NAUA Board Members 2025-2026
At the 2nd Annual NAUA Summit and Business Meeting (October, 2025), four NAUA members were elected to join the board of trustees for a three-year term, while several former trustees completed their terms or elected to resign early. The new board decided to install three interim officers to fill vacated positions, while Treasurer Bob Simoni continues in his position. Permanent officers will be named over the next few months.
Roy Dickerson
Interim President
Roy Dickerson
Professionally, Roy was an FAA technician and manager overseeing technical operations. He managed the runway upgrade and new tower installation at SFO. He and Diana were married in their back yard by the Unitarian Universalist intern from the church that they eventually joined about 20 years later. They were active in the church, both were on the board, involved with the kids, and doing their bit. Both Roy and his wife served as board presidents.
As vice president of his UU church, he became aware of the gadfly controversy and visited Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof at the Spokane UU church to learn more. He became convinced that their Hayward church was veering in the wrong direction; rather than encouraging freedom of thought, they were encouraging an echo-chamber where dissent was cause for ostracism. After talking to board members and writing his thoughts for the president’s message, a rift opened up that was never to heal. A group of members from that congregation started a NAUA fellowship while keeping friendships with members of the old church. As a member of NAUA, Roy has been active in the monthly worship services and as a member of the Worship Committee, as a member of CIRCLE groups, and hosting the Hayward NAUA Fellowship. He is also involved with Braver Angels and No Labels.
Roy believes that Freedom, Reason, and Tolerance are foundational, but that evidence, experience, and pragmatism are crucial elements as well. Logic and Reason give way to something overlooked or unknown as we struggle to find solutions and realize that we didn’t have everything needed; that we don’t have all the answers is a keystone to how he views Unitarianism. Roy will bring his knowledge, extensive experience, insights and perspectives to the Board to help guide NAUA in its future development.
Mark Reimers
Interim Vice President
Mark Reimers
Mark Reimers was born in Canada into a conservative religious household. Exposure to scientific thinking at college gradually undermined that faith. He joined the UU church in 1988 and has been active in UU or Quaker congregations for most of the past 37 years.
Mark obtained a PhD in mathematics from UBC in Vancouver in 1987. He has worked at the US National Institutes of Health, the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics and currently at Michigan State University. He now works in quantitative neuroscience, studying how dynamic brain activity gives rise to thoughts and feelings.
Mark was the leader of the Richmond Humanists in Virginia for five years, and the leader of the UU Forum in Lansing, MI for six years. He speaks frequently at humanist and science outreach events in Michigan and online. He has led the NAUA Forum Circle for the past year and a half; he has given two talks for NAUA Academy, including one laying out a vision for humanism in the 21st-century. He is now serving as the chair of the Academy Advisory Committee.
Lincoln Baxter
Interim Secretary
Lincoln Baxter
Lincoln retired as Systems Architect from Bank of America in 2019, and is currently chairing the NAUA’s Tech Team. He was a principle developer and contributor to https://savethe7principles.org.
As a fifth generation Unitarian, Lincoln’s Unitarian roots run deep. His parents were founding members of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth MA, and he has served on the board of, and is a past President of, the Unitarian Congregation of West Chester PA. He also served on the Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Community of Charlotte.
Lincoln is a trained Our Whole Lives (OWL) facilitator for Jr and Sr High, and the Adult age groups. He facilitated the Jr High OWL curriculum several times at the West Chester PA church, and both the Jr and Sr High curricula at the Charlotte church. Lincoln also holds a Six Sigma Green Belt.
Lincoln graduated from Connecticut College with a double major in Music and Philosophy, and earned Master of Music (MM) and Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degrees from Temple University. Lincoln currently lives in Charlotte NC with his wife Helen. He has one son and one grandson.
Lincoln enjoys programming, traveling, brewing beer, and was a competitive sailor in the Thistle Class.
