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Rev. Scott W. Alexander – Bethesda MD. Alexander is the senior minister of the River Road UU Church of Bethesda MD, having previously served as senior minister of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) and congregations in Plainfield NJ and Houston ME. He also served on the UUA staff as director of the Office of Lesbian and Gay Concerns. He has edited Everyday Spiritual Practice: Simple Pathways for Enriching Your Life and Salted With Fire: UU Strategies for Sharing Faith and Growing Congregations.
Rev. Dr. Pam Allen-Thompson– Charlotte County, FL. Allen-Thompson is presently serving the UU Fellowship of Charlotte County, FL. She has served congregations in Berkeley, Palo Alto, and San Rafael, CA, and in Norfolk VA. A graduate of Starr King School for the Ministry, Allen-Thompson has served on the UUA Board of Trustees and is a recipient of sermon awards on radical hospitality and generosity. She also served as the district compensation consultant for the Pacific Central District.
Rev. Jade Angelica – Arlington MA. Angelica is the founder of the UU Spiritual Directors’ Network.
Rev. Thomas Anastasi – Lake Forest Park, WA. Rev. Anastasi served Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church near Seattle for over 18 years. He has presented "Worship Arts" workshops at leadership schools and other venues around the country, as well as serving as theme speaker at District Conferences. Thomas is a D.Min. candidate at Seattle University's School for Theology and Ministry where he teaches classes as Liturgical Consultant to UU students.
Rev. Wayne B. Arnason – Cleveland OH. Arnason is the co-minister of the West Shore UU Church of Cleveland OH and chair of the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee. He is a former UUA Trustee (at large) and UUA Secretary. He served as UUMA President and as a trustee of the Starr King School for the Ministry. He has served congregations in Charlottesville VA and Hayward CA. He also served on the UUA staff as Youth Programs Director. He has received the Angus H. MacLean Award for Excellence in Religious Education and the Borden Award for Sermonic Excellence.
Leslie Bader – San Francisco CA. Bader is the volunteer coordinator and an active lay leader of the First UU Society of San Francisco.
Candy Barulicum – .
Nancy Bateman – Dallas TX. Bateman has served on the board of trustees, endowment, membership, nominating, directory , and capital campaign and canvass committees of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas. She recently served as the interim executive director of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas. Nancy grew up in the Rochester MN Universalist Church.
Barbara Kres Beach – Madison VA. Barbara is a founder and immediate past president of the UU Partner Church Council. She recently completed two terms on the Executive Committee of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists. She is a member of the UUA President's International Advisory Committee. WIth John Buehrens and others, she worked over a seven-year period to reclaim the church for the Unitarians in Prague, Czech Republic. She has served on UUA curriculum committees and has been an active member in each of the churches where her husband, George "Kim" Beach, has served as minister.
Rev. Dr. George "Kim" Beach – Madison VA. Kim Beach served as the senior minister of congregations in Arlington VA, Austin TX and Marblehead MA, as well as interim ministries in Charlottesville VA, Summit NJ and Jacksonville FL. He served on the UUA Commission on Appraisal. He is the contemporary interpretor of James Luther Adams’ theology. He is the recipient of an honorary degree from the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Rev. Dr. Mark L. Belletini – Columbus OH. Belletini is the senior minister of the First Unitarian Church of Columbus OH and previously served the congregation in Hayward CA. He is a member of the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee. He chaired the UUA Hymnbook Commission that created Singing the Living Tradition. He is the recipient of an honorary degree from the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Rev. Thom Belote - Overland Park KS. Thom has served for 5 years as the minister of the Shawnee Mission UU Church in Overland Park , KS . He first met Laurel while serving an internship in the Dallas area in 2001-2002. Thom was one of the 12 “visionary” ministers featured on the “Listening to Experience” DVD.
Tracee Bennett & Patty Lane – Dallas TX.
Benita Berkson – San Diego CA. Berkson is an active lay leader of the First UU Church of San Diego CA and serves as a member of the White Memorial Fund Committee of the Pacific Southwest District.
Rev. Roger Bertschausen – Appleton WI. Bertschausen is the senior minister of the Fox Valley UU Fellowship of Appleton WI. He is a former Ministerial Settlement Representative for the Central Midwest District. He was recently elected to the Board of the Unitarian Universalist Partner Church Council, an organization that fosters relationships between North American congregations and congregations, schools and agencies in many countries around the world.
Dr. Karen Bethel – Decatur IL. Bethel is a trustee and treasurer of the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Mike Birrer – Dallas TX. Birrer is co-chair of the Chart and Compass 2010 Implementation Team of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX. Chart and Compass is the five year strategic plan of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Andrea Boardman – Duncanville TX.
Geoffrey Bodle – Dallas TX.
Arnold "Brad" Bradburd – Gweynedd PA. Arnold Bradburd is a former UUA Financial Advisor. He is a member of the UUA Investment Committee and the UUA President’s Council. He is a former UUA Trustee (Joseph Priestley District), trustee of the UU Service Committee, and trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School. He is a recipient of an honorary degree from the Meadville Lombard Theological School and a recipient of the UUA President’s Award for Volunteer Service.
Jack L. Brizzi – Warren OH. Brizzi is an active lay leader of the UU Fellowship of Warren OH.
Cathy Brock – Garland TX.
Dr. Barbara W. Brown – Glencoe MO. Brown is the national chair of the UUA Annual Program Fund Committee and treasurer of the Emerson UU Chapel of Ellisville MO. She is past president of the Central Midwest District, which she also served as a district compensation consultant. She served as president of the District President's Association. She is also a past member of the UUA President's Council.
Laura Burford – Richardson TX.
Dan Butler – Dallas TX. Dan Butler is a former board member and endowment committee member of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX.
I.B. Butler – Dallas TX. I.B. Butler is the former director of the Gospel Choir, Sankofa, at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX.
Nic Cable – Chicago IL. Cable is a young adult representative on the program committee of the Midwest UU Summer Assembly 2008.
Rev. Barbara J. Carlson - Bloomington IN. Carlson is the retired minister of the UU Church of Bloomington IN, having previously served a congregation in Cleveland OH. She is a past president of the UU Church of Baton Rouge LA.
Kathy Calhoun – Dallas TX. Calhoun is a former board member of the Southwestern UU Conference, leader of the Dwight Brown Leadership School and denominational affairs chair of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX.
Erik David Carlson – New Orleans LA. Carlson is a student at the Meadville Lombard Theological School and co-founder of Revoluution Media. He was the 2005 co-recipient of the Donna DiSciullo Award for Young Adult/Campus Ministry and served the 2007-08 academic year as the ministerial intern for the three UU churches in the New Orleans area.
Ken and Lois Carpenter – Bayfield CO. Ken Carpenter is a former UUA Trustee (Southwest Conference) and chair of the UUA Board’s Finance Committee. Ken and Lois Carpenter are members of the UUA President’s Council. Ken serves on the board of the Liberal Religious Charitable Society. He also served as a trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School, a member of the UUA Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee, and a member of the UUA APF Committee. He is the 2005 recipient of the UUA President’s Award for Volunteer Service.
