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Rev. Lea (she/her) joined CSL Northern Colorado in 2020 as an Associate Minister, and later became Co-Minister alongside Rev.'s Jenny Illig and Barbara Bue. In August 2022, following the retirement of Rev.'s Illig and Bue, Rev. Lea was appointed as the Spiritual Director. Her philosophy centers around the transformative power of love to heal and uplift humanity, and she is passionate about guiding individuals to create positive change through spiritual principles. For more information about Rev. Lea, please click the arrow below her photo.
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Rev. Lea discovered Science of Mind after years of searching. Her spiritual path began in her mid-20’s with Landmark Education, a series of personal growth seminars, which provided the foundation she needed to begin her spiritual journey. As a seeker, she dove into many spiritual experiences, including Native American retreats and rituals and Celtic Shamanic training. These nature-based experiences connected her to the intelligence that lives in all things and it’s where she discovered her connection to the Divine.
Along her journey she was introduced to Science of Mind. The words spoken deeply aligned with her beliefs and practices. She immediately began taking classes and soon after, she was called to ministry. Rev. Lea graduated from ministerial school in 2018 with a Master’s in Consciousness Studies. In addition, she has a Master’s in Counseling and is a Certified Strengths Coach. She comes to ministry with over 20 years’ experience as a career counselor and coach working with adults in career transition.
Rev. Lea spent four years at the Center for Spiritual Living Boulder Valley in Lafayette, CO before moving to Loveland and joining CSL Northern Colorado in 2020. She was hired as an Associate Minister, then became a Co-Minister with Rev’s Jenny Illig and Barbara Bue. Upon their retirement, she became the Spiritual Director in August 2022.
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Julie Koenig is a vocalist, pianist, and educator. She holds a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO), as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Otterbein University (Westerville, OH). She released her debut jazz album, Renaissance Woman, in 2021, and is currently preparing to release a new EP of original music.
Julie currently works as an instructor of voice and piano at Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, WY) and Flourish Music Academy (Greeley, CO). She has been on the music team at CSLNOCO since 2018 and has been the pianist for Foothills Unitarian Church since 2022. Julie maintains an active performance schedule in the area, which has included the 2023 Five Points Jazz Festival, and two tours of the Midwest with her jazz trio.
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Indrani comes to CSL NOCO with many years of experience as an administrative assistant. Having been a longtime Spiritual seeker, she's studied and taught Kripalu Yoga for 30 years in addition to practicing massage, energy healing, and Pranic Healing.
She enjoys being outdoors, and loves living on the front range as it’s so convenient to many beautiful places. She particularly likes spending time with friends, yoga, kayaking, hiking and camping and is looking forward to learning to play Pickle Ball!
Indrani has one son, Matthew, an amazing musician who lives in Monterrey, Mexico. She also has three sisters of which she is the youngest. She has lived with her number two sister Betty in Fort Collins since 2006.
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Mary (she/her) works remotely from Nashville, TN, where she’s lived and worked the past nine years. She has years of experience in church and nonprofit management. Growing up in the Kansas City, MO, area, Mary attended and worked for Unity Churches. She held the position of Director of Children, Youth & Family Ministries in Kansas City and Houston before finding her way to Nashville, where she became the Operations and Administration Manager for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville from 2015 to 2021.
In the nonprofit industry Mary has worked with various organizations serving children and youth. She has had great success in growing membership, structural organization, event and program planning, marketing and fundraising.
Mary has 2 young adult children who also live in Nashville. In her free time, Mary loves to play games (Bunco or Canasta anyone?), drink coffee and eat chocolate (the milk kind!)
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Brooke graduated with a K6 Teaching Certification and a BS in Human Communication from the University of Northern Colorado and has been teaching in Northern Colorado since 2001. She loves lesson planning and developing curriculum to educate kids on how amazing they are. She encourages each child to love being themselves, and does this through meditation, music, movement and activities. Brooke creates connections with every child in order to individualize the lesson plans and meet specific needs.
Brooke is an Independent Facilitator for the Love and Logic Institute and teaches workshops throughout Northern Colorado designed for educators and parents. She also designed and organizes Camp Creative, a weeklong experience for children ages 5-12.
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Chuck Bloser
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Ann Cope
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Matt Minkel
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Doug Rogers
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