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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  • Florence Caplow

    Rev. Florence Caplow (she/her) has served UU congregations in Illinois, Washington State, and Colorado. She is also a writer, editor, change coach, and ordained Soto Zen priest.

  • Martha Kirby Capo

    Martha's writing is deeply informed by Henry David Thoreau and a reverence for the rhythms of nature. An award-winning poet and lyricist, her works have been used in UU churches worldwide. She enjoys working with individuals and groups who are looking for original works to be written for specific...

  • Nikki Van De Car

    Nikki Van De Car is a blogger, mother, writer, crafter, and lover of all things mystical. She is the author of ten books on magic and crafting, including Practical Magic and The Junior Witch’s Handbook, and the founder of two popular knitting blogs. Nikki lives with her family in Hawaii.

  • cristy cardinal

    cristy cardinal (they/them) is a candidate for UU ministry, studying at Starr King School for the Ministry.

  • Dawn M. Cardona

    Dawn M. Cardona is a self-taught artist who had dreamed of illustrating a children's picture book ever since she was a child. With this being her fifth book project, she has truly made that dream her reality!...

  • Joyce Carey

    Joyce Carey is a member of the First Unitarian Society of Madison, Wisconsin.

  • Rachel E. Cargle

    Rachel E. Cargle is an activist, entrepreneur, and philanthropic innovator. She is the founder of The Loveland Group, a family of companies including Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre, a literary space that celebrates marginalized voices, and The Great Unlearn, an adult learning platform that...

  • Burton D. Carley

    Burton D. Carley has served for thirty-one years as Minister to the First Unitarian Church of Memphis, Tennessee, The Church of the River. He served for ten years on the Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Association.

  • Barbara W. Carlson

    Barbara W. Carlson, formerly a staff reporter for The Hartford Courant, is a writer living in Branford, Connecticut, and a member of the Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Society in Madison.

  • Kimberlee Anne Tomczak Carlson

    Rev. Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson (she/her/hers) is honored to serve the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee as the minister of religious education. Kimberlee lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin with her beloved partner Erik, kiddo, cats, kiln, and a whole lotta clay.

  • Meta Herrick Carlson

    Meta Herrick Carlson is a pastor, poet, and parent. She is the author of Ordinary Blessings and Speak It Plain and is passionate about cultivating trustworthy systems and reimagining power. She lives in Minneapolis on Dakota Land with her husband and their three loud, sticky kids. Website:...

  • Stevie Carmody

    Stevie (he/him/his) is a UU minister committed to fostering community, exploring the sacred, and making justice in youth and young adult communities. Originally from Arlington, MA, Stevie left his Catholic upbringing in middle school, and joined his local UU congregation on his own—drawn to our...

  • Seth Carrier-Ladd

    Rev. Seth Carrier-Ladd is the settled minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Muncie, in Muncie, Indiana.

  • Charlene Carruthers

    One of America’s most influential activists, Charlene A. Carruthers has spent over a decade developing leaders as an effective strategist, community organizer, and educator. She is a Black lesbian feminist and founding national director of the BYP100 (Black Youth Project 100), a leading...

  • Dan Carter

    Historian Dan T. Carter retired after forty years of teaching at Emory University, the University of Maryland, and the University of South Carolina....

  • Cathy Cartwright-Chow

    Cathy Cartwright-Chow worked as a community activist with organizations such as Dayton Women Working and the Dayton Community Media Workshop prior to her calling as a religious educator. Her undergraduate work was in fine arts and theater with continuing education in religious studies....

  • George Carvill

    George Carvill lives in Brattleboro, Vermont and manages the website for the All Souls UU Church in Brattleboro, VT. He is retired after a career of working with companies creating software for publications firms including project management and quality assurance.

  • Beth Casebolt

    Beth Casebolt is the Operations Manager and Communications Consultant for the Central East Region. Prior to regionalization she served as the District Administrator for the Ohio-Meadville District, a position she started in November 2007. She is very interested in universal design, websites & more.

  • Sheryll Cashin

    Sheryll Cashin, professor of law at Georgetown University, is the author of The Agitator’s Daughter and The Failures of Integration. Cashin has published widely in academic journals and print media and is a frequent commentator on law and race relations, having appeared on NPR, CNN, ABC News, and...

  • Angelle Eve Castro

    Angelle Eve Castro lives in Massachusetts and is featured in the book Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families (Skinner House, 2023). She spoke on the Book Launch Panel at The Common School and expressed the importance of feeling accepted and living one's truth.

