Our Team
Our team is in continuous discernment and dialogue about how One Spirit, as an interspiritual educational organization, can best serve the world. We are currently enrolling students for the Applied Interspirituality Program, starting with the Interspiritual Foundations cohort 2026-2027.
In addition to staff and trustees on the board, One Spirit is strengthened by its generous community members. Many serve as volunteers, and we encourage all community members to contribute something they feel is right. If you are interested in volunteering, please click here.
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Founder
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Rev. Diane Berke is the Founder and Spiritual Director of One Spirit Learning Alliance. Ordained as an interfaith minister in 1988, she is a respected pioneer in the field of interfaith/interspiritual education.
In June 2020, Rev. Berke stepped down after 18 years as Director of the One Spirit Seminary Training. Diane has worked closely with Andrew Harvey in his Institute for Sacred Activism, is a founding member of the Contemplative Alliance of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, and is a co-founder of Transformation 365, an online platform to introduce people to a broad range of contemplative practices. She is also a certified facilitator of the Circle of Trust® work of the Center for Courage and Renewal.
Diane maintains a private practice in spiritual counseling/companionship and supervision of spiritual counseling students and practitioners. In addition, she is a licensed mental health counselor in New York State. A student and teacher of A Course in Miracles for over 30 years, Diane has led retreats and workshops on spiritual development throughout the United States and internationally. She is the author of several books and educational manuals, including Love Always Answers, The Gentle Smile, Developing and Deepening Your Spiritual Practice, and Forgiveness as a Path of Awakening.
Diane is known for the clarity and wisdom of her teaching, the sincerity and depth of her compassion, and her ability to create exceptionally safe and nourishing learning and companioning spaces in which people can heal and blossom. She continues to actively serve One Spirit as a "spiritual grandmother" and guide.
Leadership & Operations
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Rev. Dr. Courtney Bryant, a spiritual leader and educator, holds a Masters of Divinity from Duke University and a Doctorate in Religion: Ethics and Society from Vanderbilt University.
Courtney’s expertise in spiritual education and personal transformation, as well as her skill in external communications and fundraising, greatly enhances the work we do at One Spirit.
She has served as Assistant Professor of Religion and Womanist Ethics at Manhattan College and Pastor of Righteous Relations at All Angels’ Church in New York City. As an academic, Courtney’s work has focused on the racial, gender, and sexual politics of embodiment. In her ministry, she fosters co-creation and discipleship through loving relationships and justice-seeking for the oppressed.
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Managing and assisting with anything and everything from administrative needs and tech support to end-of-year event planning and celebrating the little wins, Damia is always available to partner with you to overcome any challenge, big or small, at any point in your journey.
Damia’s life mission is to help others realize, express, and live out their fullest potential, and she is grateful to live that mission every day in her work supporting the students, staff, and community of One Spirit.
Damia holds a BA in Psychology and Anthropology from the University of Michigan, is a Registered Behavior Therapist, an ICRT Usui - Karuna - Holy Fire - Sekhem Seichem- Reiki Master Teacher, and a life-long learner.
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Natalie Gomez is a visual artist, photographer, and Buddhist practitioner based in Washington, DC. She received her Master’s in Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness from the California Institute of Integral Studies and her Bachelor’s in Visual Art Studies from The University of Texas at Austin. With over 8 years of experience in nonprofit education and interests lying at the intersection of pedagogy, spirituality, politics, and creativity, she considers herself a student of life studying ways to bridge divides and create a more beautiful world.
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Finance and operations executive with more than 15 years of experience providing strategic financial leadership and operational oversight for nonprofit, education, arts, and mission-driven organizations. Proven success partnering with executive leadership and boards to develop financial strategies that strengthen organizational performance, support long-term sustainability, and align resources with institutional priorities.
Beyond finance, Nicole brings a holistic approach to organizational leadership—integrating financial stewardship with operational excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and systems improvement.
Nicole is passionate about helping Ons Spirit make sound financial decisions while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Nicole holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, in Finance from Temple University.
Board of Trustees
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Since Linda Bjork was ordained as an Interfaith Minister through One Spirit Seminary in 2019, she has taught several leadership classes and media workshops at One Spirit, joined the Board of Trustees in 2020, became Treasurer in November 2024, and was elected President of the Board starting July 1, 2026.
Linda is the Founder of Mindfulness Intelligence®, a pioneering method at the intersection of leadership development, emotional resilience, and consciousness training, and serves as the COO of TruGuide, an AI native media discovery company.
With a global reputation for shaping visionary leaders, Linda works with Fortune 100 executives, U.S. Army Generals, entrepreneurs, and high-impact teams across sectors. Her teaching blends practical insight with deep inner work, helping individuals lead with clarity, presence, and purpose.
