Kay Lindahl has been an interfaith activist in numerous settings, locally and globally. She is the founder of The Listening Center and the Alliance for Spiritual Community and co-founder of Women of Spirit and Faith. She served on the board of the North American Interfaith Network, where she served as Chair and hosted a NAINConnect in Fullerton, California. She is a former trustee for the United Religions Initiative Global Council. For the past fifteen years she has been teaching the sacred art of listening to a variety of groups all over the world, including religious leaders and spiritual seekers, health-care professionals and members of the business community. She is the author of popular books about listening for adults and children, including the award-winning The Sacred Art of Listening (2002), and she is active in women’s interfaith circles.