Meet Your Board MidAmerica Board of Trustees 2013-2014
Meet Your Board
MidAmerica Board of Trustees2013-2014
Rev. Bill Sasso
President Term: 2015• Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Carbondale, Illinois• 13 years of UU parish ministry (now
retired), and President of the Central Midwest District
• Sharing my life with Kathy, my wife; Elena, my daughter; and Molly, our lab-shepherd mix
• I celebrate autumn with hikes in the forest amid the gorgeous fall colors.
Charlotte Preston
Vice President• White Bear Unitarian Universalist
Church• Mahtomedi, Minnesota• Prairie Star District Board;
I also led Linchpin, communicating about forming the MidAmerica Region.
• Small business owner working in the global jewelry industry.
• Fall fun for me is sharing a scooter ride with my partner Mary and son Jake.
Term: 2015
Eric Huffer
Secretary Term: 2016• Unitarian Universalist Church of
LexingtonLexington, Kentucky
• Heartland District Nominating Committee; I am chairing the Denominational Affairs committee in my congregation.
• I work in administration for a large ambulatory surgery center; every day is different.
• I look forward to a fall of hiking, farmers' markets, and gardening.
Tom Sommerfeld
Treasurer Term: 2016• Northwoods UU Fellowship
Woodruff, Wisconsin• 7 years as treasurer for the
congregation• Living on a lake in the woods,
making/listening to music, preparing my Classical radio show.
• I enjoy visiting Ann Arbor, Michigan for friends and football in the fall.
Amy Taylor
Trustee Term: 2014• Unitarian Universalist Church
of BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana
• OWL Facilitator, Heartland District President
• Professionally, I am a Commodities Manager/Procurement Specialist.
• In the fall I love to go "leaf peeping," visit orchards and sample apple cider.
Rev. Cindy Landrum
Trustee• Universalist Unitarian Church of East
LibertyClarklake (Jackson County), Michigan
• Parish ministry for 12 years,chapter president for Heartland’s UU Ministers’ Association.
• My husband, Peter Morrison, our daughter and I, are active in art.
• Fall means back-to-school for husband and daughter, pumpkin carving, hay rides, and apple-picking.
Term: 2015
Dave Martin
Trustee Term: 2016• Unitarian Universalist Society
of Iowa City Iowa City, Iowa
• I have been Secretary and Vice-President of the Prairie Star District Board.
• I work in library administration at the University of Iowa.
• I look forward to a fall of hiking, biking, and golf.
Erin McElroy
Trustee
• Bradford Community Church Unitarian UniversalistKenosha, Wisconsin
• I have served as youth chair on my church’s Religious Education Committee as well as aided in the planning of Youth CONs (Conferences).
• I make music to share with those I hold dearest.
• Fall is a time of change and new starts with the school semester.
Term: 2014
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Kathy Burek
Trustee Term: 2014• Michael Servetus Unitarian
SocietyFridley, Minnesota
• Prairie Star District President, District Presidents’ Association President
• Self-employed management consultant. Married nearly 43 years. Three adult children; no grandchildren. One cat.
• In the fall, we love hiking in Minnesota’s state parks.
Rev. Ian Evison
Ex-Officio• Beverly Unitarian Church
Chicago, Illinois• Part of staff team that created the
vision for administrative structure & program of MidAmerica; former Congregational Services Director, Central MidWest District
• A UU minister, I have long ministered in reinventing UU organizations.
• Love going on amazing adventures with good friends and family—like canoeing in the Boundary Waters in Northern Minnesota.
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