Rev. Maureen is an Accredited Interim Minister who also holds the Professional Transition Specialist designation from the interfaith Interim Ministry Network. Over the past decade, she has helped seven congregations in five states, as they navigated conflicts and came to embrace healthy change. Before that, Maureen served as a parish minister in Salem, Oregon, and Asheville, North Carolina, each of which doubled in size during her ministry. She also worked for several years as a community minister, during which she developed a practice in spiritually-based life coaching. Maureen currently serves as developmental minister at the UU Fellowship of Gainesville, FL. She holds Masters degrees in family sociology and divinity and a Doctor of Ministry in church organizational systems.
Maureen shares her life with her spouse, life-long UU Peter Hyatt, and together they share ten grandchildren. Maureen and Peter enjoy cooking together, watching movies on Netflix, exploring new areas with emphasis on history, theater, and art.Over the years, Maureen has dabbled in sketching and watercolors, an area on which she intends to focus when she retires in a couple of years.