UUSC Statement on the UU@UN Office
Challenging Injustice, Advancing Human Rights
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee advances human rights through grassroots collaborations.
Rev. Jacqueline Brett is Lead Minister of the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Durham, North Carolina. Her ministry is devoted to making a transformative and equitable difference in the world by taking an active stand for racial equity and collective liberation both within and beyond the congregation’s walls. Full Bio →
Rev. Jacqueline Brett
Board Member
Barbara Du Mond’s work focuses on building healthy social and natural systems that promote physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being. Full Bio →
Barbara Du Mond
Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson serves as minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South Fork on Long Island in Bridgehampton, NY. Her ministry and her preaching encourage us to connect to our most deeply held values so that we can live our faith in the world. Full Bio →
Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson
Rohit Menezes is a partner at The Bridgespan Group, where he has spent the last decade working with clients on thorny challenges related to strategy, organization, and leadership. Full Bio →
Rohit Menezes
Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti serves as Senior Minister of the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, MI. Full Bio →
Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti
Lynn Miyamoto has a law practice, Lynn A Miyamoto, PLC, a practical law company focused on immigration. Full Bio →
Lynn Miyamoto
Vice Chair
Maria Pignataro Nielsen is a recognized thought leader in the global non-profit arena and has a long history of working for social justice organizations. Full Bio →
Maria Pignataro Nielsen
April Nishimura directed racial equity efforts for the Puyallup Watershed Initiative, a social and environmental nonprofit in Washington state. Full Bio →
April Nishimura
Joseph B. Parsons was executive vice president, chief financial, and chief operating officer of Michael Kors Holdings Limited. Full Bio →
Joe Parsons
Anthony B. Pinn is currently the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religion at Rice University. Full Bio →
Anthony Pinn
Dr. Katherine Schneider is a board-certified family physician and healthcare advocate. Full Bio →
Katherine Schneider
Jim Smith is a partner at the Boston law firm, Foley Hoag LLP, where he has practiced since the fall of 1982. Full Bio →
Jim Smith
Treasurer
Dave Thompson is a technology industry veteran with 34 years of experience, retired from Microsoft as a Corporate Vice President leading product engineering teams. Full Bio →
Dave Thompson
Cynthia Totten is a deputy executive director in the Washington, D.C., office of Just Detention International, a health and human rights organization. Full Bio →
Cynthia Totten
Secretary
Rev. Ned Wight served ten years as executive director of the UU Veatch Program at Shelter Rock and is currently interim senior minister at the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock in Manhasset, NY. Full Bio →
Rev. Ned Wight
Board Chair