MEET OUR TEAM
Rev. LeDayne McLeese Polaski joined the MeckMIN staff October 1, 2019. She served on the staff of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America ~ Bautistas por la Paz for 21 years, ending as Executive Director. She loved the international nature of that work, but after a long period of discernment, left that role hoping to find a similar position focused on work on the local level. She’s thrilled to have fulfilled that hope by becoming part of MeckMIN’s mission to promote interfaith collaboration to foster understanding, compassion and justice.LeDayne and her husband Tom are active members of Park Road Baptist Church. Their daughter Kate is a student at Meredith College.LeDayne loves “being outside and moving” so she loves walking, hiking, swimming, kayaking and more. She’s a avid reader and her favorite part of the week is completing the New York Times Sunday crossword.
Executive Director
Christian, Baptist
“One cannot level one’s moral lance at every evil in the universe. There are just too many of them. But you can do something, and the difference between doing something and doing nothing is everything.”
–Daniel Berrigan
Rev. LeDayne McLeese Polaski joined the MeckMIN staff October 1, 2019. She served on the staff of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America ~ Bautistas por la Paz for 21 years, ending as Executive Director. She loved the international nature of that work, but after a long period of discernment, left that role hoping to find a similar position focused on work on the local level. She’s thrilled to have fulfilled that hope by becoming part of MeckMIN’s mission to promote interfaith collaboration to foster understanding, compassion and justice. LeDayne and her husband Tom are active members of Park Road Baptist Church. Their daughter Kate is a student at Meredith College. LeDayne loves “being outside and moving” so she loves walking, hiking, swimming, kayaking and more. She’s an avid reader and her favorite part of the week is completing the New York Times Saturday crossword.
Administrator
Christian, Catholic
"The nation doesn't need what we have.
It needs what we ARE."
-St. Edith Stein
Anna joined the MeckMIN staff in September 2020. Upon moving to Charlotte five years ago, she felt the call to serve and worked for St. Vincent de Paul and St. Gabriel Catholic Church. During her tenure at the Church she devoted herself to Social Justice issues. She co-formed a group called WATCh / Charlotte - that addresses the crisis and challenges facing the Catholic Church by advocating for accountability, transparency, and reform. She and her husband John are active members of St. Gabriel's. She strongly believes in putting oneself in others' shoes, practicing non-judgement, growing in understanding of our brothers and sisters, and engaging in inter-cultural and religious dialogue. Anna loves capturing "life's moments" with her camera, making Dulce de Leche, doing Pilates, and volunteering with people experiencing homelessness.
MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MeckMIN’s Board of Directors work together as representatives from Baha’i, Christian, Islamic, Jewish, Sikh,
and Unitarian Universalist houses of faith. All are welcome in our community.
