Laurice Grae-Hauck

Acting Executive Director

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execdir@auumm.org

Laurice’s UU career path began at the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of New Jersey, where she was the Outreach Coordinator and Business Administrator. She comes to AUUMM from New Jersey Theatre Alliance where she was the Manager of Digital Communications and Marketing. Her biggest achievement at the Alliance was helping to launch a ground-breaking public-private partnership, Show-Score NJ, the first regional edition of the “Rotten Tomatoes for theatre”. Bringing her UU values and social justice background, she was instrumental in forming the Alliance’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee and served on a similar working group for ArtPride NJ. Laurice’s EDI work with the Alliance introduced her to Equity Quotient, a national consulting firm dedicated to transforming the arts through the lens of erasing racism to achieve cultural equity, for whom she now does organizational training/facilitation and communications strategy. A nonprofit communications specialist, Laurice also runs a consulting business, Voice & Vision Digital. She currently serves as the communications chair for the Association of Performing Arts Service Organization.

In her free time, she loves to watch movies with and cook for her husband, Markus, and daughter, Beatrice, and dreams of being best friends with Brené Brown. Laurice is an active member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair as a singer, religious educator, communications consultant, and Minister of Hugs. She believes that music is an integral part of building beloved community and sustaining social justice work. 
 

Mary Ellen Morgan

Office Administrator

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admin@auumm.org

A Unitarian Universalist for over thirty five years, Mary Ellen has held congregational leadership roles as church Treasurer and Board Member, District Board President, and many staff positions as church accountant, Director of Administration, Director of Religious Education, and a one-year position as Choir Director. In her spare time she has also run her own accounting practice specializing in small businesses and not-for-profit accounting.  

Bea Ann Phillips
Owner, BPlanning Meeting Management, LLC

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bphillips@bplanning.net

Bea Ann is an independent meeting professional with over 25 years of experience planning meetings, conferences and trade shows for groups of 50-1500. She is also the former Director of Children, Youth and SHINE (Healing) choirs at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington, VA.

Jan Gartner
Compensation and Staffing Practices Manager

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jgartner@uua.org

Jan joined the UUA staff in 2011. After 5 years in the Professional Development Office, where she oversaw the Music Leadership Certification and Religious Education Credentialing Programs, Jan moved to the Office of Church Staff Finances. In providing guidance on compensation, personnel matters, staff transitions, and healthy teams, she strives to equip congregations for excellence as employers and their staff for financial competence and well-being.

 

Rev. Sarah Gettie McNeill
Professional Development Programs Manager

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sgmcneill@uua.org

Rev. Sarah Gettie McNeill is the Professional Development Programs Manager in the Faith Development Office, with responsibility for the Music Leadership Certification, Religious Education Credentialing, and Renaissance programs. She is a UU minister and has served in religious education and chaplaincy.