Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater
Our Elected Leaders
Active List 2025-2027
The Board of Trustees of the congregation develops administrative policy, is accountable for the business affairs of the congregation and is the trustee of the property of the congregation. New board members are voted on at an annual meeting in May.
Eliseo Santana, President
Eliseo Santana, who will soon turn 65 years old, has resided in Pinellas County since 1980. He and his wife, Nereida, will celebrate their 45th year of marriage in June. How does he describe himself and his values? The wellbeing of the family is central to his daily actions. Together, they have four adult children, 13 grandchildren, scores of nephews/nieces and grandnephews/nieces that live in the area and they are very active in their lives.
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Contact Eliseo at: president@uuc.org
Rich Cann, Vice President
Rich was an active member of the First Universalist Church of Rochester NY for 6 years, serving on the Ministerial Relations committee as well as singing in their choir. Rich and his husband moved to St. Petersburg almost 10 years ago. Rich has been a member of UUC for the last 8 years, singing in the choir and helping the in tech booth. Rich has 3 adult children all living in Rochester NY.
Contact Rich at: vicepresident@uuc.org
Joe Pace, Treasurer
Joe and his wife Mary have been members of UUC for over nine years. Joe has previously served as UUC’s financial secretary, treasurer and finance committee chair. He received his BA from William and Mary, and MA and PhD in economics from the University of Michigan.
Contact Joe at: treasurer@uuc.org
Christina Bellamy
Christina’s original family had a Protestant heritage, and yet she had no formal church experience. For most of her 83 years, she has been curious about religion and spirituality, and worked with many activities in faith spaces, but never in the pews. Given that open terrain, UU called her over and over, starting about a decade ago. Social justice actions pulled her in, and she finally joined as a member in 2023. She believes that UUC is a good complement to the other community volunteering that nourishes her spirit: Tampa Bay Time Bank, Refugee & Migrant Women’s Initiative, Living Mirror Playback Theater, National Alliance on Mental Illness, and Florida Action Committee. Christina and Ned Bellamy raised a large blended family together in the house where they currently reside. She has been practicing organic gardening and composting since the early 1960s, and that has grounded her all these years.
Marilyn Magee
Marilyn was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. She had a career as an RN in home healthcare. Raised as a Roman Catholic, she joined Beverly UU in the 1980s as a divorced mom seeking a liberal religious invitation for her children. In 1989, her youngest son died of cancer. She is forever grateful for the support she received from her fellow church members. When her second husband, Larry, retired in 2001, they moved to Largo, FL, hoping for relief from the snow and cold. Marilyn also worked in home health here in Florida and retired in 2014. She and Larry periodically visited UUC. Larry died of Alzheimer’s in 2021. She formally joined UUC in October 2023, seeking a like-minded community and opportunities to serve. Marilyn loves to travel (especially cruising), reading, and walking in nature. Among her favorite places to visit is Chicago, where she still has several family members, most importantly, her son.
David Feick
David moved to Dunedin and joined UUC in 2018. He was a lifelong United Methodist but had felt like a UU for many years. David grew up in Pittsburgh with his parents and grandmother. After graduating from Penn State with a marketing degree, he worked in sales, management, purchasing, and computer desktop support. After marrying Francine and retiring early because life is short, they traveled the US in various small RVs and enjoyed bicycling, sightseeing, and some hiking. They spend the summers at Lakeside Chautauqua on Lake Erie in Ohio. He enjoys photography, computers, genealogy, and looks forward to serving UUC as a board member.
Nickie McNichols
Nickie is a founding member of the group Ladies of Uke, which has performed for over 10 years for ALF and nursing home residents. Nickie is a native of the farm country of Central Kansas. She started out trying to learn to play fiddle and mandolin, as a student of Bluegrass music, in Nashville, Tennessee. This proved to be too challenging, so many years later, as a hospice nurse, she picked up an ukulele to play for her hospice patients, became a Certified Music Clinician, and hasn’t looked back. She enjoys playing fiddle, ukulele and small percussion instruments, and making people laugh.