Staff
Renee Pierre
Born and raised in Rhode Island, Renee received a B.S. from the University of Rhode Island. After living and working in Boston for two years and Puerto Rico for five years, Renee returned to Rhode Island. She has attended Westminster since 1996 and was hired as the Director of Religious Education in 1999. Renee is a member of LREDA (the Liberal Religious Educators Association) and has completed three Renaissance Modules to date (Administration of RE Programs, Unitarian Universalist Identity, and Philosophy of Religious Education). Recently, Renee also completed Leadership School for Religious Educators at Ferry Beach. Currently, Renee serves on the Ballou-Channing District Board and attends BCD RE Gathering meetings monthly.
Board of Trustees
Westminster's Trustees are Janet Searles, President; Larry Burgess, Vice President; Joseph Souza, Treasurer; Sandy Hopkins, Secretary; Amy Abel, Program Council Chair; Bill Stone, Member at Large; and Doris Duarte, Member at Large.
Westminster is presently trying an arrangement that gives a program council responsibility for activities planning and coordination. Representatives from the various organizations and activities associated with the church comprise the program council. Under this arrangement, the trustees would serve "without portfolio," allowing them to spend more time addressing the church's policy and procedures. Our bylaws have not changed in relation to board make-up while we evaluate the success of this arrangement.