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President
Ila Klion
Ila, a native
South-Floridian, joined the River of Grass Congregation with her husband, Steve
Nadekow, and their two sons, Matthew and Eric, in 2000. They have found
River of Grass to be a "nurturing, spiritual home for their
interfaith family."
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Vice
President
Nancy
Scarnecchia
Nancy found River of Grass
eight years ago when searching for a spiritual path for her two boys,
Ryan and
Alex. Not having been raised in any denomination and feeling the lack
of
"spiritual grounding," she wanted something different for her
children. After visiting several different churches and faiths, Nancy walked into a River of Grass
Service
and knew immediately she had found that indefinable "something" she
was searching for. “If you had ever told me that as an adult I
would be
attending church every week, I would never have believed you, but
Unitarian
–Universalism in general and River of Grass
in particular
are very much my spiritual home now. I can’t imagine life without
either.”
Nancy is a commercial insurance
agent and
lives in Hollywood
with her sons.
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Secretary
Deb
Kitner
Deb is a Denver, Colorado
native who became a Unitarian Universalist at the age of 18 when her
good friend in high school introduced her to other UUs. She and
her husband, Jon, are charter members of our congregation, and were
married 30 years ago by a UU minister in Kent, Ohio. Deb works at
Memorial Regional Hospital as a surgical nurse.
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Treasurer
Allen
Giese
Allen,
a lifelong
Unitarian Universalist, his wife Gayle and their two children, Andrew
and Paige are charter members of River of Grass. Allen is a Financial
Planner and Registered Investment Advisor in Plantation and has been
living in South Florida since 1987. Originally from Wisconsin, Allen
and Gayle attended the 1st Unitarian Society in Madison before
relocating to South Florida. Prior to assuming the current position of
Treasurer, Allen chaired the Finance Committee, the Annual Giving
Committee and co-chaired the Fund Raising Committee.
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Trustees
Linda
Meerow
Linda is a charter member of River
of Grass,
along with her husband, Alan, and their three children Sara (20),
Andrew (17)
and Erica (13). Her volunteer time includes assisting with the
Religious
Education program and the Green Committee, and professionally she is a
teacher
of biology. She recognizes
that "River
of Grass is an integral
part of Meerow family life!"
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Judi
Oltmans
Judi and her two children,
Michael and Sara, are
charter members of River
of Grass. She is
currently a member of the Green Committee and the Choir, and has served
as a
long term Religious Education teacher and as a member of the Nominating
Committee. Helping the community is an
important part of her spiritual life and along with members of her
family, has
participated in many of the Service Committee projects over the
years. Judi is employed as a media specialist at an area high
school.
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Liz
Perez
Liz and her
husband, John, first attended River of Grass
right after the events of
September 11th. She
immediately felt they had found a spiritual home for themselves and
their son,
Andrew, currently a student at George Washington
University. Now retired, she has lived and worked in Latin America and owned a chain of schools
teaching
English to foreign students. She currently volunteers her time at
Broward’s
Cooperative Feeding Program and continues to co-chair our River of Grass Auction Committee, a
position she has held for several
years. Liz has also served as Chair of
the Finance Committee and Co-chair of the Annual Giving Program.
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Michael
Richardson
Michael, a native of Louisville,
Kentucky,
is single and a relative newcomer to Unitarian Universalism.
After
searching for a spiritual home for himself and his 14 year old son
Shane, he says
he was happy to have found a church family at River
of Grass,
and joined in April 2006. He also has a 23 year old son, Stephen, and a
22 year
old daughter, Melissa. His vocation has included various retail
positions
and he’s currently employed as the Manager of Wholesale Planning at a
designer
clothing company. As a hobby, he teaches part time at the
university
level and takes great pride in mentoring young people. He
currently
serves as a co-chair of the auction committee.
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