Joseph Priestley District

The Joseph Priestley District includes seventy congregations in the District of Columbia and five states: southern New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, central and eastern Pennsylvania, and northern Virginia.

100 W. 10th St., Suite 1008
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302) 778-4564
(toll-free) (800) 351-6637
(fax) (302) 778-4590
office @ jpduua.org

District Staff

• Rev. Dr. Richard Speck, District Executive
  rspeck @ uua.org
   
• Cristina Sanchis, District Administrator
  csanchis @ uua.org
   
• Andrew Mertz, Director for Youth and Young Adult Programs
  andrew @ jpduua.org
   
• Joan Priest, Director of Development
  joan @ jpduua.org
   
• Paula Cole Jones, Director for Racial and Social Justice
  pcolejones @ gmail.com
   
• Jillian Conway, Administrative Assistant
  jillian @ jpduua.org
   
• Meredith Higgins, Adjunct Staff Coordinator
  higginsrfp @ aol.com
   
• Lillian Christman, District President
  lchristman @ uua.org
   
• Natalia Averett, Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Trustee
  naverett @ uua.org

Central East Regional Group (CERG) Regional Program Consultants:

• Patricia Infante, Regional Faith Development Consultant
  pinfante @ uua.org
   
• Mark Bernstein, Regional Growth Development Consultant
  mbernstein @ uua.org
   
• Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, Regional Leadership Development Consultant
  rruchotzke @ uua.org
   
• Rev. Christine (Chris) Neilson, Regional Stewardship and Resource Development Consultant
  cneilson @ uua.org
   
• Beth Casebolt, CERG Communications Consultant
  bcasebolt @ uua.org