Ledford Carter – Bloomington IN. Carter is a long time active lay leader of the UU Church of Bloomington IN.
Susie Carter – Dallas TX.
Roberta Casper Watson – Clearwater FL. Watson serves on the board of the UU Church of Clearwater FL and on the national board of the UU PSY Symposium.
Mauran Aldridge Lippitt Chaffee – .
Rev. Dr. Forrest Church – New York NY. Church is the Minister of Public Theology of the Unitarian Church of All Souls of New York NY, having previously served for 29 years as senior minister. His books include A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism (with John Buehrens), God and Other Famous Liberals, Life Lines, Lifecraft, Bringing God Home, The American Creed, Freedom from Fear, and So Help Me God: The Founding Fathers and the First Great Battle Over Church and State.
Jeanne Clinchy – Dallas TX. Clinchy is a former board member, co-chair with her husband Ross of the annual operating canvass, member of the caring community, and former president of the women’s alliance of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX.
Judith Cody – Raytown MO.
Jonathan Craig – Denver CO. Craig is co-founder of Revoluution Media and was the 2005 co-recipient of the Donna DiSciullo Award for Young Adult/Campus Ministry.
Rev. John Crestwell – Cheverly, MD. Crestwell is minister of the Davies Memorial UU Church of Camp Springs MD. He serves on the boards of the UU Legislative Ministries and the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Rev. Jen Crow – Rochester NY. Crow is the associate minister of the First Unitarian Congregational Society of Rochester NY.
Rev. John Cummins – Minneapolis MN. Cummins is the retired senior minister of the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis MN, having previously served congregations in Waltham MA and Brunswick ME. He has received the Award for Distinguished Service to the Cause of Unitarian Universalism as well as the Clarence R. Skinner Award. He served as a member of the UUA Commission on Appraisal, president of the Prairie Starr District, trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School, and member of the UUA Advisory Committee on Extension.
Rev. Howard N. Dana – Harrisburg PA. Dana is the minister of the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg PA and previously served the congregation in Fremont CA.
John & HanneLore Daniel – Dallas TX.
Rev. Anthony David – Atlanta GA. Anthony is the Senior Minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta and former pastor of Pathways Church in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
Denny Davidoff – Norwalk CT. The Davidoffs are the 2006 recipients of the Award for Distinguished Service to the Cause of Unitarian Universalism. Denny Davidoff is the board chair of the Church of the Larger Fellowship, a trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School, and board chair of the Interfaith Alliance Foundation. She is a former UUA moderator, UUA trustee (at large), chair of the GA Planning Commmittee, chair of the UUA Racial and Cultural Diversity Task Force, member of the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee, and president of the UU Women’s Federation. The Davidoffs are members of the UUA President’s Council.
Douglass Davidoff – Chicago IL.
Jerry Davidoff – Norwalk CT. The Davidoffs are the 2006 recipients of the Award for Distinguished Service to the Cause of Unitarian Universalism.. Jerry Davidoff is a trustee of the Alban Institute and a former member of the UUA Commission on Appraisal and the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee. He also chaired the UUA Election Practices Campaign Committee. The Davidoffs are members of the UUA President’s Council.
Pat Davidson – Dallas TX. Davidson has been a member of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas for over fifty years. She has chaired everything within the congregation at one time or another and is considered a trusted truth-teller.
Rev. Dr. Alan G. Deale – Derry NH. Deale served as the senior minister of the First Unitarian Church of Portland, OR, having previously served congregations in Rockford IL and Fairhaven MA. He is a former UUA trustee (Pacific Northwest District) and chair of the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee. He is a past member of the UUA Panel on Theological Education, the UUA Commission on Compensation, Benefits and Pensions, and the UUA APF Continental Committee. He served as Ministerial Settlement Representative for the New Hampshire-Vermont District. He was the Berry Street Essayist. Rev. Deale is the recipient of an honorary degree from the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Elida de Obaldia – Dallas TX.
Bob & Margaret Deininger – Memphis TN. Bob is past president of the Southwest UU Conference (District) and past president of the First Unitarian Church of Memphis TN (Church of the River).
Chris Denney – Dallas TX. Denney is the chief operating officer of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX. He was formerly on the staff of a mega-church in Houston TX.
Bill & Elizabeth Didlake – Dallas TX.
Rev. Steve Dick – London, England. Dick is the chief executive of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches (United Kingdom).
Carma Doege – Fridley MN.
Rev. Lisa M. Doege – Fridley MN. Doege is the interim minister of the Michael Servetus Unitarian Society of Fridley MN, having previously served the congregation in South Bend IN.
Lynda Doolittle – Dallas TX. Doolittle is a member of the program management team of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX.
Rev. Philip Douglas – Euless TX. Douglas is the new minister of the UU Church of Corpus Christi TX and most recently was the director of religious education of the First Jefferson UU Church of Fort Worth TX. He has been an active lay leader in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
Dr. Duane Dowell – Oak Park IL. Duane Dowell is the former medical director of the Hopital Albert Schweitzer in Haiti, served on the development team for Our Whole Lives curriculum, and was the director of Parkland Hospital’s school based clinics in Dallas .
Vera Dowell – Oak Park IL. Vera Dowell chaired the search committee that recommended Laurel Hallman to be the senior minister of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas. She is a former board chair and religious education committee chair of the First Unitarian Church. She established a daily vacation church program for children at the First Unitarian Church.
Julie Draper – Portsmouth NH. Draper chairs the board of trustees of the UU Church of Portsmouth NH and serves as volunteer staff of Project Harvest Hope.
Rev. Stephen D. Edington – Nashua NH. Edington is the minister of the UU Church of Nashua NH, having previously served congregations in Stony Brook NY and Rockland ME.
Rev. Becky Edmiston-Lange – Houston TX. Becky Edmiston-Lange serves as co-minister of the Emerson UU Church of Houston TX, having previously served the congregation in Burke VA. She served on the UUMA executive committee.
Rev. Mark Edmiston-Lange – Houston TX. Mark Edmiston-Lange serves as co-minister of the Emerson UU Church of Houston TX, having previously served congregations in Rockville MD, Williamsburg VA, Akron OH and Reading PA.
Rev. Claudia Elferdink – Madison CT. Elferdink is the minister of the Shoreline UU Society of Madison CT and previously served the congregation in Amherst MA. She is a past board member of the UU Women’s Heritage Society.
Rev. Jim Eller – Kansas City MO. Eller is minister of the All Souls Unitarian Church of Kansas City MO and president of the UU Ministers Advisory Council on Congregation-based Community Organizing. He previously served congregations in Tahlequah OK, Tulsa OK and Peoria IL. He served on the UUA Black Concerns Working Group.
Rev. Janne Eller-Isaacs – St. Paul MN. Janne Eller-Isaacs is the cominister of the Unity Church (UU) of St. Paul MN, having previously served the congregation in Oakland CA. She is a former vice president of the UUMA and ministerial settlement representative in the Pacific Central District. She received an honorary degree from the Starr King School for the Ministry.
