Rev. Patrice K. Curtis is UUA’s Transformational Interim Ministries Director. Patrice collaborates with and supports interim ministers in amplifying and practicing diversity, equity, and inclusion within congregations, and in disrupting unhealthy patterns that make Beloved Community difficult to realize. Before beginning ministry at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), Patrice served four congregations and as Program Director with the UU Justice Ministry of California. Patrice practices Tibetan Buddhist-based spirituality (20+years), has trained in teaching Shamata meditation, and studied Mindful Self-Compassion, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

Reverend Dave Clements is an Ordained Minister in the Unitarian Universalist Faith and served as an Interim Minister at the Cape Town, South Africa Unitarian Church. He is a graduate of Meadville Lombard Theological School. Prior to his call to ministry, he worked as an organizational development consultant overseeing strategic planning, entrepreneurship and fundraising, held several management and director positions, and owned his own consulting business.  He is currently serving as the accredited interim minister for the Unitarian Universalist church in Santa Rosa, CA. Dave has served with distinction as IMN’s Annual Conference Team Lead for several years, including guiding its transition to a virtual Conference during and after the pandemic.

Rabbi Ilana C. Garber is the Senior Director of Rabbinic Leadership for the Rabbinical Assembly, a global membership organization of over 1,600 rabbis who are associated with the Conservative/Masorti Movement of Judaism. Previously, she served the synagogue community of Beth El Temple (West Hartford, CT) for fifteen years. 

A graduate from the double degree program of List College (Talmud) and Barnard College (Religion) in 2000, she received her MA from the Wm. Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education in 2003, and was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2005. 

A visionary Jewish educator, Rabbi Garber created SULAM (Seek, Understand, Learn, Act, Marvel) in a complete overhaul of Beth El Temple’s religious school. Passionate about the mikveh, she wrote the curriculum to train mikveh guides for Boston’s Mayyim Hayyim: Living Waters Community Mikveh. Currently she serves on the board of Greater Hartford’s Mikveh Bess Israel.

Rev. Dr. Marvin L. Morgan  began serving as a Senior Pastor a age twenty-one. He currently serves Church of the Red Rocks, UCC, in Sedona, AZ, his seventh interim position in fourteen years. During his studies at Elon University (B.A. 1971), Duke Divinity School (M. Div. 1975), Drew University (D. Min. 1979), and during post-graduate studies at Auburn Seminary and Harvard, he was simultaneously a full-time pastor. Service as Head Chaplain for the Atlanta Police Department, a staff Chaplain with Fulton County, GA, Adjunct Faculty and Administrator at Interdenominational Theological Center, in Atlanta, GA were all meaningful experiences in ministry. However, he found his most fulfilling niche, about fifteen years ago, when Les Robinson introduced him to the exciting world of Interim Ministry.

Rev. Cynthia Vermillion-Foster has been supporting ministries as a consultant, coach, mediator and transitional minister since 2007.  This support includes interim/transitional work, leadership development, identity work, strategic planning and conflict transformation. She is passionate about systems thinking, supporting cultural change, and creating spaces for communities to discover and express their full potential. Cynthia completed the IMN’s training in 2008 and has served several communities as a transitional minister.  She is certified by Conrad Grabel University in Conflict Management and Congregational Leadership and will complete their certification in Conflict Management and Mediation in April 2025. Betty Pries is the primary teacher for both these programs, and Betty has had a significant impact on Cynthia’s work. Cynthia was a presenter at IMN’s 2020 conference and has facilitated webinars for IMN.  She has also served on the Conference Team and as the Team Lead for the Continuing Education Team. She is dedicated to adaptive leadership, and to the work of IMN in supporting the health and wellbeing of faith communities. An ordained Unity minister since 1997, Cynthia has served Unity ministries in both the US and in Canada. She was Director of Member Services for Unity Worldwide Ministries from 2016 to 2021, where she oversaw all aspects of ministry services, including ministry development, consulting services, conflict transformation, ethics, ministry employment, and credentialing.  Cynthia’s first career was as a ballet dancer.  The metaphors of dance and movement continue to inspire Cynthia on the spiritual journey, which she views as an ongoing dance of discovery and growth.