On October 21, the UUA Moderator Search Committee presented a list of potential Moderator candidates to the UUA Board of Trustees. Board members subsequently engaged with the candidates in a series of conversations before convening at the November 11 Board meeting to make a final decision. After thoughtful consideration, the Board unanimously voted to nominate the following candidates to run for election as the new UUA Moderator or Co-Moderators:
Rev. Kimberly Quinn Johnson, minister of the UU Congregation of the South Fork on Long Island in Bridgehampton, New York, and Bill Young, a trustee on the UUA Board who also served as the UUA Secretary from 2020-2024, who are running as a team. If elected, Johnson and Young will serve as co-moderators. Natasha Walker, Developmental Board Chair at Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism (BLUU), who is running as an individual candidate.
The election for the new Moderator or Co-Moderators, who serve for a term of six years, will take place at General Assembly 2025. The newly elected Moderator or Co-Moderators will take office immediately after GA 2025. The term of the current Co-Moderators, the Rev. Meg Riley and Charles du Mond, ends after GA 2025.
Learn more about the Moderator election process, including how to run by petition, in this story from UU World. |
