The Reverend Debra W. Haffner is co-founder and President of Religious Institute, Inc. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, she is also the endorsed community minister with The Unitarian Church in Westport, CT. She is the author of several guides for congregations on sexuality as well as books for the general public. She was awarded a Doctorate of Public Service from Widener University, has a Master of Divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary, a Master of Public Health degree from the Yale University School of Medicine and an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. Rev. Haffner was President and CEO of SIECUS for 12 years, from 1988 – 2000.
