Our faculty and staff come from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds. Their work supports the school’s mission to prepare people for Unitarian Universalist and progressive multi-religious faith ministries and religious leadership in society.

All People

Staff

Dr. Stephanie Krusemark

President, Ex-Officio Trustee

Rev. Dr. Gabriella Lettini

Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the Faculty, Aurelia Henry Reinhardt...

Rev. Dr. Christopher Schelin

Dean of Students, Director of Contextual Education

Rev. Dr. Meg Richardson

Associate Dean of the Faculty, Associate Professor

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Jessica Neno Cloud, CFRE, MA

Vice President of Advancement

Dawn Higdon

Advancement Data Coordinator

Fred Williamson

School Safety Officer

Rev. Jacqueline Duhart

Director of Spiritual Care

Kim Matsuura

Coordinator of Academic Programs, Registrar and Dean of Faculty Assistant

Matthew Waterman

Vice President of Enrollment

Owais Qureshi

Student Accounts Manager & Finance Assistant

Teresa Joye

Assistant to the President

Xander Huffman

Director of Communications

HP Rivers

Communication Coordinator

Core Faculty

Rev. Dr. Gabriella Lettini

Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the Faculty, Aurelia Henry Reinhardt...

Rev. Dr. Christopher Schelin

Dean of Students, Director of Contextual Education

Dr. Som Pourfarzaneh

Associate Professor of Islamic and Digital Media Studies

Rev. Dr. Meg Richardson

Associate Dean of the Faculty, Associate Professor

Rev. Dr. Sheri Prud’homme

Associate Professor of Religion and Education

Rev. Dr. Pamela D. Hancock

Associate Professor of Spiritual Practice & Care for the Soul

Faculty

Rev. Dr. Matta Ghaly

Assistant Professor of Practical Theology

Rev. Kevin Alan Mann

Assistant Professor of Multicultural Chaplaincy and Community Ministries

Dr. Ashley London Bacchi

Assistant Professor of Jewish History and Ancient Mediterranean Religions

J. Tyson Casey

Assistant Professor of Leadership and Movements

Taya Mâ Shere

Assistant Professor of Organic Multireligious Ritual

Dr. Hugo Córdova Quero

Associate Professor of Critical Theories and Queer Theologies

Dr. Shannon Frediani

Assistant Professor of Pedagogy in Multireligious Decolonial Liberative Education

Adjunct Faculty

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Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Rudolph P. Reyes II

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Eric Harvey

Adjunct Faculty

Rev. Jeannette Bessinger

Adjunct Faculty

Rev. Dr. Monica Cross

Adjunct Faculty

Rev. Dr. Samantha Wilson

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Éva Patkó

Adjunct Faculty

Rev. Elaine Gehrmann

Adjunct Faculty

Aisha Hauser

Adjunct Faculty

Eleana Baskouta

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Larry Norris

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Pravina Rodrigues

Adjunct Faculty

Rev. Dayna Edwards

Adjunct Faculty

Rev. Keyona Lazenby

Adjunct Faculty

Rev. Leslie Takahashi

Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Sabrina E. Dent

Adjunct Faculty

Hilda Mason Teaching Fellow

Dr. Yvonne C. Garrett

Hilda Mason Teaching Fellow

Kelly Ann (KA) Nelson

Hilda Mason Teaching Fellow

Robin Thompson

Hilda Mason Teaching Fellow

Ronnie Boyd

Hilda Mason Teaching Fellow

Trustees

Dr. Stephanie Krusemark

President, Ex-Officio Trustee

Rev. Dr. Gabriella Lettini

Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the Faculty, Aurelia Henry Reinhardt...

Rev. Alison Miller

Chair, Board of Trustees, Senior Minister, First Unitarian Church of Portland

Bruce Field

Secretary, Board of Trustees, Wrentham, MA

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Kellie Kinsman

Ex-officio Trustee representing student body, Gardena, CA

Liesl Dees

Ex-officio Trustee representing student body, Farmington, NM

Dr. Sebastienne Grant

Prescott, AZ

Dr. Maureen C. Silva

Honolulu, HI

Rev. Dianne Daniels

Norwich, CT

Dr. Tuli Patel

Summit, NJ

Linda Laskowski

Berkeley, CA

Rev. Cassandra Howe

Ex-officio Trustee representing the Graduate Association, Asheville, NC

Rev. Zeb Green

Freeport, ME

Rebecca Cooke

Treasurer, Board of Trustees, Secane, PA

Rochelle Fortier Nwadibia

Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Daly City, CA

President Emeriti/ae

Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt

President Emerita

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Rev. Dr. Rebecca Ann Parker

President Emerita, Professor Emerita of Theology

Faculty Emeriti/ae

Clare Benedicks Fischer

Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Emerita Professor of Religion and Culture

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Rev. Dr. Rebecca Ann Parker

President Emerita, Professor Emerita of Theology

Research Faculty

Dr. Andrea Vestrucci

Research Professor

Clare Benedicks Fischer

Aurelia Henry Reinhardt Emerita Professor of Religion and Culture

Dr. Ghazala Anwar

Research Faculty

Research Scholars

Rev. Dr. Tera Landers

Research Scholar

Aisha Hauser

Research Scholar

Alex Rodriguez

Research Scholar

Alex Kapitan

Research Scholar

Betty Jeanne Rueters-Ward

Research Scholar

Charles Garfield

Research Scholar

Glenna Matthews

Research Scholar

Rev. Dr. Natalie Fenimore

Research Scholar

Rev. Dr. Jay Atkinson

Research Scholar

Làszlò Major

Research Scholar

Letizia Tomassone

Research Scholar

Rev. Tet Gallardo

Research Scholar

Szabolcs (Szabi) Czire

Research Scholar

Starr King School for the Ministry
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