ALTHEA'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Luis Parente-Rios (he/him)
Interim Board President
zLuis is currently serving as the interim board president. He has been attending services at Althea since January 2022. He has served as the volunteer coordinator as well as a board member since the fall of 2024. Luis came to Althea in search of a spiritual community that aligned with the metaphysical teaching his mother raised him with as well as the ancient wisdom from Won-Buddism that he became a part of in North Carolina. He is a proud Althean and grateful to be part of a loving, joyful spirit family.
SARONA RUNNING HORSE (she/hers)
Board Treasurer
I was born and raised in Southern New Jersey near the Pine Barrens and was always most comfortable in nature exploring, hiking, bicycling, and camping.
After moving to Seattle in 1996 on three different occasions people mentioned CSL Seattle to me. I decided I needed to check it out and in 1997 I took their foundations class and joined their community. Thus, my spiritual journey continued and expanded. I became a Reiki healer and also a Realtor there.
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When I moved to Santa Fe in 1994, I joined the Religious Science church there and also discovered different healing modalities working with Shaman and other energy healers. I became an Avesa Quantum Healer and was a Real Estate Broker there. I had a five-acre property with two horses, a spiral labyrinth, two pyramids and the property gridded with rose quartz. It was my retreat. I loved it and was sad to leave it, but it became obvious that it was time to move and at the end of 2014 I did that.
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Upon moving to Denver, I heard about the Spiritual Science Church. I attended there for a year and then discovered CSL Denver. I felt more at home there until I attended a deep dive with Jonathan Ellerby more than five years ago. Then, I felt I had found my spiritual home at Althea and have been attending ever since.
SHAUNA PERRY (she/hers)
Board Secretary
Shauna is a spiritual seeker and soul diver. She was born and raised in Buffalo, NY and has lived in Denver, CO for 19 years. She also spent some time in Santa Fe, NM where she studied Art therapy and Counseling at Southwestern College & New Earth Institute, a conscious centered graduate school that is focused on experiential learning. Shauna has shared her creativity and counseling with the Denver community in many different capacities over the years; she has worked in schools, hospitals, treatment, and community centers. She is deeply inspired by her work and by each individual’s unique journey, resilience, and capacity toward healing and growth.
Shauna first attended Althea’s Christmas Eve service in 2019 and was captivated by the beauty, the energy, and the music! She became a member of Althea in 2023 and is now serving on the board as the Secretary.
