People: Staff, Authors, Contributors

The following people are UUA staff or have written UU World articles, WorshipWeb elements, or other material on UUA.org; or have contributed to items in the inSpirit Book & Gift Shop.

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  • Heather Bond

    Heather came to the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) after thirty years in the "for profit" world.

  • Horace Julian Bond

    Horace Julian Bond (1940–2015) was a leader in the civil rights movement, a politician, professor, writer, and activist. A founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, he went on to serve as president of the Southern Poverty Law Center from 1971 to 1979....

  • Halley Bondy

    Halley Bondy is a professional freelance writer, journalist, editor, producer, and mom based in Brooklyn. Her articles have appeared in NBC News, The Balance, Contently, Digital Trends, Bustle, Romper, The Outline, MTV, and more. She has written five books for Zest, including #MeToo and You:...

  • Juana Bordas

    Juana Bordas is President of Mestiza Leadership International – a company that focuses on leadership, diversity, and organizational change. A former faculty member for the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL, she taught in the Leadership Development Program (LDP) – the most highly utilized...

  • Ann Marie Borys

    ANN MARIE BORYS is associate professor of architecture at the University of Washington.

  • Zachary Bosco

    Zachary Bosco is a lay member at Unitarian Society of Germantown in Philadelphia, PA.

  • Colin Bossen

    The Rev. Colin Bossen is a Ph.D. candidate in American Studies at Harvard University. He is a graduate of Meadville-Lombard Theological School, was ordained by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach in 2007 and served as minister of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland, Ohio,...

  • Taquiena Boston

    Taquiena Boston was the UUA’s director of Multicultural Growth and Witness until 2021 and a member of All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C.

  • Peter Boullata

    The Rev. Peter Boullata, after serving congregations in both the United States and Canada, is currently a Ph.D. candidate in spiritual care and psychotherapy at Wilfrid Laurier University.

  • Michael Bourgo

    Michael Bourgo is the author of Moments Past and Present: Selected Poems. He is a member of the UU Fellowship of Centre County in State College, Pennsylvania.

  • Lisa Bovee-Kemper

    Rev. Lisa Bovee-Kemper is a graduate of Andover Newton Theological School (MDiv, Worship, Theology and the Arts) and Oberlin College (BA, History) and has served as both parish minister and hospital chaplain. She currently serves as minister of the Greenville UU Fellowship in Greenville, SC....

  • Peter Bowden

    Peter Bowden is a Unitarian Universalist speaker, trainer, and coach specializing in congregational growth, outreach, and media. Learn more about his work and projects at Peter Bowden—Helping Unitarian Universalists lead and grow amazing congregations.

  • Nancy Bowen

    Nancy is a birthright Unitarian Universalist with a personal mission to share our tough minded and tender hearted message of love, acceptance and hope. She has worked with Unitarian Universalist congregations and beyond in New England and the Pacific Western Region for over twenty years....

  • Janet H. Bowering

    The Rev. Janet H. Bowering is minister emerita of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Haverhill, Massachusetts.

  • Kate Bowler

    Kate Bowler is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved), No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear), and Good Enough, as well as Blessed and The Preacher’s Wife. She is the host of the popular podcast Everything...

  • David Bowles

    David Bowles is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas. Among his multiple award-winning books are Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico, and They Call Me Güero. In 2017, David was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters. Follow David on Instagram at...

  • Nicole Bowmer

    Nicole Bowmer has been the Religious Education Assistant at First Unitarian Church in Portland, Oregon since 2005. As a writer, editor and outreach coordinator, her involvement with grassroots environmental and social justice projects has included work in Iraq as well as numerous waterway...

  • Ashley V. Boyd

    Ashley V. Boyd is a member of Second Unitarian Church in Chicago where she serves as chair of the Social Justice Council and Black Lives Matter committee. She spends her time blogging on current events with the dream of becoming a "capital-W" writer.

  • Briana Boyd

    Briana L. Boyd, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Boyd received her B.A. in psychology at Humboldt State University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Howard University in Washington, D.C....

