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Ministries and Faith Development

The Ministries and Faith Development (MFD) staff group serves Unitarian Universalism by creating healthy, transformative, multigenerational, and diverse ministries and religious education. MFD includes a Director's Office and five functional offices.

The Office of Church Staff Finance provides information, services, and programs—including the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Health Plan—used by Unitarian Universalist congregations and their ministers, religious educators, and other employees in matters of fair compensation and benefits arrangements. Find Office of Church Staff Finance staff members.

The Resource Development Office provides lifespan faith development resources for education, worship, advocacy, and social action that nurture Unitarian Universalist identity, spiritual growth, a transforming faith, and vital communities of justice and love. Find Resource Development Office staff members.

The Credentialing and Professional Development Office works with people preparing for credentialing in ministry, religious education, and music leadership and supports their ongoing professional development to help our religious professionals live fully into their callings and to enrich their service to Unitarian Universalist congregations. Find Credentialing and Professional Development Office staff members.

The Transitions Office supports congregations facing or planning changes in their professional ministry with counsel and resources, including interim ministry. We also advise ministers on career planning. Find Transitions Office staff members.

The Youth and Young Adult Ministries Office supports all Unitarian Universalist youth and young adults through advocacy, education, training, and resource development. Find Youth and Young Adult Ministries Office staff members.

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Ministries and Faith Development

Sarah Lammert
Director of Ministries and Faith Development
(617) 948-6407
slammert @ uua.org

Julie Shaw
Administrative Assistant to the Director of Ministries and Faith Development
(617) 948-6406
jshaw @ uua.org

Credentialing and Professional Development

David Pettee
Ministerial Credentialing Director
(617) 948-6402
dpettee @ uua.org

Marion Bell
Ministerial Fellowship Committee Coordinator
(617) 948-6452
mbell @ uua.org

Stephanie Carey Maron
Professional Development Assistant
(617) 948-6437
scarey @ uua.org

Alicia Forde
Professional Development Director
(617) 283-8776
aforde @ uua.org

Jan Gartner
Religious Education and Music Professional Development Associate
(585) 301-6782
jgartner @ uua.org

Christann Spiegel
Ministerial Credentialing Administrator
(617) 948-6403
cspiegel @ uua.org

Amy Wallace
Ministerial Credentialing Assistant
(617) 948-6404
awallace @ uua.org

Health Plan

Jim Sargent
UUA Health Plan Director
(617) 948-6405
jsargent @ uua.org

Patti Angelina
Insurance Plans Coordinator
(617) 948-6401
pangelina @ uua.org

Office of Church Staff Finances

Richard Nugent
Church Staff Finances Director
(617) 948-6456
rnugent @ uua.org

Betsy Gabriel
Compensation Programs Manager
bgabriel @ uua.org

Linda Rose
Group Insurance Manager
(617) 948-4265
lrose @ uua.org

Joyce Stewart
UUA Retirement and Group Insurance Plans Director
(617) 948-6421
jstewart @ uua.org

Resource Development

Judith Frediani
Curriculum Director
(617) 948-4373
jfrediani @ uua.org

Monica Cummings
Program Associate for Ministry to Youth and Young Adults of Color
(262) 705-5786
mcummings @ uua.org

Melanie Davis
Our Whole Lives Program Associate
(908) 722-1632
mjdavis @ uua.org

Gail Forsyth-Vail
Adult Programs Director
(617) 948-6519
gforsythvail @ uua.org

Pat Kahn
Children and Families Program Director
(617) 948-4687
pkahn @ uua.org

Susan Lawrence
Managing Editor
(617) 948-4363
slawrence @ uua.org

Alicia LeBlanc
Administrative and Editorial Assistant
(617) 948-4371
aleblanc @ uua.org

Jessica York
Youth Programs Director
(205) 714-8973
jyork @ uua.org

Transitions

Keith Kron
Transitions Director
(617) 948-6409
kkron @ uua.org

Margaret Montore
Transitions Office Administrator
(617) 948-6408
transitions @ uua.org

Youth and Young Adult Ministries

Carey McDonald
Youth and Young Adult Ministries Director
(617) 948-4359
cmcdonald @ uua.org

Jeremie Bateman
Leadership Development Associate
(617) 948-4352
jgiacoia @ uua.org

Deborah Neisel-Sanders
Office Administrator
(617) 948-4355
dsanders @ uua.org

Kayla Parker
Campus Ministry Associate
(617) 948-4629
kparker @ uua.org

Ted Resnikoff
Communications Technology Associate
(617) 948-4659
tresnikoff @ uua.org

This work is made possible by the generosity of individual donors and congregations. Please consider making a donation today.

Last updated on Tuesday, August 2, 2011.

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