KELLY ARMOR, PRESIDENT
Kelly has been a member of UU Erie since 1993. She has served on the Living Worship Team for over 10 years. She is also a past member of the Unitarian Universalist Musician’s Network. She is a public folklorist, storyteller, multi instrumentalist, composer, performer, educator and multicultural consultant.
For the past 20 years she has worked intensively with Erie’s large resettled refugee communities, helping folk artists keep their traditions and cultures alive in their new home.
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Dixie Morrow, Vice President
Dixie moved to Erie in 2018 to be closer to the congregation she joined in 2000. She has been an instructor in undergraduate laboratory genetics and the secretary-treasurer for a rural township as well as a weekend equine photographer. She is co-author of John A. Mather: The Legacy of Pennsylvania’s Oil Region Photographer. She is happy to be serving as the co-chairperson of the Living Worship Team as well as a trustee.
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Michael Long, Secretary
Michael Long joined the UUCE in 2020, after being involved in Erie Atheists and Agnostics–which meets at our building–since 2012. He is a vegan with a background and interest in philosophy. He currently works as a teacher.
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Greg Blackman, Trustee
Greg moved to Erie from Pittsburgh in 2019. Now retired, he has been a beekeeper, a journalist, a photography teacher and more. He enjoys spending time at Presque Isle and with his kids.
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Beth Kopay, Trustee
Hello! I’m Beth Kopay and I have been a member of the UU Erie for several years now. I have floated in and out of different committees, and now I’m on the Board.
I was born and raised in Erie, PA, and never imagined that after college I would be back, but here I am. I have teaching experiences in the Republic of the Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 and Thailand 🇹🇭. I am an English Language Learner teacher, and I love it. I’m excited to serve this board and this congregation.
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Marcella Smith, Trustee
I have been attending the UU church here since moving to Erie in 2000, and became a member of the congregation a few years ago. Since my first teaching job, assigned by Teach for America to teach in rural Louisiana in 1992, I have been committed to public education as a right, responsibility, and vehicle for progress. For the past twenty-five years, I have been a teacher at a public Montessori charter school here in Erie. Inequity in the quality and resources available for public education is apparent everywhere in the United States. In this congregation, I have met so many amazing people who steadfastly make social justice a priority.
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Chris Brown, Trustee
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Diane Guthrie, Treasurer
Diane moved to the area in 2002 and was pleased to find this welcoming and active congregation. Through the years she has been involved with Hospitality, Pledge campaigns, RE, Corn Roast, the technical team for the service and she has served on the Board. She now spends time with Memory Cafe, the Finance team, and the Service Auction.