Decatur, GA. MBA, Georgia State University; BA in Political Science, Colorado College. Currently helping energy utilities transform their businesses to meet consumer needs. Former camper, CIT, and summer camp leadership staff at The Mountain.

I was on staff at The Mountain from 2014 to 2020 as the Programs Director. My time in The Mountain community has certainly changed my life in many ways. The mission of The Mountain created growth opportunities in my leadership style that allowed me to ensure The Mountain community was one that lived by legacy and grows with our shared UU values on a daily basis. I have taken these values with me in my new career in community engagement and fundraising with a local nonprofit civil legal aid organization. 

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I currently live in Scaly Mountain, NC with my husband and our pets (if chickens count as pets) and consider myself a local in the Highlands community. I hope that my continued relationship with The Mountain will help fulfill my need to be a part of this intentional and loving community. And that what I can give back is guidance of experience and future growth for this beloved space. 

I came to The Mountain for the first time for summer camp in middle school and have come back almost every summer after that. I have been on MountainCamp staff for several years, as I completed the CIT program and then became a counselor both in the cabin and the outdoor programs. I have attended a CON and the Climate Justice Conference. Originally my mother found her way to UU WomenSpirit and immediately resonated with everything The Mountain offers, as did my sister and I. Thinking back, I was at first reluctant to go, but I recognize now that over twelve years I’ve grown into who I am because of my connection to The Mountain.

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I first came to The Mountain in 2015 to be an Apprentice on the Many Hands Peace Farm. At that time, the Farm was still forming. I became smitten with the region’s land and water and knew that this was where I wanted to be. After that first season at The Mountain, I decided to move to Highlands fulltime. I committed myself to the roles of Guest Services at The Mountain from 2016-2021. This chapter of my life is rich with connection. What a gift it was to be at The Mountain each day to aid the facilitation of countless good works, programs, and gatherings. I was frequently inspired by all the medicine that The Mountain is able to provide a container for. I learned countless lessons, witnessed small miracles, and was continually supported by The Mountain’s ever ebbing and flowing community as I set down my roots in this place.

My goal as a Board Member is to stay in and continue to strengthen and expand the interconnected web of Mountain visitors, builders and dreamers. I know how it felt to be supported by Members of The Board of Trustees when I was on Staff, and it is my intention to return that service and help in bridging the collection of caring voices that seek to create a thriving Mountain for All.

I am an ordained Unitarian Universalist Community Minister serving the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola. I reside in Pensacola with my partner in ministry, and service animal, Daisy Dog, my partner Chad and two loving felines. I feel that Unitarian Universalism is truly a lifesaving faith and it is my mission to spread the good news that you are loved, valued and worthy just as you are!

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I attended Starr King School for the Ministry where I completed my Master of Arts in Social Change with an additional Certificate in Unitarian Universalist Studies. We are better together, we can only change the world together, and every day is a new chance to live fully toward those ideals, embrace our diversity and join in building the Beloved Community together!