Ebony Peace is a Lay Community Minister whose ministries focus on workplace justice, reproductive dignity, and leadership development. She is a of The Unitarian Universalist Society for Community Ministries (UUSCM) and the 2022 Winner of the Charles Billings Prize for Excellence in Preaching awarded by Meadville Lombard Theological School. A life-long
Unitarian Universalist from 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 is a trained facilitator of both the curriculum by the Spiritual Alliance of
Communities for Reproductive Dignity and Adult Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education. She has a professional background as a clinical sociologist practicing in human resources, training, facilitation, and career consulting. Ebony is a college Instructor, having taught courses in Business, General Education, and Sociology at three schools. 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.