Minister

Profile: Rev. Dr. Sara Emma Zimmerman

Ordination: Unitarian Church North, Mequon, WI, 2001

Education: Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, BA English; Indiana University, Bloomington, Masters in Comparative Literature; Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA, Master of Divinity; Meadville Lombard Theological School, Chicago, 2009, Doctor of Ministry.

Additional Education: Intensive Zen Buddhist training, Summer 1995, Honolulu Diamond Sangha (now Pacific Zen Institute), Robert Aitken, Roshi.

Highlights of Ministry: Served as Interim Parish Minister for the East Shore UU Church in Kirtland, OH 2006-2007; Parish Minister, UU Fellowship of Charlotte County, FL 2002-2006. Parish Minister internship, First Unitarian Church of Dallas, TX, 1999-2000. Chaplaincy training, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, Summer 1999.

Other Career Highlights: Teaching comparative literature and writing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1978-1998. Administrator at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1988-1998 in the academic support program. Additional teaching: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo (General Studies); Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design; Lake Mills Middle School, Lake Mills, WI (sixth grade Language Arts).

Volunteer Service: Emergency room Chaplain, Peace River Medical Center, Port Charlotte, FL, 2002-2004. Executive Board, Charlotte County Council on Aging; Elected Chair, Academic Staff Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; research Assistant, Earthwatch projects in Yunnan Province, China, and Honolulu, HI; guest speaker on topic of Zen Buddhism; cast member, diversity training improvisational theater group, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Additional Volunteer Service: Chair, Adult Religious Education, Unitarian Church, North, Mequon, WI; member Search Committee, Unitarian Church North; Religious Education teacher, second and third grades, First Unitarian Church of Oakland, CA.

Personal: music and the visual arts, journaling, travel, swimming and meditation.

Family: Proud Grandmother to two grandchildren in Milwaukee, WI; mom, mother-in-law, sister, aunt, Born and raised near Harrisburg, PA.

The official installation ceremony for Rev. Sara Zimmerman was March 2, 2008. Welcome home to UUCT, Rev. Sara!

Jay Wolin begins an internship in early August 2010. Some things about him: he graduated cum laude from Pace University in New York City, in June 1981. He’s had a successful career as a CPA and accounting executive at various corporations. He just completed his Masters of Divinity at the Florida Center for Theological Studies in Orlando. Before 1994, he was affiliated with the UU Congregation of Queens, New York. Since 1994, and currently, he is affiliated with First Unitarian Church of Orlando.

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