Rev. Rob Eller-Isaacs – St. Paul MN. Rob Eller-Isaacs is the cominister of the Unity Church (UU) of St. Paul MN, having previously served congregations in Oakland CA and Whittier CA. He is a former member of the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee. He chaired the UUA Committee on Urban Concerns & Ministry. He received an honorary degree from the Starr King School for the Ministry.
Irene & Leonard Ellis – Dallas TX.
Delores & Jeff English – Garland TX.
Ray Enstam – Dallas TX.
Rev. Mark Evens – Royal Oak MI. Evens is the associate minister of the Birmingham UU Church of Bloomfield Hills MI and a member of Allies for Racial Equity.
Rev. Dick Fewkes – West Dennis MA. Fewkes retired as minister of the First Parish in Norwell MA after 31 years of service to that congregation. He is president of the UU PSY Symposium and a former executive committee member of the Partner Church Council. Before Norwell, he served as minister of the First UU Society of Middleboro MA and, after Nowell, as interim minsiter of the First Parish in Bridgewater MA.
Rev. James I. Ford – Newton MA. Ford is the minister of the First Unitarian Church of Providence RI, having previously served congregations in Newton MA, Chandler AZ and Mequon WI. He is a formally recognized Zen master and is a past president of the UU Buddhist Fellowship.
Rev. Chuck Freeman – Cedar Park TX. Chuck is the minister at Live Oak Unitarian Church in Cedar Park TX. He also has a private practice in soul-centered counseling and frequently officiates at weddings and other ceremonies. He also hosts an interview radio show called Soul Talk- "A Spiritual Feast to Leaven the World Soul" Fresh Off the Grill, from 2-3 pm. CT Thursdays on KOOP 91.7 FM. Austin TX, streaming on the web, www.koop.org.
David Friedman - Rochester NY. Friedman is UUA Trustee from the St. Lawrence District, and thus also a member of the District Board. He is in the financial leadership of First Unitarian Church of Rochester, NY, and he has 8 years of regional Annual Program Fund leadership experience. He is a co-recipient of the President's Volunteer Leadership Award, and served for two years on the Dean's Council at Meadville Lombard. As a UUA Trustee, David serves on the Finance Committee, the UUA Audit Committee and, with Trustee Comstock, represents the UUA Board on the Moderator's "Congregations Come First" Task Force.
Eugenia & Ned Fritz – Dallas TX.
Rev. Dr. Edward A. Frost – Atlanta GA. Frost is the retired senior minister of the UU congregation of Atlanta GA and the author/editor of With Purposes and Principles: Essays About the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism. He previously served congregations in Princeton NJ, Waltham MA and Hudson MA. He is a former coordinator of the Senior Ministers of Large UU Congregations, member of the UUA Independent Study Committee, and president of the Mass Bay District. He is a recipient of the Borden Award for Sermonic Excellence.
Rev. Dr. Max D. Gaebler – Madison WI. Gaebler is the retired senior minister of the First Unitarian Society of Madison WI, having previously served congregations in Davenport IA and Westford MA. He served on the UUA staff as the first Director of Overseas and Interfaith Relations. He has also served as president of the Unitarian Ministers Association, the UU Retired Ministers & Partners Association, and member of the UUA Board of Review. In addition to Madison, he served congregations in Davenport IA and Westwood MA. He has received honorary degrees from both the Meadville Lombard Theological School and the Starr King School for the Ministry, as well as receiving the IARF/US Award.
Gary & Mary Garcia – Dallas TX.
Rev. Dr. Neil W. Gerdes – Chicago IL. Gerdes is the Library Director and an associate professor at the Meadville Lombard Theological School and the Chicago Theological Seminary. He serves as coordinator of Collegium: An Association of Liberal Religious Scholars and on the advisory committee of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Religious Archives Network.
Rev. Dr. Kendyl & Mark Gibbons – St. Louis Park MN. Kendyl Gibbons is the senior minister of the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis MN, having previously served congregations in Naperville IL and Salisbury MD. She is a former UUMA president, trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School. and member of the Midwest Regional Subcommittee of the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee.
Rev. Dr. C. Scot Giles – Wheaton IL. Giles is a community minister affiliated with Countryside UU Church of Palatine IL. As a parish minister he served the congregations in Oak Park IL and Southold NY.
Jesse Gonzalez – Dallas TX.
Jairy Grisaffe – Dallas TX.
Roger Grape & Steve Kruger- Dallas TX. Grape is a trustee of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX. He has also taught children's Sunday School, served on the Intern committee and the sabbatical search committee which called Daniel Kanter. Kruger is active with the A/V team and has taught children's Sunday School. Grape and Kruger have been co-chairs of the annual canvass for the past two years.
David Gray – Dallas TX. Gray serves as the representative to the UUSC for the First Unitarian Church of Dallas. He has served on the board of trustees and is a very active member of the Social Action Council. He has served on the state executive committee for Sierra Club and maintains a leadership role in the local chapter. Additionally he was chair of the Texas Conservation Alliance for many years. TCA is the Texas affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation.
Tom Grove – Shoreview MN.
Susan Grundy – Dallas TX.
John Gubbings – . Gubbings is an active lay leader of the Cedar Lane UU Church of Bethesda MD, currently chairing the Public Awareness Committee. He serves on the Baltimore Washington Growth Committee (BWGC) and also serves on the Chalice Keepers Planning Giving Committee of the Joseph Priestley District.
Rev. Dr. Galen Guengerich – New York NY. Guengerich is the senior minister of the Unitarian Church of All Souls of New York NY. He served on the UUA Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee, the UUA Committee on Urban Concerns and Ministry, and the board of the UU Service Committee.
Rev. Bill Gupton – Cincinatti OH. Gupton is the minister of the Heritage UU Church of Cincinnati OH, having previously served congregations in North Olmsted and Columbus OH. He is a past member of the UUA Nominating Committee.
Jackie Hall – Bloomington IN. Hall is an active lay leader of the UU Church of Bloomington IN.
Rev. Dr. Bill Hamilton-Holway – Berkeley CA. Hamilton-Holway is the co-minister of the UU Church of Berkeley CA, having previously served congregations in Salt Lake City NV and Plano TX. He served on the UUA staff as Director of Extension. He also chaired the Review Panel of the UU Funding Program.
Rev. William Haney – Columbia MO. Haney is the minister of the UU Church of Columbia MO and a member of the Prairie Group, a UU ministers’ study group which has met for over 50 years.
Elizabeth & Christopher Hardage – Richardson TX.
Rev. Dr. Kristen L. Harper – Barnstable MA. Harper is the minister of the Unitarian Church of Barnstable MA and previously served the congregation in Ormond Beach FL. She served on the UUA Moderator’s Task Force on Economic Accessibility of General Assembly and on the UUA Implementation Committee on the Women’s Rights Anniversary Resolution.
Eric & Nancy Harvey – Flower Mound TX.
Rev. Dr. Jack Hayward – Carbondale IL. Hayward is a retired professor of religion and theology at Southern Illinois University, Meadville/Lombard Theological School and the Federated Theological Faculty of the University of Chicago. He received an honorary degree from the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Judy Hembree – Dallas TX. Hembree is the liaison from the First Unitarian Church of Dallas to North Dallas Shared Ministries, which the First Unitarian Church helped establish. She has also served the First Unitarian Church of Dallas on the religious education committee and the board of trustees.
