Heather is a teacher with over 20 years of experience, currently working as a high school special education teacher in Holland, NY. Previously, she worked at Cattaraugus Allegheny BOCES and has also worked with general education students through her years at Holy Cross Head Start/Buffalo UPK and Charter School for Applied Technologies.

Heather enjoys hiking with her family and playing the clarinet. She and her family are UUEA members.

Rich is a trained Soul Matters facilitator and has led a Soul Matters group for four years and been a participant for nine. Rich and his anam cara, Mary, are UUEA members and live in East Aurora. They have grown kids, four grandkids, and three lively pups.

”Even after eight years, I still look forward to my monthly Soul Matters sessions. I have enjoyed the search for truth and personally experienced the power of the sharing circle to improve lives” Rich Moglia-Canon

Reverend Simson is an Interfaith Minister, ordained through One Spirit Interfaith Seminary and certified in Spiritual Counseling. She is an Associate Member of the Unitarian Universalist Minister’s Association. She is on the Board of Trustees and writes for UU Wellspring, a spiritual deepening program. Tina is also Minister Emerita of First Unitarian Church of Rochester, where she faithfully served until 2018, as a Minister of Spiritual Development and Pastoral Care. She travels this life with her soulmate, Joe, her children, abundant grandchildren and her delightful dog, Roscoe.