Motivated by a deep love of people, infinite possibility, teaching, learning, and service, Rev. Amelia is honored to be joining the UUCiL community. A lifelong UU who came of age in the Portland, OR congregation, Rev. Amelia attended seminary at the Graduate Theological Union, UC Berkeley, and graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry … Continue reading Rev. Amelia Marie Petersen, MDiv, MASC

Rev. Becky Leyser is an ordained UU Community Minister and is affiliated with UUCiL. She works at UCSF St. Mary’s and UCSF Saint Francis in San Francisco. She is currently classified as the Mission Integration manager which enables her to approach how the mission of the hospitals show up in the work of the staff. … Continue reading Reverend Becky Leyser, MDiv

Michael has been active in the Bay Area music scene working for the Last 20 years as a public school music educator and a performing musician. He received his degree at Cal State university at Hayward in 2003, and received his California teaching credential the year later. His ensembles have received highest honors at the … Continue reading Michael J. Mares

Austin Phillips holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied under Antonio Pompa-Baldi. Over the course of his studies, he was also taught by Dr. Daniel Shapiro, Dr. Namiq Sultanov, Dr. Jed Galant, John McCarthy, and Zita Sandor. From childhood through high school, Austin competed widely … Continue reading Austin Phillips

Bob Miess became our office manager in 2020. Ordained as a Lutheran minister over 45 years ago, he chose a secular career in technology after three years in the ministry. Bob became a member of the First Unitarian Church of San Jose in 1998, and has been Unitarian Universalist ever since. He works with a … Continue reading Bob Miess