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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