentistry in 2010, obtaining her Fellowship status at the American Academy of General Dentistry.

In 2022, Dr. Hares Obtained an Executive MBA from Michigan Ross School of Business. And was awarded a Mastership status from The American Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Hares enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and serving the community. She has led multiple dental missions to refugee camps and serves on multiple local and global nonprofit organizations.

Dr. Craig M. Hanson is a Michigan native and graduated from the Detroit School of Dentistry in 1983. With over 40 years of experience in private practice, Dr. Hanson is a member of faculty at the University Of Detroit School of Dentistry as a part-time clinical instructor in the restorative department. He currently practices out of Bloomfield Hills, MI while serving on the board of the Interfaith Dental Clinic.

After graduating from Marquette University in 1986 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree, Dr. Colette Smiley, DDS practiced general dentistry on the northeast side of Grand Rapids, Michigan for 25 years.

Dr. Smiley is currently Adjunct Faculty at Grand Rapids Community College, Davenport University, and Ferris State University. She also sits on the Board of Trustees for the Michigan Dental Association, and is involved in the Rotary Strive mentorship program.

In the field of education, Dr. Smiley has challenged herself to grow as a life long learner and mentor. Dr. Smiley heads the West Division of the Interfaith Dental Clinic.