Cindy Ybarra

Cindy Ybarra is the founder of RiverStone. She is a native Texan and registered nurse with many years of experience as a manager in health care settings. She is an Episcopalian with long-standing interests in ecumenism and peace and social justice issues. An "instinctive contemplative," she practices contemplative prayer as taught by Father Thomas Keating. In 2002, she served as a working intern at the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she managed Tepeyac, the Center's guesthouse. She is currently a director of Riverstone.

Ann Hagmann

Rev. Hagmann is an ordained United Methodist minister who pastored churches in Oklahoma for a decade before moving to the Austin area in 1999. She received her Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Since moving to Austin she has served as a chaplain with Hospice Austin. She is blessed to be a popular speaker, teacher, and retreat leader. Her passions are practical spirituality and wholeness, along with compassion and social justice. A lover of nature and an active ecumenist, Ann is involved in wholeness services in her community. She is the author of Climbing the Sycamore Tree-A Study in Choice and Simplicity, and Abiding Hope-Encouragement in the Shadow of Death. She is currently a director of RiverStone.

Ms. Levey graduated from law school in the early 1980’s and spent 15 years practicing law in Houston. She felt a spiritual awakening when she and her family moved to Austin, leading her to attend The Episcopal Theology Seminary of the Southwest where she recently completed a Master’s in Pastoral Ministry. She is now practicing as a spiritual director and retreat workshop leader, as well as participating at St. Hildegard’s, a feminist, liturgical Christian community in Austin. She is currently a director of RiverStone.

Sharon Lowe has a Master’s in Pastoral Ministry/Discipleship. Previously she worked as an attorney in the areas of labor, education, civil rights, alternative dispute resolution and governance. She is active in community, faith-based, and arts-related non-profit organizations. She is currently a member of RiverStone.

Carol Warkoczewski is a registered architect and facilitates partnering, team building, and project issue resolution workshops. She is a council member of Wisdom At Work and is pursuing a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership and Ethics at St. Edward’s University in Austin. She is currently working on other projects.