Carolyn Sodini

Secretary

Perhaps my most important qualification for serving on the Board of Directors for Unity of Surprise is that I love this spiritual community – it’s generosity of spirit, it’s vibration of love, its openness and caring. Serving with you and for you would be a joyful expression of serving God.

I have had the honor of being involved in this community as a Prayer Chaplain, with book store ordering, as event picture “taker”, singing in the choir and as a workshop junkie.

My spiritual journey has been lifelong and in a variety of settings. In the 90’s, I was a member of Unity of Sedona. I have explored many wonderful paths to God.

Michigan is where I was born and grew up. I moved to Chicago as a bride and it was in that wonderful city that I raised my children and spent most of my professional
life. I am a diploma program trained registered nurse. In addition, I have a Bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master’s degree in Management (where I got to terrorize my faculty in the early 80’s by doing my thesis on training sales people to meditate as a vehicle for success).

I have two beautiful children, Lori, who is in the TV industry in LA and Jerry, who is a Lt. Col in the US Air Force, currently living in Germany.

Meditating on Bell Rock one day in the late ‘80’s prompted my first husband and I to buy a house in Sedona. We moved from Chicago to there and Scottsdale in 1993, full time. In 1997, he made his transition after a rapid onset of pancreatic cancer. I met and married George Sodini a year later and he whisked me off to New Jersey for 11 years as well as around the world. He retired two years ago and we moved to the West Valley, ultimately making Sun City West our home. Together, we have four children, eleven grandchildren and two great grand children.

A sampling of my past Board experience and volunteer experience would include years with the SIDS Foundation where, among many positions, I served on their National Board and eventually as their Executive Director. (A third child of mine died of SIDS.) I have published and taught in the field of Death and Dying, as well as been involved in the management of Hospice and Home Health agencies. I was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of three Chicago area hospitals, President of the DuPage County Chapter of Zonta, Intl. and a variety of other rewarding positions.

But most of all, I believe that we should live joyfully and fully, sharing out talents, skills and blooming where we are planted. I love being planted in the West Valley and look forward to continuing joyful blooming with Unity of Surprise.