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Unity North
Board of Trustees - Profiles
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Steve Bentley - President
Steve has served as both Board member and Board president in past years. Steve is best known for his decision to hire Rev. Carole O’Connell in his first term as Board President and he led the Board during the building campaign in 1999. Steve’s experience is thought to be particularly relevant as the Board initiates 5 new members. Steve has recently sold his apparel business after operating for 20+ years in the Mid-Town Atlanta area. |
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Hope
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Vice President
Hope has been a member of Unity North Atlanta for over 13 years. She works as a systems analyst, holds a BA of Education, a Masters of Information Technology/Management, and is currently working on a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership. She has served on many Unity North teams including the Women’s Retreat, Kidsmas Carnival, Special Events, and the Annual Prayer Vigil. She has been a YOU sponsor. She currently volunteers in the bookstore, and she serves as a Prayer Chaplain. Hope is serving in her second term on the Board of Trustees; she has served as the chair of the Governance Team and currently as Treasurer. In addition, she helps with the prayer team, and enthusiastically attends Conscious Living Circles. She is a mother of two adult children. She is a Reiki Master and Energy Shifter Practitioner. |
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Linda Wendt -
Treasurer
Linda has been coming to Unity North for more than 15 years and has been a member since 1995. Her most recent areas of service include leadership in the Singles Ministry, Hospitality, Kidsmas, and volunteering at Events. She is passionate about the church and its teachings. She has been an active leader in the community having served as a board member (and President in one organization) in several organizations. She has been an active leader in the United Way campaign through her workplace. How she would view her role as a board member: “I would like to see an active congregation where the congregants, the church staff and the board all operate together to help create our new vision.”
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Cathy Spiegel - Secretary
Cathy has been a member of Unity North since March of 2005 and attends service virtually every Sunday she is in town. She says Unity principles have enriched her life in a “continuing, daily, on-going process of self-reflection and spiritual growth.” As a step-mother of two teenagers, Cathy – and her husband, Cass Brewer – “rely heavily on the teachings of love and truth when parenting our children.” An active volunteer, Cathy is participating in the Appreciative Inquiry process and serves on the Facility Team that has evolved from that. She also is on the Decoration Team for the 2008 Auction, participated in the Backpack Carnival, which is part of the Kidsmas Team, and has adopted a landscape area at the church. She has played leadership roles at the law firm where she once worked, and sees Unity North expanding and growing in physical size and connection to our local community and beyond, through outreach projects throughout the United States and abroad. |
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Mike Russell
Mike has been a member of Unity North/Roswell Unity since 1986. He and his wife Jan were married at Roswell Unity in 1987. He has been a business owner for over 30 years. He is the President/owner of Prestige Helicopters, Inc since 1997. He has been a certified helicopter flight instructor for over 10 years and a commercial helicopter pilot since 1995. He has served/ran sound at Unity North for five years and helped in the children’s church. He has studied Metaphysics and the teachings of Unity for over 25 years. He is the step-father of his son Andy. He has served on the board at Unity North for the past two years. |
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Donna Stott
Donna has a long history with Unity, including being involved in churches in Orlando and Hawaii since 1988. She has been attending UNAC for two years, since she and Mike and their family moved here from Oahu, where she was Uniteen Director and interim Youth Director, as well as a member of the Board at Windward Unity in Kailua. She has been a member for 1½ years. She volunteers with our Youth Program, worked with the Appreciative Inquiry process last year, and last October was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Trustees. She is active in the Small Group program, and has taken many Unity courses over the years. She is the mother of five children, ranging in age from 7 to 25. Her vision for UNAC includes growth in attendance, more classes, and more outreach to the community surrounding the church. Donna works in the real estate business.
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Frank Birdsong
Frank has been attending Unity North for 15 years and has been a member since 1996. He was a past Board Member, but after being selected as the architect for the new building, he stepped down to avoid a conflict of interest. Frank has experience in marketing and has been an active volunteer at Unity North, including in the church’s Capital Campaign. He currently is a member of the Good Vibrations Choir and helped plan the creation of Unity North’s Youth Center on the lower level of the Administration Building. He says Unity principles have always resonated with him, and is especially interested in the metaphysical aspects of Unity. He envisions Unity North growing to an average weekly attendance of 900 to 1,000; with a “superlative” children’s program; and reaching out to the surrounding community. |
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Don Carlson
Don has been attending Unity North for 11 years and has been a member since 2000. He is very visible as a long-time usher and prayer chaplain (9 years). He has also been a Children’s Church leader and a Kidsmas volunteer. He recently retired from a career in industrial sales. He has previous leadership experience as a city councilman, homeowners association board and on the boards of two other churches. How he would view his role as a board member: “Stay visible and staying open to suggestions; don’t discount the opinion of the congregants.”
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