An author and speaker, Linda has been recognized as an Evolutionary Leader and is a frequent contributor on international stages. Her published works include Inner Business, Mind Skills, and S.A.F.E.—as well as a growing series of mindful activity books for children, titled Inner Adventures.
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Laurene Williams serves as the Secretary of the One Spirit board and holds a sacred space as both community liaison and member of the educational team.
Rev Laurene describes herself as an activist, counselor, innovator, and minister. Known for her ability to give voice to the deepest expressions of Spirit and connect them to the daily experiences of living, she delights in creating spaces in which people can express love, experience connection, demonstrate responsibility, and empower community. She believes the purpose of ministry is to serve and empower community such that people experience their natural connection to others.
Whether it was human development, psychology, religious studies and sociology electives she studied as an undergraduate at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania or her choice to attend an interfaith seminary at One Spirit Learning Alliance in NYC, Reverend Laurene believes a curious mind cultivates a consciousness mindset.
Sought after for her compelling conversations, engaging inquiries, sense of humor and unique perspective on spirituality-infused living, Rev Laurene explores with people how to embody their personal truth in alignment with Spiritual Truth for greater fulfillment, power, joy and peace of mind. This is accomplished through her writings, counseling, ministry, public speaking and transformational workshops and innovative programs.
Born in Westbury, Long Island, Reverend Laurene Williams currently lives in Bloomfield, NJ.
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Rev. Natalie Kuhn is an interfaith minister ordained through One Spirit in 2026, entrepreneur, writer, and speaker whose work spans spiritual inquiry, embodied leadership, and organizational transformation.
Natalie spent 11 years helping build The Class, joining as its first employee and eventually serving as Co-CEO. During her tenure, she helped grow the organization into a global fitness and mindfulness platform, leading through periods of expansion, cultural transformation, and organizational change. Today, she is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Halen, an immersive longevity company, set to open in London in 2027.
She is also the founder of Make The Sun, where she explores personal transformation, emotional intelligence, and spiritual inquiry through writing, speaking, and teaching. Natalie serves as Editor-at-Large of Human Shift Magazine, a publication exploring the intersection of culture, consciousness, and technology. Earlier in her career, she performed internationally with artists including David Byrne and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Across her work, Natalie is interested in how individuals and institutions navigate change, cultivate belonging, and translate spiritual values into the ways we lead, live, and care for one another.
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We look forward to welcoming new talent to the board with the addition of new trustees who are currently in the application and interview process.
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Rev. Pamela “Pami” Parker is the founder and director of Conscious Center International in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where she creates opportunities for transformational learning, spiritual exploration, and conscious leadership. With more than 40 years of professional experience across the learning and development field. Her work includes instructional design, education and training, management consulting, organizational development, leadership development, and guiding individuals and organizations through change. This extensive professional background is complemented by more than five decades of spiritual service and leadership within the Unity movement. Ordained through The New Seminary in New York City in 2008 and a graduate of One Spirit's InterSpiritual Counseling Program in 2011, Pami's journey reflects a lifelong commitment to InterSpiritual understanding, compassionate leadership, and honoring the many paths through which people discover meaning and connection.
As a spiritual companion, educator, and author, Pami has devoted much of her work to accompanying women through life's transitions and tender thresholds. Her debut book, The Art of Companioning Through Life Transitions, grew from a simple yet profound understanding: one of the greatest gifts we can offer another person is not our answers, but our presence. She brings decades of experience in learning and development, organizational insight, spiritual wisdom, curiosity, and collaborative leadership to One Spirit's Board of Trustees, along with a heartfelt commitment to nurturing a community that welcomes diverse spiritual perspectives, shares wisdom, and makes transformation possible.
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We look forward to welcoming new talent to the board with the addition of new trustees who are currently in the application and interview process.
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Richard Glave walks a spiritual path shaped by the exploration of consciousness, the nature of Being, and our place within the greater fabric of existence. Drawn to the transformative insights of New Thought, the contemplative depth of Vedic science, and the relational wisdom found in Indigenous traditions, he explores the points of resonance among these perspectives while honoring the distinct wisdom of each.
For Richard, spirituality is both an inward journey of discovery and an outward practice of relationship—with one another, the Earth, and the mystery from which life emerges. He is drawn to the possibility that we are each unique expressions of a greater whole, and that recognizing this connection can transform how we live, how we serve, and how we experience the world and each other.
Richard graduated from One Spirit Seminary in 2026 and is honored to serve on the Board of Trustees of One Spirit Learning Alliance. Professionally, he serves as Chief Technology Officer for a New York City government agency, bringing more than 35 years of experience in technology and organizational leadership.
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We are excited to welcome Rev Tara O’Keefe, a graduate of One Spirit Seminary class of 2019, to the board! More information about Rev Tara is coming soon.
