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Who's Who
at the CUC
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CUC Board, 2010 2011
Large Photo, Names & Bios 

President 

Kalvin Drake
kalvin@cuc.ca

Don Heights, Mississauga (formerly South Peel), Northwest Toronto, Toronto First, Huronia, Neighbourhood, Peterborough, Durham

Bio
Vice-President 

Jean Pfleiderer  
jean@cuc.ca

Quebec & Eastern Ontario: Kingston, Ottawa First, Ottawa Fellowship, North Hatley, Montreal, Lakeshore Bio
Secretary Glenda Butt  
glenda@cuc.ca
Atlantic Canada: Fredericton, Halifax, PEI, Saint John, Avalon (St. John’s, NL) Bio
Treasurer

John ("Mich") Michelll   
mich@cuc.ca

Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Westwood

Bio
 

 Rev. Christine Hillman  christine@cuc.ca

Guelph, Hamilton, London, Sarnia-Port Huron, Olinda, Niagara, Waterloo, Elora-Fergus, Windsor Bio
 

John Hopewell     
johnH@cuc.ca

Kamloops, Kelowna, Capital, Victoria, Nanaimo, Comox Valley, Salt Spring Island Bio
Social Responsibility Liaison 

Leslie Kemp 
leslie@cuc.ca

Vancouver, Beacon, North Shore, South Fraser Bio
 

Dr. Gary Groot 
gary@cuc.ca

Western Region: Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Thunder Bay Bio

Youth Observer

Casey Stainsby
youth@cuc.ca

 

Bio
Ex Officio: Executive Director

Jennifer Dickson
 jennifer@cuc.ca

Bio
Minister Observer

Rev. Jeff Brown
Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga
jeffrey.brown@utoronto.ca

  Bio
Click for Job Description Name email telephone  
Executive Director

Position Description

Jennifer Dickson jennifer@cuc.ca 416-489-4121 Bio

Letters from Jennifer
Director of Congregational Services Linda Thomson linda@cuc.ca

905-332-3851
fax: 905-332-1736

Bio

Messages from Linda

Director of Finance Philip Strapp phil@cuc.ca  416-489-4121 Bio

Info Topics from
Philip Strapp

 Resource Development/fundraising Kathleen Provost kathleen@cuc.ca 416-489-4121 Bio
Director of Communications Ben Wolff ben@cuc.ca 416-489-4121 Bio
Congregational Services Officer for the West and British Columbia Antonia Won antonia@cuc.ca 416-489-4121  
 Congregational Services Officer for Canada's Central Region Helen Armstrong helen@cuc.ca 416-489-4121  
Congregational Services Officer  for Canada's Eastern Region Kelly McDowell kelly@cuc.ca 416-489-4121  

Office and Database Administrator

Karen Claney    karen@cuc.ca 416-489-4121

 

Project Coordinator Jorge Moreira jorge@cuc.ca 416-489-4121  
Youth/Young Adult Programmer Ariel Hunt-Brondwin ariel@cuc.ca 416-489-4121  
Social Responsibility Administrative Support Janet Vickers janet@cuc.ca    
Webweaver Bert Christensen webweaver@cuc.ca 416-284-8823 Bio
 
Nominating Committee 
Region Name Congregation Contact Information Bio
BC Region

Rev. Wendy McNiven

UU Fellowship of Kamloops

  bio
Western Region Lorian Kennedy (Chair) Westwood Unitarian Congregation   bio
BC/Western Region Patience Towler Unitarian Church of Vancouver   bio
Central Region Doug Campbell First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto   bio
Eastern Region Vyda Ng Individual Member   bio
Central/Eastern Region Elizabeth Bowen First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa   bio

Board Committees and Task Forces
Investment Committee Index
Lee Dickey First Unitarian Congregation of Waterloo     
John Taylor Unitarian Church of Vancouver     
Gunnar Sletmo  Unitarian Church of Montreal    
Rob Morrison  Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation   Bio
John ("Mich") Michell       Unitarian Church of Calgary  Treasurer Bio
Keith Baxter North Hatley, Quebec     

