Margaret Hamstead - President

Margaret has been a member of UUCSH since 1997. She has taken on many leadership roles here including Board of Trustees member, By-Laws revision committee member, Bridge Building team chair, Canvass committee chair, and space constraints ad hoc committee chair.

Professionally, Margaret works in organizational development to help groups surface benchmarking ideas, implement them and grow better from there.

Margaret's focus as President will be to help the Board of Trustees transition from a hands-on, working board to a governance and policy-based leadership team.

BK Kosmach - Vice President

BK Kosmach has been coming to Sunnyhill for about 10 years, and has been a member since 2006. She has served the Sunnyhill community in a number of capacities: Chalice Circle Facilitator, Board of Trustees member, Canvass Committee co-chair, and Stewardship Committee chair. BK is also on the Leadership team of Spiritways CUUPs.

She enjoys fitness walking and doing fun things with her caring and supportive partner, Diane Rusch. BK is excited about the growth opportunities available at Sunnyhill and is ready to help us become a positive force in the South Hills.

Dorothy Burns - Secretary

During the past sixteen years at Sunnyhill, Dorothy has taught RE, facilitated Chalice Circles, mentored Coming of Age students, and co-chaired the Harvest & Holiday fundraiser five times. She is currently a member of the interim minister's Transition Team.

Dorothy looks forward to helping the board work toward a stronger community while maintaining Sunnyhill as a haven for individuals with diverse backgrounds and spiritual beliefs.

Professionally, Dorothy practiced law and developed an adult literacy program before becoming a full-time mom. Dorothy and husband Chris have two sons, Ben and Colin, who grew up in the RE program and have been active in the wider OMD youth organization.

Charlie Cook - Treasurer

Charlie and his wife, Pam, reside in Upper St. Clair and have been Unitarian Universalists for over 20 years and have been members of Sunnyhill for 12 years. They have two grown children, David and Katie. He is a retired engineer and is currently serving his second term as treasurer of UUCSH.

Charlie is actively involved with facility maintenance and future planning as well as being liaison to the organizations that use our facility including the Mushroom Family Learning Center. He is also active in the Sunnyhill Men's group.

Harold Behar

Harold is a principal in the 10 year old advertising and marketing firm, Behar-Fingal, Inc located on Pittsburgh's North Side. As president and Creative Director he manages the creative output of the agency.

Harold believes if you possess a talent then you should give something back to your community. Harold is currently Vice President of the Board for The ToonSeum and has served on numerous other non-profit boards and the design committee of the South Side Local Development Company.

He lives in a Pittsburgh four square with his wife and two sons in Mount Lebanon, PA.

Carol Jaworski

Carol recently relocated to the South Hills after having spent 30 years in Florida and South Carolina. Originally from Polish Hill and Bethel Park, she now resides in McMurray.

As Carol puts it, "Upon moving, I sought a church that offered more than a Sunday sermon. I was looking for a community of progressive, diverse, informed, caring people. I found such a community at Sunnyhill, and joined in February 2008."

Carol is semi-retired, after having spent a number of years in teaching as well as in business.

Will Page

Will has been a member of UUCSH since 2006, although he has been cooking service auction dinners before that. Will joined Sunnyhill after moving to Pittsburgh from Virginia as a way to connect with a community of like-minded people. Before moving to Pittsburgh via Virginia, he lived in Stockholm (where he met his German wife) and also The Netherlands.

Will has been involved with the men's group, the Sunnyhill book club, Sunnyhill-To-Go, the service auctions and is an RE teacher. He is a mainframe computer systems consultant and a trained culinary chef. Currently he lives with his wife, Franziska, and two-year-old daughter, Vivian, in Mount Lebanon. Beyond cooking, Will enjoys gardening, photography, travel, and the arts.

Stephanie Maietta Romero

Stephanie has been a member of Sunnyhill since 2003. Her commitment to the UU principles began many years earlier when she found her love of Unitarianism in First Church of Shadyside. Since joining Sunnyhill, she has worked with the social justice group and volunteered regularly in the RE program.

Stephanie is a full-time middle school teacher and resident of Mt. Lebanon. She looks forward to bringing her passion and love of UU spirituality to the exciting reformation of Sunnyhill as our community joins together in our collective spiritual search.

Martha Sweeney

Martha and her husband Dennis have been members of Sunnyhill for 30 years. In her words, "Dennis and I joined for the religious education for our three daughters, but stayed for the friendships we have made here. This is our second home."

Martha is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and has taught high school students, Italian nationals and several levels of preschool at Mushroom Learning Center and ABC's for Children. Now retired, she indulges her hobbies of quilting, reading and gardening. Martha also volunteers for Allegheny Extension Office and the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council.