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Rev. Usha Bilotta is a life-long seeker and practitioner of spirituality in many forms and iterations. She is a graduate of the 2019 One Spirit Seminary. She went on to complete 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education with Yale/New Haven Hospitals and the Jewish Theological Seminary as well as attaining a Masters in Theology. She spent four years working in the hospital system extending interfaith spiritual support to patients and families meeting trauma, challenging diagnosis, and addiction. She currently serves as a Hospice Chaplain in Rhode Island guiding patients and families through the End of Life process with peace and connection.
She has taught yoga for 20 years. As a teacher, Usha leads from a grounded spiritual connection, guiding from her heart to offer wisdom from sacred texts relating to our current modern reality. She founded the Bhavana School of Yoga, teaching Foundational and Advanced Level Yoga Teacher Trainings. The mission and curriculum is rooted in the teachings of the vedic and yogic practices before the physical postures.
Usha feels her work in this life is to be a spiritual companion, making space for others to cultivate deep meaning and connection in an authentically personal way to experience the Divine.
Education Team
Facilitating Deans
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Reverend Ali’a B. Edwards is a grateful and proud 2012 graduate of the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary. She is overjoyed to be a ‘newbie’ Dean with the honor of holding sacred space for the incoming Class of 2024. She is the mother of one young adult son who is the brightest light and greatest teacher in her life.
Ali’a is a hospice chaplain in Northeast Louisiana and an airport chaplain in Atlanta. She is a humanist, an interspiritual minister, and a student and practitioner of Buddhism, cherishing her spiritual practices. Ali’a is curious, playful, and adventurous. She adores her family and friends.
Ali’a is an artist in love with life, determined to relish Life as it unfolds. In the powerful and multigenerational tradition of her matrilineal lineage, she is a praying woman. Ali’a is the writer and designer of several self-guided spiritual tools and journals. She is the spiritual leader of Rosewood Monastery, the contemplative respite and discernment enclave she founded in the Deep South.
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Rev. Kyndra Frazier was recognized by the Root 100 as one of the Most Influential African-Americans for breaking down barriers and paving the way for future generations in the field of mental health. She is a licensed therapist and has served as a Baptist clergywoman for over a decade.
Kyndra served as the Associate Pastor of Congregational Care and Wellness at First Corinthian Baptist Church, as well as the Founding Executive Director of the HOPE Center, a church-affiliated mental health facility, both located in Central Harlem of New York City, from 2016 to 2020. During her tenure there, she was awarded the American Psychiatric Association’s Achievement Award for Innovation in the Mental Health Field. Kyndra is currently the CEO of KYND Consulting Inc., a mental health and wellness boutique that supports individuals, couples, families, and organizations in thriving through therapeutic services, coaching, organization development and change consulting, and trauma-informed organizational training.
Kyndra has been featured in multiple print and digital publications including Vice Magazine and the New York Times. Kyndra holds a Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology, Emory University, a Master of Social Work from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from North Carolina A&T State University. She is currently a Business Doctoral candidate in Bowling Green State University’s Organization Development and Change program.
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The Reverend Dr. Sarah A. Bowen has been on the educational faculty of One Spirit Seminary since 2018, serving as a Dean, and facilitator of learning for 12-Step Spirituality and Interspecies Spiritual Care units. She is also the founder of the One Spirit in Recovery affinity group.
Sarah's area of current research is addressing moral injury in animal-centered professions through trauma-informed spiritual and emotional care. A passionate speaker, teacher, and writer, she is the author of the award-winning Sacred Sendoffs: An Animal Chaplain’s Advice for Surviving Animal Loss, Making Life Meaningful, & Healing the Planet, a columnist on human-animal relationships for Spirituality & Health magazine, and frequent presenter at academic and professional conferences.
Sarah is also the lead clergy and Executive Director of Animal Chaplaincy Training at Compassion Consortium and a faculty member of Omega institute for Holistic Studies in the Hudson Valley of New York, where she lives with two cats, a human husband, and a ridiculous amount of squirrels.
Cohort Deans
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As a person walking a spiritual path that honors the wisdom of many traditions, Amanda strives to live in a way that reflects the sacredness of all life, and the interconnectedness of all beings. She answers the call to serve with love, compassion, integrity, and presence.
Amanda emphasizes spiritual autonomy, and the unfolding of innate inner wisdom and personal truth.
Honoring the richness of spiritual diversity and the many ways in which the Divine is known, named and experienced, Amanda does not seek to convert, but to understand, accompany and celebrate the spiritual journeys of others with reverence and curiosity.
Rev. Amanda is a One Spirit Interfaith Seminary graduate of the class of 2025. She has the honor to sit as an End of Life Doula with those in life transition. Amanda is an E-RYT 500 Yoga Guide and Somatic Practitioner, specializing in grief support, recovery and trauma.
Amanda lives in Northern New Jersey, land and ancestral home of the Lenape People.
