Our Ministers and Staff
Office Phone Number: (802) 388-8080
Office Hours: Mon – Fri 8 am – noon
Interim Minister ~ Rev. Tricia Hart
Rev. Tricia began as part-time contracted minister in Aug 2023 along with Rev. Christina Sillari. She was the former interim minister at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Burlington. Email her at tricia.hart@cvuus.org.
Interim Minister ~ Rev. Christina Sillari
Rev. Sillari began as part-time contracted minister in Aug 2023 along with Rev. Tricia Hart. Rev. Christina exchanged pulpits with Rev. Barnaby in Fall 2019. Email her at christina.sillari@cvuus.org.
Watch a conversation with our ministers.
Community Minister & Ministerial Intern ~ Tom Morgan
Tom serves CVUUS as community minister and in a hybrid community-parish pastoral internship. Please see our Community Ministry and its News & Opportunities pages, and reach out to Tom at communityminister@cvuus.org for more. Tom is on site Wednesdays & Thursdays generally.
Director of Music ~ Jen Cohen
Leads choir in singing three Sundays a month and rehearsing on Wednesday nights as well as oversees all aspects of enriching our lives with music, Email at music@cvuus.org. Jen is on site Thursdays 3-7 pm and Sunday mornings when the choir sings.
Acting Religious Exploration Coordinator~ Julia Santerre
Julia will cover our RE program through mid-June 2025 sustaining what former Director of RE Poppy Rees started in Sept and overlapping our search for a new Director of RE which we hope to have in place this summer. She’ll be working remotely most of the time. Email Julia at re@cvuus.org.
Julia is a former attorney who homeschools her four children. She loves gardening, playing board games with her family, singing, dabbling in various arts and crafts hobbies, and good books – especially children’s books with a good message and beautiful pictures! She is passionate about social justice – especially things that affect children, LGBTQIA individuals, and the environment (although she knows that all justice issues are interconnected!)
Administrator ~ Laura Asermily
Laura handles the administration of CVUUS. Contact Laura with questions about attending CVUUS, renting our beautiful sanctuary, and other questions. More about Laura Asermily.
Office hours: Mon – Friday 8-12 and longer on Wed till 4. Email office@cvuus.org or call (802) 388-8080.
Communications Assistant ~ Jess Danyow
Jess works a part-time hybrid office/remote schedule to support our regular congregational communications and can be reached at communications@cvuus.org. She is onsite as needed.
Cara Mosier, Bookkeeper
Cara handles bookkeeping and accounting questions, including questions about Member donations. Works on Tuesdays remotely. Email fm@cvuus.org.
Keith Rickerby, Sexton
Keith handles the surveillance and cleaning our our buildings and grounds. He usually works Fridays 2:30-4:30 pm, Saturdays 7-10 am or 5-7, and Mondays 3:30-5:30 pm. He can help open and close for events and monitor parking for large events.