Many of you had questions about next steps for emergencies and disaster following Michael Ervick’s sermon on Sunday, September 21.
We would like to suggest the following steps you can take.
Add your name to a signup list expressing interest in disaster training workshops. We will begin offering these hands on activities this fall.
Learn who your WUUC neighbors are. As a regular participant in WUUC activities you are in a “My People” group based on your address and geographic location. This information can be found in Realm, our church database. Log into e.onrealm.org, choose groups, then my groups, then My People…, chose the participants tab ( this will be list of who is in your group) and then map. You should see a google map with those WUUC members who live in your vicinity. If you don’t remember your password, realm will send a reset option. If you don’t know what email you provided us when you first attended or don’t have a realm account contact Marcia Sprang, msprang@wuuc.org, or talk with someone from membership and we will get you connected.
We welcomed multiple new members to our church recently. The May & June newsletter will both feature bios from our new members so our community can read and welcome these wonderful people to our community at WUUC.
Alison Sattler
Alison Sattler is a Seattle-area native who grew up in Queen Anne and Lake Forest Park. She currently resides in Lynnwood with her husband Andrew, whom she met through the Cascade Bike Club. She currently volunteers to help immigrants and refugees improve their English language skills–a longtime passion of hers. In addition, she works as a part-time nanny. She and Andrew love spending time with their intentional family (a mother and her two boys). Her other favorite activities include playing pickleball, hiking, biking, going for long walks, kayaking and playing board games. She enjoys being amongst kind-hearted people, which she’s found in this community!
Eli and Lily Taylor
Eli grew up nearby in Lynnwood, Washington. He now lives in Snohomish with his spouse, his daughter Lily, and their dog Betty. Eli and Lily first came to WUUC in the summer of 2024, looking for a safe and supportive spiritual community for Lily to grow up in. We were warmly welcomed, and Lily immediately asked if we could keep coming back. Eli keeps busy working as a data analyst, attending online courses for a doctorate in data science, and also working part-time as a registered nurse. He enjoys nature and gardening, reading, board games and video games, and anything science-fiction related. As a family we also enjoy learning taekwondo together.
We welcomed multiple new members to our church recently. The May & June newsletter will both feature bios from our new members so our community can read and welcome these wonderful people to our community at WUUC.
Denise and Kip Wyatt, Zachary Frazer
Kip and Denise moved here from Baltimore a little more than 11 years ago, and their nephew, Zachary, joined us about 2 years ago from Wisconsin. Denise has been a practicing UU since her early 20s, and Kip, the son and grandson of Methodist ministers, began to attend the First Unitarian Church of Baltimore with Denise when they started dating. Zachary was asked to check out the WUUC on our first visit and then decide from there, and well, he has a round badge! Kip is a master finishing carpenter who currently works at Emerald’s Heights as a project manager and Denise has been practicing labor relations for more years than she wants to admit, and is currently the Employee and Labor Relations Manager at Community Transit. Zachary is in search of what his next steps look like, work or school.
Denise and Kip enjoy camping with thier 1962 Scotty Serro and trying out new cast iron recipes, while enjoying the great outdoors and new sights. They have recently purchased a used sailboat and updated their kayaks so we’re hoping this is the year of water! In spare time Kip likes to play guitar and make stuff, while Denise is gardening, quilting, or crocheting. Zachary is the resident gamer. And their house is filled with furry love – with two blue heelers.
Susie Smyth
Susie was raised in Southern California. She became interested in occupational therapy in eighth grade when she took an aptitude test suggesting OT. Susie specialized in the early intervention program with high risk infants and toddlers from birth to three, seeing the children within their homes within her private practice. When Susie’s son, Scott, and daughter, Alexi graduated from high school, Susie’s and her husband Jack were free to move away from the busy So Cal area to Humboldt County in northern California, where she continued in the Early Intervention Program. Many years after Jack’s death Susie met and married Ray Tucker and returned to southern California. When Ray retired, they moved to Corvallis,OR. Following his death, Susie’s children wanted her to be closer to them, so she moved to western WA last fall. Her claim to fame: the summer Susie graduated from high school, she was Mickey Mouse at Disneyland!
Anne and Wayne Pair
Anne Pair grew up in central California nourished by her congregational church’s youth group and handbell choir, before moving to Ohio and then the east coast for school and to start her career in education. When she moved to Washington state in 1995, she joined the handbell choir at the university Congregational church, but exchanged her bells for drums when she married Wayne in 2002. Anne retired from her job as a school psychologist in 2023, to devote more time to her daughters, Charlotte and Lucy, creative writing, music, writing get out the vote postcards and gardening. In 2024, chagrined at the result of the presidential election, Anne and Wayne attended a service at WUUC, where Anne’s writing and Wordle buddy, Pamela Denchfield attends. The service was both calming and restorative, and she and Wayne have been attending ever since.
Wayne Pair was born in Atlanta, GA and grew up in Houston, TX. He studied Computer Science at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX. Right after college in 1987, Wayne moved to the Seattle area to escape the heat and see some real mountains. In 2002 Wayne married Anne and they have two daughters who light up their life everyday, Charlotte(20) and Lucy(16). Wayne retired from a career in the IT industry in 2015, and used his newfound time to get more deeply involved in music. Wayne enjoys composing music and playing both piano and upright bass. Wayne and Anne attended their first service at WUUC just after the 2024 election and have really enjoyed the like-minded and welcoming congregation.
