Mission &
Leadership

We Are The UUA

1,000+ congregations committed to inherent worthiness and dignity, the centrality of justice and equity, and creating beloved community.

UUA leadership at a protest wear Side With Love shirts and stoles as they pose for a group photo in front of a crowd of demonstrators on Boston Common.

From left: UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt, Executive Vice President Carey McDonald, Co-Moderator Kimberly Quinn Johnson, Co-Moderator Bill Young, and Vice President for Programs and Ministries Ashley Horan at a No Kings protest on Boston Common. © Chris Northcross/UUA

Equipping congregations for vital ministry

Supporting and training lay and professional leaders

Advancing UU values in the world

Highlights in 2025

Congregations & Communities (member, emerging, covenanting, and international)

Total Membership

Religious Education Engagement (enrolled and non-enrolled)

UUA Staff Leadership as of January 1, 2026

Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt
UUA President

Carey McDonald
Executive Vice President

Rev. Ashley Horan
Vice President for Programs and Ministries

Rev. Lauren Smith
Director of Stewardship and Development

David Valentine
Chief Financial Officer

Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd
Director of Communications and Public Ministry

Nicole Pressley
Organizing Strategy Director

Gayatri Patnaik
Director of Beacon Press

Natalie Aguila Briscoe
Director of Congregational Life

Cecilia Kingman
Acting Director of Ministries and Faith Development

JK Nelson
Interim Director of Equity and Impact

Financials & Support

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Mission &Leadership