RESUME
Skills
August 2008 to present
Co-Minister. Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church.
Lead minister in congregation of 475 members. The congregation won the district growth award for 2012.
February 2005 to 2008
Co-Minister. Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church-- Unitarian Universalist. Minister to congregation which grew from 350 to 500 members during our tenure.
September 2004 to February 2005
Consulting Minister. All Souls Unitarian Universalist, Durham, NC
Anchor preacher for emerging multiracial congregation operating in a storefront.
Adult Education
Working with Teens
Coaching
Skills
Preaching
Public Witness
Membership Integration
Staff Team Leadership
Ministerial
Experience
Nonprofit Management
Experience
Teaching
Experience
August 2010 to present
Affiliated Faculty, Meadville-Lombard Theological School, Chicago, IL.
Teach two of the foundational classes on ministerial skills and two classes on multiculturalism. Click here.
August 1998 to December 1998
Lecturer, Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University. Co-taught course on nonprofit management and policy to undergraduate and graduate students.
July 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991
Co-Instructor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Summer Study Abroad. Taught writing and research methods as part of documentary course, “Photojournalism on Location: Peoples of the Caribbean.”
September 2001 to 2011
Consultant. Work with nonprofits, foundations, and other public interest groups to provide organizational development, facilitation, writing, editing and other services designed to help people communicate more effectively, particularly across differences. Clients include the Unitarian Universalist Association (Congregational services, Identity-Based Ministries), the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, et cetera.
February 1997 to July 2001
Executive Director, Wildacres Leadership Initiative.
Direct program and administer operations for statewide initiative designed to foster a community of business, nonprofit and governmental leaders committed to the betterment of human relations in North Carolina.
September 1992 to October 1995
Program Director/Associate, N.C. Center for Nonprofits.
Staff for resource center and membership network for 501(c)(3) nonprofits across the state. Duties include directing programs in media and government relations, publications and research.
September 1987 to September 1992
Senior/Staff Associate, MDC, Inc.
Staff for nonprofit research organization promoting innovative policies and programs for workforce and economic development. Work experience included management of projects, policy research on issues of educational and economic equity, and communications as well as service on the corporate management team.
Motivational Speaking
Public Speaking
Advocacy
Staff Development
Fundraising
Skills
Other
Professional
Experience
October 1995 to February 1997
Associate/Assistant Vice President, Public Policy,
North Carolina Community College System.
Represent the System on issues related to workforce and economic development. Monitor, analyze and advise on legislative and other federal, state, and regional policy developments for System President.
1993-1995
Freelance Writer/Editor, various clients. Provided writing, editing, report writing and analysis on a project basis for clients including the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, the Center for Community Self-Help, and NC Equity.
Fall 1987
Graduate Research Assistant, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Duke University.
Summer 1986
Special Assistant to the Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste. Analyzed implementation of state programs under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
January 1987 to
Section Editor, The Raleigh News and Observer.
Editor of weekly feature section, circulation 11,000.
1984 -Fall 1986
Miscellaneous writing and editing positions including Publications Assistant, Duke University; Graduate Teaching Assistant, Duke University; Reporter, The Raleigh News and Observer; and Writer/Photographer, Alamance-Orange Enterprise.
Skills
Written Communication
Editing
Teambuilding
Advocacy
Education
Master of Divinity
Meadville Lombard Theological School, modified residency program, June 2004
Master of Arts in Public Policy
Duke University Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, December 1987
Master of Environmental Management
Duke University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, December 1987
Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Journalism and English
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 1984
Awards and
Honors
Mel Hoover Award, Diverse and Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries, 2012. Winner of the top honor by the largest organization for people of color in the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Convenor, Accountability Group for Justice General Assembly, 2010-2012. Responsible in overseeingr planning of Justice General Assembly in 2010.
Member, Fiftieth Anniversary Committee, Unitarian Universalist Association, 2009-2011.
Racial and Cultural Diversity Award, Pacific Central District of the Unitarian Universalist Association, 2009.
William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations, 1995 Recipient and member of inaugural class.
Leroy George Fellow, 1987-1988, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Duke University.
Alumni Scholarship Award, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Duke University.
Graduate Fellow, 1986, Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, Duke University.
Kappa Tau Alpha, 1984, National Journalism Honor Fraternity.
Order of the Grail-Valkyries, 1983, University of North Carolina Service Honorary.
Order of the Old Well, 1982, University of North Carolina Service Honorary.