First Parish Cohasset

Minister & Staff

August 30th, 2010

Minister

Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson
The Rev. Dr. Anita Farber-Robertson served as a settled pastor in Unitarian Universalist congregations in Canton and Swampscott Massachusetts for a total of 19 years before becoming an Accredited Interim Minister, her chosen specialty. She has served as an interim minister in six congregations.

Since 1988 she has taught in a variety of capacities at Andover Newton Theological School, including serving as the Adjunct Professor of Communication and as lead instructor for the course Interim Ministry: Theory and Practice. Her book, Learning While Leading, Increasing Your Effectiveness in Ministry was published by Alban Institute, and her essays on other topics have been published in anthologies. She maintains a consulting practice (Learning Edge Consulting) to congregations.
Her deep love and commitment is to congregational life, where the generations come together with their whole selves, bodies, minds, hearts and spirits, for their common support and nurture, and for the enhancement of the wider community.

Allegra Martin Music Director

Allegra Martin
Allegra Martin, music director, has a BA in Physics and Music from Williams College, and a Masters in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College. While at estminster, she sang with Joseph Flummerfelt, James Jordan, Andrew Megill, and participated in performances with the New York Philharmonic and the Spoleto Festival US.  She is one of the founding members of Anthology (www.anthologyvoices.com) and also sings with Boston-based groups Schola Cantorum and Cappella Clausura (www.clausura.org).  She currently serves as the Operations Manager for The Boston Cecilia. Her blog about all things choral can be found at: http://currentconductor.blogspot.com


Religious Education Director

Jill M. Hall
Before answering the call to professional religious education leadership, Jill spent twenty years researching and recreating the clothing and textiles of the Pilgrims at Plimoth Plantation. She has participated in Unitarian Universalist religious education for many years, as teacher, student and RE Committee member and chair. She is committed to nurturing the spiritual lives of the congregation’s youth while encouraging the exchange of wisdom and experience across the generations. She lives with her family in Middleboro, MA.


Sandy BaileyParish Administrator

Sandy Bailey
Sandy performs the secretarial and administrative tasks to keep the church office and the parish running smoothly. She is responsible for bookkeeping and payroll and assisting the Parish Treasurer. She provides office support for many all-parish activities. 

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Carriage House Nursery School Director

Jennifer Sullivan

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