The Rev. Elyse Gustafson joined Good Shepherd as an Assisting Priest in 2021. Prior to her time at Good Shepherd, she spent seven years in full-time ministry, first at parishes in North Carolina and Virginia and then on active duty as a chaplain in the US Army. Now a bivocational priest, Elyse works for a large financial services firm. She holds degrees from Duke University Divinity School, the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and Wheaton College. She also serves on the boards of the Cathedral District Jax and a local non-profit supporting LGBTQ youth.