Below are short bios for our 2024 Discussion Panel
- Rev. Derek Parker: Pastor to the Universalist Church of Eldorado, Ohio; and a member of the administrative faculty at Bethany Theological Seminary.
- Rev. Dr. Joel Tishkin: Developmental Minister to the UU Church of Muncie, Indiana; and a graduate of the Earlham School of Religion. Joel was awarded his PhD in history from the University of Texas.
- Rev. Dr. Susan Ritchie: Minister to the North UU Congregation in Lewis Center, Ohio; and Affiliated Professor of Theology at the Methodist Theological School of Ohio.
- Rev. Richard Trudeau: After attending the first Universalist Convocation in 1990, Richard Trudeau became a UU minister and served two churches over 20 years. He is the author of two books for UUs, Universalism 101 and Bible Stories for Skeptics.