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our staff
Rev. Terri Burnor | Executive Director
Rev. Terri (she/her) has been involved with MUUSJA in various consulting and volunteer capacities since 2017. She is an ordained UU minister, community organizer, and professional communicator who inspires people to reflect, act, and lead grounded by their faith, spiritual practices, conscience, and values. Terri delights in making connections and discovering the creative spark that moves individuals and communities to grow and live differently. Terri also serves as minister for the St. Croix Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in St. Croix Falls, Wisc. She is a life-long Minnesotan who grew up outside of Duluth. She lives in St. Paul with her spouse and two dogs. Email: revterri@muusja.org
Dallas Rising | Senior Movement Organizer
Dallas (she/they) is an activist, yoga instructor, somatic grief worker, and interfaith chaplain. She came to the UU faith as a teenager and spent the 90’s deeply involved in UU youth leadership from the local to national level. After a 20-year hiatus from church, she rejoined in the wake of the police murder of George Floyd during the pandemic, seeking a way to be more resourced during a particularly tumultuous time. With decades of grassroots organizing work in liberation spaces and experience in secular nonprofits, she’s enjoying approaching social justice work from a space of spiritual grounding. She lives in Minneapolis with her spouse and two rescue dogs. Email: dallas@muusja.org
our BOARD
Michael Elliott, Secretary
Meleah Houseknecht, Treasurer
Kathy Peterson, Chair
Chad Snyder