From her early childhood, Melanie has self-identified as a “spiritual person” She entered seminary as a young adult, only to discover she wasn’t so much “Christian” as Buddhist and mystic. So her career took a different and eclectic path. Today she serves as one of our three Island County Commissioners. As the author of The Declaration of Interdependence, she was delighted and surprised when UU’s incorporated her words in our worship materials and that UUCWI has asked her to speak to that theme.