Board of Trustees

The legal authority of Namaqua lies with the Board of Trustees (BoT), which is responsible for policy development, fiscal management and strategic planning. Their monthly meetings (fourth Tuesday of each month, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM) are open to all, and actions are reported in the Crossings newsletter each month.

Rebecca Williamson — President, rwilliamson147@yahoo.com
Sharon Knorr — Secretary, knorr.sharon@gmail.com
Bill Rosquist — Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair, rosqui9@aol.com
Pete Buchmeier — Trustee & Facilities Committee Chair, petebuchmeier@gmail.com
John Stegner — Trustee &  Personnel Committee Coordinator, Jfstegner@msn.com
Clay Benton — Trustee, bentonclayton@msn.com
Allen VanNest — Trustee, allenvannest@yahoo.com

Finance Committee

Bill Rosquist — Chair, rosqui9@aol.com
Doug Stewart — dougestewart@gmail.com
Jeanne Miller —  jkm530@hotmail.com 
Dick Barton —  dick_barton@comcast.net  
Allen VanNest —  allenvannest@yahoo.com

Leadership Development Committee

The Leadership Development Committee (LDC) is responsible for submitting names of candidates for vacant positions on the Board of Trustees and the Committee on Shared Ministries at the annual congregational meeting in May. This committee also provides leadership development, retreat planning, and resources and assistance for the other elected committees. Interested in leadership? Find out more by writing to ldc@NamaquaUU.org or contact any member of the committee.

kathy hartman — Chair, knhumans@gmail.com
Bonnie Stegner — bonnie@jbstegner.com
Leo Grassen — lgrassens@gmail.com

Committee on Shared Ministries

The Committee on Shared Ministries (CoSM) is the coordinating body which facilitates the actual work of the church. CoSM works directly with chairs of the volunteer ministries, which plan and implement programs. Ministry chairs are all members of NUUC’s Council who meet quarterly to plan with each other. To learn more about the work of our ministries and to volunteer, write to CoSM@NamaquaUU.org or contact any member of the committee.

Doug Stewart — Liaison to Social Justice, Membership & Adult RE, dougestewart@gmail.com
Jauna Drake — Liaison to Pastoral Care, jaunadrake@gmail.com
Tom Mitchell — Liaison to Building Operations, Worship, Music, Children RE, tomm318@yahoo.com

Building Maintenance

Pete Buchmeier — Chair, (970) 669-9236  petebuchmeier@gmail.com
Bill Rosquist — (720) 841-3970  rosqui9@aol.com

Ministry Chairs

Worship Co-chairs — Dana Lightsey, revdana@namaquauu.org & kathy hartman, knhumans@gmail.com
Music Chair — Marion Cox, cox.mari@gmail.com
NUUC Tech Chair — Katie Fox, katiefox99@hotmail.com
Social Justice Chair — Sue Matthews, smattrnc@gmail.com
Young Adult Ministry — Dana Lightsey, revdana@namaquauu.org & Janen Wright, janenpw19@gmail.com
Small Group Ministry — Dana Lightsey, revdana@namaquauu.org
Communications — Chantel Sisk, chantel.nuuc@gmail.com
Adult RE Chair — Doug Stewart, dougestewart@gmail.com
Youth RE Co-Chairs — Janen Wright, janenpw19@gmail.com & Meagan Foster, meaganfoster55@gmail.com
Building Operations Chair — Tom Mitchell, tomm318@yahoo.com
Membership Co-chairs — Linda Bell, shagwa2000@yahoo.com & Sally Henry,  sahenry05@gmail.com
Ushering Chair — Nancy Amsler, nancymslr2@gmail.com
Pastoral Care Chair — Sally Henry, sahenry05@gmail.com
(Outreach – Under development)

Minister and Staff

Rev. Dana Lightsey — Contract Minister & ex officio member of BoT, Finance Committee, LDC, COSM &  all other committees and ministries, revdana@namaquauu.org  
Janen Wright — Director of Religious Education, janenpw19@gmail.com 
Ryan Marvel — Director of Music, musicdir@namaquauu.org
Chantel Sisk — Office Administrator, chantel.nuuc@gmail.com
Kristine Abbey — Housekeeper, krisaworks@gmail.com