#261 The VUU – The UUMA Executive Team
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On The VUU this Week (May 16th), The UUMA Executive Team members, Janette Lanier, Rev. Melissa Carvill and Rev Darrick Jackson, chatted with us on What’s New with the UUMA and What’s Next – The VUU #261
Janette Lallier is the Director of Operations and member of Executive Team, Pro Tem for the UUMA. She works from her home office in NYC where, in addition to her work for the UUMA, she pursues a career as an opera singer. She enjoys finding new ways to include exercise in daily life – bike outings on the NYC Greenway currently top the list!!
Rev. Melissa Carvill Ziemer is currently the Director of Collegial Practice and member of Executive Team, Pro Tem for the UUMA and Minister Affiliated with First Parish, in Northfield, MA. Melissa was initially drawn to ministry with the UUMA by her interest in supporting ministerial formation through the new Ministerial Formation Network. In less than three years she has had three job titles as the UUMA has found itself in a period of organizational change. Melissa came to the UUMA from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent, OH where she served as the settled minister for over eleven years. Melissa is married to Rev. Evin Carvill Ziemer (who serves on the UUA’s Congregational Life staff) and they currently live in Easthampton, MA with their two young children Rylan and Owen and two older dogs, Migo and Zoey.
The Rev. Darrick Jackson comes to the UUMA after spending 5 years as the Director of Contextual Ministry at Meadville Lombard Theological School. Prior to that, he served congregations in Monson, MA and Storrs, CT. With the UUMA, Darrick has served on the CENTER Committee and is a contributor to Centering: Navigating Race, Authenticity and Power in Ministry. He has been involved denominationally with DRUUMM and the UUA Nominating Committee. He is also the treasurer and Workshop Leader for Healing Moments (a ministry for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s). Darrick likes to knit and to be involved in theatre. He lives in Chicago with his husband, Rev. James Olson (a United Church of Christ minister) and their two cats, Merlin and Morgana.
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