Term: 2026-29
My family came to Unitarian Universalism when my mom (now a member of MVUC in Alexandria, VA!) was searching for a spiritual home that would honor her choices as a divorced mother. At the DuPage UU Church in suburban Chicago, I watched the filmstrips back when OWL was still About Your Sexuality, and planned an incredible Con with my lifesaving youth group comrades at Main Line Unitarian Church outside Philadelphia. For many years after that, I described myself as “a lapsed UU,” focusing my spirituality mostly through tarot, astrology, and other witchy channels, which are still important to me.
After moving to Durham, I decided to return to Unitarian Universalism, seeking intergenerational community outside of the scholarly, organizing, and work contexts that had dominated my life. I finished a PhD in American Studies at the University of Minnesota and started working as a book editor at Duke University Press in 2012. As part of my job, I’m honored to work with scholars on the cutting edge of theorizing liberation across lines of race, gender, sexuality, ability, class, and nation. I also organize with the NC Women’s Prison Book Project to send reading materials to incarcerated women in our state. I live near downtown Durham in the Northgate Park neighborhood with my partner of 16 years, Mike.
I came to ERUUF in the fall of 2013, and quickly became involved with our most important sacrament, coffee hour, and as a leader in the 20s/30s group. In 2014, I began working with our incredible youth (and RE team) as an advisor to the High School Youth Group and have been lucky enough to be involved with Coming of Age over the years as well. I have been committed to forwarding the work of anti-racism personally and professionally, and joined ERUUF’s Change Team, now the Theory of Change Committee, in 2017. As part of that work, I’ve attended, organized, and facilitated multiple trainings, participated in book studies, and spent a lot of time thinking seriously about ERUUF’s strategic vision. I look forward to putting all of these experiences to work as a member of the Board of Trustees.
