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 to Bob or Cheri, 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), 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.
Advisory and Communications Team
The Compensation Team engages regularly with this group of representatives from UU professional organizations, which advises us on matters pertaining to congregations as employers. While the audience for Comp Team’s 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.
Benefits Committees
The UU Org Retirement Plan and the UUA Health Plan have volunteer committees working behind the scenes.
- Retirement Plan Committee
- Employee Benefits Trust (Health Plan Committee)
Additional Partners
Church Staff Finances enjoys working with volunteers on special projects related to 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.