Rev. Olivia Holmes – Concord NH. Holmes is currently the interim minister of the UU Church in Concord NH. She has served on the UUA staff as director of international relations of the UUA. She is a past board member of the UU Service Committee. She has served congregations in Keene NH, Paramus NY and Greater Bridgeport CT. She was the 2005 recipient of the IARF/US Award.
Rev. Alex Holt – Yakiima WA. Alex is the consulting minister at UU church of Yakima WA. He just completed a settlement at Woodinville UU Church outside Seattle, and has served churches as consulting or interim in the Northwest, Illinois and New England for 15 years. He also facilitates the UU Addictions Ministry Task Force and supports a regional effort (along with other minister and laity) to promote an ecumenical addictions ministry in the Northwest .
Rev. Earl Holt – Boston MA. Holt is the minister of King's Chapel in Boston MA, having previously served congregations in St. Louis MO and Manhasset NY. He is a past chair of the UUA Commission on Appraisal, board chair of the Starr King School for the Ministry, and president of the Midwestern UU Conference.
Rev. Melvin A. Hoover – Charleston WV. Hoover is co-minister of the UU congregation of Charleston WA and a member of the DRUUM steering committee. He is on the Executive Committee of DRUUMM. He served on the UUA staff as director of the office of Faith in Action.
Rev. Sylvia L. Howe – Ipswich MA. Howe is the minister of the First Parish Church in Beverly MA, having previously served congregations in York PA, Port Charlotte FL, Boca Raton FL and Harrisburg PA.
Caryl & Gordon Hughan – Millbrae CA. Caryl Hughan serves on the board of the UU Church of San Mateo CA.
Gloria Hunter – .
Pamela Ice – Dallas TX. Ice has served on the board of trustees of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Charles Irsch – Dallas TX. Irsch has served on the board of trustees and canvass committees of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Mary Kay Isaacs – Houston TX. Isaacs is the interim Director of Religious Education at the Bay Area UU Church in Houston TX.
John & Rusty Jaggers – Dallas TX.
Rev. Abhi Janamanchi – Clearwater FL. Janamanchi is minister of the UU congregation of Clearwater FL. He is the president of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) and a board member of the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Lyssa Jenkens & Trish Houck – Dallas TX. Lyssa Jenkens is a trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School. She has served in many leadership capacities at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas, including board president.
Janell Jenkins – Garland TX.
Lisa Jennings - Memphis TN. Lisa is the president of the Southwest UU Conference (District).
Craig Jett & Sue Benner -- Dallas TX.
Rev. Cynthia & Al Johnson – Baileys Harbor WI. Cynthia Johnson provides ministerial serviices to the U Fellowship of Door County, Sister Bay WI, having previously served congregations in Oklahoma City OK and Dallas TX. As a laywoman, Cynthia served on the search committee which brought Laurel Hallman to Dallas. She then decided to attend seminary herself. Al Johnson served on the board of trustees and the endowment committee of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Rev. Jonalu Johnstone – Oklahoma City OK. Johnstone serves as the Program Minister of the First UU Church of Oklahoma City OK and as President of Interweave Continental. She served as Growth Consultant for the Southwestern UU Conference (SWUCC). He has also served congregations in Edmond OK and Madison WI. As a lay person, she was a charter member of the new congregation in Manassas VA.
Rev. Xolani Kacela – Cedar Hill TX. Kacela is pastoral care minister of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas. He also is a Chaplain in the Texas Air National Guard.
Rev. Dr. Daniel C. Kanter – Dallas TX. Kanter is minister of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas and a trustee (and former board chair) of the Starr King School for the Ministry. He previously served as Associate Minister of King’s Chapel in Boston MA.
Dr. David and Rori Kanter – Lenox MA.
Rev. Stephen G. Kendrick – Boston MA. Kendrik has been the minister of the First Church in Boston since 2001. He has also served congregations in West Harford CT, Columbia MD, York PA, and Unitarian chapels in the Midlands, England. He is the author of Holy Clues and Night Watch (Pantheon) and most recently with his son, Paul, Sarah’s Long Walk (Beacon Press). He served on the Review Panel of the Fund for Unitarian Universalism and on the UUA Pamphlet Commission.
Rev. Dr. Drew Kennedy – Milwaukee WI. Kennedy is the minister of the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee WI. He previously served congregations in Municie IN and Niagara Falls NY.
Rev. David P. Keyes – San Francisco CA. Keyes has served as an interim minister at congregations in Atlanta GA, San Francisco CA, Ann Arbor MI, Pasadena CA, Rochester NY, Redwood City CA, Davis CA, Washington DC, Boise ID and Taunton MA. He serves on the board of Project Harvest Hope and is a past president of the UU Partner Church Council.
Rev. Dr. Maureen Killoran – Devon PA. Maureen is the interim minister of the Main Line Unitarian Church in Devon PA, having previously served congregations in Sandy Springs GA, Franklin NC, Asheville NC and Salem OR. She also serves on the board of the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF).
Young Kim – Wauwatosa WI. Kim is the founder of the Asian/Pacific Islander Caucus and past Chair of the UUA Nominating Committee. He currently serves on the UU Funding Program’s Fund for Unitarian Universalism. He served on the DRUUM Steering Committee.
Rev. Naomi King – Plantation FL. King is minister of the River of Grass UU Congregation of Plantation FL. She is the UUMA representative to the UUA Annual Program Fund Committee. She serves on the board of Project Harvest Hope and teh UU Historical Society. She received the UUA Stewardship Sermon Award in 2005.
Rev. Nicole Kirk – Kirtland OH. Kirk is a doctoral student at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, having previously served as minister of the East Shore Unitarian Church of Kirtland OH.
Diane Kirksey – Dallas TX.
Lowell Klaisner – Mountain View CA.
Rev. Bob Klein – Little Rock AK. Klein is the minister of the UU Church of Little Rock AK, having previously served the congregation in Rancho Palos Verdes CA.
Cathy Knapper – . Knapper is an active lay leader of the Cedar Lane UU Church of Bethesda MD, having just completed a term as treasurer.
Rev. Jan & Lorna Knost – Charlestown RI. Jan Knost is a retired minister who has served congregations in San Antonio TX, Houston TX, Summit NJ, Dedham MA, and North Attleboro MA and as an interim minister at congregations in Norwell MA, Santa Fe NM, and Clearwater FL. He is a past UUA Trustee (Mass Bay District) and member of the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee.
Rev. Brian S. Kopke – Ottawa ON (Canada). Kopke has served congregations in Ottawa ON, Philadelphia PA and Southold NY.
Rev. Kathleen Korb – Naples FL. Korb is minister of the UU Congregation of Greater Naples who believes, "Our youth are the future of our free religion and it is important they gain understanding of their heritage and tradition as well as of our responsible approach to living in the world, our emphasis on the integrity of the mind and spirit and our respect for other people, other faiths and the environment."
