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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:
Jun 2014
Natalie Fenimore
dre [at] uucf [dot] org
Natalie has been a professional religious educator for 12 years in three Unitarian Universalist congregations, and is currently Director of 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. 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 is currently 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 have been members of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville, Maryland for 28 years.
Jun 2012
Gabrielle Farrell
gfarrell [at] allsouls [dot] ws
Gabrielle Farrell is Director of Religious Education Ministries at All Souls Church, Unitarian, in Washington, DC finishing her eighth year there. Previously she served the First Unitarian Church of St. Louis, Missouri, for eleven years as its religious educator. Gabrielle has been instrumental in enhancing LREDA chapters and has served on various LREDA committees, including the 21st Century Fund and the Nominating Committee. She has a special interest in curriculum work, and has authored online curricula for the UUA's Tapestry of Faith program as well as others. Her newest passion is introducing and cementing multigenerational living and learning in our congregations.
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 and currently serves as Treasurer of Continental LREDA. John received the Metro NY District Award for Excellence in Religious Education in 2007.
Jun 2013
Catherine Farmer Loya
catherine [at] uusm [dot] org
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.
Jun 2012
Lynn Hunt
lyhunt56 [at] aol [dot] com
Lynn Hunt has served First Unitarian Church of St. Louis as the Religious Educator for eight years. Previously she served the Ethical Society of St. Louis in the religious education program for thirteen years. Lynn was raised a Unitarian and was active in LRY. As a young parent, she taught Sunday School, was a member of the RE Committee and a youth group advisor. She later developed curricula, took on District work in various capacities, and became a LREDA Good Officer. She has served on LREDA committees, is a mentor for the Credentialing program, and became a Credentialed religious educator in April 2008.
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, 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:
LREDA Good Officer
Director of Religious Education
Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence
220 Main St. Northampton MA 01060
413.584.1390 x. 203
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Office hours: School year: Sun/Tue/Thurs in office.
ForLREDA Good Officer contacts, and private consulting please use
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Home phone for Good Officer inquiries or consulting:
413.529.0572(days only please)
413.210.2354 (cell)
www.Facebook.com/Cindy.Beal
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.