The Workshop
This workshop guides participants through developing an elevator speech about our Unitarian Universalist faith. It will help them feel more confident about articulating our faith, empowering them and helping them feel ownership to live and speak about our faith in the larger community. Participants will leave with a draft of their own short, concise “elevator speech.”
When:
November 9th, 1:00 -3:00 PM
Where:
First Unitarian Church of Dallas
4015 Normandy Ave.
Dallas, Texas 75025
Event Parking:
Please park on the south side of the church or use the parking lot on the east side.
(Note – Please use 4012 St. Andrews if you are using GPS to locate the church.)
Our Presenters
Tracy McShan has been a member of First Unitarian Church of Dallas for 24 years. During this time she has served in roles including teaching faculty for both adult and children, usher, greeter, nominating committee, small group facilitator and committee member, and other roles she can’t remember. 🙂 Tracy served on the staff of First Unitarian for a few years heading up Congregational Life. In her day job, Tracy heads up Customer Onboarding for an educational technology software company. As a certified leadership coach, Tracy is passionate about mentoring and coaching leaders to do work that is satisfying, meaningful, and impactful. She is a certified meditation teacher and serves on the board of the Dallas Center for Mindfulness and Compassion. Tracy shares her home with her husband Dean, beagle Brandi, and two house rabbits, Alvin and Colette.
Mike Stanton has been a member of First Unitarian Church of Dallas for 22 years. Mike has served in many roles such as usher, nominating committee, Program Management Team, Coming of Age teacher, Faith Forward facilitator, Adult Ministries Council, as well as helping develop the Faith Forward curriculum. He has also been privileged to watch his two daughters grow up in the church and witness the impact his congregation and the UU faith has had on them. Professionally, Mike is a high school teacher and department chair in Plano I.S.D. He teaches a Humanities course while also leading the Social Studies department. Mike has been married to his wife, Karen, for 22 years and has two daughters; Karter, who is in her 3rd year at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and Jillian, who is in her 1st year at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.