Fritz Kuehn – Dallas TX. Kuehn is the director of communications at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Larry Ladd – Teaticket MA. Ladd is a former UUA Financial Advisor. He chairs the Board of Trustees of the Meadville Lombard Theological School and is a member of the UUA Nominating Committee. He previously served as a member of the UUA Commission on Appraisal, a member of the UUA Ministerial Scholarship Committee, the treasurer and investment committee chair of the Church of the Larger Fellowship, and the president of the UU Congregation of Falmouth MA.
Jessica Laike – Dallas TX. Jessica was raised in the First Unitarian Church of Dallas and returned immediately after college. She sings in the sanctuary choir.
Rev. Sarah Lammert – Ridgewood NJ. Lammert has served as minister to the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood NJ since 2002. Prior to that she served for eight years in Ogden UT.
Pam & Jack Lange – Dallas TX.
Rev. Marlin Lavanhar – Tulsa OK. Lavanhar is the senior minister of the All Souls Unitarian Church of Tulsa OK and a member of the UUA Funding Panel for International Unitarian Universalism.
Ed and Betty Law – San Diego CA. The Laws are members of the UUA President’s Council.
Lynn Lawrence – Dallas TX.
Rev. Tamara Lebak – Tulsa OK. Lebak is the assistant minister of the All Souls Unitarian Church of Tulsa OK. She serves on the board of the UU Small Group Ministries Network.
Christina Leone – Chicago IL. Leone is the Lavan Scholar at the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Christy & Nick Lermer – Dallas TX.
Lori & Gary Lerude – Nashua NH. Active in the Nashua, NH congregation, Gary is a former president of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX.
Karen & Steve Lewis – Richardson TX. Karen Lewis is the director of religious education for children and youth of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX . Steve Lewis was the first Executive Director at First Church, Dallas, and with Laurel consulted with churches on policy governance. He currently is the Executive Director at Temple Shalom, in Dallas.
Rev. Kirk D. Loadman-Copeland – Denver CO. Loadman is minister of the First Universalist Church of Denver CO, having previously served congregations in Wheeling WV and Pittsburgh PA. He is a member of the UUA RE Credentialing Committee.
Guy & Connie Loftus - Bloomington IL.
Rev. Bret Lortie – San Antonio TX. Lortie serves as minister of the First UU Church of San Antonio TX. He serves on the board of the UU Small Group Ministries Network. He is a recipient of the Borden Award for Sermonic Excellence.
Rev. Brandoch & Judith Lovely – Pasadena CA. Brandy Lovely is the retired senior minister of the Neighborhood Church of Pasadena CA, having previously served congregations in Hingham MA and Austin TX. He served on the UUA Nominating Committee. He has served interim ministries in Canoga Park and Riverside CA. He received an honorary degree from the Starr King School for the Ministry.
Rev. Ruppert Lovely – Whitefish Bay WI. Lovely is the retired senior minister of the Countryside UU Church of Palatine IL. He served as interim minister in St. Louis MO. He is a recipient of an honorary degree from the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Nancy Lovnander – Plano TX.
Rev. Marguerite D. Lovett – Long Beach CA. Lovett is minister of the UU Church of Long Beach CA, having previously served the congregation in Germantown PA.
Margie Luck – Terrell TX.
Gwen & Alan Lummus – Dallas TX.
Brigid & Clark Lund – Dallas TX .
Rev. Dr. Peter J. Luton – Bellevue WA. Luton is the senior minister of the East Shore Unitarian Church of Bellevue WA, having previously served the congregation in Yarmouth ME. He is a trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School. He has served as president of the Northwest District, member of the UUMA Executive Committee and UUMA CENTER Committee, and member of the UUA President's Growth Advisory Team. He serves currently as the Denominational Formation Director for UU seminarians at the School for Theology and Ministry at Seattle University.
Rev. Suzelle Lynch – Brookfield WI. Lynch is the minister at UU Church West in Brookfield. She has also served the congregation in Bremerton WA. She contributed the essay "Keeping the Ones We Raise: Evangelism to Our Children and Young Adults" in the book Salted With Fire: UU Strategies for Sharing Faith and Growing Congregations.
Rev. Mary Ann Macklin - Bloomington, IN. Mary Ann is Co-Minister, Unitarian Universalist Church in Bloomington. She is a past member of the UUA Young Adult Ministry Advisory & Outreach Committee and a recipient of the Donna DiSciullo Young Adult/Campus Ministry Award. She was recently recognized by Indiana University for her work encouraging multicultural understanding on the campus.
Jane Makela – Falmouth ME. Makela is a past president of the board of trustees of First Unitarian Church of Dallas. More recently she has chaired the campaign to restore the steeple at the First Universalist Church of Yarmouth, ME.
Rev. Dr. Marcia Marino – Franklin WI. Marino is the consulting minister at The United Unitarian and Universalist Society in Mukwonago, WI. She is the Regional Director of Pastoral Care for Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee. She chairs the Best Practices Subcommittee of the Commission on Quality of Pastoral Care Services of the Association of Professional Chaplains.
Rev. John N. Marsh – Rochester NY. Marsh serves as the interim minister of the First Parish UU in Arlington MA, having previously served congregations in Syracuse NY, Utica NY, San Francisco CA, Edmonton AB (Canada), and Los Angeles CA. He is a past board member of the UU-UN Office.
Daleen & Bill Maxwell – Dallas TX. Bill and Daleen are active members of the Social Action Council at First Unitarian Church of Dallas and the Dallas Peace Center. Both have served First Unitarian Church of Dallas on the board of trustees and other numerous other committees.
Stan Mayfield & Jim Meadows – Dallas TX.
Gale Maynard – .
Linda McAteer – Show Low AZ.
Linda McAffrey – Glencoe MO. McAffrey president of the Emerson UU Chapel of Ellisville MO. She is a past president of the UU Women’s Federation and member of the UUA President's Council.
J. Phil McClure – Plano TX.
Diane & Andy McCollum – Dallas TX.
Nyla McCulloch – Melrose MA. McCulloch is an active lay leader of the UU Church of Melrose MA.
Jonathan McDonald Ladd – Centreville VA.
Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd – Centreville VA. McDonald Ladd is minister to Bull Run UU's in Manassas VA, honored as a "Breakthrough Congregation" at the 2008 General Assembly. She serves as president of the Chesapeake UUMA chapter and as a member of the Baltimore Washington Growth Committee (BWGC).
Rev. Michael A. McGee – Arlington VA. McGee is minister of the UU Church of Arlington VA, having previously served congregations in Cleveland OH, New Orleans LA, Meadville PA and Roanoke VA. He served on the Review Panel of the Fund for UU Social Responsibility and the Review Panel of the UU Fund for a Just Society.
Amy McLarty – Dallas TX.
Charles McMullen – Dallas TX. McMullen is director of adult religious education at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX.
Ed Mendez & Ray McQueen – Dallas TX.
Steve Meka – . Meka is an active lay leader of the West Shore UU Church of Cleveland OH.
