Staff
- Bart Worden — Executive Director
- Law’nence Miller — Director of Administration
- Trish Cowan — Youth of Ethical Societies Coordinator
- Emily Newman — Communications Coordinator
- Randy Best — Interim Dean of Leadership
2019-2020 Board of Directors
- Sonja Kueppers (Washington DC) — President
- Ken Novak (Chicago) — Vice President
- Tom Castelnuovo (Brooklyn) — Treasurer
- Casey Gardonio-Foat (St Louis) — Secretary
- John McCormick (Philadelphia)
- Elizabeth Singer (New York)
- Sharon Stanley (Long Island)
- Liz Collier (Riverdale-Yonkers)
- Hugh Taft-Morales (Baltimore, Philadelphia) — NLC President Liaison
- Randy Best (Northern Virginia) — NLC Vice-President Liaison
- Julia Julstrom-Agoyo — FES Liaison
- Bart Worden — AEU Executive Director, Board ex-officio
NYSEC = New York Society for Ethical Culture
August 1, AEU Board meeting on Zoom
AEU Committees
Assembly – Plans and coordinates the AEU national Assemblies
Co-Chairs: Carolyn Parker (Austin) & Law’nence Miller (AEU)
Board Development – Strengthens the AEU’s governance and leadership by recruiting candidates for the AEU board and identifying potential AEU board officers
Chair: Sue Walton (Chicago)
Communications – Publicizes the Societies, Affiliates, Committees, programs, and ethical issues supported by the AEU
Chair: Ken Novak (Chicago)
Ethical Action – Educates AEU, Societies, and public on how to promote personal moral development and social responsibility through direct assistance, social action, and public advocacy
Chair: Carolyn Parker (Austin)
Ethical Education – Promotes and organizes lifelong Ethical Culture curriculum
Chair: Casey Gardonio-Foat (St Louis), Youth of Ethical Societies (YES) Coordinator: Trish Cowan (St. Louis)
Fundraising – Researches, develops, and recommends plans for AEU’s financial health, including development of fundraising initiatives and ethical fundraising standards
Richard Koral (New York & Long Island)
Leadership – Responsible for training Leaders (the clergy of the Ethical Movement), Chaplains, and Officiants who officiate at weddings and other ceremonies. Ethical Culture Leaders promote a deeper understanding of Ethical Culture/Ethical Humanism and work with the Movement to inspire more ethical living.
Interim Leadership Training Dean & Team Leader: Randy Best (Northern Virginia), Training Committee Chair: Kate Lovelady (St. Louis), Chair: Liz Collier (Riverdale-Yonkers)
Mediation & Law – Provides legal support and conflict resolution when needed
Co-Chairs: Richard Koral (Westchester), Arnold Fishman (Philadelphia)
Membership – Promotes the growth and development of existing and future Ethical Culture Societies, to assist in enhancing their effectiveness, and to seek to increase membership
Chair: John Daken (Washington DC)
New Society Development – Assists groups interested in becoming Ethical Societies
Chair: Bill Aul (Mid Rivers)
Personnel – Evaluates staff, updates the Employee Handbook, reviews concerns from staff and sets up a mechanism for redress
Chair: Elizabeth Singer (New York)
