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Profile: Rev. Dr. Sara Emma Zimmerman
Ordination: Unitarian Church North, Mequon, WI, 2001
Education: Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, BA English; Indiana University, Bloomington, Masters in Comparative Literature; Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA, Master of Divinity; Meadville Lombard Theological School, Chicago, 2009, Doctor of Ministry.
Additional Education: Intensive Zen Buddhist training, Summer 1995, Honolulu Diamond Sangha (now Pacific Zen Institute), Robert Aitken, Roshi.
Highlights of Ministry: Served as Interim Parish Minister for the East Shore UU Church in Kirtland, OH 2006-2007; Parish Minister, UU Fellowship of Charlotte County, FL 2002-2006. Parish Minister internship, First Unitarian Church of Dallas, TX, 1999-2000. Chaplaincy training, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, Summer 1999.
Other Career Highlights: Teaching comparative literature and writing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1978-1998. Administrator at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1988-1998 in the academic support program. Additional teaching: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo (General Studies); Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design; Lake Mills Middle School, Lake Mills, WI (sixth grade Language Arts).
Volunteer Service: Emergency room Chaplain, Peace River Medical Center, Port Charlotte, FL, 2002-2004. Executive Board, Charlotte County Council on Aging; Elected Chair, Academic Staff Committee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; research Assistant, Earthwatch projects in Yunnan Province, China, and Honolulu, HI; guest speaker on topic of Zen Buddhism; cast member, diversity training improvisational theater group, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Additional Volunteer Service: Chair, Adult Religious Education, Unitarian Church, North, Mequon, WI; member Search Committee, Unitarian Church North; Religious Education teacher, second and third grades, First Unitarian Church of Oakland, CA.
Personal: music and the visual arts, journaling, travel, swimming and meditation.
Family: Proud Grandmother to two grandchildren in Milwaukee, WI; mom, mother-in-law, sister, aunt, Born and raised near Harrisburg, PA.
The official installation ceremony for Rev. Sara Zimmerman was March 2, 2008. Welcome home to UUCT, Rev. Sara!
