Ebony is a spiritual entrepreneur and Lay Community Minister with two ministries: Sunstone Chapel and Innovative Spirit. She is a life-long Unitarian Universalist from Silver Spring, Maryland. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from Sweet Briar College, a M.S. in Strategic Human Resources and Organization Development from Johns Hopkins University, and a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies (MALS) from Meadville Lombard Theological School. She completed her seminary internship at All Souls Church Unitarian in Washington, D.C. where she focused on adult spiritual development, social justice, and worship arts. She has a professional background as a clinical sociologist practicing in human resources, training, facilitation, and career consulting. Ebony is an Adjunct Instructor, having taught college and graduate courses in Business, General Education, and Sociology at three colleges. In her spare time, she enjoys writing poetry and stories. Her poems have been published in the 2021 inSpirit anthology and in BLUU Notes: An Anthology of Love, Justice, and Liberation by Skinner House Books. Ebony is the 2022 Winner of the Charles Billings Prize for Excellence in Preaching from Meadville Lombard Theological School and a recipient of the Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley scholarship from the Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation.