Dr. Leslie Whited
1038 East Manchester Road
Kaysville, Utah 84037
MOSAICInterFaithMinistries@yahoo.com
Bonilla.Ana_55@yahoo.com
B801-721-2641 (Text or Call)
Education
2015
World Parliament of Religions (1893- ) Conference
First Symposium for Women (2015)
Global Women’s Fund Scholarship Recipient
2013-2014
ELCA Coaching Certification Conference (Chicago, IL)
2008
Doctor of Ministry, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (3.86)
Thesis:
Wisdom’s Footsteps: Accompaniment in an Native
American Context (Chippewa-Cree, Montana)
January term – Geneva, Switzerland:
“The Ecumenical Church in a Globalized World”
2008
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA
ELCA Representative
Oberlin College
“On Being Christian Together:
The Faith & Order Experience in the United States”
2004
ELCA National ELCA Mission Developer Education Event
Chicago, Illinois
2000
ELCA Diaconal Minister Program,
Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary
Church & Society – Service Emphasis
1993
Gustavus Adolphus College (MN). Teacher Certification (K-8)
1989
Study/Action Program. Certificate of Study at Episcopal Divinity
School & Women’s Theological Center (Boston, Mass.)
Internship: Elizabeth Stonehouse (Jamaica Plain, Mass.)
1988
Masters of Religious Arts (M.Div. Equivalent) (3.87)
Chaplaincy: University of Chicago Hospitals
Practicum Year (Brookline, Illinois)
Cross-cultural Seminar to Mexico
Languages: Hebrew, Greek
1983
Bachelor of Arts, Loyola University of Chicago (4.0)
Double Major: Business & Professional Communication and
Public Administration (4.0 GPA)
Experience
1997-Present
Chief Executive Officer, MOSAIC Inter-Faith Ministries
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1996-2007
Owner, Utah’s Superior Marketing Service, Northern Utah
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1994-1996
Responsible for day-to-day operations throughout the Agency
Gather and administer cash and in-kind resources for a
$900,000 budget
Program development for low-income, fixed income and
refugee/economic immigrant families
Operations function with Volunteer Board, Committees, Agency
volunteers, AmeriCorps*VISTAs (domestic peace corps), interns,
employees and consultants
Established Agency presence in diverse cross-faith and
community-wide relational networks
Collaborate in direct marketing and web-site advertisement with
area business owners, managers and community leaders
Welcome 6000 (+) new residents and new businesses to Utah
each year
Sponsor community events e.g. Eden Balloon Festival
Develop all phases of this part-time retirement business
Program Director, Homeless Children’s Foundation
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Accountable for Center management during major construction
renovation and program expansion
Related with 50 (+) families and their children to enhance
parent involvement and ensure quality education
Education events for 40 (+) teachers and volunteers
Networked with area agencies to create and/or enhance school
readiness and general services for homeless families
Effective local and federal grant writing resulting in $100,000 in
monies, personnel and in-kind donations
Cultivated dynamic media relationships with local radio, news,
and television stations resulted in significant press and a donor
for Our House space.
Community Service
2012-2015
Rocky Mountain Synod, ELCA Mission Outreach Board
Regional Election
2010-Present
Serve on Salt Lake County Mayoral Committee on Diversity
Member, CODA Health Sub-Committee
1997-Present
Supply Preacher
Quest for Peace Roman Catholic-Lutheran Project
Women’s Prison Ministry
Women of the ELCA
Church Women United
ELCA Utah Conference (ELCA.org)
2000-Present
Cross-cultural Education & Travel Design
El Paso, TX/Juarez, Mexico (Border);
Rocky Boy Indian Reservation (Montana);
Taize Worship with Lakota in South Dakota, Badlands;
Sumpango, Guatemala to Suchitoto, El Salavador (International)
2005-2009
ELCA Diaconal Ministry Community
Guiding Principles and Communications Committee Member
2005-2014
Association for Lutheran Development Executives
National Finance Committee Member (2005-2008), National
Membership Committee Member (2010-2014)
2002-2010
Today’s Dream, Tomorrow’s Reality Anti-Racism Education
National and Local Educator,
Anti-Racism education for the Women of the ELCA
2003-2007
Sarah Daft Home, Board Member, 1rst Vice President
Fundraisers, Governance, CEO Transition, Web-site Reconstruction
1995-2005
Regional Leadership in the Rocky Mountain Synod Women, ELCA
President (2002-2004)
2002
American Red Cross Olympic Diversity Chaplain. 2002 Winter Olympic
Games (Salt Lake City)
2000-2002
Northern Golden Spike Branch, President, Lutheran Brotherhood
1998-2001
Lutheran Campus Ministry Board & Call Committee
1995-1996;
1999-2000
Wasatch Mountain Club
Membership Director
Awards
2016
Community Leadership Award (MOSAIC Collective) from
Mia Imani Heart Association, California
2015
United States President Barack O’Bama National Employer of Service
Members National Award: MOSAIC Inter-Faith Ministries
2012
Boards & Commissions Award of Excellence
American Society of Public Administration (ASPA)
Salt Lake County Mayor’s Office Award
Council on Diversity Affairs (CODA)
Awarded by the Utah Chapter, of ASPA, May 2012,
Utah State Capitol Building – MOSAIC as one of many community
participant Agencies.
(The Award of Excellence is given to a board or commission, who
exhibits community service, works to support the common good, is
proactive in decision-making and facilitates public participation in
governmental processes.)
2012
Woman of Outstanding Leadership in the Not-for-Profit Sector.
For Excellence in Family, Community & Career.
Awarded by the International Women’s Leadership Association
2011
State-wide Martin Luther King Jr. Justice and Humanitarian Award
2002
Leadership Award, Rocky Mountain Synod Women of the ELCA
2001
President’s Award, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Memberships
Association for Lutheran Development Executives
www.ALDE.org
Black Storytellers of Utah
Hibernian Society (Irish)
http://www.irishinutah.org/
Spiritual Directors International
http://www.sdiworld.org/
Interests
Art (Watercolor; Pastels; Sketch; Clay), Swimming, Gardening, Humor,
Music (Percussion & Vocals – 8 years with Royal Heritage Ensemble),
Reading, Inter-Generational Traditions & Celebration, Travel, Writing,
Movies, Camping, Rafting, Hiking, Dancing and time with forty six
nieces and nephews, ten grandchildren and Ella, my grandniece, 6th
generation Utahn.
References
Available Upon Request