Our Minister and Staff
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 with her dog, Maizel Roo.
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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 adult children, their partners, her three grandchildren, and their Goldendoodle, Teddy!
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Dr. Bonnie Anderson, Music Director
Dr. Bonnie Anderson is thrilled to join the staff of UUCR as Music Director/Pianist. Bonnie has a multi-faceted career as church musician, pianist, flutist, and teacher. She is principal pianist of the Vista Philharmonic Orchestra and flutist in the Metropolitan Flute Festival Orchestra. Bonnie is an Adjunct Instructor of Music at Phillips Andover Academy. Bonnie loves sharing her passion for music with people of all ages. If you love to sing or play an instrument, please join us for rehearsals on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings and share your music with the UUCR community. An avid indo-rower and certified yoga instructor, she lives on the North Shore with her husband, two teenage daughters, and two golden retrievers. www.bonnieandersonpiano.com
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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.
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Alan Holt, Staff Assistant
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Angel Carboni, Rental Coordinator
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Melanie Hoggard-Perley, Bookkeeper
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Marc Evans, Facilities Manager
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