Our Leadership
Who We Are
Our Leadership
Our Board of Trustees members have a deep commitment to the philosophy of Science of Mind and a broad range of expertise to address our long-term growth. They are philanthropists who work hard to steward our donors’ investments in Centers for Spiritual Living, our centers, institutions, organizations and study groups.
Meet our Team
Get to know us
REV. DR. KRISTINA M. COLLINS | PRESIDENT
Rev. Dr. Kristina M. Collins is Senior Minister of the Sanctuary for Spiritual Living in Covina, California. An enthusiastic and dedicated Religious Scientist since 1980 and minister since 1992, she is a spiritual evocator, transformative teacher, passionate speaker, and creative leader supporting spiritual awakening and personal growth in individuals and groups. She teaches Science of Mind from the beginner level to Ministerial students. While Collins was the first recipient of the Hazel Holmes Award for her love and support of the Asilomar Conferences, her greatest achievement has been the love-filled experience of the Sanctuary for Spiritual Living. She cherishes this multi-cultural congregation as the demonstration of the belief in Love/Oneness and the recognition of the Divine in each person.
An advocate of life-long learning, Rev. Kris continues to be a student of many teachers of truth including; the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jean Houston, Matthew Fox, Amit Goswami, Louise Hay and others.
WALTER DREW | VICE PRESIDENT
Walter has been a religious scientist since 1996. Walter has been in national service since 2003 when he was elected to Core Council of the United Church of Religious Science In 2012 he was elected to the Leadership Council of Centers for Spiritual Living and has served two terms. During that time, he sat on the Science of Mind Foundation board.
Walter and his wife, Barbara, speak, teach and write about the importance and impact of spiritual practices in their lives. Their latest program is called: Creative Aging: Embracing Life with Passion, Purpose, and Possibilities. Walter is a life-long learner and is always taking a class or two.
Science of Mind has had a tremendous impact on Walter and he is dedicated to lovingly participate in moving the philosophy forward by creating an endowment that expands forever and forever.
BERT HUGHES | TREASURER
Bert graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Industrial Engineering and later obtained his MBA from the University of San Francisco. He enjoyed a great very fulfilling “career” in the old “Bell System” (AT&T) for 28 years.
In 1990 he started his Fee-Only Comprehensive Financial Planning firm which he headed for 20 years. During that time, he was Chair of the West Region of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) and served on the NAPFA National Board. He retired from Financial Planning in 2009, but still does tax work as a Registered Tax Preparer in California.
Bert served as Treasurer of Light on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Living (LOTM) in Ketchum ID for three years 2013 – 2015. In that time, he worked with Rev. John Moreland, the Spiritual Leader, and other Leadership Council members improving cash flow, debt reduction and overall financial awareness in the congregation. In 2018, he returned to the Leadership Council as Treasurer and is currently serving in that position.
He and his wife Carol split their time between Ketchum ID and Danville CA. Their true spiritual home is Light on the Mountains CSL in Ketchum ID. They feel blessed to support and participate in its mission.
Truthfully, Bert has a second spiritual home: Bald Mountain. It’s about two miles North of Light on the Mountains Spiritual Center. He has skied and hiked this mountain for many years, and he and his family and friends love being here.
REV. EMILE GAUVREAU | SECRETARY
Dedicated to the Science of Mind philosophy and making it known in the world, Rev. Gauvreau began his service with the Center for Spiritual Living in Cape Coral, FL. in 2008 as the Spiritual Director. A 2006 graduate from the University of Transformation and Spiritual Leadership at the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, CA., Gauvreau served there in many capacities, including over six years as a member of the Board of Trustees. Gauvreau also served the Claremont Center for Spiritual Living as the Youth and Family Director. He earned his RScP from United Centers for Religious Science in 2003. Prior to entering the ministry, he served as a management consultant in the healthcare industry.
REV. SONIA BYRNE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rev. Sonia was named executive director of Centers for Spiritual Living in April 2019. Formerly, she was Riverside CSL’s staff minister and a professional mindful leadership and conscious business consultant, coach and workshop leader. She offers more than 15 years of business experience as a talent operations executive and a human resources professional.
