Staff
REV. SCOTT RUDOLPH
Minister
Rev. Scott Rudolph became UUFCO’s settled minister in mid-August of 2017. Rev. Scott was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He received his B.A. from Hanover College, which included study in Belgium for a year. After several years of travel and work at a variety of jobs, he experienced a calling to the possibility of ministry, completing a Masters of Divinity from Meadville Lombard Theological School in 2011. He worked as a Chaplain at Christ Medical Hospital in Chicago before interning at the East Shore Unitarian Church in Washington state. Rev. Scott served as settled minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of North Hills in the Pittsburg, PA area from 2011-2017. During that time he helped the church to grow as a healthy, kind, and caring community, and to move forward on a shared vision of seeking justice and reaching out into the greater community. Rev. Scott met his wife, Rebecca, in college. She is an occupational therapist. They have two children.
David Reeves
Choir Director
David Reeves is a trained musician with a Vocal Music Education degree from the University of Northwestern in St Paul, MN. Since childhood, he has been enthralled with musical pursuits; he was singing in choirs in grade school, has been playing piano, guitar, and French horn for over 15 years, and likes to gig around local bars and restaurants when time allows. In college, David spent two years as the Student Conductor of the UNWSP Men's Chorus, and four years as a Chorale Scholar at Colonial Church in Edina, MN.
After graduating, David toured Europe with his Alma Mater university choir, sang with the Minnesota Chorale, volunteered as a worship leader at several local churches, and taught middle school choir. While his career changed to Software Engineering in 2019, he still actively pursues musical experiences, and loves absorbing all that music has to offer. He currently lives in Redmond with his wife, Nicole, foster child, and their chocolate lab, Percy. David enjoys everything outdoors (hiking, camping, backpacking, running), spends his downtime reading, and loves cooking for friends and family.
amy brock
Director of Religious Exploration
Amy Brock joined UUFCO's staff in 2020. They have served as a professional religious educator since 2016. Prior to becoming a UU religious educator, Amy taught in private, parochial, and public schools for over 10 years. Amy holds a graduate degree in teaching along with undergraduate degrees in psychology and education. She is currently enrolled in the credentialing program for UU religious educators. Amy enjoys helping people of all ages explore their values through creative learning activities. In addition to her work at UUFCO, Amy supports regional religious educators as vice president and mentor coordinator of the PNW LREDA chapter. Amy connects deeply to the many sources and voices that cultivate this diverse faith. Her own spiritual path has included many hours of study and training to become a yoga and meditation teacher. Amy’s current spiritual practice includes parenting a toddler with her spouse in Bend.
Chela Sloper
Congregational Life Facilitator
Chela was hired as half-time administrator in June 2010, focusing on internal communications, database maintenance and publicity. Since the spring of 2016, Chela has been Congregational Life Facilitator, focusing on membership, modeling the congregation’s culture of welcome and appreciation, presenting Adult Spiritual Development courses with a focus on UU identity, supporting Sunday volunteers, producing worship materials, and providing staff support to various congregational initiatives. Chela also has performed various rites of passage (e.g., marriage and celebrations of life) with the agreement of Rev. Rudolph.
Chela brings a variety of perspectives to her work at UUFCO, having completed a Masters of Divinity (SFTS, 1991; 3rd year pastoral internship at Southminster Presbyterian, Beaverton, Oregon), and having worked as both a paralegal and a hospice chaplain. Born and raised in San Francisco, she has called Bend home since 2007, enjoying wide open skies, clear night star views, and a manageable urban density. Chela has been writing music since her teens, led the Dances of Universal Peace in Portland, Oregon, for 16 years, and finds great pleasure in contra dancing, gardening, collageing and singing harmonies.
LEORA MAUCK
Fellowship Administrator
After a 13-year career as owner-operator of an artisanal stationery studio in Los Angeles, Leora moved to Bend and became the administrator and bookkeeper at UUFCO in July 2019. As administrator, she oversees congregation communications, social and print media outreach, database system, and the internal calendar, and provides facilities and event support. As bookkeeper, she manages payroll, balance sheets, and bank reconciliations, and prepares monthly, quarterly and annual reports. She works closely with the Board and Treasurer.
Leora enjoys yoga, hiking, cooking, and spending time with her husband and two children.
Adam Braham
Facilities Manager
Adam, a Seattle native, holds a degree in Digital Design and Multimedia from Southern Oregon University. He later worked as a Creative Manager in Portland's hospitality snow sports. His extensive career experience spans marketing, brand strategy, interior design, construction, farming, gardening, DJing, and live event production, reflecting his versatility. Beyond work, he’s passionate about snowboarding, producing live radio content, digital art, exploring spirituality and consciousness, and researching future technologies.
Having lived in Oregon for 25 years, Adam finds joy in hiking, traveling, cooking, yoga, and sharing experiences with his two sons. Adam's intuitive problem-solving skills are instrumental in upholding UUFCO's mission and maintaining its beautiful facility. He strives to improve systems and functionality while maintaining aesthetics and order, ultimately benefiting staff, community, and the congregation.
Debbi McMahon
Choir Accompanist
Debbi McMahon is a passionate lover of music who has played piano since she was 5 years old! She has been the accompanist for the Youth Choir of Central Oregon for 21 years. She has traveled with the choir on many exciting tours to places like Greece, Hawaii, England, Italy, Austria and Japan. Debbi also enjoys singing and she was a member of the Cascade Chorale for several years.
In her “other” life, Debbi is married to Jay and they have two wonderful sons, Patrick, age 20 and Garrett, age 18. Patrick is a junior at University of Oregon in Eugene. Garrett is a senior at Bend Senior High. Debbi and her family are avid Duck fans, and she loves sports, especially football and basketball. After 32 years with the Bend-LaPine School District, Debbi retired in mid-2022. Her last post was as the Reading Specialist at Elk Meadow Elementary in Bend. Debbi began playing with UUFCO in August 2021.
Paula Dreyer
Accompanist
Paula Dreyer is a classically-trained pianist and composer, making music in a unique style that draws upon influences of classical, Spanish, film, and improvisational music. Known for her transporting and mesmerizing performances, Paula has graced world-class stages from Carnegie Hall to the Green Music Center, performing in the US, Canada, Nicaragua, Prague, Portugal, and Spain. She has been an Artist-in-Residence at Obras in Portugal, where she composed much of the music for Little Gems for Piano educational series. She is also a well respected educator and presents nationally to music teachers.
She moved to Bend in 2018 with her husband and two daughters. She premiered her album Central Star at the Tower Theatre and is the founder of the innovative concert series called the Bend Creative Music Project.