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Volunteer Partners for Compensation and More Featuring Our Treasurer Support Team

By Jan Gartner

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Treasurer Support Team

If you are a new (or not-so-new) treasurer who could use a little help with some aspect of your responsibilities, please reach out Cheri, Debbie, and/or Carolyn, our Treasurer Support Team.

Cheri Cody (she/her), ccody@uua.org, is an experienced treasurer who has supported many congregations through district and regional leadership roles. She is happy to help you with any aspect of your treasurer responsibilities.

Debbie Bieber (she/her) (unavailable through mid-March 2026), dbieber@uua.org, has worked in administration and finances in congregations and at Meadville-Lombard Theological School, served as a UUA Compensation Consultant, and is a retired CPA. Feel free to contact Debbie with questions about budgeting, accounting, finances, and general administration.

Carolyn Hodges (she/her), treasurer@firstparish.info, current treasurer at her thriving congregation, is a retired Controller and Risk Management Executive, focusing on financial controls, accounting, and reporting – areas in which congregations often need support. She has experience serving on nonprofit boards as well as financial management improvement for nonprofit organizations.

Compensation Consultants

While our Compensation Consultant program in its longtime form has come to an end, we continue to refer leaders to well-equipped volunteers for specialized inquiries, including:

  • Parsonages
  • Canadian contracts
  • Requests for presentations to Boards and/or Search Committees

Contact Comp@uua.org for a referral.

Note to congregations in search: You may hear from Ruth, who offers consultations.

Advisory and Communications Team

We engage regularly with this group of representatives from UU professional organizations, which advises on matters pertaining to congregations as employers. While the audience for our work and resources is largely lay leaders and supervisors, focused conversations with congregational staff from across job areas provide us with critical perspectives and project partnerships.

Additional Partners

We enjoy working with volunteers on special projects related to compensation, payroll, staffing, and a wide variety of technical and legal issues. If you have experience in an area such as employment law, tax law, human resources, mediation, or accounting, please consider sharing your time and skills with us.