Ann Marie Meyer – Dallas TX. Meyer has served as a member of RE Council, as a Coming of Age RE teacher, RE Youth Advisor and she consistently steps forward for significant leadership roles for committees, facilitation, fund raising, GA delegation and event planning at First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Drs. Barbara & Bruce Mickey – Dallas TX. Bruce Mickey is a former president of the board of trustees of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas. He and Barbara Mickey chaired the Chart and Compass Capital Campaign of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Inez Miller – New York NY. Miller serves on the Board of Deacons of the Unitarian Church of All Souls, New York NY.
Rev. Marjorie & Duane Montgomery – Fort Worth TX. Marjorie Montgomery is the minister emerita of the First Jefferson UU Church of Fort Worth TX. She began her parish ministry career at the First Church in Belmont MA in 1977 and, in addition to Fort Worth, has served congregations in Dallas TX and Waco TX. She has served President of the Dallas-Fort Worth UU Ministers Cluster and as a UU-UN Office Representative to the United Nations. She was a Merrill Fellow at Harvard Divinity School.
Sharon & Brian Moore – Austin TX. The Moores are active at the First UU Church of Austin TX.
Rev. Barbara Morgan – Denton TX. Barbara has served congregations in Edmonds and Kirkland WA, Rockford IL, New York NY, Daytona Beach FL, and Carrollton, TX.
Susan Moyer – Dallas TX.
Andrea Murray – Bloomington IN. Andrea is an active member of the UU Church of Bloomington IN. She has served as a Board member, Board secretary and Vice President; she's also served on numerous committees incuding Stewardship, membership, adult religious education, and ministerial search. Additionally, she volunteers for special events and has taught youth religious education.
Rev. William Neely – Germantown TN. Neely is minister of the Neshoba UU Church of Cordova TN.
Carol Nester – Colorado Springs CO.
Rev. Janet E. Newman – Ottawa ON. Newman is the interim minister of the First Unitarian Congregation of Ottowa, having previously served interim ministries in Sarasota FL, Toronto ON, Williamsburg VA, Charlotte NC, Milton MA, Denver CO, Needham MA, Norfolk VA, Williamsburg VA For Myers FL, Northampton MA Wilmington DE, Baltimore MD and North Palm Beach FL, among others.
Rev. Peter Newport & Rev. Patricia Hart – Lancaster PA. Patricia Hart and Peter Newport are co-ministers of the UU Church of Lancaster PA, having previously served the UU Church in Media PA. Patricia Hart served congregations in Cohasset MA and West Roxbury MA. Peter Newport previously served the congregation in Brockton MA.
Rev. Thea Nietfeld – Tahlequah OK. Nietfield is minister of the UU Congregation of Tahlequah OH, having previously served the congregation in Des Moines IA.
Jeff Norris – Chicago IL. Active in the First Unitarian Society of Chicago, Norris is the webmaster for UU Ministry for the Earth.
David & Martha Norton – Dallas TX. David is the current President of the Board of Trustees at First Unitarian Church of Dallas. Martha is active in the Religious Education program at the church.
Rev. Lyn Oglesby – Washington DC. Oglesby is serving as the interim minister of the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore MD, having previously served as minister of the All Souls UU Church of Shreveport LA.
Ian Calvin Coolidge O'Hara – St. Petersburg FL. O'Hara is the interim director of religious education of the UU Church of St. Petersburg FL.
Jean Olson – Shoreview MN. Olson is the Worship Associate at Unity Church (UU) in St. Paul MN.
Lloyd Orr – Bloomington IN. Orr is the treasurer of the UU Church of Bloomington IN.
Larry Osgood – Arlington MA . Osgood is an active lay leader of the First Parish (UU) in Arlington MA.
Rev. Justin S. Osterman – Paramus NJ. Osterman serves as minister the Main Line UU Church of Devon PA, having previously served congregations in Paramus NJ and New London CT. He is a trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
David & Mary Overton – Dallas TX. David is President of the Social Action Council of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas, having served on the annual Canvass and many other committees. Mary is President of the Southwest UU Women (SWUUW) and Executive Director of the First International Convocation of UU Women (ICUUW).
Drs. Margaret & Stuart Owen – Dallas TX.
Rev. Jennifer Owen O'Quill – Chicago IL. Jennifer Owen O’Quill is the minister of the Second Unitarian Church of Chicago IL and a former trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Rev. David Owen O'Quill – Chicago IL. David Owen O’Quill is pastor of Micah’s Porch, a UU church start up in Chicago IL, having previously served the congregation in Corpus Christi TX.
Linda & Kevin Page – Dallas TX.
Nick Page – Melrose MA. Page is a song leader, composer, writer and workshop leader. He is a former conductor of the Chicago Children’s Choir and choral director at congregations in Oak Park Il and Lexington MA.
Jane Parsons – Austin TX.
John Payne & Ed Wynne – Dallas TX.
Rev. Roger Peltier – Sarasota FL. Peltier is the minister of the UU Church of Sarasota MA. He has previously served the congregation in Framingham MA and as the district administrator of the Mass Bay District.
Rev. Barbara J. Pescan – Evanston IL. Pescan serves as minister of the Unitarian Church of Evanston Il, having previously served congregations in West Redding CT and Oak Park IL. She preached the sermon at the Service of the Living Tradition at the 2002 UUA General Assembly. She is the author of the UU meditation manual Morning Watch.
Dr. Donna Persaud – Dallas TX.
Harald and Susan Poelchau – Dallas TX.
Charles Poole – Dallas TX.
Stephen Pouge – Dallas TX.
Rev. Patrick D. Price – Plano TX. Price is the minister of the Community UU Church in Plano TX, having previously served the congregation in Columbia SC.
Rev. Earle & Penny Ramsdell – Baton Rouge LA. Penny Ramsdell was the president of the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge LA when Katrina struck. Penny and Earle are both members of the Hurrican Recovery Project. Penny is a former president of the Southwest UU Conference (District) and a former member of the UUA APF Committee.
Rev. David & Virginia Rankin – Moscow ID. David Rankin has served congregations in Auckland NZ, Grand Rapids MI, Atlanta GA, San Francisco CA, New Bedford MA, and Watertown MA. He received an honorary doctorate from the Starr King School for the Ministry. He is the author of the UU meditation manual Dancing in the Empty Spaces: Meditations.
Rev. Dr. Shirley A. Ranck – . Recipient in 2006 of the "Ministry to Women" award of the UU Women's Federation, Ranck is the author of the book "Cakes for the Queen of Heaven: An Exploration of Women's Power Past Present and Future" and articles such as "Theological Impact of Women in the Ministry" and "Born of Woman, Born of Earth." She has served congregations in West Vancouver BC, Williamsburg VA, Houston TX, West Redding CT, Las Cruces NM, Kennebunk ME, Oak Park IL, Cincinnati OH, Hayward CA, Olympia WA, Sacramento CA, Reno NV, San Rafael CA, Jackson MS and Mobile AL.
Rev. Jenny Rankin – Concord MA. Jenny is minister of First Parish in Concord MA, having previously served congregations in Cohasset, Hingham and Hopedale MA.
Campbell Read – Dallas TX.