Bob Simoni
Treasurer
Bob Simoni
Bob Simoni is a founding member of the NAUA Fellowship of Hayward, CA and is also a member of the NAUA Tech and Worship Teams. He is a former board member of the Starr King UU Church of Hayward and the UU Fellowship of Redwood City, CA as well as a former member of the UU Church of North Easton, MA. He has been a UU in spirit for 35 years and his brother is a UU Minister. He was born in Boston, MA and currently lives in Paso Robles, CA and works part-time as a System Administrator for a drone manufacturing company in San Luis Obispo, CA called ES Aero. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, biking, golf and wine-tasting.
Jan Anderson
Jan Anderson
Jan Anderson facilitates a NAUA CIRCLE and actively participates in other NAUA programs. For 20 years, she’s been involved in two UU Congregations, serving in leadership roles, teaching, leading RE programs, and engaging in small group ministry. Raised in the Mormon Church, she chose her own path after 38 years. She embraces the NAUA values of freedom, reason and tolerance. Jan was a successful small business owner and now volunteers to lead an English conversation program. She lives with her husband Jim in Snohomish, WA. Jan enjoys nature, dogs, reading, simple living, connecting with friends and is a mom of five and grandma of four.
Bobbe Gaines Baggio
A Unitarian for 44 years, Bobbe has been deeply involved in her faith community, serving on the Board of Directors at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley. She managed social events like auctions, round robin dinners and taught Religious Education to children and adults. She also belonged to Fairfax VA UU Church, Morristown NJ UU Fellowship, and Cedar Lane UU Church in Bethesda, MD and So UU Church of Southern Delaware where she served as Financial Chair. These experiences shaped her enduring commitment to service, inclusion, and the belief that every person has the potential to grow and thrive.
As a candidate for the Board of Directors, Bobbe is committed to advancing NAUA’s vision through strategic planning, collaborative governance, and sustainable growth initiatives. She is especially interested in strengthening member support, developing innovative training resources, and expanding outreach so that NAUA can continue to thrive as an international leader in advocacy of free religion and education.
With her blend of academic knowledge, practical leadership experience, and heartfelt dedication to community well-being, Bobbe Gaines Baggio offers a thoughtful and value-driven voice for the NAUA Board of Directors.
John Wunderlin
Board Trustee
John Wunderlin
John Wunderlin has been a Unitarian for more than 20 years. He is a member of Prairie Unitarian Society in Madison, Wisconsin, where he serves on the board, chairs the Technology committee, and is a member of the Housing and Property committee. John served on the 1st NAUA Summit planning committee where he designed the logo (currently used for all NAUA correspondence) and created the closing music video using photography from members and the Udio AI, and was also a Zoom troubleshooter during the sessions. Over the years, John has served on the board of directors for five different non-profits. He holds degrees in Computer Science and Music and plays French horn with several professional orchestras in Wisconsin. In 2006 he founded the Iowa County Astronomers club. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Fitchburg, Wisconsin.
John served as the 1st elected vice-president of the NAUA board from Oct 2024 until March 2025 when he needed to step away for an extended family emergency.
Joanne Krettek
Board Trustee
Joanne Krettek
Joanne Krettek grew up in Cicero, IL and graduated from Rosary College (now Dominican University) in 1989, with a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy and a K-9 teaching certificate. Joanne has spent most of her career in instructional design, developing training materials on topics like sales, customer service and management. She also served as the Office Administrator for her former UU church for about 5 years.
Joanne lives in Bridgman, MI, with her husband Terry and her daughter Lois. She has one adult son who lives in Nevada and another who lives in California. Joanne helped with both NAUA Summits and now publishes our twice monthly newsletter, the Compass, as well as helping to manage our website and member database. She chairs NAUA’s Communications Committee, serves on the Technology and Fundraising Committees, and thoroughly enjoys participating in the Forum CIRCLE led by Mark Reimers.
Joanne is a strong believer in NAUA’s values of Freedom, Reason and Tolerance and hopes NAUA will succeed in spreading and promoting these values worldwide. Joanne is also enthusiastic about membership growth and engagement, to ensure that anyone in need of a liberal religious community can find what they’re looking for here at NAUA.