Mission &
Leadership
We Are The UUA
1000+ congregations committed to inherent worth and dignity, the centrality of justice and equity, and creating beloved community.
UUA Leadership 2025
Back row, L to R: Rev. Ashley Horan (Vice President for Programs and Ministries), Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd (Director of Communications and Public Ministry), Dave Valentine (Vice President for Finance and Investments), Carey McDonald (Executive Vice President), Rev. Sofia Betancourt (UUA President), Rev. Shige Sakurai (Special Assistant for Equity, Belonging and Change), Front row, L to R: Jessica York (Director of Congregational Life), Nicole Pressley (Organizing Strategy Director), Janice Marie Johnson (Director of Ministries and Faith Development), Rev. Lauren Smith (Director of Stewardship and Development)
Equipping congregations for vital ministry
Supporting and training lay and professional leaders
Advancing UU values in the world
Highlights in 2024
Number of member congregations
Total Membership
Religious Education enrollment
Membership and Religious Education enrollments combined
UUA Staff Leadership as of January 1, 2024
UUA President
Carey McDonald
Executive Vice President
Rev. Ashley Horan
Organizing Strategy Director
Rev. Lauren Smith
Director of Stewardship and Development
Tim Brennan (through May)
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Rev. Sarah Lammert (through December 2023)
Co-Director of Ministries and Faith Development and UUA Ecclesiastical Endorser
Dr. Janice Marie Johnson
Director of Ministries and Faith Development
Jessica York
Director of Congregational Life
Rev. Shige Sakurai
Director of Equity, Belonging, and Change
Lisa Gregory (through February)
Director of Communications
Gayatri Patnaik
Director of Beacon Press
Financials & Support
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