Rev. Passante earned dual master’s degrees at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA, graduating with a Master of Divinity and Master of Arts in Christian Education in 2004. Nikki has served the PC(USA) for over 20 years, first as a Director of Christian Education in Ashland, Oregon, and for the past 15 years as an Associate Pastor in 2 different churches outside of Philadelphia. Nikki has served as an educator and in mid-council ministries in the Presbytery of the Cascades, the Presbytery of Philadelphia, and the Presbytery for Southern New Jersey. She received her certification in Interim and Transitional Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2015. In August she happily relocated to Georgia, and lives in Cumming.