  • Joseph Boyd

    Originally from OregonUnitarian Universalist Association Thr… Leadership Schools for youth and young adults of color and is a Union Theological Seminary in psychiatry and theatre and transformation, and those directly impacted by incarceration. He most recently finished working as a student...

  • Sydney Boyer

    Sydney Boyer is an intern with the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office. She is a student at Fordham Graduate School of Social Service graduating with a Master’s in Social Work in May 2020....

  • John Boyne

    John Boyne is the author of 10 novels for adults, 5 for younger readers and a collection of short stories. His 2006 novel THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS was an international bestseller, selling over 7 million copies worldwide and being made into a film, a play, a ballet and an opera....

  • Brooke Boynton-Hughes

    Brooke Boynton-Hughes is an introvert who often finds going out into the world and meeting new people anxiety-inducing. But she does it anyway because the world is full of beautiful and interesting people worthy of connection. She writes and illustrates children's books in Fort Collins, Colorado,...

  • Ellen Brandenburg

    Ellen Brandenburg, now retired, was formerly the director of ministerial education at the Unitarian Universalist Association. She lives in Thoiry, France, with her husband George.

  • Lora Brandis

    Rev. Lora Brandis (she/her/hers) spends most of her time these days caring for her twin grandchildren Rose and James. She also is an on-call hospital chaplain, the part-time Faith Forward Coordinator for First Unitarian Church of Dallas, and is becoming a certified spiritual director.

  • Damon Brandt

    Damon Brandt is an art dealer, photographer, and author of the photo essay book Hospice. He is a member of the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York City.

  • Brad Braxton

    Brad R. Braxton is President and Professor of Public Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary. He is the Founding Senior Pastor of The Open Church, a culturally inclusive congregation in Baltimore, MD....

  • Anneli Bray

    Anneli Bray is an artist and illustrator from Lancashire. She graduated from Norwich University of the Arts with a degree in Illustration in 2013. Since then she has worked as a bookseller. Her work is influenced by her love of reading, nature and travel.

  • David Breeden

    The Rev. Dr. David Breeden is senior minister of First Unitarian Society in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has written several books on theological topics and translates the writings of philosophers of classical antiquity.

  • Denise Breeden-Ost

    Denise Breeden-Ost is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington, Indiana.

  • Caitlin Breedlove

    Caitlin Breedlove has been organizing, writing, and building movements in red states for the last twenty years, and working across lines of race, class, culture, gender, sexuality, and faith. All In is her first book.

  • Susan Breiddal

    Susan Breiddal, PhD, lives in Victoria with her husband of 45 years, Bruce. She is a person of wholehearted passion, whether tackling mothering, palliative care, rock climbing, cooking and entertaining, Duplicate Bridge, CrossFit, or eating candy....

  • Tim Brennan

    Tim Brennan served as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) from June 2006 to June 2019. In addition to directing the Department of Finance, he oversaw the Association’s assets including the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Common Endowment Fund, the UU...

  • Ellen Brenner

    The Rev. Ellen T. Brenner is a writer, Internet community enthusiast, and observer of popular culture, currently living in Eugene, Oregon. Video games she has enjoyed include Guild Wars 2, WildStar, and Glitch.

  • Jacqueline Brett

    Rev. Jacqueline Brett is lead minister of Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Durham, North Carolina. She serves the UU denomination as a member of the Ministerial Fellowship Committee and is on the Board of Trustees of the UU Service Committee.

  • McCall Breuer

    McCall Breuer served as an editorial intern in May, June, and July 2010 while a Religion and International Studies major at Tufts University. She grew up in the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick, Md.

  • Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

    Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond is the author of Powder Necklace, which Publishers Weekly called "a winning debut." She was a 2019 Edward Albee Foundation Fellow, a 2018 Pa Gya! Literary Festival Guest Author, a 2018 Ake Arts and Book Festival Guest Author, a 2018 Hobart Festival of Women Writers Guest...

  • Rev. Molly Brewer

    Rev. Molly Brewer (fae/faer pronouns) is a fat, queer, neurodivergent Unitarian Universalist minister based in New England, where fae lives with faer spouse and three cats....