As a part of the Sunday service on July 19th, Rev. Russell offered thanks to the numerous volunteers who make community life possible at Unity of Fairfax.
Gratitude is the great multiplier of our good, and Unity of Fairfax is tremendously blessed by the incredible volunteers mentioned below, many of whom serve on multiple teams.
- If your name is omitted, please know that is in no way intentional, but an inadvertent oversight.
- Included in this list are 31 Teams or Ad Hoc Groups!
2025 Online Auction Committee: Millicent Eubanks, Rob Chavez,
Matthew Holtry, Soni Weiss, and Midd Hunt.
Art Installation: Keira Liu
Audio Visual Team: Sharon Sobel, Midd Hunt, Lee Kusek, Amy Conley,
Anne McKenzie, Anthony Ezzell, Becky Bruner, Henry Demeny, Lin Shi,
Michael Mulreany, Rob Chavez, Irina Barrett, and Sam Lee.
Benevolence Fund Team: Carol Bradley, Cheryl Colvin, Tammy Nguyen,
Midd Hunt, Rev. Russell
Board of Trustees: Rev. Sherrie, Joe Liu, Sue Carrillo, Kalahn Taylor-Clark,
Dave Richardson, Tim Tomastik, Tammy Nguyen, Midd Hunt, and Tina
Ralicki.
Bookstore: Julie Fisher, Sue Carrillo, Heidi Graff, and Lorraine D.
Comunidad Hispana/Palabra Diaria: Rev. Dinorah Arias, Sue Carrillo,
Alberto Cornejo, Amy Conley, Tina Ralicki, Kitty Shaw-Gardner, Liliana
Rodriguez, Mara Rodríguez, Ed Merritt, and Ronald Sánchez.
EarthCare Team: Mary Brown, Casey Tarr, Rick Hartley, Pete Clifford, Jeff
Johnson, Nancy Adams, Cecil Davison, Mac McDuffie, Barbara Freggens,
Sonja Wilder, Kitty Shaw Gardener, Lisa Casazza, Jean Walker-Wiley,
Dave Wiley, Rob Jacoby, Karen Dobson, Julie Thompson, Steve Cerny,
Cindy Vough, Dave Richardson, Sherry Jahoda, Henry Demeny, Tina
Ralicki, and Ed Merritt.
Facilities: Rob Jacoby and Ronald Sanchez.
Finance Committee: Kalahn Taylor-Clark, Dave Richardson, Bowman Kell,
Rob Chavez, Joe Liu, Julie Fisher, Ed Merritt, and Steve Cerny.
Greeters: Robert Jacoby, Barbara Freggens, Barbara Rich, Cathi
Stallings, Cecil Davison, Chasity Williams, Christina Ralicki, David
Richardson, Elvira Long, Gloria Crawford Gore, Jack Tarr, Joe Liu, Kalahn
Taylor-Clark, Mary Brown, Mary Tarr, Midd Hunt, Nancy Adams, Olga
Jacobsen, Patricia Hagan, Richard Hartley, Rita Lowell, Sharon Lee,
Sherrie Quander, Stephen Cumbie, Susan Carrillo, Tammy Nguyen, Tim
Tomastik.
Hiking & Biking Clubs: Tony Alam, Lisa Casazza, Becky Bruner, Steve
Cerny, Mary Brown, Julie Fisher, Mara Rodriguez
Hospitality: Nancy Star, Farah Hickman, Voices of Unity Chorus,
EarthCare, Marketing Team, Thought for the Day, Social Justice, Hiking
and Biking clubs, and Youth and Family teams.
Information Technology Team: Steve Marcom, David Wiley, Rob Chavez,
Chasity Williams, and Peter Chapin.
Marketing: Sharon Sobel, Steve Marcom, Cathy Kurvers, Dave Sobel,
Chastity Williams, Irina Barrett, and Amy Conley.
Metaphysical Group: Steve Marcom, Peter Chapin, and Rev. Russell.
Music Ministry - Voices of Unity Chorus: Anthony Ezzell, Barbara Freggens,
Cecil Davison, Debi Smith, Donna Samblanet, Heidi Graff, Hope Khodaei,
Janet Hylton, Joann Phillips, John Terrill, Laurie Wiggins, LeAnne Gioeli,Linda
Barrett, Megan James, Monisha Mittal, Nancy Adams, Nina Gibson, Patty
Hagan, Patrick Castellucci, Rick Weise, Robin Champion, Sherrie Quander,
and Tony Alam.
Music Ministry - The Soon-To-Be-Named Band: Bailey Pavitt-Graff, Carolyn
Hoemann, Hope Khodaei, Jayden Naughton, Laurie Wiggins, Linda Barrett,
Megan James, Nina Gibson, Rick Weise, and Tony Alam.
Nominating Team: Judy Rogers, Carole Neel, and Midd Hunt.
Prayer Chaplains: Linda Powell, Duane Bowers, Becky Bruner, Tee Elam,
Patty Hagan, Ellie Hunt, Joann Phillips, Sherrie Quander, Anita Hartley,
and Elizabeth Morig.
Retreat Ministry: Bowman Kell, Ginny Dyson, Vickie Graham, Bryan
Graham, Cathy Kurvers, and Carole Neel.
Sages: Cheryl Gander-Spagnolo, Cathi Stallings, Soni Weiss, Sharon
Sobel, Cathy Kurvers, Carole Neel, and Carolee Egan.
Small Group Leaders: Julie Thompson, Duane Bowers, Nina Gibson,
Bowman Kell, Fran Patchett, Sam Lee, Todd Humphrey, Cheryl Rose
Social Justice Team: Jacquie Smith, Sherrie Quander, Patty Hagan, Soni
Weis, Fran Patchett, Lisa Arlt-Escoto, Gladys Robinson, Maggie Wrobel, Jan
Calloway, Lisa Casazza, Patty Waschitzki, Joann Phillips, and Jan Hylton.
Solar Panel Team: Rick Hartley, Ed Merrit, Pete Clifford, and Jeff
Johnson.
Summer Cook out Cookoff Volunteers: Unity of Fairfax members and
individuals from Volunteer Fairfax.
Sunday Livestream Chat Hosts: Bowman Kell, Kathy O'Brien, Teresa
Accomando and Tina Ralicki.
Thought for the Day Team: Carole Neel, Carol Bradley, Christina (Tina)
Ralicki, Janice Donelson, Linda Powell, Lyra Alicea, Mary Quattro, Sean
Lee, Sherrie Quander, and Sherry Jahoda.
U-Thrive Initiative Team: Gail Hughes, Bowman Kell, Dave Richardson, and
Joe Liu
Wisdom Practice Circle: Becky Bruner
Youth and Family Ministry: Anne Ray, Julie Fisher, Tim Tomastik, Nina
Gibson, Beverly Weise, Jennifer Weise, Virginia (Ginnie) Wagner, and
Sarah Pavitt.