Annie Scott
President (Job Description)
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Annie Scott has been shaped and nurtured by her involvement with LREDA colleagues, clusters, chapters and the continental organization since 1992. They have enabled her to stay in this calling of Unitarian Universalist religious education by living in covenantal relationships, inviting her into an always deepening spiritual and religious journey and by walking with her through professional and personal hard times.

Annie has had the privilege to serve five congregations; Phoenix, AZ, Devon, PA, Germantown, PA, Oregon City, OR, and currently, Golden, CO. She has served on district RE committees in the Pacific Southwest, Joseph Priestley and the Pacific Northwest LREDA Chapters. She served on the LREDA Diversity and Inclusion Team for nine years and the Excellence in Shared Ministry Task Force 2012-2013 and was a member of the LREDA Nominating Committee 2013-2015.

She loves camping with her hubby, Mick, and dog, Bubs, watching Alfred Hitchcock movies and singing occasionally with her brothers 60’s rock and roll band in Oregon.

Linnea Nelson
Vice-President (Job Description)
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Linnea Nelson is the Executive Director of UU Wellspring, a year-long spiritual deepening program for Unitarian Universalists. She is a Credentialed DRE and former Director of Religious Exploration at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton, Virginia. She has also been a Head of School, a Learning Center Director, a teacher, an educational textbook editor and an international trainer for the Great Books Foundation.

Linnea believes that deepening our connections and being open to new learning is at the heart of our work. She also believes deeply in service. She co-led a NOVA Cluster Teacher Training offered to 11 congregations, served on a LREDA cluster executive team (GWAREC) from June 2015 to Dec. 2017,  taught the UU Identity online module and recently served on a team to update the resource list for the RE Credentialing program. She is a LREDA Good Officer.

She has co-taught “Building the World We Dream About” and was a founding member of the Racial Justice Steering Committee at UUCF. Linnea has also served on UUCF’s Board of Directors, nominating committee and RE Committee. She has served on two other boards for children with special needs.

Linnea has a master’s degree in school psychology and undergraduate degrees in education and business. She lives with her awesome husband, Ted, in Orlando, Florida where her two young adult sons promise to visit regularly!

Juliet Donaldson
Treasurer (Job Description)
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Thank you to the LREDA Board for welcoming me into the role of LREDA Treasurer. I'm looking forward to using my accounting skills and giving back to this wonderful community of Religious Educators.

In 1993 I qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the United Kingdom, training with Price Waterhouse Coopers, and have taken on a variety of accounting roles in both the public and private sectors in the UK.

Thirteen years ago I relocated to the US with my husband and four children where I discovered Unitarian Universalism. I enjoyed teaching RE so much I decided to switch careers five years ago and became the Director of Religious Exploration at UU Middleboro, a small church in Southeastern Massachusetts, before moving to the larger congregation of First Unitarian Church in Worcester this year as the Director of Faith Formation.

Andrea James
Secretary (Job Description)
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Jules Jaramillo
At Large: Professional Support (Job Description)
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Jules Jaramillo serves as the Director of Lifespan Religious Education at Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist in Palatine, Illinois. She is an active member of MidAmerica LREDA Chapter and is currently working closely with the MidAmerica Region to develop a support structure for religious educators through a pilot program called The Learning Collaborative.

Jules has a degree in Social Work and has provided support services for children, youth and families in non-profit organizations, for over 15 years. She has lived in Bogota, Colombia with her husband Fernando, where she taught high school English, at a bi-lingual college prep school. She has continued her professional development with the Professional Interim Training program, Multicultural Education, Family Ministry, and extensive training focused on dismantling systemic racism in educational, non-profit and religious organizations. She has served as Trustee on the Board for California Autism Foundation and coordinates support meetings with the Guild for Interim Religious Educators.

Jules is a passionate Unitarian Universalist and loves being a religious educator. She has a deep understanding of the professional joys and challenges religious educators are faced with. She believes that collegial support is essential in celebrating the joys and sustaining our spirit as we face the challenges. She is honored to hold the Professional Support portfolio serving LREDA members.