Our Board
The Board of Trustees has the authority to make decisions on behalf of the congregation in fulfilling its mission except where otherwise defined in the bylaws.
President
Adam Weilbaecher
Adam has been a Unitarian Universalist for over 25 years, first as a member of TVUUC in Knoxville. He was part of the long-range planning group at TVUUC that helped launch the Blount County congregation that became FUUF. He is a charter member of our congregation and has served in various lay leadership positions, including on the Board of Trustees as secretary and as president. He has also served on the leadership development team and recently on the ministerial search committee. Adam is originally from New Orleans and has called Maryville home since 2003, where he and his wife, Ariane, raised their daughter, Mila (20), who currently attends college at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. He is also a proud parent of two basset hounds that like to frequent the Maryville College campus and woods. Adam is an organizational psychologist and applies psychological principles to the workplace helping to improve leadership and organizational performance. He enjoys long runs on the greenway, as well as travel and reading.
Treasurer
Al Haukland
Bio Coming Soon!
Secretary
Pate McCartney
Pate McCartney joined FUUF in 2024 after having been a frequent visitor for a number of years. Since becoming a UU in college, he has had the opportunity to be active in several different UU congregations, including most recently at First UU of Nashville, where he served on the Board as Treasurer. Pate retired from a career managing government healthcare programs, initially working for state government and later for companies that contract with state and federal agencies. He lives in Louisville with his wife, Mandy Vogel McCartney, who also is a FUUF member.
President-Elect
Ash McDaniel
Bio Coming Soon!
Member-at-Large
3-yr term ending 06/30/2026
Jaye Nichols
Jaye and her partner, Kim Stephenson, were living in the Chicago area until 2021. They were looking for a nice place to retire and loved the Maryville area for the mountains, nice people, and because it is a college town. Jaye began attending FUUF a few years before she moved as she vacationed here and joined FUUF in 2020 over zoom. She is a Co-Chair of the TLC team and member of the Rainbow team at FUUF. She recently retired from being a clinical social worker for nonprofit and private practices.
