Rev. Julie Conrady

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AWARDS RECEIVED

• Ally of the Year - Central Alabama Pride - 2025

• Leadership Birmingham Class of 2025

• Rosa Parks Community Service Award - 2023

• T.A.K.E. Resource Center - Community Servant Award - 2021

• Commendation from the Governor of Oklahoma in honor of Palliative Care Week, 2017

• Living Legacy Award for OU Medical Systems, 2016

• Outstanding Trauma Services Member, 2016

  

EMPLOYMENT 

Settled Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham, 2018-present; Tuscaloosa, 2022-present

• Congregation’s Birmingham Membership: 254; Tuscaloosa: 40

• Head of Staff for 12 staff members 

• Preaches, provides pastoral care, supervises church administration, and empowers community outreach

Service to the Community:

• President of Southside Faith Communities, an interfaith organization (2021-2025); Southside Faith Communities became Interfaith Alliance of Central Alabama, continued President (2025-present)

• Panel Moderator for Death and Dying Panel with UAB

• Panel Moderator for the Bending the Arc Series 

• Served on Mayor’s Task Force Pardons for Progress, 2020-2022

• Serves the Judicial System in various ways under Judge Andre Sparks

• Panel member for Legacy of Hope: Organ Donation Summit and multiple Faith and Racial Justice events

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Affiliated Community Minister, First Unitarian Church of Oklahoma City, 2016-2018

previously Ministerial Candidate of First Unitarian Church of OKC, 2015-2016

 

Chaplain, OU Medical Center and The Children’s Hospital, Oklahoma City, 2014-present 

• Organized and trained volunteers for No One Dies Alone program

• Chaplain representative on Trauma One Team

• Chaplain on Palliative Care consult team

• Chaplain representative on Employee Advisory Group

• Providing Pastoral Care and grief support to people of many different faiths and philosophies

• Officer of Decedent Affairs 

• Certified in Suicide Prevention and SBIRT (alcoholism prevention)

• Experience includes Level 1 Trauma Center and inpatient hospitalizations of adults and children

 

Chaplain Intern, OU Medical Center and The Children’s Hospital, Oklahoma City, 2012-2014 

• Completed 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education

• Providing Pastoral Care and grief support to people of many different faiths and philosophies

• Certified in Suicide Prevention

• Experience includes Level 1 Trauma Center and inpatient hospitalizations of adults and children

 

Faculty, Axia College, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, 2010-2018

• Courses Repeatedly Taught: Religions of the World (Associate level); World Religious Traditions I (Bachelor’s level)

 

Freelance Writer, United Methodist Publishing House, Nashville, TN, 2006-2015 

• Lessons Published: Spring 2008, Winter 2008/09, Summer 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013

• Articles Published: Winter 07/08, Summer 2010

 

Social Studies Teacher, Norman High School, Norman, OK, September 2008-2012 

• Logged over 300 hours in Professional Development in less than 4 years

• Coached a We The People team to State finals 

• Academic Team Coach (national qualifiers) and Mock Trial 

• Responsible for mapping the curriculum and involved in the World History Collaborative Team 

• Coordinated Multicultural Week for the Social Studies Department – 2009

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EDUCATION 

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 

Master of Divinity, June 2006 

• Graduate of the Program for Religion and Secondary Education

• Field Education experience: homeless meal program, student teaching

• Massachusetts Teaching Certification in Social Studies, Middle to High School

 

Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK 

Bachelor of Arts in Religion, magna cum laude, May 2003 

• Minor in Psychology

• University Honors program graduate

 

Other Relevant Educational Experiences

University of Wisconsin at Madison – Statistics (2013)

Phillips Theological Seminary – UU History and Polity (2014)

Certificate in Palliative Care - California State University, San Marcos (2015)

The Religious Institute – Sexuality for UU Ministers (2015)

Certified OWL instructor for elementary ages (2015)

Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Oklahoma State University 2017-2020; switched to program at University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2025

 

RELEVANT SKILLS

Certified and experienced wedding and funeral officiant

Full Fellowshipped Minister in the Unitarian Universalist Association

Experience with persons, families, and children in crisis

Providing support, care, and comfort to persons of varied religious traditions 

 

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

        Board member, ACLU of Alabama, 2024-present 

        Member of P.E.O. and Daughters of the American Revolution 

        Guest speaker for New Horizons, Encore Group (Hoover), and others 

        Trained Scout Leader (Religious Emblems and Merit Badge Counselor for Public Speaking)

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