The Reverend Tom Summers has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies from Eastern College in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, and a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey.
Tom worked in palliative care and hospice as a Chaplain for over 20 years. He was on the faculty of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia since 2003, where he was teaching classes on death and dying, end of life care and medical aid in dying for students studying for careers in health care. He continues to teach the course on Death and Dying at St. Joseph’s University. In addition, Tom volunteers with the South Shore Hospice and Palliative Care Society in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and provides community education seminars and bereavement support and counseling.
Tom is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He and his wife Deborah now live in Garden Lots, Nova Scotia with their cat Geneva. They have two grown daughters and 4 grandchildren. They are very happy to be settled here in a very lovely part of Nova Scotia.
In addition to serving as an Adjunct Professor, Tom enjoys reading, traveling and of course playing his fiddle!
