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Charles Rickert Fillmore |
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Rev. Howard Caesar A minister for 30 years; 23 years as senior minister of Unity Church of Christianity, Houston, Texas. A founding member of the Leadership Council for the Association for Global New Thought, he previously served on the Board for the Association of Unity Churches International and on the board of the International New Thought Alliance. |
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Rev. Ellen Debenport Ellen was appointed senior minister at Unity Church, Dallas, Texas, in December 2003 after serving four years as an associate minister. Before she was called to ministry, Ellen was a journalist with United Press International and the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, mostly covering politics. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Baylor University. |
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Rev. Gregory Guice Gregory is senior minister at Unity Church of Lake Orion, Michigan. He is a 2000 graduate of the ministerial program of Unity Institute at Unity Village (formerly Unity School of Religious Studies). |
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Doug Harris With over 30 years of management level experience with corporations like Knight Ridder, Inc., and United Air Lines, Doug has attended Harvard’s Graduate School of Business and has been featured in Who’s Who in America publications. |
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Jean Styles The founder, president, and chief executive officer of both Styles Estates Ltd., Inc., Kissimmee, Florida, an international real estate brokerage, and Advantage Vacation Homes, Ltd., Inc., a company specializing in rental properties. Both companies were acquired in 1999 by ResortQuest International. |
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Rev. Duke Tufty, Board Chair Has served as senior minister at Unity Temple on the Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri, since 1991. Duke served as associate minister at The Myrtle Fillmore Center in Prairie Village, Kansas, from 1989 to 1990. Duke is currently the Board Chair. |
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Ron Bonar Ron serves as founder and currently Chairman Emeritus of Bonar Group, a consulting engineering, surveying and planning firm. From Ft. Wayne, Indiana, he has over 45 years’ engineering and construction experience. |
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Rev. Richard Mantei Recently retired after 20 years as senior minister of Unity in Marin County, California. Currently in Reno, Nevada, he is a 1986 graduate of the ministerial program. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees, former Executive Team member, and past chair of the Association of Unity Churches. |
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John R. Knowles, LUT. From Plymouth, WI, is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is an entrepreneur and has an extensive background in Business and Engineering. He is President/Owner of Plymouth Industries, Inc. which specializes in Computer Controlled Custom Machinery, and Material handling Equipment. John holds several patents and many original designs. He has been in Unity for over 30 years. He is a Licensed Unity Teacher and currently serves as Spiritual Leader at the Unity Church of Sheboygan. |
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Griselda Hale A resident of Plantation, Fla., she serves as a child advocate for neglected, abused, and dependent children and is court liaison for the Guardian Ad Litem Program. She also serves as a member of the board of regents for Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. |
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Rev. Sylvia Sumter Sylvia has served as the minister of Unity of Washington, D.C., since l991. Prior to that, she served as the chairperson for Communication Studies and Skills for Unity School of Religious Studies. She graduated from the ministerial program in 1986. |
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Charlotte Shelton |
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Peggy Ball-Coleman, Director, Human Resources With over 25 years of experience in human resources, Peggy has managed corporate functions in over ten states. Peggy joined Unity in 2002 and oversees recruiting, employee relations, benefits, safety, compensation, and security. |
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Rev. Lynne Brown, Vice President, Silent Unity Lynne is an ordained Unity minister. She has served Unity in various capacities for over twenty-five years. Lynne and her family enjoy country living in a rural Missouri community. She is responsible for Silent Unity, which includes the Telephone Prayer Ministry, Correspondence Services, Message of Hope, and our international ministry. |
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James Blake, Chief Information Officer With more than 15 years of experience as Manager and Director of I.T., Network Services and Internet Services in the corporate/financial sectors, James manages all aspects of Information Technology at Unity, including the Internet/Intranet infrastructure, application development, and process improvement/automation. |
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Paula Coppel, Vice President, Communications In senior management for more than 10 years, most recently at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide in Portland, Oregon, Paula has worked with and for a wide variety of organizations, from publicly held companies and government entities to private agencies and nonprofit organizations. She has been involved in Unity since 1980 and is completing her requirements to become a licensed Unity teacher. At Unity, she is responsible for internal and external communications, including Web development, public relations, creative services and Unity’s new Internet radio network, www.unity.fm. |
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Martha Lynn, Vice President, Spiritpath Martha has over 20 years of leadership roles in healthcare, banking, engineering, and consulting. She is responsible for Spiritpath, which includes our Hotel and Conference Center, the Unity Book Store and Coffee Shop, Unity Inn and Spiritpath Retreats, Workshops, and Events. Martha is also the project manager for Unity’s Holistic Healing Center. |
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Jan Murfield, Director, Development As a senior manager of other not-for-profits throughout the Midwest, Jan has twenty-four years’ experience in donor relations and managing staff throughout Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri for the American Heart Association. Other leadership positions were with the Children’s Miracle Network and Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc. She is responsible for donor relationships, including Development and Direct Response. |
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Stephanie Stokes Oliver Vice President, Publishing With more than 20 years of New York publishing experience as an editor at Glamour and Essence, and as editor-in-chief of Heart & Soul, Stephanie is the author of three nonfiction books, one of which, Daily Cornbread: 365 Secrets for a Healthy Mind, Body, and Spirit, was inspired by Daily Word. She is responsible for magazine and book publishing, including Daily Word, Unity Magazine and Unity House books. |
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Rev. Phil Pierson, Vice President, Unity Institute With nearly five decades in ministry, Phil, along with his wife Dorothy, coministered Christ Unity Church in Sacramento, Ca. for almost 30 years, had a successful television ministry for 25 years, and were called to Unity Village in 2004 to continue their ministry here. He is responsible for the education program of the Unity Institute. |
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Bruce Schall, Chief Financial Officer Bruce has over twenty years’ financial management experience in the for-profit sector. With corporate assignments in North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Switzerland, Bruce joined Unity in 2000 and is responsible for accounting, control, finance, manufacturing, purchasing, logistics, and facilities. |
