UUSC Board of Trustees

William F. Schulz, Chair
Rev. Dr. William F. Schulz, of Gloucester, Mass., served for 12 years as executive director of Amnesty International USA, until spring of 2006. He is currently a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C.; and a presidential fellow at Simmons College in Boston, Mass. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Dr. Schulz is a former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (1985-93). He has appeared frequently on radio and television news and analysis shows and is the author of several books, including In Our Own Best Interest: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All and Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights. A graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio, Dr. Schulz received a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Chicago and a doctor of ministry degree from Meadville Lombard Theological School at the University of Chicago. He has also been awarded seven honorary degrees.

Katherine C. Hall, Vice Chair
Katherine C. Hall, of Alexandria, Va., is a human rights lawyer and expert on women’s reproductive and sexual rights and health.  She is currently the deputy director of the Women and Population Program at the United Nations Foundation in Washington, D.C.  From 2005 to 2007, she served as co-executive director of Stop Prisoner Rape in Los Angeles.  Previously, she was director of the International Legal Program of the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York City, practiced as a lawyer with law firms in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Washington, D.C., and served as a law clerk for a federal district court judge in New York.  She is a graduate of Princeton University, with a degree in comparative literature, and received her law degree from Columbia University School of Law.

Stanley L. Corfman, Treasurer
Stanley Corfman, of New York City, is chief financial officer of Transitional Services for New York, a large mental health agency in New York City. He also is acting executive director of Chamber Dance Project, a contemporary ballet company, and adjunct professor of accounting at the Stern School of Business of New York University. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters on the subject of financial management. 

David Lysy, Secretary
David Lysy, of Silver Spring, Md., is a homeland security and justice analyst for the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), commonly referred to as the investigative arm of Congress or the congressional watchdog. An independent and nonpartisan agency, the GAO advises Congress and the heads of federal executive agencies about ways to make government more effective and responsive to the American people. Lysy holds master’s degrees in public policy analysis and social service administration from the University of Chicago, a master of divinity degree from Meadville Lombard Theological School, and a bachelor’s degree in comparative religion from Dartmouth College.

Tom Andrews
Tom Andrews, former member of Congress from Maine, is president of New Economy Communications of Washington, D.C., a not-for-profit organization that provides strategic planning and communication services to individuals and groups working on human and labor rights issues. He also is the national director of Win Without War, a Washington, D.C.-based coalition of 42 organizations advocating international cooperation and enforceable international law to provide the greatest security for the United States and the world. He served for 12 years in public political office, including the U.S. Congress and the Maine Senate and House of Representatives. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine with a degree in philosophy and religion.

John E. Gibbons
Rev. John E. Gibbons is senior minister of the First Parish Church (Unitarian Universalist) in Bedford, Mass., where he has served since 1990. He is a board member and former president of the UU Partner Church Council, and is active in a number of metropolitan Boston organizations, including the Massachusetts Interfaith Alliance, the Human Relations Council of Bedford, and the Tuckerman Coalition. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science and religion from Tufts University in Medford, Mass., and master of divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School.

Barclay Hudson
Barclay Hudson, of Santa Monica, Calif., is a faculty member with the Fielding Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, Calif., a program of study on organizational leadership and social change for mid-career professionals. He also is a consultant and instructor at the University of California, Los Angeles and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in areas that include urban planning and environmental sciences. He is a graduate of Harvard College, and received his master's and doctorate degrees in education at Harvard University. 

Todd Jones
Todd Jones, of Bellingham, Wash., is a lifelong social activist who has served the UUSC Volunteer Network as a local representative, regional coordinator, and national co-chair. As a UUSC local representative, he achieved the lofty goal of 100 percent membership at his Bellingham church. He has been honored by UUSC with its Social Action Leadership Award and by the Unitarian Universalist Association with the Unsung UU Award. Jones is the owner and chief executive officer of an agricultural-based business that produces native plants for environmental restoration projects throughout the northwestern United States. He serves on the boards of the Dudley Foundation and Whatcom Agricultural Preservation, and is an associate local board member of the National Association of Conservation Districts.

