Baha’i
Dr. Sheri Dressler. Dr. Sheri Dressler is an educator and psychotherapist, having worked at UCF as Director of the Office of Experiential Learning and as an adjunct faculty member in the Mental Health Counseling Department. During that time, she also maintained a private psychotherapy practice working with individuals and families. Through her work at UCF, she served in leadership positions on state, national and international boards and developed programs that assisted over 20,000 students a year to develop personal skills and attitudes needed to succeed personally and professionally. Outside of her work, Dr. Dressler dovetailed her expertise in Experiential Education and psychotherapy with the principles of the Baha’i Faith to offer an integrative approach to personal and community development in social and economic development projects in many countries around the world, with a special emphasis on educational efforts in China. Throughout this service, her focus has been on developing and empowering people to appreciate the intrinsic value of every person, to eliminate all forms of prejudice, and to develop the skills to actively create unified relationships and communities. Locally, Dr. Dressler serves within the Central Florida Baha’i community to promote spiritual empowerment programs with children, junior youth, youth and adults. And currently represents the Baha’is of the region on the Executive Committee of the Interfaith Council of Central Florida. Email: sedressler@gmail.com; Phone:
Buddhist
![claudia schippert](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/claudia-schippert-e1537292078313.jpg)
![Ina Denton](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Ina-Denton-e1537291939278.jpg)
Christian
Email: ds-ec@flumc.org; Phone:
Email: aacccpresident@gmail.com; Phone:
![Jim Coffin--2](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Jim-Coffin-2-e1537700056721.jpg)
![Gus Davies](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Gus-Davies1-e1376156383390.jpg)
![Danny de Armas](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Danny-de-Armas-e1519465084164.jpg)
![Joel Hunter](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Joel-Hunter-e1537292576182.jpg)
![James Morris](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/James-Morris-e1537292863487.jpg)
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![Kayleen](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Kayleen-e1537293079802.jpg)
Hindu
![Abhinav Dwivedi](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Abhinav-Dwivedi-e1537286634553.jpg)
Humanist*
David Williamson is a state/church activist and community organizer in Central Florida. He is co-founder of the Central Florida Freethought Community and founder of the Suncoast Skeptics in Sarasota. In addition to his service on the Florida Humanist Association Board and other local organizations, David is on the Advisory Board of the Center for Freethought Equality. He is a certified Humanist celebrant, having been ordained by the Humanist Society to serve as an ambassador of humanism, ceremony officiant, and scholar of humanism. Email: david@cflfreethought.org; Phone:
Jocelyn Williamson, a lifelong Humanist and President of the Florida Humanist Association, holds an M.B.A. as well as an undergraduate degree in Political Science. She co-founded and is a director of the Central Florida Freethought Community. Jocelyn is a board member of the Humanist Society and founded the Science League for Kids. Prior to working in higher education, Jocelyn worked for years in international marketing. After living and working in such varied places as Denmark, Japan, and the TRNC, she has settled in Central Florida, where she enjoys kayaking, gardening, all things related to science fiction, the arts and politics. Email: Jocelyn@cflfreethought.org; Phone:
- Humanism is not a faith tradition, and most Humanists don’t wish to have it categorized as one. However, Humanism does provide a lens through which Humanists view matters of justice, religious freedom, care for the earth and a wide array of other social, moral and community issues. Because of the many shared concerns of Humanists and members of the faith traditions that make up the Interfaith Council of Central Florida, the Interfaith Council has invited the Central Florida Freethought Community to have a representative with “observer status” on the Interfaith Council Executive Committee. As in the United Nations, World Council of Churches and many other diverse deliberative bodies, “observers” have the right to speak and participate in discussions and planning sessions, but not to vote on resolutions. The goal is to facilitate communication and cooperation because of the number of areas of mutual concern, while recognizing and respecting our significant differences in other areas. David and Jocelyn Williamson share the role of representing Humanism.
Jewish
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Rabbi David Kay has served Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland (Orlando), Florida, since 2004, now as the synagogue’s lead rabbi. Active in interfaith dialogue for many years, Rabbi Kay serves on the Executive Committee of the Interfaith Council of Central Florida, and facilitates the annual interfaith/multicultural celebration of the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in coordination with the City of Orlando. A native of Chicago, Rabbi Kay earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution from the University of Illinois. After two decades playing music and working for an animal welfare and advocacy agency, he returned to his earlier ambition of entering the rabbinate, being ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2002, at the age of 46. Rabbi Kay combined his interests by contributing to the book, And God Said, “Let There Be Evolution!” – Reconciling the Book of Genesis, the Qur’an, and the Theory of Evolution, launching a community Jewish á capella group, and periodic musical performances. He is a member of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando, and of the Greater Orlando Board of Rabbis. He regularly participates in community and interfaith events, and teaches and presents at local colleges and universities. Rabbi Kay and his wife, Joanne, live in Orlando, and are the proud parents of Jonah, a graduate of the Joint Program of Columbia University and Albert A. List College. Email: RabbiKay@ohevshalom.org; Phone:
Muslim
![Hatim Hamidullah](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Hatim-Hamidullah-e1422481871298.jpg)
Sikh
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Unitarian Universalist
![Schmitz Profile](https://interfaithfl.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Schmitz-Profile1-e1376056039474.jpg)