Pacific Central District - Unitarian Universalist Association

About the District

• Introduction to the Pacific Central District
• Board of Directors, Staff, & Nominating Comittee
• PCD Board / Leadership Application
• PCD Board Job Description
• PCD Nominating Committee Job Description
• Board Minutes (New page)
• Bylaws (PDF, 90 KB)
• Policies and Procedures (new page)
• Directory Online (new page)
• Annual Meeting Docs: Budget, Finance Reports, NomComm, Staff & Committee Reports (new page)

Introduction to the Pacific Central District

The Pacific Central District (PCD) is one of twenty regional bodies of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Our 38 member congregations are in northern Nevada, northern California, and Hawaii, giving us an official membership of 6,598 Unitarian Universalists (as of February, 2010). We are also the home to members of the Church of the Larger Fellowship, and to two seminaries, the Starr King School for the Ministry and the Pacific School of Religion.

Our Mission
Our mission is to provide services and resources that will grow the District in terms of its membership, the deepening of our faith, the effectiveness of our structures, and the power of our service to the wider world.

Governance
The PCD is run by a partnership of professional and volunteer leadership. An elected, 13-member Board of Directors, including a representative from YRUU and the PCD's UUA Trustee as an ex-officio member, governs us. The voting board members are elected to two-year terms at the Annual Meeting.

Funding
The operating budget is $247,755.51 for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Funds come from PCD congregational pledges, UUA grants, UUA allotments, income from meetings and conferences, the Bruml Bequest, and other miscellaneous sources. A full 54% of our operating revenue comes directly from our "fair share" congregations. Thank you!

The PCD Annual Program Fund amount for Fiscal year 2011 is $24 / member. The UUA Annual Program Fund amount is $56 / member.

The PCD Annual Program Fund amount for Fiscal year 2012 remains at $24 / member. The UUA Annual Program Fund amount will increase to $58 / member.

Did you know that the UUA awards grants to the districts based on their percentage of Fair Share giving? The Basic Grant is 11% of the District's percentage of Fair Share attained, up to 100%, times the total amount the district contributed to the Association in the prior year. Additional grants are awarded based on the percentage of dollars raised and the percentage of contributing congregations.

Communications
Sign up for our weekly newsletter, PCD Currents.

Board of Directors

General e-mail: PCDBoard@pcd-uua.org

Kären Aaker, Corresponding Secretary, UU Fellowship of Santa Cruz County

Rev. Christopher Bell, UU Congregation, Santa Rosa

Rev. Bonnie Dlott, Recording Secretary, UU Fellowship of North Bay

Emily DuMond, YRUU Representative, UU's of San Mateo

Lisa Fry, Moderator, First UU Society of San Francisco

Karin Hart, UU Church of Berkeley

Bob Howd, First Unitarian Church of San Jose

Rev. Dan Kane, Treasurer, First Unitarian Church of Oakland

Susan Lankford, UU Church of Berkeley

Sue Polgar, Vice-President, Mt. Diablo UU Church

Colum Sorensen, UU Fellowship of Northern Nevada

Ramon Urbano, President, UU Church of Davis

Judy Young, Executive Committee-at-Large, Mt. Diablo UU Church

Linda Laskowski, UUA Trustee (Ex Officio), UU Church of Berkeley
Linda's e-mail: Llaskowski12@comcast.net
Linda's Blog: pcdtrustee.blogspot.com

District Staff

Interim District Executive: Rev. Robert Latham, Rev. Latham holds a Master of Divinity degree and a Master of Theology Degree. In seminary he served as a Teaching Assistant in the area of church administration. During his ministerial career he has served as Minister of Youth, Minister of Music, Settled Minister, Interim Minister, Military Chaplain (Vietnam), Special Project Minister for the UUA's Extension Department and International Minister-at-Large for the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada districts, which included directing a new congregation start-up program in British Columbia. In the 1970's he initiated a weekend ministry program with small congregations, created the Committee On Ministry, designed a Worship Associates program and began advocating shared ministry with lay leadership. In the 1960's he battled the Ku Klux Klan during the civil rights movement, served as a key witness for the government in a discrimination law suit against a school board in North Carolina, and protested the Vietnam War while still serving in uniform. He is head of Phoenix Consulting, working with congregations in all areas of congregational life and leading workshops and giving addresses across the continent. His published works include The District Extension Manual(1985), Moving On From Church Folly Lane (2006), A Tale of Boxes (2009), and a booklet, Lessons From Vietnam: Why Nothing Has Changed (2010). He started with the district on July 15, 2011.

Director of Congregational Services: Rev. Jeanelyse Doran Adams, Rev. Adams joined the PCD staff in August 2009. She is the former Director of the Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center. Jeanelyse graduated with a M.Div. from Starr King School for the Ministry in 2008. She was ordained in 2010. Jeanelyse is committed to serving the District and Unitarian Universalist congregations by supporting efforts to strengthen and grow vital religious communities, youth and young adult ministries, and support for religious professionals and lay leaders. As Director of Program Development, Jeanelyse is committed to supporting efforts among and between congregations to improve communication and sharing program and leadership resources.

District Administrator: Chuck Rosene, Charles B. "Chuck" Rosene joined the PCD staff in July of 1999. The role of the District Administrator is to administratively facilitate the ministry of the Pacific Central District, its staff, board, committees and programs. The District Administrator works with the other staff on all matters pertaining to the administration, communications, scheduling and programming of the district; works directly with the PCD Board of Trustees and its officers in matters pertaining to long-range planning, finances, communications and other matters as directed by the Board; acts as a financial manager for the District, its committees and participating affiliated organizations; is responsible for communications between the District and its member societies, committees, affiliated organizations and the public-at-large, and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the District office.

Nominating Committee

Judith Herr, UU Church in Livermore
Bob Hood, UU Fellowship of Chico
Rev. Bill Kennedy, UU Fellowship of Redwood City
Rev. Kate Kennedy, UU Community Church (Sacramento)
Rev. Jane Ramsey, UU Church of Berkeley

Ministerial Settlement Representative
Robert Miess, Bob@FloweringEnterprises.com

Compensation Consultant
Dawn Bateman, dawn.bateman@sbcglobal.net

Do you need a resource or information, have a concern or question or want assistance for your church or fellowship? Call your District Office. The Oakland Office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.