Damia December Promoted to Director of Operations
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Damia December Promoted to Director of Operations

Congratulations to Damia December on her promotion to One Spirit’s Director of Operations! Since she joined the staff in 2022, Damia has been a force of nature bringing significant contributions to all aspects of the organization. Damia’s systems thinking and project management skills combined with her training in psychology and anthropology have been invaluable. 

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Announcing Our New Co-CEO Team
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Announcing Our New Co-CEO Team

For the past six months, the Board Search Committee* has been engaged in profound contemplation, reflection and rich dialogue. Today, we eagerly anticipate One Spirit’s future as we are thrilled to announce that Rev. Dr. Courtney Bryant and Rev. Gordon Brode will serve as Co-CEOs of One Spirit.

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One Spirit Announces New Co-CEO Leadership Structure

As you are probably aware, One Spirit has been moving toward an increasingly collaborative organizational structure, with co-leadership teams in every educational program. The succession team and Board of Trustees have decided to build on this successful momentum and embrace that structure in One Spirit’s executive leadership by engaging two Co-Chief Executive Officers. We are thrilled to announce that Gordon Brode, our current Director of Organizational Development, will be filling half of this team.

We are actively engaged in a search process to identify the other Co-CEO, who will co-create the future of education and organizational structure at One Spirit and maximize our capacity to stretch us into our vision.

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Spiritual Companionship: Reflections from a One Spirit Graduate
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Spiritual Companionship: Reflections from a One Spirit Graduate

Lyena is a One Spirit Interspiritual Companioning and Counseling Program graduate, class of 2022. With a passion for guiding others on their spiritual journeys, Lyena's commencement speech is an inspiring testament to the transformative power of compassion and connection. Listen to Lyena’s full reflection on Spiritual Counseling on the One Spirit Blog and be inspired!

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Planning&nbsp;my&nbsp;retirement&nbsp;from One Spirit
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Planning my retirement from One Spirit

One Spirit’s CEO Ilene Sameth shares “Listening deeply to my heart has led me to the decision that I will be moving towards my retirement, not only from One Spirit but from my work life as I enter the next phase of whatever is calling me.”

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