This mother of three now adult children and grandma of two began her liturgical work 30 years ago. The impulse was provided by frustration with imageless, symbol- impoverished, word-dependent worship in Protestant traditions. Today her work and her teaching is widely acclaimed by many Christian denominations and Jewish communities. She thrives on diversity, and has developed skills of dialogue that can build bridges across mistrust and fear. She has proven ability to listen and clarify, and provide structure for goals and priorities of hundreds of clients within the church ecumenical.

Ms. Chinn's professional life was utilized in religious settings, creating liturgical art, serving as adjunct faculty in the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, and as artist in residence in various churches and seminaries. She is a lay feminist theologian.