Board of Trustees and Officers

Board of Trustees: FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027

President: Sandra Moss

Sandra Moss is originally from California, spent 40 years in Mississippi, and moved to Florida last year. She is a mental health therapist specializing in trauma and psychodrama, with experience in community mental health, inpatient care, private practice, and nonprofit work. She also has a background in grant writing and founded two nonprofits in Mississippi.

Sandra attended the UU congregation in Oxford, Mississippi for 25 years and served for 10 years as office administrator, managing communications, volunteers, building needs, pledge support, staff payments, and Sunday operations. She now serves UU St. Pete as the President of the Board of Trustees and is the Worship & Learning Pillar Lead.

Sandra also brings strong public speaking experience, including keynote and workshop presentations at mental health conferences. Outside of church, she enjoys time with friends, the pool and beach, reading, dancing, singing along with the radio, and DIY projects. She is a mother, stepmother, foster mother, grandmother, and someone who tries to live with gratitude, joy, and a good sense of humor.

Vice President: Trish Birch

(One Year Term)

Board Officer: Susan Bonnevie

Susan has served on the UUSP endowment board for one full term, and is happy to offer to serve for another. She has been a member of UU St. Pete since 2015, where she served in many capacities, including church board member, president, fundraiser, and membership chair. Before joining UU St. Pete, she was an active member of a UU church in Atlanta. She is currently helping develop a community covenant for the church. She is proud of the work the Endowment Board has done over the past few years to help stabilize its financial standing. Her background includes an MBA that has helped her understand the financial needs of the church.

Board Officer: Laura Askew

(One Year Term)

Rebecca Wilson (One year term)

Rebecca Wilson has been a Unitarian Universalist for more than 30 years; She joined UU St.Pete in November 2017. She has served as Financial Secretary, Board President, and all-around utility player.

After a career as a tax lawyer at the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, DC, Rebecca worked in the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic at Gulfcoast Legal Services in St. Petersburg, helping taxpayers resolve disputes with the IRS. She currently volunteers with VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance - through United Way Suncoast.

St. Petersburg is Rebecca’s home town; she graduated from St. Pete High and attended First Baptist Church of St. Petersburg (across from Williams Park) every Sunday during her youth.

Robert Logan

(Two year term)

Hello!

My name is Robert Logan (he/him), and I am excited for the opportunity to serve our community on the Board. I graduated from the University of South Florida in 2015 with a degree in Physics, and I currently work as an engineer in the aerospace industry. As many of you know, I am also a musician and occasionally provide music for services at UUSP. My other interests include philosophy, psychology and trauma-informed care, and science fiction and fantasy literature and media. From a personal religious perspective, I most closely identify as a humanist.

Over the past few years as part of this community, I have come to believe that loving, supportive community is one of the most important things our society is currently lacking. I hope my background, perspective, and skills can help support UUSP as it continues to grow and flourish. I would be grateful for your support and your vote.

Thank you,

Robert Logan

David Snaith

Assistant Treasurer

I have 5 adult children, all born and raised in upstate NY. Currently my wife

Donna Starr and I live 6 months in NY and 6 months in Gulfport, FI.

I was a business administration major in college and then served 2 years in the US Navy. After the Navy I worked in the insurance business for 10 years.

I left the insurance business and began my own carpentry business. I was self employed and building things for the next 30+ years.

After kids were grown and gone Donna and I decided to leave the cold and snow for part of the winter months and after several years we landed in Gulfport. We bought a small home there in May 2017.

We joined the UU Church a couple of years ago.

Let me know if you need anything more from me.

Respectfully,

David Snaith

Todd Wellman, Board Officer

Michael Pohl, Clerk

Robert Wallace, Treasurer

Jimmy Gilmore, Financial Secretary

Jeannette Gautier-Downes, Asst. Financial Secretary

Rev Ben Atherton-Zeman, Minister ex officio

Jeanay Johnson, Director of Spiritual Formation ex officio

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