Bob came from upstate Troy, New York. He majored in history and philosophy at West Virginia Wesleyan College then majored in theology at Yale Divinity School. While in college and seminary, he worked small churches to support his young family. He did graduate work in intellectual history at Temple University and in theology at Drew University. He was ordained in the New York Conference of the United Methodist Church. In 2006, he retired and a year later, discovered the TCUUC, where started the book club. In 2008, he began seven years of part-time ministry at the TCUUC then retired again and moved to Asheville, NC. A year later, Bob and his wife returned to the area, and the TCUUC. 
On July 10, Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt became the tenth president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. Betancourt took time to talk a bit about her background and share with UU World some thoughts about the opportunities and challenges facing the UU community.
Source: UUA World from UUA.org