Policy Advisory Committee Index
Kalvin Drake First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto   Bio
Jean Pfleiderer Kingston Unitarian Fellowship   Bio
Vyda Ng Avalon Unitarian Fellowship   Bio
Gary Groot  Unitarian Congregation of Saskatoon     Bio
John Hopewell First Unitarian Church of Victoria   Bio
Jennifer Dickson Executive Director    Bio

Committees (Staff Committees)

CUC Lay Chaplaincy Committee – West (BC & Western Regions)   lcc-west@cuc.ca

Melynda Okulitch Salt Spring Island Comox Valley, Nanaimo, Capital, Beacon, Kamloops, Kelowna  (6 congs) bio
Meredith Simon, chair  UCCalgary UCEdmonton, Westwood, Red Deer, Lethbridge, Lakehead (6 congs)  bio
Trish McGowan Lakehead (Thunder Bay) 

Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Arborg, UCCalgary (5 congs)

bio
Joy Silver Beacon Unitarian First Victoria, North Shore, South Fraser, UCVancouver, Salt Spring Island bio
Rev. Jane Bramadat First Unitarian Church of Victoria

Parish Ministers' liaison

bio

 

CUC Lay Chaplaincy Committee – East (Central & Eastern Regions)   lcc-east@cuc.ca

Margo Rivera  - Chair

 Kingston

Lakeshore & Montreal; Ottawa (First & Fellowship); Halifax, Niagara

bio

Yvonne Greig

South Peel

Elora-Fergus; Guelph; Waterloo; Huronia; Northwest; Don Heights; Toronto First

bio

Barbara Jepson

Hamilton

Sarnia-Port Huron; Olinda; Windsor; London, Durham  
Margaret Rao  Toronto First

Neighbourhood; Mississauga; Kingston; Hamilton and Peterborough

bio

Susan Stephen

Halifax

North Hatley, Fredericton, Avalon (St. John’s), Saint John, PEI

bio

Rev. Carole Martignacco 

Parish Ministers' Liaison

Parish Ministers liaison

bio

Lay Chaplaincy Recommendations (2001) Review Task Force (appointed by CUC Board)

John Hopewell, First Victoria Chair  
Reverend Debra Faulk Don Heights, Toronto UUMOC Rep.  
Joy Silver Beacon CUC LCC Rep bio
Rev. Katie Stein Sather (BC Region)   Board Liaison  
Margo Rivera Kingston UF CUC Lay Chaplaincy East Rep. bio
Linda Thomson
Executive Director
  Ex officio  

Lay Chaplaincy Advisory Committee to the Executive Director

Rev. Jane Bramadat First Victoria    
Barbara Bowmar Kelowna    
Yvonne Greig Mississauga    
Kim Turner Halifax    
Vyda Ng Avalon (St. John’s, NL)   Bio

 

Theological Education Funds Committee

Index

Debra Faulk   Don Heights Unitarian Congregation Chair  

Alastair Mont

 

 

bio

Rev Ray Drennan      

Christine Hillman

Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda

Board rep

bio

 

Canadian Advisory Youth Adult Committee (CAYAC) Index
Hazel Gabe First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa YRUU Canadian at Large  
Taliesin Herb North Shore Unitarian Church BC Region  
Rose Roberts Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship Western Region  
Andrew Pollock UU Church of Saint John Atlantic Region  
Stephen A. McCavour Unitarian Universalist Church of Saint John Central/East (Adult)  
Sean Neal Barron Unitarian Church of Calgary Youth Observer to the Board  
Marissa Hill-Keast First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Ontario and Quebec  
Duff Bond  Unitarian Church of Calgary Western/BC (Adult) Bio
Annelise Iversen UU Fellowship of Kamloops   Bio

