Minister & Staff
Minister
Rev. Dr. Jan Carlsson-Bull
On Sunday, November 21, 2004 Jan was installed as our 19th minister. Jan arrived in Cohasset after seven years at the Unitarian Church of All Souls, New York City and almost two decades in the corporate and non-profit sectors.She brings a wealth of experience in preaching, social outreach and advocacy, pastoral counseling, and group facilitation. Denominationally, Jan serves as a Board member of the Unitarian Universalist Trauma Response Ministry and as chair of the Commission on Social Witness of our UUA.
Interim Director of Religious Education
Jim FitzGerald
Jim FitzGerald joined the staff at First Parish in October, 2007. Jim holds a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from The College of Saint Rose in Albany , NY and a Master’s degree in Theology and Ethics from Hartford Seminary in Connecticut . Jim brings to First Parish ten years of experience in youth development, community education, and group facilitation through his prior professional experience as a sexuality educator/trainer at Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson in upstate New York.
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 Westminster, 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
Parish 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.
Carriage House Nursery School Director
Jennifer Sullivan
