Staff

Rev. Peggy Clarke began her ministry at Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist (UU) on August 1, 2019, after serving at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester in Hastings on Hudson for about 10 years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and Peace Studies and a Masters in Historical Theology from Boston College. Her doctoral work was in American Religious History. Rev. Clarke has served on the board of the UUA’s climate justice initiative Commit2Respond, the UU Environmental Justice Collaboratory and as chair of the UU Food Justice Ministry. She was one of the denomination's Observer Delegates at the 2015 United Nations Climate Summit in Paris, represented UUA at Standing Rock and most recently at the Mexican American border, calling attention to the crisis of separated families. She is very pleased to have Community Church co-sponsor this conference. Social and climate justice are very important issues as she begins her work at the church and in the greater NYC community. Rev. Clarke lives in Westchester with her husband and 9 year old son.

Esther Rosado has served UU congregations in Massachusetts, most recently as Director of Religious Education in Medford, MA. She is an active Unitarian Universalist leader working on the local, district and continental levels.

Satya graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry in 2018 and is taking one of their final steps to UU ministry through their internship at Community Church. Satya uses they/them/she pronouns and loves hiking and nature.

Jil Novenski began teaching at Community Church in 2007. She graduated high school at the Northwest School for the Arts, Humanities and Environment in Seattle, Washington, majored in child psychology at the Evergreen State College, and holds a degree in Advertising and Marketing Communications from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her professional history includes teaching adults with developmental disabilities, editorial support in educational publishing, and nonprofit fundraising and special event management. Fulfilling her passion for putting faith into action, Jil has worked with Victim Services as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence, and was a founding member of the Advisory Board for Family Court Reforms in New York City. In her role as Director of Religious Education for Children & Youth, Jil continues to innovate in the space where arts, education and activism meet.