REV. BOB GRABOWSKI
Rev. Bob Grabowski graduated from Michigan State with a degree in Industrial Design and later studied at the Corcoran School of Art. This propelled him into a 43-year career as a successful custom jewelry designer as well as owning art galleries in Monterey, Carmel, and Ojai, California and Santa Fe, New Mexico. His interest in real estate led to a parallel career in investments and management of various holdings in several western states.
In 1987 he moved to Sun Valley, Idaho and became a founding member and first Board President of Light on the Mountains Spiritual Center, now Light on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Living, where he currently serves as vice chair of the Leadership Council.
In 1994, Bob went to Russia to teach an abbreviated “Introduction to Science of Mind” course. He was so moved by the peoples’ response to the Science of Mind philosophy that he returned home and enrolled in Holmes Institute with an emphasis on international work. Following graduation, Bob traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, Mexico, and South America teaching Science of Mind and licensing Practitioners. After Ordination, the position of Global Ecclesiastical Representative was created and he served in that capacity for 9 years.
REV. SHARON HUDSON | FIELD LEADER
Rev. Sharon Hudson is the Field Leader for Centers for Spiritual Living. As a dynamic and inspired speaker, teacher and facilitator, she is passionate about using the power of Science Of Mind to transform lives.
She has been in Religious Science since she was a teen; and a minister since 1995. She was the founding Minister of Light of Life Center in Rancho Bernardo. She served as a chaplain at San Diego Children’s Hospital and Horizon Hospice in Poway, CA.
Her background as a Human Resources Director, Accountant, Software Developer, Manager of a data center & programming staff, has allowed her to master leadership and business skills. With a focus on interpersonal communications, conflict transformation and spiritual principles, she has facilitated classes, workshops and retreats at Holmes Institute, Big Sky Retreat, Asilomar conferences, and many CSL Centers.
Rev. Sharon was Chair of the CSL Minister Council and has served on many CSL committees and the Advisory Council for the Ukraine Ministry, Tememos.
Rev. Sharon brings deep faith, love, wisdom and a peaceful presence to all that she does.
REV. ALICE REID | TREASURER
Rev. Alice Reid is the Treasurer of Centers for Spiritual Living. She is a synergistic, dedicated and committed Spiritual Leader with over 30 years of exploring, studying and practicing spiritual principles. Alice has been a licensed CSL minister for over 11 years and she couples this experience with over 35 years of professional business experience in the public and private sectors.
Rev. Alice is currently the Spiritual Director of CSL Santa Cruz in California. Prior to this she was the founding minister of a CSL in central Maryland. In addition to her ministry, Alice owned and operated a small tax and accounting practice, Compassionate Tax Service.
Her 35 year plus career in Finance and Accounting included public accounting experience as well 15 years in the non-profit sector at both the national and international level. She retired from her first career in late 2016 with the sale of her business.
Rev. Alice is a collaborative leader and a perpetual learner, currently practicing and studying modalities such as co-creation and the Q Process that add depth to her passion for facilitating healthy groups and communities.
Rev. Alice see’s the New Thought movement as a philosophy whose time has come. The challenge for Centers for Spiritual Living is to be both fiscally sustainable and relevant to the needs of our more sophisticated constituencies as more and more, we find our principles being taught and practiced in the mainstream.
ERO JOHNSON, CIMA®, AIF®, CFP®
Ero is a Director and Head of Client Portfolio Management at TIAA Endowment & Philanthropic Services. He leads the team of Client Portfolio Managers responsible for managing the investment portfolios for endowments, foundations and non-profit institutional clients.
Ero has worked as a Director and Senior Portfolio Manager for Endowment and Foundation clients, as a Director of Distribution for Endowments and Foundations, and as a Director of Wealth Management Investments. He previously headed distribution for a private placement firm, ran an independent branch of a major brokerage, and brings more than 23 years of experience as an investment professional.
He holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®), Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) designations, and received his MBA in 2000 from the University of Colorado.