You may have met me at The Mountain during the past 40 years, as I’ve been a Charter Life Member and active volunteer in SUUFI and other programs. I am a consistent and strong donor, helping underwrite several recent infrastructure upgrades.

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I live in Atlanta, GA, and have been a member at UU Congregation of Atlanta where I learned about The Mountain and fell in love with it as it was being founded. It enables my favorite hobby of hiking—actually, many would call them “all-day, high-speed treks” because of the pace we keep, safely.  I love to “trek” with Larry, my partner, and use The Mountain as “base camp”.

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I have been on boards of many non-profits, but primarily environmental/political ones, including League of Women Voters of Georgia, League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton; Sierra Club (Atlanta, and Georgia), etc.

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I’ve served as President of Department of Labor Union Local and been a member of the National Bargaining Council. I love going to school and have earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue and a Law Degree from Georgia State. My professional career was primarily as a Safety Engineer.

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You can count on me to have a logical mind, to ask questions about what I don’t understand, and to assure we have policies and practices that enable The Mountain’s continued sustainability and thriving.  I welcome the opportunity to work with other Board Members at The Mountain to promote accomplishments aligned with the Strategic Plan of The Mountain.

I live in Savannah, GA, and am serving my 7th year as the settled minister in UU church there.

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I have been part of many Mountain programs, RE Week, Family Camp, and Ministerial Retreats. I am currently the VP of the Southeast UU Ministers Association and responsible for programming our semiannual retreats at The Mountain. My son has enjoyed Mountain Camp.

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Because these Mountain experiences have been so important to me in personal, family and professional ways, I would like to invest myself in the institution and help it continue far into the future!

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I bring unique life skills and personal gifts for the work of the Board. My first career, after earning my MBA, was in business strategy and partnership development in the private sector. In that work, I collaborated with leadership teams about smart long-term growth and actively formed the relationships to make it happen. In my current career, I am a UU minister in Final Fellowship and have strengths in forming, inspiring and coaching teams toward common goals. My current scholarly work is around new visions for inclusive ethics in organizations.

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I feel really moved by the specialness of the Mountain. My sense is the Mountain could grow substantially in ways that would both preserve its character and bring in new people to the Mountain and to a more communitarian, spiritual, and ecologically-enriched Unitarian Universalism.

I live in Atlanta, GA, and have been a camper parent for the past 7-8 years each summer. I have worked as a volunteer and/or staff member at Mountain Camp.  It is and has always been the highlight of my year!

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I love The Mountain! My desire is to see The Mountain continue to grow and thrive.

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I like working with people, especially people at The Mountain, and have strong desire to continue to strengthen and maintain my relationship to this wonderful organization.  The Mountain has offered me the opportunity to develop deep personal connections with a variety of staff members, volunteers, visitors, parents, campers, and Mountain members.  Through my experience there, I have been drawn to the Unitarian Universalist perspective and am in classes to become an official member at the new UU church in south Atlanta.

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Having worked in education most of my life as a Special Education teacher as well as being the Ascender leader at Mountain Camp in 2017, I have assisted with LREDA (Liberal Religious Educators Association) events and a variety of other Mountain camp positions for several summers.   I hope to assist with other programs at The Mountain. Whatever assigned, it is my desire to do what is necessary to keep The Mountain thriving!

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As for many of you, The Mountain has a special place in my heart.  Over my years of visiting and volunteering in almost every capacity, I have witnessed the hard times and sacrifices made to keep it alive.  I want nothing more than to see the current positive trajectory continue and grow.  It has provided my son and me with a wealth of experiences that assisted our personal growth and learning that could not have happened in any other community or setting.  My son is getting older, so camp is no longer the center of our summers, and this provides me the freedom which enables me to participate more frequently, and to continue to serve the Mountain in additional manners.