About Us

Minister, Rev. Peggy Clarke ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

Rev. Peggy Clarke comes to First Unitarian Society with twenty years of experience in ministry behind her.  Rev. Clarke holds a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies and Peace Studies and a Masters in Historical Theology with a concentration in Medieval Mysticism from Boston College.  Her doctoral work was in American Religious History.  More...

Director of Religious Education, John Cavallero ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

John Cavallero, is a part-time staff member. John was recognized by the Unitarian Universalist Association in the Renaissance Program for Religious Education and received the Metro NY District Award for Excellence in Religious Education in 2007. John can be contacted by e-mail.

Pianist-in-Residence, Alan Murray

Alan Murray provides music at the early Sunday morning services of the First Unitarian Society of Westchester, where he enjoys blending classical music with diverse world musical traditions. Alan has appeared as a concerto soloist with orchestras in Westchester and in numerous solo and chamber music recitals.

Pianist-in-Residence, Diane Guernsey

Diane Guernsey is a pianist-in-residence at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester. She is an adjunct faculty member at Manhattanville College, teaching piano and doing vocal coaching, and she also accompanies New Rochelle's Sound Shore Chorale and, with fellow FUSW members Paul Gross and Liz Loglisci, is a member of the band Avalanche. She has enjoyed a longtime career as a writer and editor.

Choir Director, Richard Slade

Richard Slade is a tenor, voice teacher and conductor. His busy performing career has included concert and opera tours across America and Europe, with NY City Opera, The Western Wind, NY Gilbert & Sullivan Players, the Ensemble for Early Music, and the Yale Whiffenpoofs. He has held adjunct positions at several local colleges and teaches privately. He conducts the Sound Shore Chorale in New Rochelle, the Shira Choir of Sutton Place Synagogue and is the founder/director of FUSW's Coffee Hour Choir.

Office Administrator, Roseanne Geoghegan ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

Director of Childcare, Brenda Caronia