This summer we will elect one member to the Member Board of Trustees. Below is the list of those who have been nominated to fill the open seat. All nominees will be placed on the ballot. Nominations close at 5 p.m. ET on June 11. Ballots will be sent to members on June 26.
Sharon Hepburn
Yolanda Mapes
They have provided the following photos and bios to help Awakening Together members decide who to vote for during this year’s Member Board of Trustees election. This year, members will elect two people to the Member Board of Trustees. Nominations end on June 11 @ 5 pm ET. Ballots are mailed to members on June 25, 2025. Voting closes at 5pm ET on July 9, 2025.
Rev. Sharon Hepburn’s Bio:In 2010, Rev Sharon K. Hepburn wrote this Statement of Purpose: “To be an agent of change in the world to “help” others realize their inner wisdom, God, Self so they can freely express their true self without pain.” Although the meaning of those words have shifted over the years, the purpose remains the same.
Rev. Yolanda Mapes: Licensed Minister, Rev. Yolanda Mapes was born as Roger Anthony Mapes in 1956 in Muscle Shoals Alabama. She is now and has always been an artist in the disciplines of painting/ drawing/ performance art and music (singer-songwriter). She has been interested in spirituality from a very young age. Her first experience of “knowing God’ occurred when she was a toddler just learning to walk. As she has traveled through her life, she has gravitated towards being very involved in many different spiritual communities. She says that Awakening Together is the first church/spiritual community where she has ever felt completely welcomed, nurtured, and loved for exactly who she is and the expression she chooses to present.
Yolanda was elected to the Member Board of Trustees in July 2022.