The KI Team — The Kaleidoscope Institute

Meet the Team

Julie Boleyn in her clerical collar with a scarf

The Rev. Julie Boleyn is an ELCA Lutheran Pastor. She served at Unity Lutheran Church in Berwyn, Illinois from 2011 to 2021. During her ministry she accompanied the development of Unidad, a Spanish language ministry with a special focus on serving the LGBTQ community. She also co-founded two non-profit organizations, Awake and Project 88 Music Academy.
Julie has worked in software development, fundraising, and community organizing. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from The Evergreen State College in 2002 and her Master of Divinity at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in 2010. Julie is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory®.
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Eric has been a consultant and trainer since 1990 working with the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, United Methodist, Presbyterian, American Baptist, United Church of Christ and Lutheran Churches in the United States, Canada, Asia, Australia and Europe. He served as the Congregation Development Officer for the Diocese of New Westminster, Vancouver, B.C. and Diocese of Los Angeles. He is the author of 10 books. He is an Episcopal priest, a composer of church music, a photographer and a playwright.
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The Rev. William (Bill) Cruse was ordained to the priesthood by the bishop and people of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire. Bill earned a Master of Divinity at Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge MA, and a Certificate in International Ecumenism and Mission from the Boston Theological Institute in May 2015. Bill works with The Kaleidoscope Institute (KI) in congregational vitality, multiculturalism, visioning and strategic planning, and sustainable missional ministry. He started as a workshop participant in 1997, then Facilitator, and as Associate in 2006. In addition, Bill is a Qualified Administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory® and an intercultural competency coach.

Kathryn Nishibayashi joined the KI team in October 2018 after a 12 year career as an elementary school teacher. She is likely your first point of contact when you contact KI. She is a current seminarian at Church Divinity School of the Pacific and enjoys reading, singing, and watching Dodger baseball.
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Denise Trevino-Gomez has served as an Associate for the Kaleidoscope Institute for over 15 years. She also served 15 years as the Missioner for Intercultural Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas working with over 200 faith communities in various areas of multicultural ministries and conflict resolution. She graduated from Randolph-Macon Women’s College with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations with a minor in Communications. In addition to growing up in a bicultural and bilingual family, Denise has worked and lived alongside various cultures throughout the United States, Africa, China, Japan, Turkey, and various parts of Europe, Central and South America. Denise brings forth a unique perspective and understanding of the challenges at hand when blending cultures. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Denise is trained in “Non-Violent Communication,” a program to help people resolve issues in times of conflict, and is a certified Licensed Administrator of the “Intercultural Development Inventory” which helps assess intercultural competency in communities and individuals. In addition, she holds certifications in Emotional Intelligence for Teams, Implicit and Explicit Biases, Creating Multicultural Workplaces That Work, The Culture of Poverty and Bridges Out of Poverty, Cultural Intelligence and Unconscious Bias, Fierce Conversations and International Coaching Federation. Trained at Duke Divinity’s Center for Reconciliation, Denise’s passion and an area of expertise is to work towards peace and reconciliation throughout our faith communities.