David Ridge (Linda)
Married
since 1968, he and Linda have one
daughter.
Unity Experience:
1999
Present Minister,
Living Water Unity Church, Westminster, CO.
Developed ministry plan, garnered funding, organized team, established
marketing, conducted Sunday Services, etc.
1997
1999
Ministerial Education Program, Unity School of Religious Studies,
Unity Village, MO. Biblical Studies
including authorship, history and metaphysical interpretation, Prayer
Practice, Religious Studies including history and theology of the worlds
traditions, Counseling Skills including spiritual counseling and overview of
psychotherapy methodologies, Ministry Leadership including church
administration and congregation issues, Communications Skills including
presentation and instruction techniques. Additional
studies included institutional chaplaincy, mysticism, church growth and
development, conflict management and many special topic intensives.
1993
1997 Assistant
to the Minister, Unity of
Boulder, Boulder, CO. General
assistant to the senior minister, primary class instructor and staff counselor,
designed and produced newsletter, personal computer network administrator and
occasional Sunday speaker. Conducted
over seventy-five weddings and many memorial services.
Implemented computer-based retail system for the bookstore, database for
church membership, systems for class administration and designed a web site.
Counseled numerous clients and conducted many of the churchs pastoral
visits. Set up Friends
of the Family pastoral ministry. Set
up and conducted A Course in Miracles
program for jail inmates.
1989
1997
Licensed Unity Teacher (1996), Teacher,
Class Coordinator, Facilitator,
Unity of Boulder. Developed and
presented classes for Lessons in Truth,
Opening the Old Testament, Keep
A True Lent, Letters of Paul. Coordinated
A Course in Miracles curriculum
including facilitator training and class facilitation.
Facilitated 4Ts classes.
1988
1989 Y.O.U.
Director, Unity of Boulder. Facilitator
of Sunday Y.O.U. meetings, other social activities and fund-raisers for group of
15-20 members.
Other Work Experience:
2001 -- 2003 Mortgage Loan Officer, Corner Financial Group. Part time. Assisted applicants in the garnering of real estate funding.
2000
2001 Marketing
Communications Contract Writer, various clients.
1999
2000 General
Manager, Four Winds Trading Company.
1994
1999 Marketing
Communications Writer, The Baan Company.
Developed wide variety of technical, sales and marketing materials as a
means of tent making while developing the career in ministry.
1989
1992 District
Sales Manager, Access Graphics, Inc. Managed
sales in six-state district of computer resellers for leading computer graphics
systems distributor.
1983
1989 President
and Owner, Insight Microsystems, Inc. and Insight Services, Inc., personal
computer corporate sales and service organizations.
Duties included the development of marketing, sales, administration and
personnel programs.
1981
1983 Director
of Marketing, Regional Sales Manager, Otrona Advanced Systems, Inc. Developed marketing programs for start-up portable computer
manufacturer. Managed sales in
twelve-state region of personal computer resellers.
1974
1981 VP
Sales, Personnel Director, Columbine Systems, Inc.
Developed and managed sales organization for broadcast industry computer
software producer. Developed human
resource policies, performance evaluation programs and benefits package, and
conducted the hiring activities of over fifty professional staff members.
1968
1973 Marketing
Representative, Data Center Representative, IBM Corporation. Sold computer systems to small- and medium-sized businesses
in the manufacturing and distribution industries.
Provided systems support to data center clients.
Education:
1997
1999 Unity
School of Religious Studies, Graduate, Ministerial Education Program.
1993
1996 Unity
School of Religious Studies, Graduate, Continuing Education Program,
Licensed Unity Teacher.
1964 1970 University of Colorado, Marketing, Business Administration and Engineering.