Minister & Staff Directory
First Unitarian Church of Oakland
Address:
685 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 893-6129
Email: office@uuoakland.org
For pastoral care, please email pastoralcare@uuoakland.org
For rentals, please email rentals@uuoakland.org
Office Hours
Office hours are 9am-1pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and 10am-1pm on Sunday.
The office is closed on these holidays: New Year’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and Christmas Day. The office is also closed for the Winter holiday between Christmas and New Year’s.
Clergy
Rev. Laurel Liefert (she/her), Contract Minister: revlaurel@uuoakland.org
Rev. Kevin Mann (he/him), Affiliated Community Minister: revkev@uuoakland.org
Rev. Claire Eustace (she/her), Affiliated Community Minister
Administrative Staff
Joan Benoit (she/they), Church Administrator: administrator@uuoakland.org
Kumi Maxson (they/them), Office Manager: office@uuoakland.org
Stewardship/Pledges
Please contact our volunteer team at stewardship@uuoakland.org
Facilities & Rentals
To book an event, please visit our rentals page.
Frank Tobor (he/him), Sexton
Zach Gamble (he/him), Senior A/V Tech & Facilities Liaision, avtech@uuoakland.org
Caeli Benson (they/them) [Pronounced: “Ky-lee Ben-suhn”], Rentals Coordinator, rentals@uuoakland.org
Monique Wethy, Video Technician
Evelie Delfino Såles Posch (her/she/siya), Audio/Video Technician
Music Program
Email music@uuoakland.org
Renée Witon (she/her), Co-Director of Music: renee@uuoakland.org
– Crescendo Choir Co-Director, Pianist
Susan Keiter (she/her), Co-Director of Music: susan@uuoakland.org
– Crescendo Choir Co-Director, Pop Up Choir Director, Joyful Noise Band Director
Children and Families Ministry (CFM) Programs
Dr. Anastasia Prentiss, CFM Director: familyministry@uuoakland.org
London Reid (she/her), Nursery Care Provider
Esther Kimelman-Block (she/her), Nursery Care Provider
