GROUPS & COMMITTEES

Board - The Board consists of the following members:

Jonathan Birchall, Chair

Dana Burch, Vice Chair

Fred Corden, Treasurer

Polly Franchini, Clerk

Janet Koplos, Council Chair

Rose Crayton, At-Large Member

Brenda Shrobe, At-Large Member

Church Council:

Janet Koplos, Chair

Lisa Attias

Sheila Kaminsky

Christian Herrera

Wendy Moscow

Liaisons:

Dana Burch, UNGA

Fred Corden, Finance

Polly Franchini, Membership, Gallery 35

Brenda Shrobe, Music, Personnel

Nominating Committee:

Leslie McKenzie, Chair

Nancy Jennings

Fay Bennet-Lord

Patti Paris

Finance Committee

Fred Corden, Chair, Board Liaison

Jonathan Birchall

George Garland

Sam Kerns

Ex Officio: Jeff Loveland

Ex Officio: Rev. Peggy Clarke

Personnel Committee

Brenda Shrobe, Chair, Council Chair, Board Liaison

Consults with Jonathan Birchall, Chair, and Rev. Peggy Clarke

Ethelwyn Doolittle Justice and Outreach Fund
The Fund provides financial support to organizations outside of the Community Church of New York who provide direct assistance or advocacy to designated communities in need and have a 501-C3 designation. Their work must also fall within the areas of human rights, civil liberties, racial justice and/or environmental concerns. See this page for more details.

Committee Members:

Fred Corden, Chair

Patti Paris

Marianne Roncoli

Mila Rosenthal

John Haynes Holmes Memorial Scholarship Fund
The memorial fund honors Dr. John Haynes Holmes, who served as Senior Minister of the Community Church from 1907 – 1949 and was a prominent social activist including a founding member of the NAACP and the ACLU.

The Fund provides annual Fellowships for Unitarian Universalist undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full-time and/or part-time at a postsecondary institution. For more information, visit this page.

Committee Members:

Paul Hampton, Chair

Membership Committee

Jody Leight, Chair, Council Liaison

Polly Franchini, Board Liaison

Music Committee

Brenda Shrobe, Chair, Council Liaison, Board Liaison

Anti-racism Action Group

Rose Crayton, Chair, Council Liaison

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Virginia Asman, Chair, Council Liaison

Polly Franchini, Board Liaison

United Nations & Global Affairs Program

Dana Burch, Chair, Council Liaison