Park Hill UCC Staff - Administration

Jane Dunaway is our office administrator. She was born in Seattle, Washington and raised in a small community in west central Wisconsin. Jane graduated with a B.S. degree in Management from the University of Wisconsin. She lives in Aurora with her two children, Kristin and Scott.

Before coming to work at Park Hill Church, Jane designed and coordinated continuing medical education seminars for physicians and nurses for over 15 years and worked for Rose Medical Center and the Association of Operating Room Nurses.

She enjoys gardening, cooking, bicycling, travel, reading and spending time with her family and has been to all 50 states as well as many parts of Europe, Canada, Mexico and Australia.

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Billie received a Bachelor of Music in organ performance from Salem College, Winston-Salem, N.C. and a Master of Music degree in organ performance from the University of Colorado-Boulder.  She currently serves as Director of Music and organist at Park Hill Congregational Church and has served as musician for such churches as King of Glory Lutheran Church and Macedonia Baptist Church.  She has taught at the college level and privately, as well as performing as an organist, harpsichordist and accompanist.  Billie is an officer of the American Guild of Organists, a member of the Alphonse Robinson African American Music Association (ARAAMA) and a former member of the Executive Board of the Colorado Symphony Guild.

Billie is a retired hospital administrator and enjoys being a transplanted Southerner in Denver.  She loves to volunteer for a variety of non-profits, including the Colorado Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness and Grand Design.  She also enjoys walking, the outdoors, gardening and making all kinds of music.  She continues to lobby for a 30 hour day!

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Jeremy joined the Park Hill Congregational Church staff in July 2008. He previously served as the Director of Christian Education and Family Ministries at Christ Congregational Church in southwest Denver for more than four years.

In addition to his work in religious education, he serves as the Executive Director of the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado (TIA-CO). TIA-CO is a statewide interfaith, member-driven, grassroots organization that strengthens democracy in our culture; serves as a progressive voice of reason, moderation and mutual respect for communities of faith; and promotes religious freedom, understanding and diversity. TIA-CO has more than 800 individual members and 14 congregational partners, including Park Hill, across Colorado.

Jeremy graduated with a Master of Divinity degree from the Iliff School of Theology in May 2005. He is pursuing ordination in the United Church of Christ. Before entering seminary, he received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Colorado State University and worked as a religion reporter for the Greeley Tribune and Scottsbluff Star-Herald. He also worked as Internal Communications Director for Banner Health System, which has four hospitals in northern Colorado.

Jeremy’s educational philosophy can best be summarized in his belief that children and youth are the present of the church, not simply the future of the church. He strives to create educational programs that nurture the spiritual lives of children and youth and provide them real-life opportunities to put their faith into practice through experiential service and worship activities.

Jeremy and his partner, David Claypool, live in northwest Denver. They enjoy gardening, making homemade wine, sharing meals with family and friends, and renovating their 1930 carriage house.

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Ryan Bovard-Johns was born and raised in Denver Colorado.  He received his Bachelors of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from Colorado State University in 2003.  He has been working and volunteering for United Church of Christ youth groups in Denver and most recently co-led a youth group in Longmeadow Massachusetts. 

Ryan works as an instructor for experiential education and adventure programming organizations in Colorado and spends as much time outside as possible.  He has a strong passion for working with and inspiring youth to explore their spirituality while having as much fun as possible.