Meet Our Ministry and Staff
Rev. Howard Dana
UUCL Minister
Rev. Howard N. Dana began as minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster, Pennsylvania in August 2024. Previously Howard had been the Senior Minister at First Parish in Concord, Massachusetts (Unitarian Universalist) for nine years. In his time with First Parish the congregation saw its commitment to Religious Education and Social Justice grow. It also increased its budget and cared for its historic property. Prior to his settlement in Concord, Howard was minister at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for 13 years.
Originally from a family-run cattle ranch in Montana, Howard found his way to Unitarian Universalism after college when he moved to Portland, Oregon. His experience at First Unitarian Church of Portland rekindled a long-felt call to ministry, sending him to seminary at Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, California, in 1995.
In his off hours, Howard likes to kayak, contra dance, bike, travel, garden, and cook. He recently bought a cabin in the woods and is busy fixing it up.
Rev. Dana is on Site – Wednesdays and Thursdays 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Rev. Dana will be live and in person most Sundays.
Elizabeth Gawron
Director of Lifespan Religious Education
Elizabeth Gawron describes herself as an artist-teacher-mother. She resides in Elizabethtown, PA with her art teacher husband, Luke, and two young children, Kazmir and Nyla.
While pursuing art in the church, Elizabeth never lost her love for teaching. She found opportunities to teach in Montessori schools where she learned the spiritual nature of child development and education. She has taught in toddler and primary Montessori programs and holds a certificate in the Fundamentals of Montessori In Early Childhood Education. She is starting her own homeschool journey with her children that is inspired by Montessori, Waldorf, and Unschooling concepts.
Elizabeth is looking forward to joining us! She was born into the Christian tradition but over the years her spiritual views have evolved to encompass the variety of spiritual journeys we all take to Unity and Peace. She is excited to gain wisdom, understanding and inspiration from UUCL.
Elizbeth’s current office hours:
Monday (Lancaster) 10-3
Tuesday (Lancaster) 10-3
Wednesday (York) 10-3
Thursday (York) 10-3
Fridays – remote
Sundays – alternating every other Sunday between York and Lancaster
Rich Riccio
Office Administrator
Office Administrator
Office Administrator
Bio Coming Soon
Rev. Elizabeth Haralam Shuba
Affiliated Community Minister
Rev. Elizabeth is available by appointment.
Eli Sauls
Music and Technical Arts Director
Eli Sauls is a proud graduate of Mansfield University where he carries his B.A. in Liberal Studies and his minor in Music. He is also a brother of the Beta Omicron chapter of Phi Mu Alpha.
Throughout his time at Mansfield, Eli has had the opportunity to dabble in various aspects of music including: musical theater, vocal jazz, opera, choral directing, and teaching individual voice lessons. Some of his favorite roles in theater include: Jesus (Godspell), Japheth (Children of Eden), Jack (Into the Woods), and Leaf Coneybear (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). Some of his more notable experiences include participating in master classes with Rob Fisher, performing in Candide featuring John Lithgow during Leonard Bernstein’s centennial celebration at Carnegie Hall, as well as working with Actor’s Equity members including Dan Sharkey in a run of Bridges of Madison County.
Eli is also a semi-recent addition to the Lancaster Symphony Choir. Every First Friday in Lancaster, you can find Eli singing at the Saint James Episcopal Church on Duke Street under the direction of Dr. William Wright.
During his free time, Eli enjoys staying social online through gaming, going for the occasional jog outside, and continuing to expand upon his eagerness to learn. New to the church, Eli is excited to offer his abilities to both enhance worship and strengthen his skills as both choral director and musician.
Eli’s office hours are 10am-2pm, Monday-Thursday at the church. Additional meetings times via appointment.
Kelsey Holl
Financial Manager
Kelsey Holl joined the team in April 2021 as our Office Coordinator. In October of 2021, she took on UUCL’s bookkeeping tasks and became our Congregational Administrator. In March of 2024, she reduced hours and responsibilities and assumed the title of Financial Manager. Kelsey lives in New Holland with her dog, cat, and partner. Kelsey loves animals, people, and community. She spends her free time doing service work in the community when she’s not exploring the great outdoors or adventuring to new places.
Kelsey works Monday through Friday approximately 10:00am – 4:00pm, and is available in the office by appointment.
Childcare Providers
Childcare Providers
We are hoping to fill this position soon with a qualified, enthusiastic care-takers. We’ll keep you posted once this position is filled.
Sindy Pollard
Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Sindy Pollard is our Communications and Outreach Coordinator, as of November 2021. She handles our social media accounts and our Love Letter submissions.
Sindy is a graduate of the City University of New York, where she majored in Sociology. She worked as a academic counselor for Students with Disabilities and helped develop an assistive technology lab for those students.
While employed at CUNY she broadened her scope by working with dual diagnosed individuals at a social club geared toward correcting behaviors in a social setting, as well as developing life skills. In 2003 she moved to Pennsylvania from Queens NY, and put her skills to work as a Substance Abuse Counselor. She had her own small business selling antiques and collectibles until COVID shuttered the building she worked from.
Sindy can be reached at communications@uuclonline.org.
Sindy works remotely Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 10:00am – 3:00pm.
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