 
BC Youth Adult Committee (BC YAC) Index
Keegan Graham Unitarian Church of Vancouver Member-at-Large  
Jenna Oakley  North Shore Unitarian Church Social Action Coordinator  
Aaron Bannister  First Unitarian Church of Victoria Treasurer  
Taliesin Foley-Herb North Shore Unitarian Church CAYAC Representative  
Anastasia Thorne First Unitarian Church of Victoria Newsletter Editor Bio
Casey Stainsby  Unitarian Church of Vancouver Scribe Bio
Isobel Gibson-Flader Unitarian Church of Vancouver Co-Chair Bio
Yette Gram North Shore Unitarian Church Co-Chair Bio
Samaya Oakley North Shore Unitarian Church Regional Adult Bio

 
 Radical Religious Youth Steering Committee (RRYSC) Index
David Groot Unitarian Congregation of Saskatoon    
Dorian Zaharia First UU Church of Winnipeg    
Bryan Carroll Unitarian Congregation of Saskatoon    
Rose Roberts Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship CAYAC rep  
Jentry Jibben UC Edmonton    
Ainsley “Cheesebad” Macpherson Westwood UC (Edmonton)    
Gabrielle Lamoureux

UC Calgary

   
Jessica Reinikka Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship    

 
 Quebec/Ontario/Maritimes Youth Adult Committee (QuOM) Index
Marissa Hill-Keast First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa    
Morgan Whalen First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa   Bio
Glynis Bateson First Unitarian Church of Hamilton    
Neal den Hollander UC Mississauga Central Region Adult rep Bio
Chantal Pigeon First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Eastern Region Adult Rep  

 
Youth Ministry Trainers Index
Sylvia Bass West   Spirituality Development Bio
Asha Philar First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Spirituality Development  
Samaya Oakley North Shore Unitarian Church Spirituality Development Bio
Tsuki Naka Unitarian Fellowship of Kelowna Leadership Development  
Annelise Iversen UU Fellowship of Kamloops Leadership Development Bio
Dale Brydon  First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto Leadership Development  
Samantha Magnus Unitarian Church of Calgary Leadership Development  
Laurel Newton North Shore Unitarian Church Leadership Development  
Samaya Oakley North Shore Unitarian Church Leadership Development Bio
Tsuki Naka  Unitarian Fellowship of Kelowna New Chaplain  
Annelise Iversen  UU Fellowship of Kamloops New Chaplain  
Samaya Oakley North Shore Unitarian Church Basic Advisory Bio
Jenna Oakley North Shore Unitarian Church Basic Advisory  
Christine Michell Unitarian Church of Calgary Basic Advisory Bio
Samaya Oakley North Shore Unitarian Church Advanced Advisory Bio
Christine Michell Unitarian Church of Calgary Groundworks Anti-Oppression Bio
Asha Philar First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Groundworks Anti-Oppression  

 

 
Other Youth in Leadership Index
Christine Michell Unitarian Church of Calgary Continental Social Action Coordinator Bio

 

Annual Conference Program Planning Committee Index
Sheila Laursen    Lakeshore Unitarian Congregation Sessions Working Group  
Jo-Anne Elder-Gomes Unitarian Fellowship of Fredericton Sessions Working Group Bio
Joel Fox Comox Valley Young Adult Representative  
Elizabeth Bowen  First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa 2008 Host Committee Chair and Liaison Bio
Isobel Gibson-Flader       Unitarian Church of Vancouver  Youth Representative Bio
Audrey O'Callaghan Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ottawa 2008 Liaison to Fellowship Bio
Kellina Dyer First Unitarian Church of Victoria    Young Adult Representative  
Linda Thomson  CUC  ex officio bio
 
Annual Conference and Meeting 2010 Host CommitteeVictoria BC Index
Liz and Mike Graham Host Co-Chairs  

