About

Talley is a compliance manager at a global payments company. She earned her MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the American University in Cairo, where she was a University Fellow, and worked with the Anglican Diocese of Egypt on Muslim/Christian interfaith dialog initiatives. Talley has a BA in Religious Studies from Sewanee / The University of the South and completed an independent study on women in the Pauline epistles with Rev. Dr. Christopher Bryan at Sewanee’s School of Theology.

An avid fan of all things sci-fi, Talley has an extensive collection of Star Wars memorabilia. Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, she grew up in the Episcopal (now Anglican) church, where her father was organist/choirmaster, and currently worships with her two daughters at an Anglican church in Northern Virginia. Other influences on Talley’s spirituality include biblical feminism and what she learned in the crucible of divorce.