She has been involved at Holden Village since she was on volunteer staff in 1971. One of the first Lutheran women ordained, Nancy was the Village Pastor from 1976-1978, and again in 2009-2010. In between she served congregations in the Greater Seattle area, especially Faith Lutheran from 1981-2009. She most recently served as Assistant to the Bishop for Candidacy for the Northwest Washington Synod. Nancy has been on Teaching Faculty at Holden many times, especially for Bible Study, mystery fiction, and the work of the Inklings (C.S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, J.R.R. Tolkien and others). She was the Teaching Staff Coordinator in 1997 and 2007 as well. Nancy also plays viola and is choir singer, and she enjoys cooking, reading, knitting, and travel. She is married to Holden's Museum Director, Larry Howard, and they live in Seattle.