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The mission of the LREDA Board is to serve our membership.  We:
SUPPORT the professional development of our membership;
ADVOCATE for professional religious educators in congregations and in alliance with our professional colleagues and the UUA; and
SUSTAIN our organization through responsible fiscal stewardship, and creative, visionary leadership.

The 2011-2012 Board includes:

PRESIDENT
Jun 2014
Natalie Fenimore
president [at] lreda [dot] org

Natalie Fenimore currently serves as the called Parish Minister at Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church in Camp Springs, MD. From 2011-2012 she served as Minister for Religious Exploration at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton, VA. She is a Credentialed Religious Educator, Master Level, and has a Master's of Divinity. Natalie is currently President of LREDA. She is a LREDA Good Officer for the Joseph Priestley District and has served on the LREDA Nominating Committee and 21st Century Fund. At the denominational level, she served as a member of the UUA's Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee. Natalie is a Tapestry of Faith author and a Renaissance Module leader. She and her family are members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville, Maryland.

TREASURER
Jun 2014
John Cavallero
johnthedre [at] gmail [dot] com

John is the Director of Religious Education at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. He served on the board of the LREDA Metro NY Chapter for five years, is a Good Officer, and currently serves as Treasurer of Continental LREDA. John received the Metro NY District Award for Excellence in Religious Education in 2007.

SECRETARY
Jun 2013
Catherine Farmer Loya
catherinedre [at] yahoo [dot] com

Catherine Farmer Loya has been Director of Religious Education at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, California, since 2003, and previously served the Universalist Unitarian Church of Riverside, California.   She achieved recognition as a Credentialed Religious Educator in April 2011.  She has also served as an officer of the Pacific Southwest District LREDA chapter for the last five years, first as Secretary and more recently as Treasurer and she is delighted to be joining the LREDA Board. 

AT LARGE: PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT
Jun 2014
Cindy Beal
cindybdre [at] yahoo [dot] com

Cindy is the Director of Religious Education at the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence in Northampton, MA. She has been a Good Officer since 2006, serves on the LREDA board, and is a member of the LREDA North Atlantic Chapter. She was part of team that revised the LREDA Good Officers Training in 2009 and she is a certified Our Whole Lives Trainer for the K/1- 4/6 levels. 

Multiple Contact options:

Director of Religious Education
Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence
220 Main St.  Northampton MA 01060
413.584.1390 x. 203
USNF business: cbeal@uunorthampton.org
Office hours: School year: Sun/Tue/Thurs in office.

ForLREDA  Good Officer contacts, and private consulting please use
cindybdre@yahoo.com and
Home phone for Good Officer inquiries or consulting:
413.210.2354 (cell)

www.Facebook.com/Cindy.Beal

AT LARGE: CONTINENTAL EVENTS
Jun 2013
Katy Carpman
uukaty [at] gmail [dot] com

Katy has been doing religious education work for eight years and is currently  the Director of Religious Education at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church in  Houston, Texas.  She is pursuing credentialing, twin sons, and the perfect pizza crust recipe.

AT LARGE: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jun 2015
Michelle McKenzie-Creech
michelle [at] uucmc [dot] org

Michelle has 6 years of experience as a Religious Educator. She is a Credentialed Religious Educator and a young adult. She has an additional 5 years of experience working with youth and parents (case management) for the Dept of Human Services, Girls and Boystown, and Boysville in Philadelphia, Las Vegas, and Michigan. She has completed 5 Renaissance Modules.

VICE PRESIDENT
Jun 2015
Claudia Jimenez
dre [at] uufvb [dot] org

Claudia is serving a mid-sized congregation with a small RE program in Vero Beach, FL. She has been a DRE for 11 years, has 4 years of experience on a local School Board, as well as many years experience as a volunteer, leader and Board member of various local non-profits. She has almost 20 additional years of experience as an educator. She also has completed 6 Renaissance Modules.

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