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Spotlight on our Speakers
Rev. Dr. Daniel C. Kanter is the Senior Minister and CEO of First Unitarian Church of Dallas. Previously, he served at King’s Chapel in Boston and as a chaplain at San Francisco General Hospital. He is an avid long-distance cyclist, home brewer, and adventurer. He is the author of the Skinner House book, Faith for the Unbeliever, which is an exploration of making meaning in life beyond dogma and doctrine. Daniel has a B.A. in Psychology and Asian Area Studies from the University of Vermont, a Masters of Divinity from Starr King School for the Ministry, and a Doctorate of Ministry from Perkins Theological School at Southern Methodist University.
Rev. Peter Fairbrother was ordained as a OneSpirit Interfaith Minister in 2016. From 2018-2021 he served as Minister of Unitarians in Edinburgh, at St. Mark’s Unitarian Church. Presently, he is part of the Spiritual Care Team, NHS Lothian, serving as chaplain. Originally from Northern Ireland, he lives in beautiful Kirkcudbright with his partner Phil. He has a passion for woodland walks and coastal living.
Patrick O’Neill is a former Air Force Staff Sergeant, Aerospace Engineer, Silicon Valley Engineer, and corporate executive. He has earned a Doctorate from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He is married to the beauteous Rosalee O’Neill.
Rev. Diane Diachishin graduated and was ordained by All Faiths Seminary in NYC in 2022. She taught music for 30+ years in private and public school systems. Diane has been an active member of the UUCRT for 25 years, wearing many hats. Diane considers herself a life- long Unitarian. From the age of four, summer vacations were spent with her family and her Star Island community, at an ongoing retreat for UU’s of all ages, which still continues to be a source of renewal and inspiration for her. Diane is passionate about her family, playing music, hiking, and travel.
Steve Lawrence. As a lifelong artist of various disciplines, combined with an appreciation for craft and education, Steve is now studying within the doctoral program of Saybrook University with a focus in transpersonalism, consciousness, and meditative psychology as treatment.
Originally from Upstate New York, he owned and operated his own plumbing and heating contracting company until he began international teaching at the age of thirty one. As an educator, he worked in the development of a range of curricular and extracurricular programs that fostered growth in the ‘whole person’.
His One-Pointed Mind (OPM) program for students and educators explores how meditative practices prime the biological and psychological mechanisms of learning, and how their integration into educational settings presents unique opportunities to transform learning in the 21st century. – Steve considers the significance of this knowledge to be amongst the most important knowledge any individual can learn for both personal and collective growth and healing.