Our Staff & Volunteers

First Unitarian staff and volunteers are involved in all aspects of the congregation’s activities. We are fiercely proud of the high calibre of our people.

Ministers and Directors • Governance • Music • Worship • Community Engagement • Religious Education • Communications • Sunday Service • Eco/Social Justice • Administration • Property • Denominational Affairs • Small Groups

Role or Group	Contacts	Organizational
Ministers and Directors
Senior Minister [staff]	Rev. Shawn Newton (416-924-9654 x2220) [email]	Reports to the Congregation
Associate Minister [staff]	Rev. Lynn Harrison (416-924-9654 x2260) [email]	Reports to the Senior Minister
Director of Lifespan Religious Education (DLRE) [staff]	Angela Klassen (416-924-9654 x2230) [email]	Reports to the Executive
Director of Congregational Music [staff]	Dallas Bergen (416-924-9654 x2250) [email]	Reports to the Executive
Director of Administration [staff]	TBD (416-924-9654 x2210) [email]	Reports to the Executive
Governance
Executive Committee	Shawn Newton, Senior Minister Karen Dunk-Green, President Mary Anne Roche	Reports to the Congregation
Board of Trustees	Moara Barrett, Vice-President Nathan Cox Bill Dunk-Green Karen Dunk-Green, President Sabina McAllister, Secretary and Safe Steps Liaison Nacia Miller Darryl Neate, Treasurer David Priebe, FMC Liaison Greg Suttor	Reports to the Congregation
Nominating Committee [email]		Reports to the Congregation
Committee on Shared Ministry	Janine Gliener, Chair	Reports to the Board
Policy Committee	Margaret Kohr	Reports to the Board
Real Estate Task Force	Karen Dunk-Green, Chair	Reports to the Board
Music		Aligned to the Director of Congregational Music
Resident Musicians [contract staff]	Gabrielle Byrnes, Joanne Chapin, Danny Fong, Tom Lillington, Lucas Marchand, Tahirih Vejdani
Pianist [contract staff]	Adam Sakiyama
Choir Committee	Ron Cragg, Judy Clarke, Ilene Cummings
Worship		Aligned to the Ministers
Journey Groups	Margaret Kohr, Coordinator of JG Facilitators Sue Berlove, Registrar
Worship Leaders	Beth Ann McFadden, Coordinator Niki Andre, Moara Barrett, Donald Cole, David Gunn, Maya Ferguson Klinowski, Nicole McKay
Storytellers	Diane Bosman and Lynn Torrie, Coordinators
Ushers	Jim Mason, Coordinator
Sound Technician [contract staff]	Matt Rideout
Community Engagement		Aligned to the Associate Minister
Lay Pastors	Jeanne Van Bronkhorst, Michael Stroh
Pastoral Care	Allan Brand, Coordinator
Greeters	Linda Brown, Coordinator
Newcomer Services	Diane Wagner, Coordinator [email]
Engage and Connect	Sheila Riddell, Coordinator
Greeting Card Ministry	Diane Bosman, Coordinator
Religious Education (RE)		Aligned to the DLRE
Youth Advisors	Portia Dodds, Lisa Trentin
OWL Teachers	Various	Coordinated by the DLRE
Nursery Staff and Child Minders [contract staff]	Various	Coordinated by the DLRE
RE Teachers and RE Committee	Kelly Ferguson, Coordinator
Adult Program Committee	OPEN
Family Retreat (January)	Brenda Ponic, Dominic Stones, Margaret Bryant
Communications		Aligned to the Executive
First Light	Josee Thibeault, Tanya Cothran, Editors
Social Media	Jennifer Beer, Sarah Winward, Editors
Webmasters [email]	Bill Dunk-Green, Stan Yack, Mo MacMahon
Sunday Service
Sunday Coffee	Wendy Peebles, Coordinator
Library Committee	Peter Hughes, Chair
Food Services	Hope Paul, Coordinator
Kitchen Monitor	Loo Russell
Eco/Social Justice		Aligned to the Executive
Amnesty International Chapter 142	Ted Wood [email]
Canadian Unitarians for Social Justice	Margaret Rao, Liaison [email]
Central America Community Development	Richard Kirsh, Liaison [email]
Canadian UU Women’s Association Chapter	Gillian Burton, Gerta Moray
Green Sanctuary	Linda Heron, Coordinator
Reconciliation Working Group	Gilbert Salgado
UU UNO Liason	Kalvin Drake [email]
Welcoming Congregation	Art Brewer
Administration		Aligned to the Director of Administration
Bookkeeper [contract staff]	Daniel Grzymisch (416-924-9654 x2240) [email]	Reports to the Treasurer
Assistant Bookkeeper [contract staff]	Carmen Schultz [email]	Reports to the Bookkeeper
Finance Coordinator	Winnie McDonagh
Funds Management Committee [email]	David Priebe, Chair	Reports to the Board
Team Generosity	Catherine Lake, Chair Mo MacMahon	Reports to the Board
Cashiers	John Cummings, Coordinator
Treasurer Emerita, Internal Auditor	Kathy Thompson
Custodians [staff]	Carmen Schulz, part-time Custodian [email]	Report to the Director of Administration
Office and Administration Volunteers	Various	Aligned to the Director of Administration
IT Committee (technical infrastructure and office systems)	Andrew McAllister, Chair
Internal Audit Consultant	Kathy Thompson
Archivist	OPEN
Property		Aligned to the Director of Administration
Property Coordinator	Dominic Stones, Chair
Fixers	Dominic Stones, Craig Mahood
Aesthetics Committee	Jean Galt, Susan Low-Beer, Gerta Moray, Anne Murdock
Weed & Seed	Herb Wright
Inside gardening	Hope Paul
Paint & Patch	M J Blackman
Arts Committee	Kate Cottington, Chair [email]
Planned Giving	Margaret Kohr
Bookshop	Lynn Hughes, Coordinator
Denominational Affairs		Aligned to the Executive
Lay Chaplains Committee	Peter Brydon, Chair
Lay Chaplains	Karen Dunk-Green, Sue Meggs, Jennifer Beer (in training)
Lay Chaplain Coordinator	Beth Guthrie [email]
International Council of UUs Liaison	Ellen Campbell
CUC Liaison	Kalvin Drake
Unicamp Liaison	Iris Kairow Murray
Unitarian Congregations of GTA Liaison	Kalvin Drake
Small Group Volunteer Leaders		Member-led small group activities
Booktalk	Wendy McDonald
Bridge Club	Peter Brydon
Conversational French	Claude Marchand
Issues and Ideas	Gerta Moray
Jewish Awareness Group	Merrilee Brand
Meditation Group	Moara Barrett
Men’s Group	Stan Yack
Our Pagan Grove	Kate Chung
Yoga	Johanna Lanfranco, Hanna Heger