Welcome Starr King Graduates!
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Did you know that as a graduate of Starr King School for the Ministry, you’re automatically a member of the Graduate Association? The Starr King Graduate Association does not collect dues therefore making it accessible to all our beloved grads.
The Graduate Association Executive Team meet regularly to discuss graduate engagement, event/meeting plans, how they can support the work of the school, and more. You can contact the Graduate Association at alumni@sksm.edu. Access the bylaws using the button below or find meeting minutes in the SKSM Grad Association Facebook group.
Rev. Zeb Green – President
Rev. Zeb Green (they/them) is a minister, community organizer, and spiritual director living in Freeport, Maine in the homelands of the Wabanaki people. Their work is geared towards assisting churches with their outreach and service to both the queer and refugee communities along with serving in interim ministries United Church of Christ congregations.
Zeb is ordained by Sacred Liberation a multi-religious community center and sanctuary located in the borderlands of the USA, Mexico, and numerous indigenous communities. Zeb has a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Social Change from Starr King School for the Ministry and is currently pursuing doctoral studies at Eden Theological Seminary.
Rev. Cassandra Howe – Vice President
Cassandra (she/her) is currently the Worship Assistant at the Holden Village retreat center in the North Cascade mountains in Washington State. She is taking a break from congregational ministry while she helps raise her three young children. She is also finding a little bit of time to explore other areas of interest including a course to help her place her anti racist work in a personal and historical location, perhaps better described as ancestral recovery for collective liberation. She has served three UU congregations since receiving full fellowship, the most recent being High Street UU Church in Macon, GA.
Rev. Heather Rion Starr – Secretary
Rev. Heather Rion Starr (she/her) graduated from Starr King in May 2005. She is a native Oregonian, a life-long Unitarian Universalist, and a parish Minister, now serving the Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware in beautiful Lewes, a regional congregation for Delaware’s Sussex County and beyond. She is married to Rev. Cathy Rion Starr (they/them) (SKSM ’10) and they have two amazing grade-school-age kids, Robin & Braden, and a rambunctious terrier-mix rescue dog, Dash. Starr King was a hugely significant part of her journey and she enjoys keeping up with what’s happening with the school now!
Jennifer Springsteen – Program Committee Member
Jennifer Springsteen is a hospital chaplain and writer in Leesburg, Virginia. Her writing is represented by Joanna Mackenzie at Nelson Literary Agency. She lives with her husband Joe and Sam the cat. Her daughter is a sophomore at University of Mary Washington and visits when hungry. Visit her at https://jenniferspringsteen.com.
Rev. Lauren Levwood – Member-at-Large
Rev. Lauren Levwood (she/they, SKSM MDiv 2020) serves as a bi-coastal UU minister: in-person for the UU’s of the Blue Ridge (VA) and virtually for the UU Community Church of Washington County (OR). She also serves as Board Chair for the UU Ministry for Earth. Rev. Lauren currently lives in Stafford, VA, with her spouse, Rev. William Levwood (he/him, SKSM MDiv ’13), their 11yo daughter, Haya (she/they), and spunky-sweet tuxedo cat, Comet. Her Starr King studies began in 2009 while living in Berkeley, CA, and she appreciates the important ways that the Starr King community has woven through her life ever since.
The are currently no Starr King graduate-specific events coming up. Check out the full calendar here.
The most recent Starr King Graduate Association Annual Business Meeting took place on Monday, August 26, 2024 at 1:00 pm PT/4:00 pm ET.
Attendees were welcomed by Rev. Zeb Green, President of the Graduate Association. After the chalice lighting provided by Rev. Cassie Howe (Vice President) and Rev. Heather Rion Starr (Secretary), Zeb provided an update on recent efforts of the Graduate Association, including the “Discernment Buddies” program and outreach to other Starr King graduates.
Those in attendance voted in Jennifer Springsteen as Program Committee Member and Rev. Lauren Levwood and Anya Wayne as Members-at-Large. President Rosemary Bray McNatt shared an update on the school, the upcoming ATS visit, and the search for a new president of Starr King. Zeb led the group in thanking Rosemary for her service to the school.
Our special graduate speaker this year was Rev. Dr. Pamela Hancock, a 2015 Starr King graduate and current Core Faculty, Director of the Chaplaincy Program, and Co-Director of the Psychedelic Justice & Companioning. She shared about the work she does at the school in both programs and took questions from attendees.
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From attending events to mentoring students to sharing your story, there are many ways to stay connected to Starr King and the community of graduates and friends. Check out some options to the right and fill out the form below. Keeping your contact information up to date is the easiest way to assure you’re among the first to receive Starr King news.
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Join the SKSM Grad Association Facebook group to stay up to date with news and events, as well as connect with fellow grads. Update your colleagues, start conversations, or share resources and opportunities!
You can also follow and engage with us on social media. We regularly share information on news, upcoming events, courses, and more. Fun fact: simple acts of liking and commenting on our posts will make our content appear in more feeds, therefore expanding our reach!
Share your story and inspire others
We always welcome graduate support for our advancement and marketing efforts. Sharing your story is a simple way you can support our work and inspire prospective students and donors. Options include guest blog posts, videos, interviews, features, and more. Tell us you’re interested by emailing us or filling out the form to the left.
Mentor a current Starr King student
We’re currently exploring the possibility of establishing a program for Starr King graduates to mentor current students. We’re in the early stages of this work, so please let us know if you would be interested in participating. Email us at alumni@sksm.edu or fill out the form to the left.
| Title | Organization | Location | Contact | More Info | Closing Date |
| Budget Manager – Congregational Life | Unitarian Universalist Association | Remote | careers@uua.org | CLICK | Open Until Filled |
| Climate Justice Fellow | Unitarian Universalist Association | Remote | careers@uua.org | CLICK | Open Until Filled |
| Part-time Religious Education Program Coordinator | North Parish of North Andover, Massachusetts UU Church | North Andover, MA | Applications & Questions | CLICK | Open Until Filled |
| Associate Minister | Pilgrim Congregational Church | Pomona, CA | Patrick Horn & Andrew Olson | CLICK | January 31, 2025 |
| Quarter-time Minister | Nature Coast UU | Citrus Springs, FL | Connie Hart | CLICK | Open Until Filled |
| Executive Director | UU Ministry for Earth | Remote | searchteam@uumfe.org | CLICK | January 6, 2025 |
Are you interested in taking more courses at Starr King? Our graduates are eligible to take a Starr King course as a Special Student and to apply one free credit per year to the cost of a Starr King course. Access to the course is subject to space availability and instructor approval. Check out our course schedule here.
In the Spring of 2023, Starr King launched the pilot program of our Educating to Counter Oppressions and Create Just and Sustainable Communities model for congregations and communities – WEAV. WEAV is a 10-module small group ministry program designed to inspire participants as agents of sacred social change. WEAV stands for Who and What are UUs? Embodied Justice, Advocacy, and Vision. Learn more.
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