UUFR’s Board Secretary, Rebecca Marmaduke, recently resigned for personal reasons. We are
thankful for her service, and for the many improvements she brought to UUFR’s Board
documents and organization procedures. She will be missed and we wish her well.
Your Board is now in need of a new Secretary. Previous board secretaries and people familiar
with board work are preferred. The expected time commitment is 20 hours per month, plus an
additional 15 hours to support town hall and congregational meetings. The position is term-
limited through June, 2023. The congregation will elect a new Secretary of the Board for the
church year starting in July 2023.

Our bylaws state that “For all open positions other than President the Board shall fill vacancies
by appointing members selected from a list of candidates recommended by the Nominating
Committee, after notifying the membership of the vacancies and requesting applications.”  

If you would like to nominate yourself, please complete and submit your application no
later than Wednesday, March 8, using our online application.

If you would like to recommend a candidate, please submit that person’s name
to  nomcom@uufr.org by Sunday, March 5— a bit earlier so that the Nominating Committee can confirm the person’s interest and request an application.

With your support and engagement, we will continue to move forward together, building “a
Unitarian Universalist community that transforms lives and empowers people to serve the

In faith and fellowship on behalf of your Board,

Michele McIntosh
Board President