Meet Members of UUMPF

	Barbara Gardner Chair of UUMPF and member of the oversight committee, Barbara joined UUSS in 1997. She loves not only that it is her spiritual home, but the quality of the community it provides. She is currently retired after working as a neurologist at Kaiser for 24 years, and is enjoying the ‘giving back’ phase of her life as well as the opportunity to indulge more fully in long term interests. She’s been very involved at UUSS and has served as a worship leader and member of the lay ministry. She has taught OWL (UUSS’s human sexuality course) to our junior high members, serves on Doug’s Committee on Ministry, was the chief coordinator for Searching for the Future, and chair of the follow-up group Vision Into Action. She’s been a member of a ministry circle, part of one of Doug’s Spiritual Journey groups, a member of the nominating committee, and a participant in multiple NWEI (Northwest Earth Institute) courses at UUSS. She loves UUSS, outdoor activities, and fabric art. She and her husband, Don Thornberry, have three children, all of whom are grown and out forging their own paths in the world.
	John McMillan Born and raised in the Quaker town of Whitter, California. Finished college and started his civil engineering career with the California Department of Transportation in San Francisco. In his career John has worked in San Luis Obispo and San Diego. In 1996 John was assigned to the department's headquarters in Sacramento. John is married to Janet Lopes and has two children in college. John and Janet joined UUSS in 1997. John is a past Board Member and has been involved with various efforts in maintaining and improving the church's buildings and grounds.
	Colene Schlaepfler We first visited UUSS before we moved to Folsom 10 years ago After moving we tried most of the churches close to us and decided UUSS was worth the drive. One of the first things I noticed about the campus was the oak grove and the amount of space not being used. "Must be a wealthy church" I thought. I soon discovered not wealth but lack of a plan to use that lovely space is the reason our land is not used more efficiently. I had some experience with land planning earlier in life. The planning process is a divergence from my career as a Marriage and Family Therapist, and I enjoy the challenge of this project. I think it is very important to the future of our church both aesthetically and practically.
	Barbara Hopkins Barbara Hopkins has been attending UUSS since 1991, has been a member since 2000, and is particularly drawn to issues of social and environmental justice. At UUSS she’s involved with the choir (she loves singing!), Family Promise, Green Sanctuary, the Property Management Committee, UUMPF, and has also served on the Board of Trustees, the Program Council, with Womens’ Alliance, and with numerous other classes and projects. Beyond UUSS, she is involved with the Interfaith Family Promise Board of Directors, Interfaith Power and Light, the Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of the Earth, and is our representative to the InterFaith Service Bureau of Sacramento. Other groups receiving her attention include the League of Women voters, the United Nations Association, the Children’s Receiving Home, Health Care for All, and the Sacramento Housing Alliance, to name a few. A retired social worker, she lives with her husband Vaughan. Together they have two daughters who have enriched their lives in many ways, including four delightful grandchildren and a great granddaughter.
	Bob Oyafuso Bob and his wife Fran escaped from the Bay Area in 1997 and joined UUSS the same year. He is a retired electrical engineer and enjoys applying his professional skills in service to UUSS. Bob has served on the BOT, Program Council, Property Management Committee and Chairs the Website Committee. He has taught RE kids the art of Origami and served as Project Manager for the new Entryway. Bob and Fran are fully engaged with 5 children, 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren plus their dog Winnie!!
	Annie Kempees A transplant from the San Francisco Bay area since 1984, Annie has been involved at UUSS since 1988 and strongly identifies UUSS as her spiritual home. She’s been involved with the Caring Committee and the Program Council, and currently chairs the Property Management Committee. As part of developing her strong love of horticulture, she has become certified by the UC Cooperative Extension as a Master Gardener and loves using this knowledge to benefit our campus. She realizes the importance of long range planning and the need to coordinate short and long term goals. She feels blessed to have found UUSS at this time in her life, and strongly connects with the sentiment that ‘not all who wander are lost’.

Ginger Enrico

In 2009-2010 Ginger served on Carole Czujko’s internship committee, the entry committee, UUMPF and she co-lead the pledge campaign that year. In 2010-2011 she continues with UUMPF as a member of the master plan oversight committee, and she leads the stewardship team. Ginger enjoys the SGL (Spiritually Grounded Leadership) group and going to UUSS religions classes and Theater One with her husband, Roy. Roy and Ginger raised their two children in the First Unitarian Church of Dallas. They live in Rancho Cordova’s Sunriver neighborhood where she serves as liaison between the neighborhood and the American River Parkway Coalition. Ginger likes to walk the river with her two dogs and go on day hikes around California. A former alternative school teacher, she’s been a clinical psychologist for over 20 years, with a private practice of families, couples, and individuals.