Committee for Ethics and Collegiality
PURPOSE: To strengthen our ministries by promoting collegiality and the highest ethical and professional conduct.
CHARGE: The Committee on Ethics and Collegiality (CEC) shall review and make recommendations regarding professional complaints (minister to minister) submitted by UUMA members which have not reached resolution through prior chapter or continental Good Offices intervention and issues of ethical and collegial concern in our ministry.
Click here to view Charter for the CEC.
MEMBERS (click on name for full contact information):
Clyde Grubbs (Chair)
Email: cegrubbs@uuma.org
Business phone: (626) 795-8625
Fredric Muir (Exec Liaison)
Email: FredMuir@comcast.net
Business phone: (410) 266-8044
Fred Muir received his M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary (1975) and his D.Min from Wesley Theological Seminary (1993). He began his parish ministry in Sanford, Maine. Since 1984, he has served the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis. His work in the area of safe congregations includes co-editing and contributing to The Safe Congregation Handbook: Nurturing Healthy Boundaries in Our Faith Communities, being a Senior Presenter for CENTER and chairing the UUA’s Safe Congregations Panel. He is a board member of Maryland’s UU Legislative Ministry. He was a co-facilitator of the UUA’s Empowerment Workshop, served on the Joseph Priestley District’s anti-racism team, and served six years on the South-East Regional Sub-committee on [Ministerial] Candidacy. He was the vice-president of the UU Partner Church Council. Fred has worked with the UU Church of the Philippines since 1994. He and Karen have been married for 35 years. They have two children, Kristina (31) and Andrew (27).
Jonalu Johnstone (Member)
Email: jjohnstone@uuma.org
Business phone: (405) 232-9224
HDS '93
Ordained UU Fellowship of Greater Cumberland, MD, 1993
Founding Minister, James Reeb UU Congregation, 1993-1999
Growth Consultant, Southwest UU Conference, 2000-2002
Consulting Minister, Channing UU Church, Edmond, OK, 2000-2002
Program Minister, First Unitarian Church, Oklahoma City, 2002-current
Arthur Vaeni (Member)
Email: revartvaeni@mac.com
Business phone: (360) 786-6383
Carolyn Owen-Towle (Member)
Email: uucarolyn@cox.net