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
Dan Silver
Past President
Shannon Gattens
Secretary
Wayne Eastman
Treasurer
John Lytle
Trustee at Large
Lauren Carlton
Trustee at Large
Domingo Martinez
Trustee at Large
Bridgett Nast
Trustee at Large
Nick Lewis
Trustee at Large
Norma Tassy
Trustee at Large
Giancarlo Ponticello
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 | John Carlton (chair), Anne Sailer |
| Endowment/Investment | Ramona Hilgenkamp |
| Personnel Team | Lauren Carlton, David Hanley, David Jones |
| Mental Health Task Force | Carol McGough |
| Finance Committee | Chris Corbett |
Worship & Celebration
| Chancel Guild | Kathie Reilly | |
| Worship Tech Team | Deborah Ann Tripoldi (chair), Wallis Muraca, Joe Palka, Connor Loflin, Avery Crafton | |
| Sacred Wheel (CUUPS) | Deborah Ann Tripoldi | |
| Memorial Garden | Steve Schoenweisner |
Family Ministry
| Religious Education (RE) Team | Jennifer Bell (Team Coordinator), Jason Brome (Recruitment and Retention Lead), Judith Hogan (Director of Religious Education) | |
| OWL (Our Whole Lives) | Jennifer Bell, Beth Smith | |
| Adult Religious Education | Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael |
Welcome & Engagement
| Connection Cafe | Susie Roman Luna, Sara Samuel |
| Membership Team | Amy Hains (Lead), Laura Wilson (Lead Emeritus), Chris Budin (Lead Elect) |
| Sunday Greeters | David Hanley |
| Outreach & Communications Team | Deborah Ann Tripoldi; Judith Rew; Rev. Anya; Sheila Eby (outreach) |
| Nominating and Leadership Development Committee (NLDC) | Dana Moore, Peter Arian, Karen Fried, Jill Wodnick, Dan Silver, Larissa Brookes, Teresa DeSousa |
| Building and Grounds | Ed Martoglio; John Carlton |
| Aesthetics | Karen Fried, David Lewis |
| Archives | Jerry Fried, Jane Gaertner |
| Denominational Affairs | Teresa DeSousa |
| Pledge Team | Dan Silver, Tina Huesing, Peter Arian, Nick Lewis |
| Stewardship Team | Peter Arian |
| Fall Fundraiser Team | Susie Roman Luna, Sue Raufer |
| Planned Giving | Chris Corbett |
Service & Justice
| Social Justice Coordinating Team | Maria Towe |
| BLUU (Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism) | Dana Moore |
| Undoing Racism Team | Anneliese Scherfen |
| Out Front | Chris Budin, Joy Feig |
| UU Faith Action | John Carlton; Claudia Sanders |
| Sharing Our Riches | Position To Be Filled |
| UU Mesh Cafe | Susan Zapata |
| Allies for Racial Equity (ARE) | Sylvia Cowan, Sue Raufer |
| NJ Together | Helen Lippman, Deborah Corbett, Beth Smith |
Care & Connection
| Care Team | Arlene Marin, Becky Doggett |
| Senior Lunch Bunch | Rebecca Doggett |
| Young and Young at Heart (YaYahs) Group | Sara Samuel, Joy Feig, Giancarlo Ponticello |
| Women’s Group | Maryann Ficker, Maggie Wells |
| Grief Support Group | Dick Kessler |
| Dream Group | Jerry Boucher |
| UUs for Jewish Awareness | Hilary Fandel, Marcia Mandel, Helen Lippman |
| Cakes for the Queen of Heaven | Silke Springorum; Karen Fried; Arlene Dodge; Francesca Elms; Abby Kessler |
| Covenant Groups | Laura Wilson |
| Hiking Group | Leila Loring |
| Crazy QUUilters | Arlene Marin |
| Pastoral Care | Janet Schiller |
| Short Fiction Group | Jerry Boutcher |