 
CanUUdle X (2010) Staff Index
Micah Champagne First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto   Co-Dean  
Tamara Brown First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Co-Dean  
Anastasia Thorne First Unitarian Church of Victoria Youth Chaplain  
Tim Murphy UU Church of Indianapolis Adult Chaplain  
Stephen Gabe First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Adult Coordinator  
Slaine Sutherland First Unitarian Church of Victoria Logistics Coordinator  
Nic Smith  First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Leaders Coordinator  
Keegan Graham Unitarian Church of Vancouver Community Captain  
Kaleb McNeil UU Church of Saint John Special Events Coordinator  
Sam Erlich First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto Worship Coordinator  
Sean Barron First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Worship Coordinator  
Matt Gilbert First UU Church of Winnipeg Registrar  
Lara Bannister First Unitarian Church of Victoria Mugbook
Coordinator
 
Joshua Zachariah First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto First Aid  

 

Social Responsibility Monitoring Groups
Board Liason: Leslie Kemp    leslie@cuc.ca
Index
Environment Monitoring Group   - environment@cuc.ca Index
Forrest Smith (Chair)  Victoria  BC Region Bio
Karl Perrin Unitarian Church of Vancouver BC Region Bio
Carolyn Garlich Winnipeg Western Region Bio
Rev. Wendy McNiven Kamloops BC Region Bio
Sharon Flatt Saint John Eastern Region Bio
Karen Stevenson Edmonton  Western Region Bio
Margaret Insley Kitchener/Waterloo Ontario Region Bio

 

Globalization Monitoring Group   - globalization@cuc.ca Index
Frances Deverell UU Fellowship of Ottawa Eastern Region Bio
Open   Western Region  
Open    BC Region  
Sean Neil Barron Unitarian Church of Calgary Western Region; Youth Bio

 

Choice in Dying Monitoring Group -  choice-in-dying@cuc.ca Index
 Betty Donaldson (Chair) Comox Valley Unitarian Fellowship BC Region Bio
Bob Hotrum Kingston Unitarian Fellowship Central Region  
Open   Western Region  
Open   Eastern Region  
Open   Youth/Young Adult Representative  

 

Gender and Sexual Diversity Monitoring Group   - queer@cuc.ca Index
Art Brewer  (Chair) First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto Central Region Bio
Jean Armstrong First Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg Welcoming Congregation Task Force;
Board Liason
Bio
Gilles Marchildon Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ottawa Eastern Region   
Meg Gourlay First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Vice-Chair;
Eastern Region
 
Neal denHollander UC Mississauga Central Region bio
Martin D’Amours       Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ottawa Eastern Region  
Dawn Barbeau Unitarian Church of Vancouver BC Region  
Open   Youth/Young Adult Representative  

 

Economic Justice Monitoring Group     -  economic-justice@cuc.ca Index
Bob Manson  Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship (Thunder Bay)  Western Region Bio
Leslie Kemp  Unitarian Church of Vancouver BC Region  
Mike Cassidy First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa Central Region  
Najat Abdou-McFarland  UF Fredericton and Toronto First Central Region; Young Adult Bio
Open   Youth Representative  
Susannah Cole Unitarian Fellowship of Peterborough  Young Adult Representative;
Eastern Region
Bio

 

Peace  Monitoring Group   - peace@cuc.ca Index
Colin Read  (Chair) First Unitarian Congregation of Waterloo Central Region Bio
Elaine Harvey Kingston Unitarian Fellowship Eastern Region Bio
Don McDiarmid
UU Fellowship of Ottawa     
Eastern Region Bio
Eryl Court Toronto First UU UNO Envoy Coordinator:
Central Region
Bio
Karen Hobbs Unitarian Church of Vancouver BC Region Bio
Christine Michell    Unitarian Church of Calgary Western Region; Young Adult Bio


