Program Staff                                                                                                                                                                  

Co-Director of Religious Exploration and Our Whole Lives Facilitator, M’Lee Ackman is the newest RE Co-Director, though she has been involved in children’s programming for many years. She has been a part of the UU family since 2013. M’Lee enjoys coming up with creative activities for the children, and her goals are to expand their knowledge of and compassion for all the creatures and people of the world. After years of homeschooling her children, M’Lee is currently a massage therapist at Fusion Spa and Boutique. She has one child who regularly attends religious exploration programming and two teens who enjoy game nights. “I cannot say enough good things about our church family and how much it means to me for my children to learn and grow in this environment. I look forward to seeing our children’s programming grow once again!” M’Lee is a trained facilitator for Our Whole Lives for grades K-1 and 4-6; Junior High and High School age groups.

 

Childcare Coordinator and Our Whole Lives Facilitator, Nancy Higgs has been a member of UUCE for nearly 20 years. She grew up in a Presbyterian Church in Richmond, IN. She works as a librarian in Evansville. She met her sweetie, Mollie Pharo, at the library shortly after moving to town in 1986. They have been together more than a quarter century, and have two children who are now young adults. Nancy has served on a number of committees  as well as the UUCE Board, but keeps coming back to work with the children. “I love getting to know the children, and sharing ideas with them. They are so caring, and so fun.” Nancy is a trained facilitator for Our Whole Lives for grades K-1 and 4-6; Junior High and High School.

 

Co-Director of Religious Exploration and Our Whole Lives Facilitator, Ashley Perkins has been part of the UU church family since 2012.  She enjoys planning activities and programs for children; her goal is to support their growth and development.  Ashley currently works as a Registered Behavioral Therapist at a local center, providing therapy services to children on the Autism spectrum. She thoroughly enjoys learning as much as she can about human behavior, communication, development, and neurodivergence. Ashley has 2 children in the RE program. “I am thankful to be a part of this church and am grateful to see my own children grow up in the RE program. Children are wonderfully imaginative and have a loving, compassionate spirit.” Ashley is a trained facilitator for Our Whole Lives for grades K-1 and 4-6; Junior High and High School; Young Adults and Adults.

Additional Assistant, Brian Curry.