Peaches Gillette

Peaches earned her Bachelor of Science at Empire State College and her Master's at Fordham University's School of Religion and Religious Education, where she was nominated for a Fulbright Scholarship. Peaches is passionate and dedicated to candid, honest conversations that intelligently analyze the complexities of social interactions concerning the balance between personal agency and societal responsibility. She is equally dedicated to being clear about how human power dynamics and privilege can cloud our visions and limit our understanding of those around us.

As a spiritual leader, Peaches is equally interested in modeling how to engage in peace talks and civility, utilizing her training in negotiations to respectfully and effectively discuss conflicting ideologies. She is the newly appointed Associate Director of Congregational Life for the Universalist Unitarian Society of Ithaca.

In her positions on the Human Rights Commission, the Dryden School Board, the leadership team at UU, and as an educator and as the cohost on WRFI's, Mad of Clay Repirt, she is dedicated to serving in any way that promotes veracious dialogue, elevates the human condition and focuses on building communities in which all people are respected and supported to the highest measure.