1. Meet Your Board
MidAmerica Board of Trustees
2013-2014

2. Rev. Bill Sasso
President Term: 2015
• Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Carbondale, Illinois
• 13 years of UU parish ministry
(now retired), and President of
the Central Midwest District
• Sharing my life with Kathy, my
wife; Elena, my daughter; and
Molly, our lab-shepherd mix
• I celebrate autumn with hikes in
the forest amid the gorgeous
fall colors.

3. Charlotte Preston
Vice President
• White Bear Unitarian
Universalist Church
• Mahtomedi, Minnesota
• Prairie Star District Board;
I also led
Linchpin, communicating
about forming the MidAmerica
Region.
• Small business owner working
in the global jewelry industry.
• Fall fun for me is sharing a
scooter ride with my partner
Mary and son Jake.
Term: 2015

4. Eric Huffer
Secretary Term: 2016
• Unitarian Universalist Church of
Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky
• Heartland District Nominating
Committee; I am chairing the
Denominational Affairs
committee in my congregation.
• I work in administration for a
large ambulatory surgery center;
every day is different.
• I look forward to a fall of
hiking, farmers' markets, and
gardening.

5. Tom Sommerfeld
Treasurer Term: 2016
• Northwoods UU Fellowship
Woodruff, Wisconsin
• 7 years as treasurer for the
congregation
• Living on a lake in the
woods, making/listening to
music, preparing my Classical
radio show.
• I enjoy visiting Ann
Arbor, Michigan for friends
and football in the fall.

6. Amy Taylor
Trustee Term: 2014
• Unitarian Universalist Church
of Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
• OWL Facilitator, Heartland
District President
• Professionally, I am
a Commodities Manager/
Procurement Specialist.
• In the fall I love to go "leaf
peeping," visit orchards and
sample apple cider.

7. Rev. Cindy Landrum
Trustee
• Universalist Unitarian Church of East
Liberty
Clarklake (Jackson County), Michigan
• Parish ministry for 12 years,
chapter president for Heartland’s UU
Ministers’ Association.
• My husband, Peter Morrison, our
daughter and I, are active in art.
• Fall means back-to-school for
husband and daughter, pumpkin
carving, hay rides, and apple-picking.
Term: 2015

8. Dave Martin
Trustee Term: 2016
• Unitarian Universalist
Society of Iowa City
Iowa City, Iowa
• I have been Secretary and
Vice-President of the Prairie
Star District Board.
• I work in library
administration at the
University of Iowa.
• I look forward to a fall of
hiking, biking, and golf.

9. Erin McElroy
Trustee
• Bradford Community Church
Unitarian Universalist
Kenosha, Wisconsin
• I have served as youth chair on
my church’s Religious Education
Committee as well as aided in the
planning of Youth CONs
(Conferences).
• I make music to share with those I
hold dearest.
• Fall is a time of change and new
starts with the school semester.
Term: 2014

10. Kathy Burek
Trustee Term: 2014
• Michael Servetus Unitarian
Society
Fridley, Minnesota
• Prairie Star District
President, District Presidents’
Association President
• Self-employed management
consultant. Married nearly 43
years. Three adult children; no
grandchildren. One cat.
• In the fall, we love hiking in
Minnesota’s state parks.

11. Rev. Ian Evison
Ex-Officio
• Beverly Unitarian Church
Chicago, Illinois
• Part of staff team that created the
vision for administrative structure
& program of MidAmerica; former
Congregational Services
Director, Central MidWest District
• A UU minister, I have long
ministered in reinventing UU
organizations.
• Love going on amazing adventures
with good friends and family—like
canoeing in the Boundary Waters in
Northern Minnesota.
District Exec. Congregational Life