Brian Kopke (Chair)
Email: kopkeor@kopke.org

Brian Kiely (Treasurer)
Email: BRIKIE@aol.com
Business phone: (780) 455-9797

Born in Montreal, Brian was ordained in 1988. He has served in Blaine, Washington and was the New Star minister in Surrey, BC. Since 1997 he has served as minister of the Unitarian Church of Edmonton, Alberta.

Brian was elected President of the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists in 2007. He has also serve on the Canadian Unitarian Council Board including two years as President. He was part of the team that negotiated the autonomy of the CUC from the UUA and helped develop the CUC's subsequent operational plan.

Professionally, Brian has served in nearly every Chapter office in either the PNWD or the UUMO Canada. He currently serves as Treasurer for CONVO 09.

He is a graduate of Meadville/Lombard Theological School ('88)

Brian is married to Teilya. Together they have managed to produce Lily and Elora. He loves to cook, golf, watch too much television and has an enormous collection of war movies.

Debra Faulk (Secretary)
Email: dfaulk@uuma.org
Business phone: (416) 444-8839

Life long Canadian Unitarian.Graduated from Vancouver School of Theology in 2005, ordained in Ottawa 2006. Currently serving Don Heights Unitarian Congregation in Toronto.
Interest in Interfaith/interspirituality and diversity issues.
Serves as chair of Theological Education Fund.
Current working on the Planning Team for CONVO 2009 as Secretary and with Hospitality, Publicity & Marketing.
Adult son & daughter live on the west coast.

Joseph Santos-Lyons (MiniStory)
Email: jsantoslyons@uuma.org
Business phone: (503) 823-4575

Kate Walker (Program/Arrangements)
Email: kwalker@uuma.org
Business phone: (703) 765-5950

I'm a spiritual Colorado gal physically born in California. Fortunately, still an infant, I escaped the San Fernando Valley before anything serious effected me. The Colorado Rocky Mountains, where two generations of Walkers are from, gave me a strong love for nature. Despite being raised as a UU PK, the call to ministry came after three short careers in advertising, journalism and environmental social action. My call was strong and sent me back to California and to Starr King with its alternative approach to education. The First Universalist Church of Denver ordained me after my internship and a year of CPE in Denver, then off for ten years of settlement in Meadville, Pennsylvania. I'm now called to Mount Vernon Unitarian Church in Alexandria, Virginia and new adventures. I had the wonderful pleasure of serving on the UUMA Executive Commmittee, 1999-2001, and now love being on the CONVO '09 team.
I'm married to my beloved Mark, have three adult step-children, one adorable grandaughter, two dogs and three cats.

Wayne Walder (Program/PR)
Email: wwalder@uuma.org
Business phone: (416) 686-6809

Leslie Takahashi Morris (Worship)
Email: leslietm@embarqmail.com
Business phone: (925) 934-3135

Leslie Takahashi Morris and her partner, David, will begin a new co-ministry at the Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church in Walnut reek, CA in August. Previously they were in co-ministry at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church-Unitarian Universalist in Charlottesville, VA. Leslie is active as a volunteer on the local level and as part of DRUUMM and its caucuses. For three years she has been working on a book on anti-racism and the UUA to be published in fall 2008. She is a graduate of Meadville-Lombard Theological School and the parent to Liam (8)and Garner (19).

Kathy Sage (Member)
Email: kufmin@kingston.net