Staff and Minister

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We are hiring an Interim Pianist! Read about the position here.

Alex McGee (she/her)

Interim Minister

Skyla King-Christison

Director of Lifespan Religious Exploration

Stephanie Haines

Operations & Business Manager

Leslie Chartier

Affiliated Community Minister

Cameron McGrath

Communication Coordinator

Steven Evans-Renteria

Choir Leader

Steve Ferrell

Building Maintenance

Rev. Jill McAllister

Minister Emerita

Staff Contact and Bios

Rev. Alex is generally in the office and available for meetings Wednesday and Thursday 9 AM – 4 PM, but can meet other times as well.  Monday is staff planning day; Tuesday is worship planning day, and Friday is her personal Sabbath.  Feel free to reach out with ideas, joys, sorrows, and community connections.  You can email or call at the number above, or use her calendar sign up by email request, or sign up outside her office door.

As shown in this photo, Rev. Alex can be up for fun integrated with her duties in the pulpit, offering pastoral care, working with the board, supporting the coordinating council, and supervising staff. Alex arrived at UUFC in August 2025 after accepting the contract to serve as Interim Minister. Alex identifies as having southern heritage, an affection for the Midwest, and appreciation the West Coast.

Her other life experiences include and living in England, Sri Lanka, and Germany. She was part of the intentional communities movement for cooperative living during the 1990s. While living at Twin Oaks Eco Village, she baked, gardened, ran conferences, cooked, provided childcare, authored articles, and ran the sewage treatment plant. She has worked in a homeless shelter, domestic violence prevention center, interfaith social services, and taught yoga.

Her theology stems from a positive upbringing in a Presbyterian church; studies in Buddhism in Chinese philosophy in college; living with Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka; living with the cycles of the Earth on a farm, and studying Sanskrit and Yoga texts. She believes that every person has a divine spark inside, and that when this becomes obscured, we owe it to each other to help that spark shine again. As interconnected parts of Creation, we need to be stewards of this earth, and that might lead us to awe and wonder, and may compel us to economic and political action.

She graduated from Carleton College with a degree in religion and a minor in women studies. She earned her Masters of Divinity from Starr King School for the Ministry. She has been credentialed as a Board Certified Chaplain. She is ordained, and has been granted Full Fellowship from the Ministerial Fellowship Committee.

tephanie is available for scheduled meetings at the Fellowship, preferring weekdays.

I oversee the financial and personnel resources of the Fellowship to support its mission and operations. This includes performing bookkeeping functions in coordination with the external bookkeeper, managing all bills, invoices and reimbursement requests, and managing the annual budget process. I work closely with the Financial Oversight Council (FOC) and the treasurer.

I also run staff payroll and serve as the employee benefits manager and human resources contact, working with the Personnel Committee.

Stephanie is originally from England and moved to the US at age 18. She’s lived in Corvallis for 10 years with her husband, two sons and their dog Oliver. With a background in math and science research, Stephanie, after taking a break from work for several years to raise her children, decided to apply her skills to bookkeeping. She took the local Brass Jacks bookkeeping course in 2023. Shortly after completing the program Stephanie was hired on as the bookkeeper for UUFC. Since then she was been working closely with staff and volunteers at UUFC and in the process has gained a strong understanding of the financial management of UUFC. Stephanie is looking forward to using this knowledge to contribute to the continued success of the fellowship. (top)

Skyla is generally in the office Monday through Thursday from 7 AM – 3 PM, and Sunday 7 AM – 2 PM. Booking an appointment HERE is recommended, as Skyla routinely has meetings via Zoom and away from the building.

Skyla serves as UUFC’s Director of Lifespan Religious Exploration, approaching religious education as a ministry of formation, meaning-making, and belonging. She creates opportunities for children, youth, and adults to explore and claim their own identities, build accountable and liberating communities, meet difference with curiosity, and put their values into action, all while staying open to wonder.

Skyla is a Credentialed Religious Educator, Advanced Level, and is completing a master’s degree in Religion and Theology at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Her research sits at the intersection of constructive theology and religious aesthetics, exploring how the inevitable realities of conflict, uncertainty, and disappointment, when approached with the same liturgical artistry a community brings to its highest ideals, can generate trust and deep spiritual conviction rather than isolation and estrangement.

Beyond UUFC, Skyla works with the UUA’s Hope for Us team, supporting congregations through conflict, transition, and organizational change. She is Vice President of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Liberal Religious Educators Association and facilitates Sparks modules for UU religious educators across the continent. Her earlier work in restorative justice processes for the juvenile court system and in special education continues to shape how she thinks about the ways people learn, grow, move through discomfort, and build community together.

Outside of work and school, Skyla joyfully plays ukulele and disc golf with very little skill, paints birds, and walks in dense fog as often as she can. (top)

Cameron is available for scheduled meetings at the Fellowship.

Cameron McGrath took on the role of Communication Coordinator at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis in February 2025. His primary responsibilities involve managing the various periodic communications created by the Fellowship – such as the Weekly Announcements – serving as the contact person for inquiries about Fellowship communications, and providing publicity for Fellowship events.

Cameron holds an AA from Portland Community College, a BS in Chemical Engineering from Oregon State, and a MS in Chemistry from University of Oregon. The bulk of his work experience has been in corporate R&D engineering, where he has found that interpersonal communication skills are often more important than technical skills for getting things done right.

In his free time, Cameron enjoys running Dungeons & Dragons games, 3D printing, and helping his wife, Rachel, with her embroidery business. (top)

Steve grew up at UUFC and has a fondness for this building and community. After a career in archaeology, he returned to Corvallis where he volunteers in the community and serves part time on staff. (top)