Erin and Tristan Tidwell
Erin is a Puget Sound native. Her household includes her two kids, Aurie (pronounced: arr-ee) (19) and Tristan (15), three cats, and a tortoise. She has bachelor’s degrees in history and East Asian studies, and masters degrees in international studies and Teaching. She works as a lead technical writer and content designer for a software company. Outside of work, Erin writes fiction and spends a copious amount of time volunteering with Snohomish County 4-H’s technology program.
Tristan is a freshman at Innovation Lab High School in Bothell. He’s active on his school eSports team and in his 4-H robotics team. He also shows his cat in 4-H. He’s into Pokemon, Star Trek, and DnD
Laura Hume
Laura moved to Washington from Texas in August to be close to her kids — a Freshman at University of WA and a Junior at Western Washington. She has been a consultant in the Talent space for over 30 years, and she just started a new job with Kyndryl (a big tech firm that was a spin-off of IBM.)
When she isn’t helping employees become rockstars at their jobs, she is likely buying furniture for her new unfurnished rental in North Redmond or walking her two mini-bernedoodles while listening to trashy books on Audible.
We welcomed multiple new members to our church (listed below). The June & July 2024 newsletters will both feature bios from our new members so our community can read and welcome these wonderful people to our community at WUUC.
Welcome the new members: Michael Ervick Sonia Hoglander Emily Kuo-Lillie and Natalie Theresa and Dave Guenther Jaimie Holt and Thea and Kai Bonnie Kotzer
Theresa and Dave Guenther
Theresa has always had a deep interest in spirituality but struggled with a sense of belonging and common purpose in other church communities. Of major interest to Theresa is what people DO materially to heal the world. I am looking for partners for fun, fearless conversation and finding good trouble to get into. She appreciates the quirky and tolerant folks at WUUC.
Dave has recently retired from a corporate job in tax, and currently focuses his time on bird watching, biking, hiking and reading. He grew up in Michigan, met Theresa in Philadelphia, then lived in Silicon Valley before moving to Woodinville 22 years ago to raise their three kids. They currently live with two geriatric corgis, both very cute. The increasing slowness of their daily walks is another source of learning for Dave.
Jaime Holt and Thea and Kai
Jaime is originally from Vancouver, Canada. As a child of immigrants who left their home countries due to political unrest and war, she has long had an interest in understanding humanity. This led her to the field of anthropology and graduate studies in the United States. She moved on from ancient peoples to studying real live humans. Her background as a professor of anthropology has served her well as she has pursued a career in real estate. Jaime’s passions for research, education, and supporting others in achieving their goals are fundamental to her core philosophy as a real estate broker. Jaime and her children Thea (age 9) and Kai (age 8) live in Cottage Lake, Woodinville with their English Bulldog, Mumu. Thea loves art and singing and Kai loves baseball and animals. They both wrestle, enjoy writing stories and swimming at the lake all summer! They all like to consider themselves lifelong learners, and are excited to join this community where they have greatly enjoyed the intellectual, supportive, and accepting nature of this congregation!
We welcomed multiple new members to our church (listed below). The June & July newsletter will both feature bios from our new members so our community can read and welcome these wonderful people to our community at WUUC.
Welcome the new members: Michael Ervick Sonia Hoglander Emily Kuo-Lillie and Natalie Theresa and Dave Guenther Jaimie Holt and Thea and Kai Bonnie Kotzer
Mike Ervick
Originally from Chicago, Michael is a 66-year-old retiree who has lived with his wife Kimberley in the Echo Lake community of unincorporated Snohomish County for the last 25 years. During that time, they added three children and a variety of fur babies. Before his retirement, he spent 33 years as a management consultant and adjunct professor. Michael has embraced responsibility and community-minded service since he was very young – moving from scouts to then serve in the U.S. Navy and then continuing with civilian volunteer service in SBA, FEMA, and other disaster response organizations.
Sonia Hoglander
Sonia is an Electrical Engineer with an MBA. She currently tutors math and science for ages from grade school to college!. She was born in Sweden and most of her family lives on the east coast. Her other passions include caring for her new dog, Basil, going for long walks, and growing food in the garden.
Emily Kuo-Lillie (and Natalie)
Emily Kuo (pronounced like “Quo” as in Quote) grew up near Dallas, Texas. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Spanish… and another bachelor’s degree in nursing. In her 20s she lived in Denver, Colorado where she met her husband, Dan at the UU church they both attended; she was quite smitten with the soon-to-be-seminarian’s thoughtful preaching, and this summer they will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary!
Emily loves being a nurse and is especially interested in the intersection of healthcare access, ethics, and social justice work; she currently works for NMDP (formerly known as Be The Match) where she cares for volunteer stem cell and bone marrow donors.
Natalie, her daughter, (age 4) is the absolute joy of her life. Outside of work, Emily loves to watch and play tennis, and she and her family enjoy exploring playgrounds, beaches, and dog parks together with their two rescue pups, Bella and Copper.
