The Unitarian Universalist Church of Utica is run by a democratically elected Board of Trustees, who takes on the task of policy and decision making within the Church. The congregation selects the Board of Trustees members, who are governed by the Bylaws of the Church.

Board Of Trustees

President

Carol Gable

Carol Gable spent her childhood as a member of a military family living in Maryland, Japan, California.  Carol is a CPA and currently serves as Budget Manager for the Congregational Life Division of the UUA.  Prior to this she worked as a financial administrator for colleges in Montana, Vermont, and New York.  Carol has been a UU for over 30 years and was a long time member of the Canton UU church before moving to Central NY in 2018.   She raised two sons within the Canton UU church and served as RE teacher, youth advisor, chair of the RE Committee, trustee, treasurer, member of the Investment Committee, and co-chair of the Environmental Action Committee. She led the church’s effort to become a Green Sanctuary Congregation and also served on the UUA Audit Committee for six years.  Upon coming to Central New York, Carol joined UU Utica and served on the Worship Committee for several years.   Carol’s personal passions include addressing climate change and social justice and she enjoys reading, running, kayaking, skiing in her spare time.


Vice-President

Matt Cavalieri

Matthew Cavalieri has been a Unitarian Universalist since 2017 while living
in his hometown in Michigan. He moved to Utica in 2020 where he is a elementary teacher.
Often you can see his dog, Moe at services. He has two teenage children that always seem to
be doing stuff around the state. He enjoys any type of outside activities and traveling near and far.


Clerk

Katie Spires

Katie Spires is a transplant to the area, having grown up in Kentucky and worked abroad for several years before moving to Utica in 2016 to be a librarian at Utica College. She joined UU Utica in 2018 and is a member of the Board and on the Inclusion Team. As indicated by her international experience, Katie is a bit of a language geek who can speak/read/write Japanese, Russian, French, and Spanish at varying levels and enjoys traveling. She also enjoys reading, writing, knitting, and hiking.


Members

Stephanie Markham

Stephanie Markham is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist who grew up in UU Utica. She has spent the last decade heavily involved in UU Utica’s Religious Education program, including several years as the Children’s Religious Education Coordinator. Stephanie also served on the 2016 UUU Ministerial Search Committee. She currently works as the Teen Services Librarian in nearby Rome, NY. Stephanie lives in Yorkville, where she and her spouse are raising their third-generation Unitarian Universalist. In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys audiobooks, loose leaf tea, hiking, tabletop and video games, and arguing about the Dewey Decimal System (she’s opposed).


Paul Tenerowicz

I have been a member of UU Utica since 2014 and have identified as a Unitarian Universalist since that time. I was president of The Board at one time. I have also been on The Nominating Committee, organized the annual picnic, hosted coffee hour many times, and always like to help our anywhere I can as needed.
I have been married to my wife Tammy since 1984 and we both enjoy the fellowship and opportunities for service at UU Utica. I am 1980 graduate of The Rochester Institute of Technology and am employed as a part owner of a small distribution company, handling our sales and marketing for our Northeast territory.
Some of my passions include listening to live and recorded music, hiking and kayaking in the Adirondack mountains, as well as bird and animal watching. We also have two cats, whose company we enjoy very much. I have resided in Utica, NY since 2002 and enjoy the diverse nature of the community.


Governance Committees

Committee On Ministry
Finance Committee
Nominating and Leadership Development
Safe Congregation

Ministry Teams

Choir
Climate Action
Emergency Preparedness
Membership
Stewardship
Worship

Task Forces

Communications/Publicity
Caring Crew
Greeter
Hospitality
House
Inclusion Team
Social Action/Green Sanctuary
UUSC/Equal Exchange Coffee