Reverend Dr. Laura Solomon, Minister

Rev. Dr. Laura Solomon is so glad to join UUCR as minister for the 2022-2023 church year. Prior to serving UUCR, Rev. Laura served the Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, MD as their Assistant Minister of Spiritual Growth. Rev. Laura graduated from Meadville Lombard Theological School in 2021, and was ordained by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia, MD. Rev. Laura loves Unitarian Universalism, poetry, crocheting magical creatures, and reading young adult fiction. She lives in Amesbury, MA with her partner, Tara, and their dog, Maizel Roo.
Contact: [email protected]

Melissa Martin, Member Services and Volunteer Coordinator

Melissa Martin joined the UUCR staff in September of 2013, as our Member Services and Volunteer Coordinator. She works side by side with our Membership Team in a variety of ways including welcoming visitors and members, assisting them in establishing deeper connections, and supporting those making UUCR their spiritual home. She previously served as our Interim Congregational Administer, supporting our staff and leading church operations. Melissa lives in Saugus, where she enjoys time spent with her husband, five children, three grandchildren, and their Goldendoodle, Teddy!
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Facebook: MelissaMartin UUReading


Music Director

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Kimberly Redd, Religious Education Coordinator

Kimberly joined UUCR staff in January 2024 as our 20 hour/week Religious Education Coordinator.

Kimberly is a Yoga Teacher, Musician, and Priestess of the Goddess. She has been educating children for 15 years, focusing the past 8 on Mindfulness through music.

Through her small business, Yogattune, Kimberly currently travels to schools and libraries sharing teachings of movement, breath, self love, and connection to nature through her original music.

Her second album, Dream Sequence: Kid songs for Yoga and Relaxation is coming soon!

She holds a BA in Theatre Arts and several Yoga teaching certifications including kids yoga and prenatal. She is a trained Priestess in the Avalonian lineage and the Magain Way, a Birth Doula, and a Reiki Practitioner. Kimberly writes and publishes Flow with the Wheel, a free monthly magazine for families blending Yoga and Earth based Spirituality.

Contact: [email protected]

 

Angel Carboni, Office Administrator

Angel joined UUCR staff in January 2024 as our 20 hour/week Office Administrator.

While not performing her office admin duties with us, you can find her taking photos in front of & behind the lens, playing videogames, watching anime, or cooking some delicious food.

She graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s for Computer Science and also had three minor concentrations of applied math, data science, and business analytics (quite multi-talented to say the least!). She currently resides in Melrose with a bearded dragon, pleco catfish & two mollies, and her partner.

(Photo credit:@silverhawkphoto on Instagram)

Contact: [email protected]

 

Kathryn Howland, Bookkeeper

Marc Evans, Facilities Manager