JEAN WIANT, CRE, DLRE

Jean became our first full-time Director of Lifespan Religious Education (DLRE) in August, 2005.  She had previously been the DRE at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing (UUCWC) for four years, and at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Jersey Shore (UUCSJS) for three years.  She was a founding member of UUCSJS and involved in many positions of leadership.  She had previously been a member of the First Universalist Church of Berks County.  Jean also served on the Board of Trustees for the Murray Grove Camp and Conference Center and has been a member of the Murray Grove Association for a number of years.

Jean received her Masters in Business Administration from Savannah State University in 1989 and her Bachelors degree from Indiana University in 1986.  She held certifications in the state of New Jersey for substitute teaching grades K-12, and provisional teaching grades K-8.  Jean completed the Credentialed Religious Educator Program in 2007.  She has completed 8 Renaissance Modules offered under the auspices of the UUA, and has attended many conferences and workshops at the district and national level.  She has been a member of the Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA) since 1999.  She has served as Chair of the LREDA Committee on Mentoring, the Treasurer of the JPD LREDA chapter, a JPD LREDA Good Officer, and manages the bookstore for the JPD Annual Meeting, and UUMAC beginning in 2010.

Jean resides in Philipsburg, PA with her husband, Dr. Frederick A. Smith, a retired English professor and teacher.   .

 They have 7 children and 13 grandchildren

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