Biographies
The Rev. Dr. Roberta M. NelsonRoberta a retired minister of religious education is Minister Emeritus of Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church and has served the First Parish in Needham, MA and the UU Congregation of Fairfax in Oakton, VA. She served on the Ministerial Fellowship Committee, the UU Ministers Association Executive Committee, and numerous Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) committees including the Sexuality Education Task Force that envisioned the Our Whole Lives program. She has also taught courses at the Meadville Lombard Theological School (Chicago, IL) and the Pacific School of Religion (Berkeley, CA.)
Lorraine Sandoval-Vigil
Lorraine is in her seventh year on the BOR. She has been active in the UU Fellowship of Santa Cruz County in California. Her life has been a great experience with her partner, her four children and a fulfilling career in secondary education as a teacher, counselor and administrator.
Robert Bacon
Robert D. “Bob” Bacon practices law in Oakland, CA. The largest part of his practice is representation of death-sentenced prisoners. He is a member of First UU Church of San Francisco and is a former president of the Anchorage UU Fellowship in Alaska. He is also a member of the board of UUs for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
The Rev. Dian Jordan Allende
Rev. Jordan Allende is the minister of the Auburn UU Fellowship in Auburn, AL, where she is active in the local ministerial association; a citizens' lobby group, Alabama Arise; and the Alliance for Peace and Justice. Diana serves on the Committee for District Services in the Mid-South District and is a Good Offices Person for the Southeastern Chapter of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (UUMA) Southeast UUMA (SEUUMA). In pursuit of contemplative spiritual practices, she is studying T'ai Chi, centering prayer, gardening and nonviolent communication. She is in love with her toddler grandson, Nathaniel.
Betsy Darr
Betsy is a Religious Educator, Credentialed at the Master’s Level by the UUA and the Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA). She recently retired after serving congregations in San Francisco CA, Winchester MA, and Reno NV. Retirement is providing some of the hoped-for time for travel, reading, and to spend with family and friends. Betsy is currently adding volunteering and more activism to the mix.
Janice Marie Johnson
Janice Marie Johnson is the Director of Lifespan Religious Education at the Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist. She is an ardent believer in the power of the collaborative process. Janice was honored to be a co-recipient of the UUA President’s Award for Volunteerism (2006). She often serves as a consultant, working in the areas of cross-cultural issues, conflict resolution, anti-racism, and interpersonal communication. In all her world, Janice is most proud of her 19-year old daughter—artist and activist—Lehna.
Glenn A. Moore
Glenn is a real estate practitioner who currently serves as a Director for the Tennessee Association of REALTORS®, and Secretary/Treasurer for the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS®. Much of his work with these trade organizations has been in the area of ethics and diversity. He is a former president and current member of Neshoba Church UU in Cordova (Memphis), Tennessee. In the community he serves on the board of an Alzheimer's day care center, is an emergency medical first responder/search and rescue for the local sheriff's department and works with an organization that is preserving a 4,500 urban park adjacent to Neshoba Church.
The Rev. Dr. Sue Spencer
Rev. Dr. Sue Spencer came to the UU ministry from the practice of law. Since her ordination in 1985, she has served in four settled ministries, two of which were with congregations directly affected by clergy misconduct. She was president of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the UU Ministers' Association from 1987 to 1991, a time when PNWD clergy and congregations were grappling with issues of sexual ethics, and facilitated chapter discussions which led to the creation of a code of ethics.
In the fall of 2006, Sue took a break from ministry to try her vocation in a small women's religious community, and spent an entire year working on the community's organic farm. After two years, however, she concluded that her true passion and calling is parish ministry, and that Unitarian Universalism is her spiritual home. She is now the Interim Minister of the UU Congregation of Danbury, Connecticut. In her spare time she likes to cook, garden, and read, enjoys all kinds of music, and loves to travel.
Last updated on Tuesday, September 16, 2008.
