Kevin Kitrell Ross

Kevin Kitrell Ross is a south side Chicago native and personal protégé of the late Reverend Dr. Johnnie Colemon. He is the Senior Minister of Unity of Sacramento, the first Unity church in the State of California. Ross is regarded as a respected interfaith social justice leader, committed to building bridges of understanding and cooperation across race, culture, class and religious lines. Whether in his role leading one of our nation's most diverse and integrated congregations, conducting diversity and implicit bias experiential trainings, or being an outspoken activist for healing the crisis between law enforcement and communities of color, he is dedicated to strengthening communities through dialogue, direct encounter, and education. Ross' mission has taken him throughout the United States and to 5 continents as a keynote speaker, a panelist and facilitator, sharing the stage with such luminaries as the late President Nelson Mandela, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, Ambassador Andrew Young, Congressman Ami Bera, and Ellah Gandhi. Senator Kamala Harris refers to him as a wise unifying “national leader” for our times. Rev. Ross is a Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum, Executive Member of the Association for Global New Thought, a member of the Interfaith Council of Sacramento, a three-time delegate to the Parliament of the World’s Religions, and a founding member of Project LEAD (Law Enforcement Accountability Directive). “Rev. Kev” as he is affectionately called is the author of The Designer Life: Distinctions for Living Life By Design and Not by Default. He is also the Executive Producer and star of the hit DVD, Liberate Your Spirit - distributed by Beyond Words. He is also the host of the online radio show, Design Your Life with Kevin Ross and Friends on Unity Online Radio. Ross is a Morehouse College graduate, ordained Unity minister and the recipient of numerous awards including two humanitarian awards and he has appeared in national magazine and television shows, including being invited guest who has appeared in two Oprah Winfrey Show television specials. Ross is married to Anita Ross, the founder of Women for Equality and together, they have three children and reside in Elk Grove, California. They are both committed to building a world that works for all.