1. Meet Your Board
MidAmerica Board of Trustees
2013-2014

2. Rev. Bill Sasso
President
Term: 2015
• Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Carbondale, Illinois
• 13 years of UU parish ministry
(now retired), and President of
the Central Midwest District
• Sharing my life with Kathy, my
wife; Elena, my daughter; and
Molly, our lab-shepherd mix
• I celebrate autumn with hikes in
the forest amid the gorgeous
fall colors.

3. Charlotte Preston
Vice President
• White Bear Unitarian
Universalist Church
• Mahtomedi, Minnesota
• Prairie Star District Board;
I also led Linchpin,
communicating about forming
the MidAmerica Region.
• Small business owner working
in the global jewelry industry.
• Fall fun for me is sharing a
scooter ride with my partner
Mary and son Jake.
Term: 2015

4. Eric Huffer
Secretary
Term: 2016
• Unitarian Universalist Church of
Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
• Heartland District Nominating
Committee; I am chairing the
Denominational Affairs
committee in my congregation.
• I work in administration for a
large ambulatory surgery center;
every day is different.
• I look forward to a fall of
hiking, farmers' markets, and
gardening.

5. Tom Sommerfeld
Treasurer
Term: 2016
• Northwoods UU Fellowship
Woodruff, Wisconsin
• 7 years as treasurer for the
congregation
• Living on a lake in the
woods, making/listening to
music, preparing my Classical
radio show.
• I enjoy visiting Ann
Arbor, Michigan for friends
and football in the fall.

6. Amy Taylor
Trustee
Term: 2014
• Unitarian Universalist Church
of Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
• OWL Facilitator, Heartland
District President
• Professionally, I am
a Commodities Manager/
Procurement Specialist.
• In the fall I love to go "leaf
peeping," visit orchards and
sample apple cider.

7. Rev. Cindy Landrum
Trustee
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Universalist Unitarian Church of East
Liberty
Clarklake (Jackson County), Michigan
Parish ministry for 12 years,
chapter president for Heartland’s UU
Ministers’ Association.
My husband, Peter Morrison, our
daughter and I, are active in art.
Fall means back-to-school for
husband and daughter, pumpkin
carving, hay rides, and apple-picking.
Term: 2015

8. Dave Martin
Trustee
Term: 2016
• Unitarian Universalist
Society of Iowa City
Iowa City, Iowa
• I have been Secretary and
Vice-President of the Prairie
Star District Board.
• I work in library
administration at the
University of Iowa.
• I look forward to a fall of
hiking, biking, and golf.

9. Erin McElroy
Trustee
• Bradford Community Church
Unitarian Universalist
Kenosha, Wisconsin
• I have served as youth chair on
my church’s Religious Education
Committee as well as aided in the
planning of Youth CONs
(Conferences).
• I make music to share with those I
hold dearest.
• Fall is a time of change and new
starts with the school semester.
Term: 2014
No photo is shown of this board member
due to our Youth Safety policies.

10. Kathy Burek
Trustee
Term: 2014
• Michael Servetus Unitarian
Society
Fridley, Minnesota
• Prairie Star District
President, District Presidents’
Association President
• Self-employed management
consultant. Married nearly 43
years. Three adult children; no
grandchildren. One cat.
• In the fall, we love hiking in
Minnesota’s state parks.

11. Rev. Ian Evison
Ex-Officio
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Beverly Unitarian Church
Chicago, Illinois
Part of staff team that created the
vision for administrative structure
& program of MidAmerica; former
Congregational Services
Director, Central MidWest District
A UU minister, I have long
ministered in reinventing UU
organizations.
Love going on amazing adventures
with good friends and family—like
canoeing in the Boundary Waters in
Northern Minnesota.
Congregational Life Consultant