Keith McMillen, President,
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Keith has been an active member of UUCLV for almost 3 years. He has found many kindred spirits in the congregation and wants to help keep UUCLV healthy and growing, both for himself and his family. Keith has spent his career writing computer software and managing MIS groups in communications, sales, marketing, healthcare and insurance. He has a B.S. in Journalism and an MBA specializing in information systems. A widower, he keeps grounded with his daughter, Erin, and her husband Tim, and their two daughters, Kirsten and Katelyn. When down time does appear Keith will usually be found doing something with trains. Building models, chasing the real thing or reading about them (Don't ask unless you have an hour).
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Lisa McAllister joined UUCLV in November 2011, which is the first UU church she has attended and joined. Lisa has been participating in our choir since joining UUCLV and was a member of the Committee on Ministry for three years. Outside of UUCLV, Lisa has recently begun working as the Client Services Coordinator at The Rape Crisis Center, where she had been volunteering since 2014. Lisa also has been trained as an OWL facilitator for middle and high schoolers, and truly enjoyed working with our youth in Spring 2016. She is utterly devoted to her husband Larry, her grown children Genna and Colin, her dog pack, her book club, classic movies, and crafting.
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Lisa McAllister,
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Bill Korol, Treasurer,
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I was born into a Unitarian household, my maternal grandmother was Unitarian, and I married a fellow Unitarian. My active involvement in the church has been mercurial with periods of high activity followed by long stretches of little or no involvement with a congregation. However, I have always held the principles and values Unitarianism in high esteem and have tried to make them part of my core.
I moved to Las Vegas from Maine in 2007 to pursue a new job and to escape the harsh winters. I quickly found UUCLV and became active in its community. Through the church I have met many fascinating people, had many unique adventures and continued my spiritual journey. I look forward to having the church grow and prosper. |
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I found the UU church in Flint, Michigan when my daughter was going to go to a Catholic Junior High School, and I wanted her to have the balance that came with learning about all kinds of religious traditions as well as not being labeled as having "no religion" with her classmates. Lynn and I fell in love with the church. We had our first not-legal wedding there and then when Canada made gay marriage legal, we had our 25th anniversary and wedding across the border with a UU minister there. When Lynn and I both retired from our faculty positions at the community college in Flint, we moved to Las Vegas and found our church home here when I attended the humanist forum that I had found on Meet Up. I am a Professional Registered Parliamentarian, and thus I was a member of the bylaws committee that wrote our current bylaws revision.
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Gail Knapp, Secretary
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Mary Jane Brustman, Board of Trustees
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Mary Jane and husband, Jim, are new members of UUCLV, having joined in Spring 2014. For the previous 23 years, they were active members of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Schenectady, New York. Mary Jane is retired from the University at Albany, having worked as a librarian and library administrator for 36 years. Mary Jane and Jim live in Henderson but return each year to their cabin in the Adirondack Mountains. Their two adult daughters and son-in-law reside in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Mary Jane loves being retired with all that time to explore, travel, read, cook, and do whatever she wants (including contributing more time & energy to UUCLV).
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Stu Webster, Board of Trustees
Stuart Webster and his wife Barbara Gramenos joined UUCLV in 2007. Stu initially worked with Terry Sokey on buildings and grounds and the Yard Sale. Stu took over the Yard Sale from Terry and ran it for a couple of years, this made him a member of the Finance Committee under Bill Korol. Stu also worked with Jerry King on the Safety Committee for a year.
Prior to coming to Las Vegas Stu held leadership positions at his church in Hartford Connecticut.
Prior to coming to Las Vegas Stu held leadership positions at his church in Hartford Connecticut.
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Jerry King, Nominating Committee
Jerry has been a Unitarian Universalist since 1991 and a member of UUCLV since 1993. A retired seismologist, he spent his career working on the safety of nuclear power plants and waste disposal facilities. Jerry has served UUCLV in a number of capacities, including member of the Board, Board President, chair of the Building and Grounds Committee, organizer of service auctions and pledge campaigns, chair of the Nominating Committee, and audio-visual volunteer. Jerry enjoys hiking, camping, fly fishing, mountain biking, motorcycle trail riding, and amateur radio.
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Bette LaCombe, Audit Committee
Bette, a UU since 1980, has held many positions at UUCLV - Membership Chair (2003-6), Program Council Chair (2006-9) and President (2011-14). She was a founder and member of UUFP (UU Fellowship of Paris France) from 1985 to 1990 and President of EUU (European Unitarian Universalists) in 1989. She is a GA-Junkie (General Assembly) and is looking forward to her 16th one in Portland. Working at IBM for 35 years, her last job was working for the Finance Division overseeing financial promotions and loans.
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Terry Sokey has been an UU for over forty years. Active member of UUCLV since 1976. Retired from Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation. Involved in many Board, Committee and Task Forces in this Congregation. Married to Nancy for 55 years. Master of Ceremony at Trivia Night every year.
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Bob Couch, Audit Committee
Bob, and his wife Peggy, are foundational members of UUCLV. Presently Bob continues to provide technical assistance with finances, based on his history as President of the Board and many other leadership positions in many levels of our UU faith.
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