Scott Fitzgerald
Leader (President) and Delegate to the Coordinating Circle

Scott was raised a Unitarian Universalist and has been actively involved in UU church life for well over 50 years. Over the years Scott has filled many roles at many UU churches; newsletter editor, board member, Sunday school teacher, youth advisor and of course, Coffee Guy. Currently Scott is the editor of our Newsletter and runs our website.

MaryAnne Winniford
Facilitator (Vice-President)

I became a UU in Dallas, Texas in 1991. I was married in that church and raised my two daughters as UUs. They both went through middle school and high school OWL (Our Whole Lives – a comprehensive, value-based sexuality curriculum), which is why I am so passionate about the OWL program. I have been a member of five UU churches in the past 30 years and have been in leadership positions in all of them.

Melody Holcomb
Secretary

I graduated from Eastern Washington University (in Humanities.) Interestingly this is where a professor told me about Unitarian Universalism. That this community allowed all faiths, even agnostics and atheists was fascinating. When the pandemic began I seriously started looking for a UU community to give my time to. I have always had deep belief that volunteering is a key to happiness. So I chose INUUC.  I am taking many UU Antiracism Learning classes and I take a class weekly practicing Non-Violent Communication. In my spare time I watch other UU community services to add to the Soul Weaving roster. I currently am a part of the INUUC Soul Weaving circle that plans and produces our weekly Sunday Services.

Lannie MacAndrea
Coordinating Circle Delegate

I grew up in San Bernardino, CA, and ended up in Spokane by way of San Diego, Huntington Beach, and Pullman, WA

At San Diego State, I majored in picketing Safeway for refusing to hire Black kids, playing Bridge, rock and roll, and English. I fell for a football player whom I married probably because John F. Kennedy spoke at his graduation. We had lots of fun times, some not so fun times, but best of all three amazing children.

In 1969, I landed in Pullman with two-year old Kathleen and six-month old Jeff; Elizabeth was born the next summer. We spent seven fabulous years at WSU.

Now, mature enough to pay attention in colllege, I earned an MFA degree in Creative Writing, Poetry.

After losing my Presbyterian—and I thought all faith—I became interested in the UU world, particularly in its work against systemic racism and the willful oppression of Black and Indigineous people.

I love our church, all my friends and those still to be made! I’m excited for the opportunity to work with you as we live into the vision of INUUC and become a community of wholeness.

Stephanie Samson

One week during lent in 2005 I had enough of being Catholic and l ended up at the UU church in Spokane. I felt welcomed as soon as I arrived, attended new member classes and began my life as a UU. I served many leadership roles during my time there.

In 2010 I joined our partner church group and right away started planning a trip the next year to visit our partners in Transylvania. Since then, I have led a couple of travel groups to our Partner Church in Felsőrákos and currently planning another trip in September of this year. I look forward to our new church being in partnership with a new church in Transylvania. In 2017 I was the Local Area Coordinator for General Assembly which was held in June in Spokane which was an opportunity to meet UUs from across the nation.

I was a charter member of INUUC and have been actively involved in our new community. I have served four years on soul weaving, three years on stewardship, three years on UU connections, and three years as an INUUC/Westminster liaison.