Board of Trustees - Elected Leaders of the Congregation
Liz Reyes : President
 President
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Liz Reyes grew up in Riverside, IL and currently lives there with her husband, Benjamin, and son, Rafael. Liz and her family have been attending UCH for several years and have been members for three years. Liz volunteered in the RE program for a year, served on the membership committee and was the Growth and Learning Circle Coordinator for two years. Liz is currently serving as the Vice President of the Board of Directors and is a member of the religious education committee and the worship committee. Liz likes to read, travel with her family, go the library, listen to the radio, take long walks, practice yoga and sometimes run. Liz works as a Senior Loan Officer with the Corporation for Supportive Housing, a non-profit focused on creating housing solutions for the homeless and other vulnerable populations. Liz has over 20 years of non-profit management and real estate development experience and has worked at several Chicago area non-profits and served on a number of non-profit boards and advisory committees. Liz has an MA in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, an MA in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a BS in Public Administration from Indiana University and is a licensed real estate broker in Illinois.
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Susan Mooney : Vice President
Vice President
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I’ve been a member of UCH for nearly 20 years and was raised as a UU in a small (and often under-funded!) church in NY. My recent experience serving on the Ministerial Search Committee helped to deepen my commitment to our church and its future. I love the RE program at UCH and enjoy being on the RE Committee, a volunteer teacher and Coming of Age mentor. My husband, Tim, and I have three adult daughters who grew up in the church. I’m looking forward to this new opportunity to support this community by serving on the Board.
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Mike Pabian : Secretary
Secretary
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Recently retired from in-house attorney position with Exelon (ComEd) and previously with Ameritech. Originally from Detroit. Raised Catholic but “ran away” (i.e., did not “fall away”) after the light went on in college. (“In Humanae Vitae” helped a great deal in that regard.) Began regularly attending services at UCH about 20 years ago, after several years of coming for the “ritual” at Christmas. Taught RE (K-1, Haunting House) periodically for a number of years. My first students are now well past college age. Live in Western Springs with long-time spouse, Janelle. Adult kids – Daniel, David, and Sarah – are all RE alums.
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Darrin Howard : Treasurer
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Darren Howard is an active member who seems to be helping out everywhere at once. He's served on the Finance Committee for three years and has helped get the churches records in order. ...
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Gene Schafer : Trustee at Large
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Gene serves numerous places in the church, being a leading member of the Animal Ministry, actively involved in building care, and a creative and dedicated keeper of information for the Green Sanctuary Team...
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David Mrazek : Trustee at Large
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Having grown up in the church, Dave brings a creative and thoughtful presence as well as the long memory and care for the community that comes when you remember running around the sanctuary as a little kid....
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Suzanne Williams : Trustee at Large
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Suzanne brings a great dry sense of humor and wonderful tech knowledge to the many roles she holds at UCH. She's a strong member of Green Sanctuary and can often be found volunteering at the Fair Trade table on Sunday mornings...
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