James McDevitt-Phelps

James McDevitt-Phelps was raised a third generation Unitarian Universalist, attending the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bay County and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tallahassee as a child. He is happy to be continuing in the footsteps of his mother and grandmother, both of whom were involved in UU religious education. He is also a board member of the Society for Humanistic Judaism and is currently enrolled in the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism’s officiant program.

He has received a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre from Florida State University. Both of these influence his approach to his role as Religious Education Coordinator, giving him a background in management, teamwork, communication, and information.