Sarah Cecil joined the church over 30 years ago, when her son Nico was in the pre-K Sunday School group and son Mark was in the crib room. Sarah is now retired after a career as a corporate lawyer. Over the years she has served in each of the church officer positions at least once. In addition to being Treasurer and a Board member, Sarah is currently a member of the church's Stanley School project task force and she loves singing in the choir.

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Jack Butterworth joined the church in 1968 and has served as a trustee, president, vice president and past president. He lives with his charming wife, Lyssa, and has three sons: John, a computer security expert; Craig, a designer at IRobot; and his stepson Russell. He has five grandchildren, Ryan, Richard, Will, Katherine and Ida. Jack was a newspaper reporter for 42 years, a writer of comic book stories, a collector of comic book art, elected Swampscott Town Meeting member and Library Trustee, and a Red Cross volunteer, spending time in Louisiana in 2005 and 2007. In November, Jack celebrated his 80th birthday and in his spare time he is selling off several large collections, as well as working on a novel and a play. Jack says, "I guess if you live long enough you're bound to do something interesting."

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Nicki Buscemi and her family have been at UUCGL for over 12 years. She lives in Lynn with her husband, Scott Nowka, and their two sons, Connor and Bruno, both of whom have grown up in the supportive environment of the UUCGL. Nicki and Scott are Midwesterners (raised in Illinois and received their PhDs from the University of Iowa) who’ve now very happily made their home here in Massachusetts. Nicki is an English professor at North Shore Community College and a long-time member of the UUCGL Faith Development Ministry Team. In her free time, she loves to dance and do yoga. 

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Evan Katz and his wife Liz Smith have been attending UUCGL since 2016 when they moved to Swampscott while he served as the town’s School Business Manager. Evan is now retired after a career as a senior financial manager in Massachusetts school departments and city halls. He enjoys baseball year-round as a player, coach, writer and social media creator. Evan and Liz have four children, and with seven grandchildren living far from the North Shore they are thankful for the technology that brings their family closer to home.

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Francene Amari-Faulkner is a recovering ex-catholic and has been a Unitarian Universalist for almost 30 years. She has 2 grown daughters, Estelle and Liza and a son-in-law, Phil. Francene was a member of the Concord UU church and choir prior to moving to Nahant in 2017. She is also a member of the UUCGL choir and a passionate advocate for animals and wildlife. Her day job is as an architect and Senior Project manager at Harvard. 

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Tom Billings and his wife Sheila moved to Swampscott three years ago. Their property abuts the church, so they thought they would be good neighbors and walked over to introduce themselves. They met Elizabeth, who invited them to attend Sunday services, and they eventually joined the church (and are very glad that they have). Tom is a retired professor emeritus from Salem State University after 22 years. Prior to that he had been a successful teacher, coach, and guidance counselor — mostly at St. John’s Prep in Danvers and Salem High School — for an additional 22 years total. Tom received his doctorate in Educational Leadership in 1993. He has served as an elected school committee member in Salem, has served on numerous volunteer boards, and has consulted with numerous others to re-organize to a 21st century model.  Tom has been selected by the governor to serve on the Salem State University Board of Trustees. This church has been a place of solace and goodwill and Tom offers his services to continue that for himself, Sheila, and others.