Rev. Micah C. Ma will be with us for two years while we make the transition to a new settled minister beginning fall of 2026. Rev. Micah was ordained to Unitarian Universalist ministry in 2020 and received their Masters in Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA. They were born and raised in California, moving to Cleveland, OH for a parish internship at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church. Afterward, they spent two years at the Cleveland VA Medical Center, working as a Chaplain Resident and then a Chaplain Fellow specializing in patients with serious mental illness. Most recently Rev. Micah served the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship in Morehead City, NC as interim minister.
Rev. Meagan Henry has two decades of experience in Religious Education. She studied World Religions in college and has a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies from the University of TN, Knoxville and a Masters of Divinity from Meadville Lombard Theological School in Chicago. She was an adjunct professor at UTK for three years after graduation and taught several classes on Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam. While attending the University and teaching religion classes, she served as the part-time Youth Ministry Coordinator at the Tennessee Valley UU Church. Meagan and her husband, James, were married at TVUUC and her daughter, Starling, grew up in the RE program. In July of 2006, Meagan and James moved to Alexandria, VA where she served as the Director of Religious Education (DRE) at the Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church for 6 years.
Following that, she served as the DRE at All Souls Unitarian in Washington, DC for 15 months before moving to Brooklyn. Meagan is passionate about UU religious education. She is a lifelong UU, raised at the Meadville Unitarian church in Northwestern Pennsylvania. From ages 8-14, Meagan, spent her summers at The Mountain Center, a UU camp in the mountains of Western North Carolina where her father and step-mother served on the staff. Her UU summer camp experience was deeply formative and she has been something of a nature-lover and outdoor adventurer ever since. Meagan enjoys hiking, camping, canoeing and kayaking. Being in nature is one of the ways she grounds herself and finds spiritual inspiration. She believes we never stop learning and growing and developing our spiritual selves, and as such, she is an advocate of holistic, life-long faith formation.
Adam is a Vermont-bred, Brooklyn-based music director, pianist, organist, bassist, composer and arranger. His first connection to church music started at age eleven, when he played for a Christmas Eve service in the sleepy town of Holland, VT.
He has worked with some of the top artists and organizations in his field including The National Symphony Orchestra, The Boston Pops, New York Pops, Houston Symphony, Idina Menzel, Megan Hilty, Darlene Love, James Monroe Iglehart, Frankie Moreno, Stephen Kellogg, Milton Delugg, Macy’s Entertainment and The Young People’s Chorus of New York City in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Symphony Space, New World Stages, and others.
As a pianist, Adam specializes in blues, jazz, and gospel. He plays every Sunday night at the Rum House here in NYC with his twin brother Matt, and their jazz and blues band Mimi and the Podd Brothers. He also plays keys, bass and music directs for singer/songwriter Dan Mills.
Adam studied classical and jazz piano, organ, orchestration, conducting, and music production at The Hartt School of Music in West Hartford, CT where he received his Bachelors of Music.
Click here to watch videos of Adam’s work with the choir and musicians at First Unitarian. Click here to read more about Adam’s approach to music in worship.
Garnett has been a member of First U for more than 30 years. She raised her now grown children, Katie Falzetta-Murray and Joseph Falzetta, in our Sunday school, and has served the congregation as a volunteer in more ways than she can remember. Garnett is here to help newcomers find their way. She loves hearing the many stories that our visitors bring with them. Nothing makes her happier than when a newcomer connects deeply with our congregation and becomes a voting member. Garnett Lives in Bay Ridge with her dog, McKenzie, is an avid Yogini, and loves visits from her three adorable grandchildren, Simon, Micah and Rowan.
Hello! I am your new Executive Manager of Building & Events for First Unitarian, and I am both honored and excited to join the wonderful staff and team for this growing and committed congregation. I look forward to wearing a few of Garnett’s hats while I manage events, expand community relations, and oversee facilities. I have a history of wearing several hats myself. I have practiced complex civil litigation; helped start-ups with intellectual property and employment issues; served as a Landmark Commissioner to preserve historic properties and districts; turned a farm-totable dinner into an award-winning food and wine festival, while directly benefiting the farming community; and most recently consulted to a gender equity non-profit that had acquired a historic building as their new headquarters. I also came *this* close to getting into the Guinness Book of World Records for the Most Pancakes Made By A Team, but a freak ice storm thwarted our efforts; come say hello in the staff offices and I’ll regale you with the tale.
You will find me in the offices Tuesdays through Saturdays (on a flexible hybrid schedule, depending on events). I will be routinely working with Committees for Facilities, Technology, and Green Initiatives, as well as with focused task groups, such as website redevelopment, and special projects, like the annual auction. If you have any ideas or questions, please feel free to email me.
Wendy is a working singer, songwriter, voice teacher, organizer, and bookkeeper. She is also a part time innkeeper who supports her mother’s B & B in the Berkshires on summer weekends.
In Wendy’s words, “I am a native New Yorker. I have 2 amazing daughters and 3 delicious grandchildren. One of my favorite places to have worked was Brooklyn Botanic Garden; walking through the gardens every day was heavenly and life affirming. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to serve the First Unitarian Congregational Society.”
Yvonne Garrett is a second generation UU, feminist, activist, Religious Humanist/Ethical Vegan, and Aspirant for UU Ministry. She holds an MLIS (LIU), an MFA (The New School), two Masters from NYU, and a Ph.D. from Drew University. Currently pursuing a Master in Divinity at Starr King, she also serves as a Spiritual Life Advisor at NYU. She works full time at The New School, is a Shop Steward for the Teamsters, and works part-time as an editor at Black Lawrence Press. She was recently appointed Editor of the UU Studies Network Journal.