Board of Trustees

I am honored and excited to serve as president of the Board of Trustees, on which I served as member-at-large for the past two years. UUAA has been an important part of my and our family’s life since we moved here from the Netherlands two decades ago. Over the years I have taught SGD classes, served on the SGD committee, been part of Chalice Circles, and participated in social justice activities, including those connected with Vision 20/50. I believe our congregation and faith tradition can do a lot of good in the world at a time when this is sorely needed. bell hooks’ reminder to live purposefully and with commitment–taking responsibility for consciously creating goals, identifying the actions necessary to achieve them, making sure our behavior is in alignment with our goals, and paying attention to the outcome of our actions so that we see whether they are leading us where we want to go–is an inspiration for me personally, and what I have experienced as a member of the BoT and this congregation (bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions).

Gregg has participated widely in the life of UUAA since moving to Ann Arbor with his wife, Lissa, and daughter, Emily, over 13 years ago. They left dear friends and family in Chicago, including their UU friends at Second Unitarian Church, the congregation where they first discovered this amazing faith tradition 18 years ago. 

Since joining UUAA, Gregg and family have been nourished by all that this congregation has to offer—warm friendships, inspiring services, an amazing community of musicians, small-group ministries (including the 7th men’s circle), many opportunities for spiritual growth and development, and the chance to serve this congregation. In his time at UUAA, Gregg has been an SGD teacher, a member of the SGD Council, a coming-of-age mentor, a planner and leader in the activities of the men’s fellowship, including two years as Chair of the Men’s Council, a member of  the LOV (Living Our Values) team, a member of the bass section in the Chalice Singers choir, and most recently, Vice President of the Board of Trustees.

In his professional life, Gregg is an Associate Director in the Survey Research Operations unit at Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. When he’s not working or spending time at UUAA, Gregg loves to make photographs and hand-crafted books, and has recently begun writing and telling his own stories. 

S. Kerene Moore and her partner Kim have been members of UUAA for about five years, and are excited to have found a church community for their family including three children.  Kerene was raised in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan for undergraduate and law school where she was honored as one of the first Dean’s Public Service Fellows. Ms. Moore has worked her entire career to guarantee that all persons — particularly the most vulnerable — have fair and equal access to the justice system. Ms. Moore represented over 1,000 low-income community members at the Michigan Advocacy Program, fought discrimination at the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, and founded OUTreach, an award-winning pro bono legal advocacy project with Michigan Law’s Outlaws that offers legal support on LGBT-related legal issues. She currently serves as a Judicial Attorney in the 22nd Circuit Court and has served on the boards of the Ann Arbor District Library, Jim Toy Community Center, Equality Michigan, State Bar of Michigan LGBTQA Law Section, and the Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission. Kerene lives in Ann Arbor with her partner and three children.

Joe has been a member of UUAA since 2019. His first service to UUAA was joyfully joining the choir. He signed the Membership Book in March of that year and began serving on the Jackson Social Welfare Fund Committee. The following year he was honored to be asked to serve on Rev. theresa’s Committee on Ministry. He has worked on putting together a lay-led Trans and Non-Binary voices service.

He is passionate about helping us move into the future digitally and socially. As a professional Tech Support person, he is very comfortable with Google Docs and Zoom.

Jeff has been an active member of the UUAA community since moving to Ann Arbor in 1996. Shortly after joining, he participated in the 20s/30s group and has maintained many friendships from that group. He helped form the 2nd Men’s Circle which continues to meet regularly. H also served on the Green Sanctuary committee from 2000-2004 and was a co-chair that helped play a pivotal role in obtaining the Green Sanctuary certification from the UUA.

Jeff has also been very involved in the religious education program, having taught almost every RE/SGD level class from preschool to his current role as a YRUU advisor. He served on the committee previously known as the RE Advisory Committee. Jeff has been on the Nominating Committee (now Leadership Development Team), the Auction committee, helped plan Men’s Retreats and Men’s Dinners, and served a term on the Men’s Council.

Outside of the congregation, Jeff is an engineer, currently working for a manufacturer of medical devices based in Kalamazoo. He enjoys cycling, cross-country skiing, reading, cooking, and playing board games and euchre. His fiancée, Helena, is new to UUAA. Jeff and Helena are getting married in summer, 2022, and look forward to traveling again beginning with a trip to Croatia.

A later-life UU, Glenn joined UUAA in 2015, became more involved through the COA program, the 12th men’s circle, men’s council, as a Vision 20/50 ambassador, from 2020 as a trustee and 2021 as a member of the LDT. His career as an English instructor includes the last 20 years as a professor at Mott Community College in Flint. Other hours may find him exercising, cooking, or watching basketball. He and Michele have been married for 10 years, have three children, two grandchildren, and share their Ann Arbor household with two golden retrievers and one cat.

David is from NY, but has been living in Ann Arbor for 30 years. He and his family have been members of UUAA since 2004 and his children grew up in the Spiritual Growth & Development program. In addition to being on the Board, David serves on the Social Justice Council, has been a Coming of Age mentor, volunteered at Alpha House, and volunteered on the newcomer’s welcome committee. In his professional life, David is a Professor at the University of Michigan, directing several programs in regenerative medicine. He also loves to go 4-5 miles a day with his energetic golden retriever.

Hi, I have been a member of First UU of AA for 25 years (and a UU for about 29 years). My biggest congregational involvement in the past has been as a Spiritual Growth and Development (SGD) teacher for the past 16 years. I have also been the parent of two children going through the SGD program, served on the SGD committee for the past two years, and on Reverend Cassandra’s Ministerial Advisory and Support Team.  Outside of UUAA, I am electrical engineer, working for an automotive supplier and spend time puttering in my yard and walking my dogs.   I am interested in being a part of the Board of Trustee’s to serve the congregation in a new capacity, and to bring my previous experience to the decision-making of the Board.