  • Isa Castro-McCauley

    Isa Castro-McCauley was born and raised in Massachusetts and is a student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is grateful to be featured in Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families supporting his sister Angelle.

  • Sammy Castro-McCauley

    Sammy Castro-McCauley was born and raised in Massachusetts and is a student at Amherst Regional High School. He is proud to be featured in Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families in support of his sister Angelle.

  • James Catchpole

    James Catchpole runs The Catchpole Agency with his wife Lucy and is the author of What Happened to You? James lives in the United Kingdom with Lucy and their two young daughters and invites you to visit their family online at thecatchpoles.net and on Instagram @thecatchpoles.

  • Ken And Cathlean

    Ken and Cathlean are Unitarian Universalist ministers who discovered they had a problem with alcohol and needed to get into recovery. As a result of their recovery, they decided to try to help others find the road to recovery.

  • John Cavanagh

    John Cavanagh is director of the Washington, DC-based Institute for Policy Studies, an organization that collaborates with the Poor People’s Campaign and other dynamic social movements to turn ideas into action for peace, justice, and the environment. Previously, he worked with the United Nations...

  • Sarah Rose Cavanagh

    Sarah Rose Cavanagh is the senior associate director for teaching and learning at the Center for Faculty Excellence and an associate professor of practice in psychology at Simmons University. Her research considers whether the strategies people choose to regulate their emotions and the degree to...

  • Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

    Aaron Caycedo-Kimura is a writer and visual artist. His chapbook, Ubasute, was selected by Jennifer Franklin, Peggy Ellsberg, and Margo Taft Stever as the 2020 Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Competition winner. His honors include a Robert Pinsky Global Fellowship in Poetry, a St. Botolph Club...

  • Marie Lily Cerat

    Marie Lily Cerat has worked in the K-16 New York public education system as a classroom teacher, a staff developer and a college teacher for over 20 years. Her work examines the effects of the exclusion of Haitian language and culture in the education of Haitian learners and has been published in...

  • Hanna Cha

    Hanna Cha is a Caldecott Honor award-winning illustrator and writer with several books under her belt. She is the creator of her first book Tiny Feet Between the Mountains and illustrated Circle Round by Anne Sibley O’Brien. She was also the recipient of the Caldecott Honor and the APALA winner...

  • Annie Chagnot

    Annie Chagnot is an editor at Spiegel & Grau.

  • Melissa Chambers

    Melissa "Sasi" Chambers is a member of the Boise, Idaho, UU Fellowship. She is "an artist whose artwork is informed by its setting and its function."...

  • Shanthi Chandrasekar

    Shanthi Chandrasekar is trained in the traditional South Indian art form of Tanjore-style painting. While many of her works are influenced by her Indian heritage, her true inspiration comes from the mystery and majesty of the world around her. Shanthi's work has been displayed in a variety of...

  • Vivienne Chang

    Eugenia Yoh and Vivienne Chang are students at Washington University in St. Louis. Eugenia studies Communication Design and spends her free time designing posters for clubs. Vivienne studies Economics and spends her free time creating events for clubs that need posters....

  • Commission On Institutional Change

    The members and staff of the UUA Commission on Institutional Change were Chair Rev. Leslie Takahashi, Mary Byron, Cir L’Bert Jr., Rev. Dr. Natalie Fenimore, Dr. Elías Ortega, Caitlin Breedlove, DeReau K. Farrar, and Project Manager Rev. Marcus Fogliano.

  • Jonathan Chapman

    Rev. Jonathan Chapman serves as the pastor of Westfield United Church of Christ in Killingly, CT.

  • Steven Charleston

    Steven Charleston is a leading voice of justice for Indigenous peoples, the environment, and spiritual renewal. A member of the Choctaw Nation, Charleston has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, BBC World News, and other outlets. The author of more than a dozen books on theology and spirituality,...

  • Tyler Charlton

    Tyler Charlton grew up near the beach in California where he played in actual, real waves. That experience gave him a way to think about the dark and foreboding metaphorical waves, which led to this book. Tyler is a former editor in history publishing, an Army veteran, illustrator, and children’s...

  • Suzi Chase

    Suzi Chase is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia, Maryland.

  • Chan Chau

    Chan Chau is a cartoonist based in Washington with a BFA in Comic Art from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.