Brian Reed – Oak Park IL. Reed has served as treasurer at All Souls Unitarian in Washington DC. While living his UU faith in service to Katrina victims in Dallas for eight month, he attended the First Unitarian Church of Dallas and learned of Rev. Hallman and the social action work of and dedicated social action & social justice workers from her church.
Gretchen & David Riehl
Jack Richards – Plano TX.
Grace Rising – Royal Oak MI.
Rev. Kathleen C. Rolenz – Cleveland OH. Rolenz is the co-minister of the West Shore UU Church of Cleveland OH and previously served congregations in Glen Allen VA and Knoxville TN. She is a member of the UU Spiritual Directors Network and serves on the board of the UU Christian Fellowship. She has received the Borden Award for Sermonic Excellence.
Kristin E. Robertson – Colleyville TX. Robertson is a leader in Pathways Church in Southlake TX and a past president of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Rev. Carol Rosine – Franklin MA. Rosine is the minister of the First Universalist Society in Franklin MA.
Patricia Rose – Dallas TX. A long time member of First Unitarian Church of Dallas, Rose has served in many capacities including as a leader in the Women's Evening Alliance, Chair of the Membership Committee, and she is active in the Sanctuary Choir.
Verne Rudebusch – Plano TX.
Pam Rumancik – Chicago IL. Rumancik is a student and president of the student association at the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Raye Rush – Dallas TX.
Nathan Ryan – Dallas TX. Ryan is currently the Director of Lay Ministries at First Unitarian Church of Dallas where he recently served as the RE Administrator. Prior to that, Ryan was the Director of Lifespan Religious education at Live Oak UU Church in Cedar Park TX (near Austin).
Betty Sanders – Colleyville TX. Sanders is a long time lay leader of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX and a former member of the UUA President’s Council.
Dr. Paul & Maggie Scanlon – Rochester MN. Paul and Maggie are both active in the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Rochester.
Rev. Samuel Schaal – Wauwatosa WI. Schaal is the minister of pastoral care of the First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa WI, having previously served congregations in Brookfield WI and Fort Worth TX.
Rev. Thomas R. Schade – Brookline MA. Schade is the minister of the First Unitarian Church of Worcester MA. He serves on the board of the UU Christian Fellowship.
Edie Schwede – Lakewood OH. Schwede is an active lay leader in the West Shore UU Church of Cleveland OH and served as District GA Coordinator for the 2001 General Assembly.
Diene Bull Scholefield – San Rafael CA. Scholefield is the widow of Harry Scholefield.
Ruth Semrau – Avinger TX. Semrau is the worship coordinator for the Longview Texas Fellowship.
Rev. Jim Sherblom – Brookline MA. Jim is Co-Minister with Rev. Martha Niebanck at First Parish in Brookline, MA having previsously served as co-minister of the congregation in Waltham MA. He is the Chair of the UUA Investment Committee, a member of the UUA President's Council, serves on the Board of Trustees of Andover Newton Theological School, and is a member of the UUA President's Council.
Ruth M. Sheridan – .
Ward & Vee Shine – Dallas TX.
Angie & Joe Sifferman – Dallas TX.
Rev. Dr. Brent A. and Patricia Smith – Grand Rapids MI. Brent is the minister of the All Souls Community Church in Grand Rapids MI. He previously served as senior minister at the Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids and at the All Souls Unitarian Church of Tulsa OK. He is a member of the Midwest Regional Subcommittee of the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee and is the current President of the Heartland District UUMA Chapter.
Frank Tupper Smith – Dallas TX.
Rev. Gary E. Smith – Concord MA. Smith is the senior minister of the First Parish in Concord MA and a trustee of the Starr King School for the Ministry. He is also a member of the UUA President's Council. He is a former UUMA president and served on the UUA staff as capital campaign director and assistant to the president. He previously served congregations in Bangor ME and Middletown CT. He has also served on the board of the Greeley Foundation and the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Grant Smith – Dallas TX.
Myra & Darwin Smith - Dallas TX. The Smiths served on the UUA President's Council and Darwin served as chair of the UUA Audit Committee.
Patricia Smith – Dallas TX.
Shirley Smith – Balch Springs TX.
James Snell – Dallas TX. Snell is a former president and treasurer of the board of trustees at First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX. He teaches Sunday School and is an active member of the Chart and Compass Capital Campaign team.
Dr. Leon Spencer – Statesboro GA. Spencer is the 2007 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Service to the Cause of Unitarian Universalism. He is a former trustee of the UUA (from the Thomas Jefferson District), president of the Thomas Jefferson District, chair of the Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee, Co-Chair of the UUA Racial and Cultural Diversity Task Force, Co-Chair of the UUA Black Concerns Working Group, and trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School. He is a recipient of an honorary degree from the Meadville Lombard Theological School and a recipient of the UUA President’s Award for Volunteer Service.
Carol Spruiell – Dallas TX.
Michael Stanton – Allen TX.
Kurt & Pat Steele – Brooklyn NY. Kurt Steele is a trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Rebecca Stevens – Terrell TX.
Rev. Greg Stewart – San Francisco CA. Greg is the minister of First UU Society of San Francisco, where he is committed to ministry with children and families demonstrating youth are among the most effective agents of social change. He serves on the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee. He previously served congregations in Reno NV, Grand Rapids MI, Pasadena CA and Shaker Heights OH.
Rev. Nathan L. Stone – Waco TX. Nathan is minister at the UU Fellowship of Waco.
Rev. Dr. Arvid Straube – San Diego CA. Straube is the senior minister of the First UU Church of San Diego CA, having previously served as senior minister of the Eno River UU Fellowship in Durham NC. He is a member of the UU Spiritual Directors Network. He served on the UUA Task Force on New Congregation Formation. He wrote the chapter "Spirituality and Church Growth" in the book Salted With Fire: UU Strategies for Sharing Faith and Growing Congregations
Rev. Dr. Karen Stoyanoff – Costa Mesa CA. Stoyanoff is the minister of the Orange Coast UU Church of Costa Mesa CA, having previously served a congregation in Chicago IL. She is a trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School and a member of the UUA President’s Council.
Rev. Susan Suchocki Brown – Leominster MA. Suchocki Brown is minister at First Church Unitarian Universalist Leominster MA and has served as chaplain of the Leomister Firefighters for twelve years. She has been a Parish minister for over 16 years and is currently the President of the UUTrauma Response Ministry. She is an active member of the UUMA Committee on Ministry for Antiracism, Antioppression, and Multiculturalism. She has served as a UUA Trustee (Central Mass District), chair of the UUA Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee, member of the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee, president of the Central Mass. District, and member of the UUA Racial & Cultural Diversity Task Force.
Joe & Penelope Sullivan – Richmond TX. Joe is a member of the UUA's "Congregations Come First" Committee and is the immediate past president of the Southwest UU Conference (District).
Robert Sunshine – Dallas TX.
Susan Swaim – Dallas TX.
Cyndi Sweet – Richardson TX.
Melinda M. Swenson – Bloomington IN. Swenson is an active leader in the UU Church of Bloomington IN.
Rev. Alan Taylor – Oak Park IL. Taylor is the minister of the Unity Temple UU Congregation of Oak Park IL, having previously served the congregation in Woodinville WA.
