About UUAMP

What is UUAMP

UUAMP is comprised of about 110 members, both paid and volunteer, serving congregations with membership as one of the main components of their ministry. We also welcome UUA staff and the heads of the other UU Professional Groups to join us in supporting our mission and growing Unitarian Universalism as part of shared ministry.

Fill out the membership application to become a member today!

Benefits of Joining UUAMP

  • Educational opportunities such as Book Discussion Groups and Webinars, Best Practice Seminars and workshops at Local, Regional, and National conferences.
  • A Certification Program to bring out the best in yourself and your congregation.
  • Opportunities for growth and renewal at our annual gatherings.
    Opportunities for interacting with others doing work around belonging on our UUAMP Facebook Page by sharing both our challenges and triumphs.
  • A website full of practical and immediately usable tools and resources.
    A Mentoring Program available for new UUAMP Members.
    Networking opportunities for all members by facebook, email or phone to problem solve.
  • Fellowship and support from colleagues who share your vision and goals.
  • An opportunity to advocate for the professionalization of the important ministry of membership professionals.
  • Organizational voting rights within UUAMP on issues affecting the future of our faith.
  • Increase your value to your congregation by professional development and from sharing of fresh insights, new perspectives and best practices.

Our Mission

The Mission of UUAMP is to develop and support the ministry of membership through collaboration and professional development.

The Board's Goals

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Starting work on our new strategic plan.

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Growing UUAMP Membership.

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Increase Awareness of UUAMP among congregations and the UUA.

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Get more members involved.

UUAMP History

2015

A Place for ALL

In 2015, we opened up membership to all passionate about the Ministry of Membership, both paid and unpaid.

2011

Establishing UUAMP as a
professional group

Since our first Annual Meeting and inception at General Assembly in 2011, UUAMP has been very active in promoting shared ministry and collaboration with webinars, book discussions, workshops for regional gatherings and General Assembly, and a certification program.

UUAMP is run by an elected Board of Directors as well as a nominations and audit committee.

2010

Steering Committee

In June of 2010, 10 people volunteered to be on a steering committee to start the work of becoming a UUA related association for Membership Professionals.

2023

Looking Ahead

In June of 2023, our new logo was revleaed as well as a new strategic plan with a focus on growing our membership and growing our visibility.

More About UUAMP

Board Members

President: Nicole Duff  (she/her/hers)
membership@esuc.org

Nicole (she/her) serves as the Director of Membership Development at East Shore Unitarian Church in Bellevue, Washington, where she has been since 2015. She loves being able to welcome new people to the church with a focus on inclusivity and communication.

She is so thankful for UUAMP and its members and is so honored to be nominated to represent all of you. Please feel free to reach out to her any time.

She previously worked at a church in Columbus, Ohio, as their Director of Communications and also worked as a morning show news producer. She has a degree in Mass Communications and Social Media from The Ohio State University and is a Buckeye through and through. In her free time she enjoys exploring Seattle (where she lives) with her husband, Shaun, and spending time with her cats, Kittie and Cosmo.

Vice President: Kristin Cleveland - At Large (she/her/hers)
clc@uuschenectady.org 

Kristin is the Congregational Life Coordinator at the UU Society of Schenectady (NY), and she has also served two years as a Membership Coordinator at the First Unitarian Society of Newton (MA). Kristin’s earlier career in communications and outreach with environmental non-profits provided her with a foundation for UU membership work, but she has greatly appreciated the learning opportunities provided by UUAMP, and is excited to support that important work by serving on the UUAMP Board. When not at church, Kristin and her spouse Joe enjoy wandering the Adirondack woods near their home, listening to live local music, playing with their cats Phryne and Jack, and visiting extended family.

At the UUAMP 2024 Business Meeting, the members voted to affirm the boards proposal not to fill the treasurer role at this time. Most the treasurer duties (i.e. accounting work) were transferred to our paid administrator so that they are completely consistently and on-time. The remainder of the board will work together to fill in the few remaining tasks the treasurer was responsible for (i.e. financial analysis, drafting budgets.)

Margaret Rush (she/her/hers)
margaret.rush@richmonduu.org
Margaret is a lifelong UU and has been a member of her congregation in Richmond, VA for 20 years. For a long time, she dreamed of being a diplomat, but she says she “lacked the requisite political connections!” In her early professional career, Margaret was a paralegal, a marketing assistant, and a receptionist, among other things. After the market crash in 2008, she vowed never to work for corporate America again. After considering, ministry briefly, she felt it just wasn’t right. But church work was - administration, managing the million little things.

