Rev. Kristin Schmidt was born and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland and grew up attending the Cedar Lane UU Church in Bethesda. After graduating from Western Maryland College with a BA in music, she moved to England, attended a Unitarian church there and felt called to ministry. She was ordained in 2011 after receiving her…
Rev. Caitlin Cotter Coillberg (she/her) was born and raised in Knoxville, TN, where she attended Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and her grandmother’s congregation- Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church. She started feeling the call to ministry while helping to run Youth Conferences at a UU Retreat Center in North Carolina called The Mountain, volunteering as…
Sara Scott was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. She has a degree in anthropology from Case Western and a degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. She has spent half of her life teaching in various capacities. From working in preschools to tutoring elementary school students to teaching classes for new nurses to…
Jeannette Jackson joined the staff team at UUCSS as Office Administrator in the Spring of 2022. She brings many years of office management and communications experience to her work with our congregation along with a deep commitment to freedom and equality.
Grace Liu is a Taiwanese-American pianist who performs as a soloist and collaborative pianist in the U.S. and Taiwan, “impressing [audiences] with her finesse and sensitivity” (Orange County Register). She is the recipient of the Pauline Favin Memorial Award in Piano and the Clara Ascherfel Accompanying Award at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins…
Audrey (she/her) is the dedicated Staff Audio/Visual Technician, ready to infuse services and events with creativity and excitement. With prior A/V experience at other churches, she is committed to creating an inviting space where our A/V team can find joy and growth in their volunteer roles. Audrey is an avid fan of tabletop games and…
Phi T. Thach received her Associates in Business Administration, Bachelor in Social Work, and Masters in Early Childhood Education in Washington, DC. She has 11 years of experience working with youth with and without special needs and have 5 years of experience in managing up to 15- 25 caseload in working with families and…
Juan Vargas is the Sexton at UUCSS. A native of Nicaragua, Juan has been with the church for more than ten years and has enjoyed working for UUCSS. Juan has three sons named Michael, Jimmy, and Jeffrey. Juan is an avid baseball player and also loves animals, plants, and watching American Football.
Rev. Ashley Burczak is an Affiliated Community Minister with UUCSS. She works as a hospice chaplain with JSSA Hospice and as the chaplain for the Unitarian Universalists at Riderwood Retirement Community. Ashley preaches at UUCSS a handful of times each year. She is covenanted with UUCSS to serve our mission in the wider community but is not paid staff. Ashley received her…