From Board Member Kera Beskin 11-1-2024

Hello Fellow Unitarian Universalists,

My name is Kera Beskin, and I am on the Unitarian Church of Evanston Board of Trustees. I have been a member since 2017 but started attending services around 2012. My 2024 new year’s resolution was to get more involved in UCE and to give back to this wonderful community.  Being on the board of trustees was a great opportunity to fulfill this resolution. The UCE Board of Trustees’ job is to promote the mission of the congregation by establishing policies for the administration and activities of the congregation. The Board of Trustees work closely with the wonderful UCE Executive Team – our ministers. The Board is tasked with listening and learning about key aspirations and challenges within the congregation. That means that everyone should feel free to share hopes, visions, goals, and dreams with not just UCE staff but also with the board.

You can find the Board of Trustees’ photos on the wall near the office and room two or online here. The current president is Elaine Siegel, vice president is Hòa Voscott, and Joe Romeo, Allyson Hunter, Sally Parsons, Forest Marie Peters Linsell, Melanie Kitchner, Peggy Boccard, and myself are the Board members. The Board secretary is Dana Deane and the Board treasurer is CJ Presto.

We are so blessed in this congregation to have amazing staff and great volunteers who donate their time to plan events, music, readings, social justice work, community organizing and so much more. If you are interested in running for the Board in the future, please see this page detailing the duties and qualifications. The Nominating Committee is always seeking great volunteers interested in elected leadership positions! The Congregational Connections Team and the Leadership Team are able to help you get connected into many other roles, leadership and otherwise, within our congregation.