Racial, Religious and First Nations, Metis and Inuit Equity and Justice  - diversity@cuc.ca Index
Rev. Jessica Purple Rodela (Chair) First Unitarian Congregation of Waterloo Central Region Bio
Mac Elrod, Unitarian Minister (Retired) Vancouver Island BC Region Bio
Diana Ng South Fraser Unitarian Congregation Lay Chaplain;
BC Region
Bio
Asha Philar  First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa / Waterloo Central Region; Young Adult  
Paul Bramadat  Winnipeg Western Region  
Marya Nijland  First Unitarian Church of Victoria. BC Region  
Christine Michell Unitarian Church of Calgary Continental Social Action Coordinator - Youth Bio
Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale  Unitarian Universalists of Windsor Region  Central Region; Beyond Categorical Thinking Program Trainer   
Lorne Tyndale  Unitarian Universalists of Windsor Region  Central Region; Beyond Categorical Thinking Program Trainer  
Keith Kron Unitarian Universalist Association, Boston, Mass, USA Director, Office of Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Concerns   
Elizabeth McGugan   
 First Victoria BC Region  

 

Democracy Monitoring Group  - democracy@cuc.ca Index
Philip Symons  (Co-Chair)  First Unitarian Church of Victoria BC Region Bio
Ben Dolf   (Co-Chair) Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation BC Region  
Sonya Ignatieff  First Unitarian Church of Victoria BC Region    
Bruce Krayenhoff  Unitarian Church of Vancouver BC Region Bio
Jeannie Corsi Vancouver Unitarian Church BC Region Bio
Dr. Michael Welton Vancouver Unitarian Church   Bio
Open   Central Region  
Frances Deverell UU Fellowship of Ottawa  Eastern Region Bio

 

Alternatives to Drug Prohibition Monitoring Group   - drug-policy@cuc.ca Index
Rev. Mac Elrod
(250) 474-3361.
First Unitarian Congregation of Victoria BC Region Bio
Elenor Smith Unitarian Church of Edmonton Western Region Bio
Joop Schuyff  
(250)  388-4748
First Unitarian Congregation of Victoria BC Region   Bio
Open   Central Region  
Open   Eastern Region  
Open   Youth/Young Adult Representative  

 

Ministerial Search

Index
Rev. Jane Bramadat First Unitarian Church of Victoria    BC; Western Bio
Rev. Ray Drennan   Eastern, Central Bio

 

UUA appointed Compensation Consultants for Canada Index
Bob Dobbs First Unitarian Church of Victoria    BC Region Bio
Barry Coburn Ottawa Eastern Region Bio

 

Index
Jean Pfleiderer Kingston Unitarian Fellowship   President (ex officio) Bio
Kalvin Drake First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto   Bio
Linda Thomson   CUC (ex officio) Bio
Vyda Ng   Past President  Bio

 

CUC Presidents

     
Dates
Name
Congregation
2009 Kalvin Drake First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto
2007-2009 Jean Pfleiderer Kingston Unitarian Fellowship
2006
Vyda Ng 
Avalon Unitarian Fellowship (St. John's, NL)
2004 Brian Kiely Edmonton
2003-2004 Elizabeth Bowen  Ottawa
2001-2003 Mark Morrison-Reed Toronto
1999 Kim Turner Halifax
1997 John Hopewell Victoria
1995 John Slattery Coquitlam
1993 Stan Calder Edmonton
1991 John Slattery Coquitlam
1988 Herman Boerma Saskatoon
1985 Elinor Knight Guelph
1982 Ruth Patrick Edmonton
1978 Brian Reid Hamilton
1977  Jim Burrows Ottawa
1975 Elaine Royer Edmonton
1973 Bert Christensen Toronto
1972 Clayton Peterson Mississauga
1970 Mary Lu Macdonald Montreal
1968 John May Toronto
1967 Leonard Mason Montreal
1965 David Pohl Ottawa
1961 Rev. Charles Eddis Montreal

UUA Trustee-at-Large from Canada

2000-02 Katie Stein Sather  
1995 Herman Boerma  
1987 Sheilah Thompson  
1979 Bert Christensen  
1971 John May  

Earlier Canadian UUA Trustees

1967  Doris Dodds  
1962 Angus Cameron  
1961      Ed Ratcliffe