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Early last year, after hearing about a mentor's practice of intentional spiritual gardening, I was inspired to create a four quadrant, square foot garden. Having decided on a design and what to plant, visuals began to emerge. It was a very empowering exercise, an injection of hope and possibility into a space of raw uncertainty.
In the top-left corner, I planted patience: with myself, with grief, in cultivating my new life
On the top-right: Accruing Autonomy with sordid seeds of self love, Forgoing doubt, and welcoming love
In the bottom-left corner, I sowed seeds of ministry, coaching, artistry, and philanthropy
Finally, I bordered each quadrant and the garden’s periphery in an energetic fence of assurance.
Fast forward several months, the garden visual emerged and offered itself. Who knew that all this time, those seeds had been sprouting, growing, blooming?! I have not forgotten about the lower right quadrant. In that area, I wanted to hold space for expansion so I planted possibility and potentiality. In planting these seeds of hope and possibility, I was planting myself and grew into more of myself.
Signed,
The Intentional Gardener
(Rev. Eternity/Eternally)
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Stewart is an ordained Interspiritual/Interfaith Minister and a proud member of One Spirit Learning Alliance’s education team. His work and service are guided by the meditative path of Taoism.
His practice centers around the I Ching and the gifts it offers for discernment, integration and healing. He has written his own poetic translation of the text, and loves to share its eternal wisdom.
Professionally, he has 30 years of experience working creatively and collaboratively in film and television, focusing on stories that amplify marginalized voices and seek justice.
He is a volunteer for Hospice NY.
When not enjoying time with his family, he is in the mountains, or on the water.
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Rev. Terri Lytle-Holcomb is an ordained Interfaith/Interspiritual Minister, spiritual companion, and founder of Spiritual Endeavor. A graduate of One Spirit Learning Alliance’s Seminary Program, she also brings a background in psychology (a graduate of Florida State University) and over 25 years of digital marketing industry. She has a deep commitment to creating welcoming spaces where people of diverse spiritual, religious, and non-religious/spiritual paths can explore meaning, healing, connection, and their own unique ways of serving the world. Her ministry extends into her local North Carolina community, where she is engaged in justice-centered work that seeks to build bridges, foster belonging, and put compassion into action.
Her work weaves together compassionate presence, grief and transition support, nature-based reflection, and care for both people and animals. As an Animal Hospice and Transition Doula, Rev. Terri walks alongside individuals and families in her community as they navigate the tender experience of an animal companion’s aging, end-of-life journey, death, and grief.
Drawing from her own journey through religious and life experiences, she is especially passionate about helping others discover a spirituality that is authentic, expansive, and rooted in compassion rather than prescribed answers. She brings warmth, curiosity, humor, and a willingness to sit with both the questions and the mystery. Rev. Terri believes formation is not about becoming someone else, but about becoming more deeply and courageously who we already are. Her guiding commitment is simple: to meet people where they are, honor the wisdom they carry, and help create space for what is ready to emerge.
Media Team
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Jack is a multifaceted creative professional with a strong background in content creation, digital media strategy, and tech supervision. At One Spirit, Jack contributes his expertise in media and community engagement to support the organization’s mission with a grounded, collaborative, and service-oriented mindset.
He has been a part of the tech team for 10+ years, bridging the digital landscape between presenters and students, ensuring smooth access to online classrooms and learning materials.
With years of experience producing engaging work across various social and video platforms, Jack blends creativity with intention, always aiming to uplift One Spirit students and faculty, spark connection, and help others share their stories authentically.
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Rev. Marshall K Hammer (she/they) was ordained by One Spirit in 2021. She is an Animal Reiki & Reiki Practitioner as well as an Animal Chaplain. She is also a co-facilitator of One Spirit in Recovery.
Marshall’s work is guided by a commitment to meaningful and accessible community care, creative expression, and healing.
With eight years in practice, Marshall specializes in grief support—particularly for those who have lost loved ones to suicide—and animal chaplaincy, gently holding containers where healing is deeply personal, inclusive, and embodied.
As a Media Team member at One Spirit, Marshall brings creative expression to the work of building community and sharing resources that support collective spiritual growth and empowerment.
One Spirit’s Founder, Rev. Diane Berke
“In 2001, in the aftermath of September 11th, I felt an urgency to take the work I had been doing to a deeper level. In August 2002, One Spirit Learning Alliance was born. We embrace and teach the deep truths found at the heart of all the world’s spiritual paths and traditions, draw upon the wealth of spiritual and contemplative practices that help us evolve and grow, and commit to cultivating and living the values shared by all traditions: of peace, compassion, wisdom, service, interconnectedness, social justice, and love.”
Meet Rev. Dr. Courtney Bryant, CEO of One Spirit
Rev. David Wallace, a beloved One Spirit teacher, sat down for a conversation with Rev. Dr. Courtney Bryant, who joined One Spirit as CEO in 2024.