Previously, Margaret was an Administrator for a small Episcopal church (Administrator equaled “entire non-clergy staff!) for about six years, and an Executive assistant to the Rector of a large Episcopal church. Margaret speaks “church” pretty fluently, and in many ways she has achieved her dream of being a diplomat! Margaret is a single mom to 2 grown sons and 1 dog. She loves books and movies, and she travels whenever time and budget allow. Margaret is looking forward to being a part of the UUAMP Board.

Kelly Greene (she/her/hers)
kelly@uuccharlotte.org

As Director of Member Relations at the UU Community of Charlotte, NC, Kelly’s areas of responsibility include Membership, Community Building, Congregational Care, Denominational Relations and Stewardship. She also serves on the Coordinating Team and the Community Sundays Planning Group. She recently earned a MS in Talent and Organization Development from Queens University of Charlotte. When not working, she crochets, co-teaches a class at the county jail, enjoys slam poetry and goes dancing every chance she gets

Diane Alcorn (she/her/hers)
dalcorn@wsuuc.org

Diane Alcorn serves as the Membership & Engagement Coordinator in West Shore UU Church, Rocky River, Ohio. She has been a member of WSUUC for 11 years and have been a staff member in the role of membership and engagement the past 4 years. Her background is in communications, working in commercial radio and then as a public-school substitute teacher for 8 years before leaving to do a dream job of running a local coffee shop. She now realizes her actual dream job is being a membership coordinator for a UU church! Diane’s passion is helping people learn about Unitarian Universalism. She also enjoys travel, and any sort of adventure. Diane explains that she is running to serve on the board because she is extremely grateful for the immense amount of support that UUAMP has provided her.

Sara Constantakis (she/her/hers)
sara.constantakis@bucmi.org

Sara hails from Birmingham Unitarian Church, a mid-size congregation in a northern suburb of Detroit, Michigan. She's been a member of BUC for 16 years and a staff member for six years and is currently serving as Director of Congregational Life, with a portfolio that includes member engagement, welcoming and outreach, community building, lay leader development and support, and management of church communications. Sara holds degrees in English and Library & Information Science and worked in editorial production and product management for an educational publishing company, in a public radio newsroom, and in a college library before joining the BUC staff. In her spare time she enjoys exercise, reading, time with family and friends, and tending her new vegetable garden.

Charis Domador (she/her/hers)
connections@uucb.org

Charis serves as the Connections Coordinator at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkley in Kensington, California. She is originally from Caracas, Venezuela, and she has lived in Florida, Arizona, D.C., Virginia, and now California. Charis, who pronounces her name CHAD-ees, which rhymes with PATTIES, says, “I thoroughly enjoy cake and cooking. I love to laugh but take myself, and life, way too seriously.” Throughout her professional career, Charis has always gravitated to fields that connect people. Through her work in communications and as a yoga teacher, she strives to cultivate a world where curiosity yields connection and stewardship among us, recognizing the oneness of humanity. She explains, “I believe in human rights for all, banishing prejudice of every kind, the harmony of science and religion, the abolition of extreme wealth and poverty, and accessible education for all.”

Unitarian Universalist Association of Membership Professionals
Covenant of the Board of Directors

 
Our work together springs from our mutual passion for membership work. Upon that foundation we build this covenant.
 

  • The mission of UUAMP is the board’s primary and ultimate guide.
  • We value mutuality, collegiality and collaboration, therefore we promise to bring open hearts and open minds to our work together. We will practice and cultivate honesty, trust, kindness and appropriate vulnerability.
  • We acknowledge the role that power and privilege play in group dynamics and strive to create equity, appreciate diversity and work together as leaders of our organization to dismantle racism and other oppressions.
  • We promise to be accountable and to hold one another accountable for effective leadership. We promise to ask for help, to be open to help and to offer help when it would be beneficial.
  • We embrace opportunities to move through conflict, valuing discomfort as a path toward growth. We promise to listen even when it is hard and to speak the truth as we see it, even when it is hard. If we are unable to arrive at consensus we support Board decisions, so that ultimately, as a board, we speak with one voice.
  • We promise to balance confidentiality with transparency for the health of the association and to seek “the wisdom to know the difference.”
  • We acknowledge the wholeness of each individual as we work, worship, and play together

UUAMP Bylaws

View our Bylaws Here. They were amened, voted on and approved at the annual business meeting in June 2022

View our Code of Professional Conduct here. They were voted on and approved at our annual meeting on June 23, 2020.

Please contact board@uuamp.org with any questions or comments.