Staff Members

The Reverend Debra W. Haffner is Co-founder and Executive Director of the Religious Institute. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, she is the endorsed community minister with the Unitarian Church in Westport, CT.

Blanca Godoi

Blanca Godoi is Office Manager and Executive Assistant at the Religious Institute. Ms. Godoi has recently completed a Bachelor of General Studies degree from the University of Connecticut with a concentration in Social Studies and Women’s Studies minor. She completed an internship in the Domestic Violence Crisis Center in Stamford and Norwalk, CT.

Marie Alford-Harkey

Marie Alford-Harkey is the Scholar in Residence at the Religious Institute. Previously, Ms. Alford-Harkey was the Warburton Urban Ministry Resident at Hands on Hartford and Center Church in Hartford. She is in the process of discerning a call to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.

Michael Cobb

J. Michael Cobb is Director of Communications and Outreach of the Religious Institute. Mr. Cobb has worked as a consultant specializing in communications and development. His clients have included civil rights organizations, state and local politicians and small nonprofits.

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