Tom Taggart joins UUC after five years as administrator of East Shore Unitarian Church in Bellevue, Washington. He enjoys the vibrancy of UUs, their search for meaning, desire for community, and commitment to social justice. He likes to bring people together and create systems to do all these things with energy and humor.

Tom has a BA from Whitworth College in Spokane and a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. (No, he doesn't make pastries.) Prior to being a steward of UU churches, Tom worked for more than 30 years in higher education. He spent 28+ of those at the University of Washington in student affairs, academic support, and educational reseach. Previous colleagues have described him as a "professional generalist," by which he hopes they mean that his curiosity is wide ranging as opposed to the "jack of all trades, master of none" epithet.

Tom's been married for closing on four decades. His wife, Marilyn, is a customer representative for Bensonwood Homes in Alstead, New Hampshire. They have two children. Their son Matt lives and works in Accra, Ghana for Ashesi University Foundation. Marta, their daughter, is an executive assistant for RealNetworks.