Governing Board

Governing Board of the Unitarian Universalist
Church of Reading (UUCR) 2007-2008, from left to right:

Liz Geraghty, Lorraine Dennis, Don Pearson, Ann Fisher, Rev. Tim Kutzmark (minister), Tom Mottl, Margaret Soli, Elaine Ohlson, Rob Craig-Comin, Clyde Hardin, Tracy Sopchak, Shelby Woods, Aileen Dashurova (DRE)

Members

The Governing Board consists of 13 members elected at the Annual Meeting in May.

President: Lorraine Dennis , 781-944-2249
Vice-President for Programs: Ann Fisher , 781-942-1634
Vice President for Finance: Tom Mottl , 781-942-0345
Vice President for Planning: Elaine Ohlson , 781-942-1794
Treasurer: Don Pearson , 978-658-6438
Clerk: Shelby Woods 617-623-3021

At Large Members:

Rob Craig-Comin , 978-470-0804
Liz Geraghty , 781-942-9806
Clyde Hardin , 781-942-2324
Margaret Soli , 781-944-4426
Tracy Sopchak , 781-944-3451

Auditor: Nora Buckley , 781-944-7591
Standing Moderator: Geoff Beckwith , 781-944-5030
Non-Board Liaison: Bob Cary, BOFSC , 781-599-4116

Duties

Our Governance is determined by our bylaws. The Board consists of the President, Vice President for Programs, Vice President for Finance, Vice President for Planning, and five at large members.  The VPs convene councils in their areas and much of the day-to-day operation of the church is managed by the councils and committees of the church.  The Agenda Committee is comprised of the President, Vice Presidents, and the Minister.

The board’s work is to set policy and to support the work of the staff and committees of the church. They also serve as the fiduciary group in the congregation.  Part of their job is also to be smart, listen to the congregation to understand where they want the church to go, and then provide leadership to get us there.

All Governing Board members attend a daylong retreat in the summer to set the year's goals and then meet once a month. Typically each member is part of a Board Subcommittee to investigate one of the goals and bring a recommendation to the full Board.

Establishing an operating budget for the church for presentation at the annual all congregational meeting is another function of the Board and takes a good bit of our time in the Spring of each year.