Leadership & Staff
Leadership 2025 - 2026
Board of Trustees
President - Steve Benton
Vice President - Maureen Flanigan
Treasurer - Margie Boudreaux
Past President - Heather Stanley
Trustee - Steven Moores
Shared Ministry Team
Kathy Derrick
Richard Pilatzke
Gerrie Spezia
Minister
Rev. Jenny Amstutz
Reverend Jenny Amstutz (she/her), a native of southwest Denver, began her ministry at Columbine UU Church the summer of 2021 after completing her Masters of Divinity at Meadville Lombard Theological School. She brings a passion for environmental and social justice to her ministry, having spent a decade building and promoting sustainable living residential demonstration projects (ecovillages) in Virginia, California, Missouri and Ireland. Rev. Jenny has been a passionate Unitarian Universalist ever since she discovered the religion in the early 2000s. She is a mother to five wonderful human beings and lives in Lakewood with her husband, children, and a menagerie of pets.
Email: minister@columbineuuchurch.org
Rev. Jenny's Website: www.jennyamstutz.com
Rev. Jenny's Blogsite: medium.com/@revjennyamstutz
Director of Music Ministry
Matthew Cox
Matthew is thrilled to be a part of the music ministry at Columbine UU Church. He received a Bachelor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music, and studied Audio Music Engineering and American Sign Language at the University of Rochester. Matthew teaches piano, voice, violin, and viola at Deeply Rooted Music School in Arvada, and performs as a vocalist and and multi-instrumentalist throughout the Denver Metro Area.
When he’s not thinking about music, Matthew enjoys listening to music while exercising or vegetable gardening, and occasionally takes breaks from listening to music so that he can listen to NPR.
Email: music@columbineuuchurch.org
Director of Faith Exploration
Krystal Myers
Krystal Myers is honored to be our Director of Faith Exploration, and brings excitement to working with the community and members (both youth, staff and families of all walks) to continue building an inclusive, welcoming, and creative program!
Her background includes a Bachelors degree in studio art and a Masters degree in instruction and curriculum. Before becoming a mom, she worked in public school settings (and spent time directing a day program for seniors at a retirement community) teaching art and designing my her curriculum. After the birth of her daughter and becoming a stay at home mom, she started her own program part time to teach art classes at local libraries for homeschooled students. She is very passionate printmaker, and loves sewing, crafting, painting, or anything that involves making grand messes.
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Office Administrator
Kerby Baier
Kerby (she/her) originally hails from the southeast and is grateful to be a part of the CUUC team. Primarily she is a singer and voice teacher, and moved to Denver to work with Opera Colorado in 2023. She was previously based in the triangle area of North Carolina.
She has worked in the church setting in the past, both as an administrator and as an associate music director. She enjoys spending time with her partner outside, practicing yoga, a night out on the town, and live theatre.
Email: cuuc@columbineuuchurch.org
Accompanist
Alec Porter
Hailing from the rural midwest, Alec (he/him) has been our accompanist since April 2024. Since receiving degrees in music, he has served as music teacher, band director, and musical director at American Academy in the Douglas County School District and lives in Denver with his fiancée and two cats, Maurice and Leonard. When not teaching or at the piano, Alec can be found practicing a litany of American folk instruments, playing cards, or hiking.