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Main Responsibilities - Brenda is the Support Specialist for the Education Department. Brenda ensures the confirmations from Instructors on the classes that are being taught. Brenda also ensures Faculty pay is sent out in the timely manner that is set. Brenda makes sure that the Education Department is organized to run smoothly and effectively. Brenda also provides creative insight to the Events Planning Team.

Personal Info - Brenda has been married for 35 years and mother of 2 daughters. Brenda leads a Women's Ministry called JBR (Just Be Real), and also leads a Marriage Ministry Group.  She enjoys the gathering of people to encourage, empower, and engage in/with stories of others, which happens to be her passion.

Ministry Info - Brenda is an ordained Minister at United Believers Community Church.
 

Main Responsibilities - Erin supports the day-to-day administrative duties for UWSI, leads the needs-based scholarship program, supports faculty, students and staff for UWSI, helps with Course Design, and updating pertinent information for the UWSI website. Erin also assists with YFM, NextGen, Unity Spirit Groups, and is a part of the social media Team.

Personal Info - Erin comes from a theatre background, performing on stage as well as film and television. She loves improv and was a member of the Ventura Improv Co. in California and the KC Improv in KCMO. She has her BA in Liberal Arts and an (ABT) MA in Theatre. Currently, all of her creative energy is being put into raising her two teenagers, her podcast, and squeezing in some sketch comedy on TikTok. 
 

Main Responsibilities - Juli is the Enrollment Coordinator, for Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute (UWSI). She is the first point of contact for students, ministers, ministers-in-training, faculty, field instructors, and prospective faculty. Juli is responsible for supporting the overall management of student enrollment, records, and transcripts, instructor needs, course creation and ensures UWSI is meeting all FERPA regulations. She engages in frequent collaboration with instructors, course designers, UWM staff, UWSI faculty, the UWM Leadership Team, and Unity Urban Ministerial School.

Personal Info - Juli loves the work and people of UNITY and is honored to be of service.

Ministry Info - Juli is an ordained Itinerate Elder and Pastor of Willis African Methodist Episcopal Church of Kansas City, MO with more than 20 years of pastoral service.
 

Main Responsibilities - This position supports and equips the development of new ministries, assists ministry leaders in thinking creatively and exploring different ways of doing ministry, and processes applications for new ministries. As the MOR coordinator, this position recruits, trains, and supports candidates interested in serving as a MOR, create support networks for MORs through monthly connection calls, provides interested ministries with the requirements and MOR Assessment and connects ministry with a vetted MOR candidate.

Personal Info - 

Wherever there is water, you will find Glenda in her Kayak.  She is a kayak enthusiast and when not on her kayak, enjoys spending time with her family, especially her grandkids.  Rev. Glenda Walden is a 2015 graduate of the Unity Urban Ministerial School.  She became an ordained Unity Minister, May 6, 2016.  She lives in Evansville, IN with her wife and dog, Halo.

In her current position, she completed a 10-month learning cohort through Fresh Expressions focused on pioneering ministries.  She has taken this experience and developed both a student-focused pioneering learning cohort and a ministerial cohort for existing ministries interested in evolving their ministries. 

In 2023 Glenda completed the SpiritGroup program leader training. With this certification, she provides coaching and support to ministries who are interested in revitalizing, evolving, or redefining their ministry using the UWM SpiritGroup model. 

Ministry Info - In addition to her position at UWM, Glenda is the SpiritGroup program leader for Unity of Evansville, which is her spiritual home.

Main Responsibilities - Joni manages all aspects of UWM's spiritual direction program. She educates others about our program and spiritual direction in general. She enrolls and supports our students, hires and coordinates faculty and mentors, and provides general oversight of the curriculum.

Personal Info - Joni received her training in spiritual direction from the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest, where she earned a Master's in Spiritual Formation. She belongs to the Austin Area Spiritual Directors Community and is a member of Spiritual Director's International.

She lives just outside of Austin, TX with her adorable and wonderful wife Tammy and Sam the chick magnet dog.

Ministry Info - Joni has been a member of Unity Church of the Hills in Austin TX for over 20 years, where she has served among many teams, including as a prayer chaplain, platform speaker, and member of the ministry support team.

Main Responsibilities - Implement efforts toward the development and facilitation of a comprehensive faculty professional development program related to online teaching and learning. This includes identifying training needs, coordinating with subject matter experts, faculty members, and members of campus to design and develop learning opportunities for faculty, and identify qualified facilitators of learning activities.

Personal Info - I am married and am the mother of three adult children and their partners. I am grandmother to one grandson. I have a very devout cat, Georgia, who loves to attend pray-in and meetings at UWM. My hobbies include reading, crochet, and playing video games.

Ministry Info - I am Spiritual Leader in Special Dispensation at Unity of Tacoma.

Main Responsibilities - Assist with yearly convention and admin projects for continuing education and Youth and Family.

Personal Info - Former Director of Silent Unity Prayer Ministry, with a Master's degree in Business Management, I've been part of Unity since I was 19, having worked for Unity World Headquarters and Unity Worldwide Ministries since 2010. 

Ministry Info - Co-minister with my husband, Rev. Michael Perrie, in our expansion ministry, The Way of The Christ. 

Main Responsibilities - Her main role is to consult and collaborate with the Director of Services, assisting with the YFM Curriculum & eLearning projects, Earthcare Curriculum, webinar tech support, Education Redesign team leadership, and various Convention-related tasks. 

Main Responsibilities - Rev. Lynn is an ordained Unity minister who oversees UWM’s credentialing process for ministers and licensed Unity teachers. She works directly with applicants interested in becoming an ordained Unity minister, and liaisons with Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute, Unity Urban Ministerial School. She also assists applicants in becoming a licensed Unity teacher and facilitates the Skills Demonstration Seminar program that each candidate must complete before licensing. Lynn also trains and coordinates the work done by our Credentialing teams.

Lynn is also a licensed Unity teacher and served on the L & O Team and Education Services Team prior to being hired by UWM.

Main Responsibilities - Erin supports the day-to-day administrative duties for UWSI, leads the needs-based scholarship program, supports faculty, students and staff for UWSI, helps with Course Design, and updating pertinent information for the UWSI website. Erin also assists with YFM, NextGen, Unity Spirit Groups, and is a part of the social media Team.

Personal Info - Erin comes from a theatre background, performing on stage as well as film and television. She loves improv and was a member of the Ventura Improv Co. in California and the KC Improv in KCMO. She has her BA in Liberal Arts and an (ABT) MA in Theatre. Currently, all of her creative energy is being put into raising her two teenagers, her podcast, and squeezing in some sketch comedy on TikTok.