Welcome Rev. Dr. Debra W. Haffner as UU Fellowship Sabbatical Minister

Our settled minister Rev. Russ Menk is on sabbatical from 9/1/21 until 2/1/22.  While he is away, our Fellowship is being served by Rev. Dr. Debra W. Haffner as our Sabbatical Minister.  She is primarily responsible for planning and leading Sunday morning worship services.

Rev. Dr. Debra W. Haffner has been a Unitarian Universalist minister for more than 18 years.  She has served churches in Westport, CT and Reston, VA.

She has been the executive director of two national not-for-profit organizations, and she has worked closely with the UUA and the UUMA on the development of materials on sexual safety in congregations, professional sexual misconduct prevention, and sexuality training for UU ministers and religious educators.  Rev. Debra is the author or co-author of seven books, including “From Diapers to Dating” which has been translated into twelve languages.  She holds a doctorate from the Pacific School of Religion, an M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary, an MPH from the Yale School of Medicine, and a B.A. from Wesleyan University.  Her work has been honored by such diverse organizations as the UU Women’s Federation, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Union Theological Seminary, and the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.  Rev. Debra served as an early consultant on the development of the OWL program, the Guidelines Committee of the UUMA, and the Ministerial Fellowship Committee.”