Our Elected Leaders: Board Members
Our Board President is House Dow, who previously served as Member at Large.
Our Vice President is Louise Rovner.
Tracy Watson is currently serving as Treasurer on the Board of Trustees. She joined Emerson in 1985 and raised her two daughters as UUs. Over the years she has taught RE, helped with monthly pot lucks, served as Board Secretary, and participated in the church book club and hiking club. She is a retired lawyer and looks forward to visiting as many national parks as possible, as well as spending time with her grandchildren.
Our Board Secretary is Aimee Noel. Aimee Noel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker currently working as a therapist in private practice. Aimee found Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church during the pandemic when she was searching for a progressive, inclusive spiritual home. Since then she has become a member, joined the Worship Associate team and now has transitioned to the role of Secretary of the Board of Trustees. She is dedicated to creating an inclusive community and has a wheelchair accessible van to bring her mother-in-law and anyone else that needs help getting to the sanctuary.
Our Trustee at Large is Philip Kuretski. Philip is currently retired. His new profession is location sound mixing on movie sets. He has two children, Devin and Kia, and an adopted daughter, Elizabeth. He has been a Unitarian most of his adult life. Currently he is a long time member of our choir, a new board member and a tech committee member. Previously he was a TV Production and History teacher for 25 years for the Los Angeles Unified School District at Crenshaw High and Chatsworth High. He has a Bachelors in History from the University of Washington and a Masters in Fine Arts Film/TV from UCLA.