Janet Tharp – Dallas TX. Janet Tharp is the co-chair of the Chart and Compass 2010 Strategic Implementation team, and a former president of the Board at First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Patrick Tharp – Dallas TX. Pat Tharp serves on the Social Action Council, is an active member of the Dallas Peace Center, and teaches dancing at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Rev. Angeline E. M. Theisen - Fort Myers FL. Theisen is the interim minister of the UU Church of Fort Myers FL, having previously served congregations in Greenville SC, Shreveport LA, Lawrenceville GA, Muncie IN and Flint MI. She has served in the ministry for 27 years.
Jennifer Thomson – .
Rev. Matt & Gail Tittle – Houston TX. Matt Tittle has served as minister of Bay Area UU Church in Houston since 2004. He is also currently a member of the UUA’s Committee on Military Ministry and the Southeast Regional Subcommittee on Candidacy. His wife, Gail, and he have co-authored an upcoming lay leadership development curriculum “Harvest the Power,” which will be part of the Tapestry of Faith series.
Carola Tossetti – Richardson TX. Carola is the minister's assistant and provides coordination and assistance for Sunday services and other special services at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Rev. Glenn H. Turner – Auburn ME. Turner has been the primary initiator of the covenant group/small group ministry programs. He is the former district executive of the Northeast District, having previously served congregations in Baton Rouge LA, Sherborn MA, Tacoma WA and Yakima WA. He is the recipient of an honorary degree from the Starr King School for the Ministry.
Carol Uberbacher – Dallas TX.
Nancy VanDyke – Sea Cliff NY. Van Dyke is a past president of the UU Women's Federation and past president of the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, Manhasset NY.
Rev. Khleber VanZandt – St. Louis MO. VanZandt is the minister of the First Unitarian Church of Alton IL.
Carol & Lee Veal – Guanajuato Mexico.
Elaine Villareal – Dallas TX.
John Ogden Vogt – Falmouth ME. Vogt is the grandson of Unitarian Minister Von Ogden Vogt. He is a former member of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas, where he served in many capacities. Presently, he is an active participant in the project to restore the steeple of the First Universalist Church of Yarmouth, ME.
Libby & Stephen Voltman – Dallas TX. Libby and Stephen are members of the Kindred Voices Choir at the First Unitarian Church of Dallas and Libby serves on the membership committee.
Susan Walker – Dallas TX.
Kathleen Warner – Goldthwaite TX.
Lawrence Warnock – Dallas TX.
Rev. Mark Ward – Asheville NC. Ward is minister of the UU Church of Ashville NC. He is a former president of the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee and trustee of the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Jenny & Mark Watson – Dallas TX.
Howard Watt – Tucson AZ . Watt was the husband of the late Bernita Cogan Watt and a principal donor to the UUA Washington Office Women’s Issues Internship in Bernita’s honor.
Chris Weaver – Dallas TX.
Jenny Weil & Allan Wright - Dallas TX.
Tanis Weiss – Dallas TX.
Frank Wells – Clearwater FL. Wells is the music director of the UU Church of Clearwater FL and a board member of the Church of the Larger Fellowship.
Mark S. Westergard – South Burlington VT. Westergard is a past president of the Southwest UU Conference (District).
Karl Weston – Carlsbad, CA. A lifelong Unitarian Universalist who first attended the First UU Church of Essex County, NJ. Karl has served as on the Board as Treasurer of the Northwest Community UU Church of Houston TX where his service also included Chair of Membership, RE Teacher, and Worship Co-Chair. He was also Treasurer of the Southwest UU Summer Institute (SWUUSI). Currently he is a member and past Board Member of the UU Fellowship of San Dieguito in Solana Beach California. He first met Dr. Hallman when she presented her course “Living by Heart” at SWUUSI.
Ed Westmeyer – Dallas TX.
Rev. Richard & Mary Weston-Jones – Chapel Hill NC. Richard Weston-Jones is minister of the UU Congregation of Hillsborough NC, having previously served congregations in Lynchburg VA, Ventura VA, Santa Paula CA, Deerfield IL and Jacksonville FL.
Aaron White – Southwest Conference. White is the new District Consultant for Young Adult ministry in the Southwest UU Conference.
Rev. Walter & Janet Wieder – Phoenix AZ. Walt Wieder is minister at the UU Church in Surprise AZ, and the Wieders are members of the UUA President’s Council. Walt serves on the UUA General Assembly Planning Committee. He has served congregations in Plano TX, Philadelphia PA, El Paso TX and Las Cruces NM.
Rev. Douglas Wilson – Rowe MA. Wilson is the executive director of the Rowe Camp and Conference Center in Rowe MA; he previously served the congregation in Brooklyn NY.
Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle – Weston MA. Wintle is the senior minister of the First Parish Church in Weston MA and editor of The Unitarian Christian. He is a trustee of the Andover Newton Theological School. He previously served the congregation in Lancaster MA. A former member of the UUMA executive committee, he has also served as president of the UU Christian Fellowship and the Evangelical Missionary Society.
Sylvia Wofford – Dallas TX.
Women's Day Alliance – Dallas TX. (First Unitarian Church of Dallas)
Women's Evening Alliance – Dallas TX. (First Unitarian Church of Dallas)
Rev. Dr. John & Barbara Wolf – Tulsa OK. John Wolf is the retired senior minister of the All Souls Unitarian Church of Tulsa OK, having previously served congregations in Meadville PA and Racine WI. He is a former UUA trustee (Southwest Conference), member of the UUA Commission on Appraisal and board chair of the Meadville Lombard Theological School. He was the Berry Street Essayist. He received an honorary degree from the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Rev. Dana E. Worsnop – Milwaukie OR. Worsnop is the minister of the Atkinson Memorial Church in Milwaukie OR, having previously served the congregation in Calgary AB.
Rev. Sarah York – Fairview, NC. Sarah (formerly Sara Moores Campbell) is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School (M.Div 1982). She served as Minister in Southold, New York and Rockville, MD, and also as Senior Minister in Santa Barbara, CA, before training to become an Accredited Interim Minister. Her interim assignments have included London England, Ft. Myers FL, Arlington VA, and Durham NC. During her 26 year career, she has served as Vice President of the UUMA, preached for the Service of the Living Tradition, and served on UU task forces on ministerial settlement and governance. Author of four books, including Remembering Well: Rituals for Celebrating Life and Mourning Death and a UU Meditation Manual, Sarah is currently writing a memoir. She consults with congregations in her district and serves the Asheville church part time as Assistant Minister for Pastoral Care. Though semi-retired, Sarah continues to preach, consult, and conduct workshops on a variety of topics. She has received an honorary doctorate from the Meadville Lombard Theological School.
Donna Zimmerman & Cyndi Daman – Dallas TX. Zimmerman served as executive director of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas TX.
Rev. Sara E. Zimmerman – Tampa FL. Zimmerman is the minister of the UU Church of Tampa FL, having previously served congregations in Kirkland OH and Port Charlotte FL. Before ordained ministry, she was a lay leader at congregations in Mequon WI and Oakland CA.

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