Meet our Board of Trustees! The Board meets on the last Thursday of every month; meetings are open to all church members. Check the Calendar for exact times and dates.

Susan Mathews, Board President

Susan joined UU Marin with her family in 1999 and has been a UU since her twenties. She has volunteered at UU Marin as a teacher and OWL instructor in the RE Program at many different grade levels. She has also enjoyed serving on the Personnel Committee, Committee on Ministry, the Communications Committee, and Family Ministries Team. Outside of UU Marin, Susan works as the Executive Director of School Fuel, the Novato Foundation for Public Education, and serves as an officer for SchoolsRule-Marin and on the leadership council of Marin Promise. Prior to becoming an advocate for education, Susan worked for 15 years as an attorney in private practice. 

Susan is a graduate of Ohio State University and Yale Law School.  She and her husband, Christopher, have three adult children and two young cats. 

Ed Berg, Vice President

Anne Spatola, Board Secretary

Anne and her family started coming to UUCM in the Fall of 1994. She immediately became involved in committees and participated in many congregational activities including RE, Facilities and the Board. From 2006-2018, she attended UU congregations where her partner of 49 years served as the parish minister. At the Utah congregation, she chaired the RE committee and was involved in local community actions such as voter registration, elections, tutoring and LGBTQ+ issues. Upon returning to Marin, she has volunteered in the public school with English learners as well as at the Canal Alliance. She has engaged in local immigration issues, anti racism
work and is part of the congregation’s DEI team.
She has a Master’s degree in Public Administration and worked for the State of California in Disability and Adult Programs Division from 1980-2006.

Judi Purdom, Treasurer

David Haumann, General Trustee

David Haumann was raised and confirmed at the age of 12 at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Huntington, NY. His religious affiliation waned while studying in college, graduate school and during his early career in computer graphics. But in 1999, he and his wife Linda (raised in Reform Judaism at Temple Beth-El, Providence, RI) felt that their young children should receive religious training, and UU Marin was a perfect fit for their mixed background family. David has served as a greeter, an usher, on the Interim Search Committee, on the Committee on Ministry, and as an instructor in Religious Education. He currently serves on the Tech Team helping with the audio system on Sundays. He retired from Pixar at the end of 2019 after 26 years in feature film production.

Victoria Holdridge, General Trustee

Victoria Holdridge became active as a member of UU Marin in the fall of 2018. Victoria was raised as a Catholic and left that religion when she was a teenager.

Victoria worked in the legal profession as a legal secretary for 44 years. She raised two daughters who have five children between them. Newly retired, much time is being spent helping with the grandchildren and getting more involved in the congregation. Victoria is currently the chair of the Social Justice Team at UU Marin.

Linda Klein, General Trustee

Linda Klein was raised a Methodist in the Chicago area, but the first church she joined as an adult was the Unitarian Fellowship of Chico, the city where she earned her MA from Chico State. She became President and Program Coordinator of UU Chico in the 1970’s. After a move to Sacramento for a job in 1981, Linda was an active member of UUSS (Sacramento), serving on many committees and two terms as Vice President of the Board of Trustees. Linda taught developmental English skills to high-risk students at Sacramento City College while raising four sons. All four sons attended UU RE programs. Although raised in Chicago, Linda attended the University of Florida and graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She spent her junior year at the University of Vienna. After over 30 years of teaching, Linda retired and eventually moved to Marin to be close to her youngest son and his family.

Linda was Chair of the English Department at Sacramento City College for several academic years. She was also Vice President of the Academic Senate and served on various committees. She became a member of UU Marin in 2020 when she moved to Mill Valley.  Linda has served on the Adult Spiritual Development Team, was a Worship Associate for three years, created and served as leader of the Esteemed Elders Group, was on the Legacy Subcommittee, and was Vice President of the Board for two years.

Lauren Vreeland-Long, General Trustee

Lauren’s experience with Unitarian Universalists starts at under 5 years old in Pacific Grove, California

where her parents attended gatherings in the art gallery used as a temporary church sanctuary while the UU Congregation of the Monterey Penninsula was looking for a permanent home.

Lauren’s mother was a member of the UU church of the Monterey Peninsula throughout her lifetime. As an older child and teen, Lauren would often tag along and take home written copies of the sermons to peruse and consider. The intellectual nature of the UU sermons and the teachings from other religious traditions has always been interesting and and a touchstone for Lauren.

Although Lauren visited many deonominations throughout her youth and adulthood, by the time she was making wedding plans with her husband Tim, UU Congregation of Monterey Penninsula was her first choice and she had a beautiful interfaith ceremony with Marge and Fred Keip officiating.

At UU Marin Lauren has enjoyed the beautiful facilities, the members, and the ministers for more than 20 years. She has volunteered in the OWL program, been a Greeter, and enjoyed providing Touch of Beauty flowers for the sanctuary. Recommitting to full membership with UU Marin 5 years ago, the feeling of fully belonging settled in. Lauren enjoys being in Social Justice and a Marin Organizing Committee leader where we live the motto Making a Difference. Lauren also recently stepped into Pastoral Care. UU Marin is where she learns and grows in her chosen spiritual home.

Monique Webster, General Trustee

Seeking a spiritual home for her growing family, Monique Webster began attending services at UUCM in 2006 and became a member shortly thereafter. Her now adult son and daughter grew up in the congregation – participating in religious exploration classes, Our Whole Lives, Coming of Age, Walker Creek retreats, Chalice Camp, and other youth programs.

Over the years at UUCM, she has served on the hospitality committee, as an usher, RE teacher, chair of the Family Ministries (formerly Religious Education) Committee, and as a member of the Nominating and Endowment committees. She is currently the chair of the Annual Fundraising Auction Committee. You can also find her making holiday wreaths to decorate the church at the Deck the Halls event every December.

For her career, Monique has served in a variety of public sector and non-profit organizations. She currently works in government affairs for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. She lives in Novato with her husband and a spoiled miniature schnauzer.