Jeff Briere is minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Chattanooga. Although he is relatively new to ministry, he spent 45 years preparing for it by going to college three times, enlisting in the Army, selling cars, recording music, traveling and drawing unemployment. In his spare time he hung out in the theatre, acting, directing and writing the occasional play. His fifteen minutes of fame occurred in the 20th Century–Fox motion picture, Breaking Away. He enjoys cooking, playing guitar, riding a motorcycle, Skyping his grand daughter and taking a daily nap.