Charlotte Jones-Carroll
Charlotte Jones-Carroll, of Chevy Chase, Md., comes to UUSC with a wealth of experience in international social justice issues and knowledge of nonprofit board operations. She served for over 10 years with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and for 21 years as a senior officer with the World Bank. Jones-Carroll has traveled frequently to countries in Latin America, East Asia, and Africa. She currently serves on the board of a Latino nonprofit health clinic. Jones-Carroll holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from American University in Washington, D.C., and a master’s degree in public affairs, specializing in development economics, from Princeton University in New Jersey.

Diane Miller
Diane Miller is the interim minister at Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, Walnut Creek, Calif. She is a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., majoring in humanities and American literature, Harvard Divinity School, and has an honorary doctorate from Starr King School for the Ministry, Berkeley, Calif.. She has served, among other churches, as minister or interim minister in San Francisco; Belmont, Mass.; Golden, Colo.; and Providence, R.I. Rev. Miller has managed the Department of Ministry for the Unitarian Universalist Association, was a candidate for president of the UUA, and was on the committee which crafted the UUA Principles and Purposes.

Carolyn Purcell
Carolyn Purcell, of Mountain View, Calif, is a family nurse practitioner at MayView Community Health Center and a community activist with a focus on Latin America and immigration justice. Along with her husband, Steve, Carolyn has supported UUSC since 1994 and traveled with the organization to Mexico, Guatemala, and Israel. She has more than 30 years of experience in community health, including serving as a nurse for the United Farm Workers Union of America, developing a health-worker training program in Bolivia, and serving on the board of the Oakland Institute. She has an undergraduate degree in nursing and a master’s degree in family and community nursing from the University of San Francisco and has received a Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate from the University of California at Davis. She has two daughters, Megan, a junior in college, and Colleen, who will graduate from high school this year.

Lurma Rackley
Lurma Rackley, of Tyrone, Ga., has more than 30 years of experience in high-profile positions in the fields of communications, public relations, media relations, writing, editing, and corporate social responsibility. Her experience includes reporting for The Washington Star, serving as the mayoral press secretary in Washington, D.C., and positions with nonprofit organizations and the private sector, including directing public affairs and social responsibility for Eddie Bauer. Rackley is currently the director of public relations for CARE, a premiere global poverty-fighting organization with operations in 70 countries. She holds a special journalism degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism (Ford Foundation Intensive Summer Program) and a bachelor’s degree in English from Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) in Atlanta, Ga.

Susan C. Scrimshaw
Susan C. Scrimshaw, of Boston, Mass., is the president of Simmons College in Boston. Dr. Scrimshaw is an internationally respected public health scholar, and is a former dean of the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and professor of community health sciences and anthropology. She has conducted research in many countries around the world, and has received many awards for her work. She is a graduate of Barnard College and received her master’s degree and doctorate in anthropology from Columbia University in 1974. She was a professor of anthropology and public health and associate dean at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1975 to 1994.

Charles Spence
Charles Spence, of Cathedral City, Calif., is a retired college chancellor, having served as the CEO of community college systems in California, Florida, and Iowa. He was the founding member of a Unitarian fellowship in Iowa and served as president of two Unitarian churches in Pennsylvania and Florida. He is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Desert in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He currently serves as a director for the Datatel Corp., Fairfax, Va., and is a board member of the group, MaleSurvivor, an organization to prevent the sex abuse of boys and men.

Fasaha M. Traylor
Fasaha Traylor, of Philadelphia, Pa., has worked to improve social and educational opportunities available to young people and communities of color for more than 25 years—in the public schools, in alternative educational programs, and through community-based organizations. She is currently senior program officer for the Foundation for Child Development, and also is president of the board of Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth, a board member of Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families. She also has traveled on study tours to Cuba, China, and South Africa. She holds an undergraduate degree in economics from LaSalle University, and a master’s degree in urban studies from Temple University, where she also completed doctoral coursework in sociology.

Nancy Moore (nontrustee), Corporate Clerk