Our Board of Trustees
Guiding Our Mission
We, the Board of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, covenant to actively and reflectively hold ourselves accountable to this Covenant.
In service to a culture of equity and inclusion:
We will work for equity and inclusion, countering systemic oppression in all we do for UUCM; we will work to overcome historic and institutional white privilege and other forms of structural inequities… read more
President Elect
Sarah Scalet
Past President
Michael Hetrick
Secretary
Wayne Eastman
Treasurer
John Lytle
Trustee at Large
Lauren Carlton
Trustee at Large
Wil Hylton
Trustee at Large
Dr. David E. Jones
Trustee at Large
Nick Lewis
Trustee at Large
Norma Tassy
Trustee at Large
Giancarlo Ponticello
Our Board of Trustees has released the following statement: “The UUCM Board of Trustees condemns the recent acts of hate, bigotry and racial violence against the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. We stand in solidarity with AAPI communities and encourage all to join us in our fight against racism, xenophobia, and racial bias of all forms.”
Our Lay Leadership
Our vibrant congregational life is made largely possible by a host of dedicated lay leaders.
To contact any of these lay leaders, you can log into Realm to make contact directly. If you are not a member, contact admin@uumontclair.org.
Governance
Council on Ministry | Deborah Corbett |
Strategic Planning Task Force | Matt Silverman Nancy Franklin |
Reopening Task Force | David Hanley, Jill Magioncalda, John Carlton, Stephan Schwander, Rae Dumont, Nick Lewis, Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael |
Personnel Team | Lauren Carlton, David Hanley, David Jones |
Nominating and Leadership Development Committee (NLDC) | Doug Andrews, Roz Gohagan, Laura Anthony, Dana Moore, Matt Silverman |
Worship & Celebration
Worship & Music Team | Paul Black, Jill Beckman-Gaynes | |
Flowers | Position To Be Filled | |
Sacred Wheel (CUUPS) | Ann Trip | |
Memorial Garden | Steve Schoenweisner |
Family Ministry
Internship Team | Jo Ponticello; Craig Rush | |
RE Team | Jennifer Bell; Eileen Delahunty | |
Recruitment and Retention Leads | Ghana Hylton; Jason Brome | |
Mortenson Scholarship | Nicole Rinklin |
Welcome & Engagement
Connection Cafe | Susie Roman Luna; Deborah Ann Tripoldi |
Membership Team | Nancy Silverman (leader); Leila Loring (past lead); Amy Hains (lead elect) |
Sunday Greeters | David Hanley |
Harvest the Power | Dana Moore |
Outreach & Communications Team | Deborah Ann Tripoldi; Judith Rew; Rev. Anya; Sheila Eby (outreach) |
Building and Grounds | Ed Martoglio; John Carlton |
Emergency Preparedness & Safety Team | Doug Andrews; Kitty Cullina-Bessey; David Hanley |
Aesthetics | Karen Fried |
Archives | Irene Sanderson; Rebecca Doggett; Jerry Fried |
Denominational Affairs | Teresa DeSousa |
Pledge Team | Domingo Martinez, Nicole Rinklin |
Stewardship Team | Dennis Kurtti |
Fall Fundraiser Team | Christian Turek Nick Lewis |
Planned Giving | Judy Lutzy |
Marketplace | Position To Be Filled |
Service & Justice
Social Justice Coordinating Team | Eileen Birmingham; Maria Towe | |
BLUU (Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism) | Dana Moore | |
Mantel of Giving | Kate Conroy | |
Undoing Racism Team | Anneliese Scherfen | |
Out Front | Position To Be Filled | |
Interfaith Hospitality Network | Susan Krcmar | |
UU Faith Action | John Carlton; Georgiana Hart | |
Sharing Our Riches | Deborah Corbett | |
UU Mesh Cafe | David Bronstein Kathryn Counsell | |
Allies for Racial Equity (ARE) | Anneliese Scherfen |
Care & Connection
Care Team | Arlene Marin; Lisa Auslander |
Senior Lunch Bunch | Rebecca Doggett |
Younger Adult Group | Bridgett Kallinger; Laura Anthony |
Women’s Group | Marcia Mandel, Mary Ann Ficker |
Grief Support Group | Dick Kessler |
Men’s Group | Dan Silver |
Dream Group | Jerry Boucher |
UUs for Jewish Awareness | Hilary Fandel, Marcia Mandel, Helen Lippman |
Cakes for the Queen of Heaven | Elizabeth Walsh, Dana Moore, Silke Springorum; Karen Fried; Arlene Dodge; Francesca Elms; Abby Kessler |
Covenant Groups | Claudia Sanders |
Theatre Group | Laura Thomas |
Hiking Group | Leila Loring |