The Rev. Roger Bertschausen serves as the Senior Minister of the Fellowship. He came here in 1990 as the Fellowship’s first settled minister. He loves this congregation and finds great meaning in being one of its ministers. Roger grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was very active in a liberal, non-denominational church. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1985, and earned a Masters of Divinity degree at the University of Chicago in 1990. He served a UU congregation in Columbus, Indiana for a year and also worked as a chaplain in a drug and alcohol treatment center during that year. He keeps regular office hours and is also available by appointment. Contact him at
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The Rev. Dottie Mathews joined the FVUUF staff in August of 2006 as our Assistant Minister. In May of 2008, the congregation voted overwhelmingly to Call her as Associate Minister. Dottie had a successful career in business before recognizing her call to the ministry and she received her Master of Divinity degree with a Concentration in Pastoral Care and Counseling from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in May of 2006. Dottie moved to the Midwest from Los Angeles, California, the place of her birth, and where she raised her three (now adult) children. She resides in the Darboy area with her life partner, Rosie Geiser, and is delighted that her life unfolded such that she is able to serve this Fellowship where she first encountered the Unitarian Universalist faith. Contact her at
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Bridget Kramer is our Director of Religious Education. Before coming to the Fellowship, she taught for eleven years at Seton Middle School. In addition to teaching religion and other subjects at Seton, for three years she was the school’s drama director; prior to that, she served for five years as the campus minister in addition to her teaching duties. She has organized and directed many retreats for children, youth and adults over the past eighteen years. She also served as the youth minister for an urban ministry on Milwaukee’s east side in the early 1990s. In addition to a BA in theater, English and secondary education, she has a masters degree in liberation theology and youth ministry. She and her husband Al and their three children have been attending the Fellowship since September of 2007. She keeps regular office hours and is also available by appointment. Contact her at
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Siri Witt joined the Fellowship staff in April 2007 as Business Administrator, bringing over 20 years of accounting and administrative experience. Most recently, since 2004, Siri was the church Administrator at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Appleton. Prior to that, she held corporate accounting positions, including 16 years with SECURA. She earned her Accounting Degree from Lakeland College in Sheboygan. A lifelong Appleton resident, she and her husband Jeff have two sons, Cooper and Parker. Siri can be contacted at
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Marie Murton serves as the full time Membership Coordinator. She comes from a background working with many nonprofit organizations, predominately Big Brothers Big Sisters. She loves being part of this Fellowship and feels fortunate that she is able to help others become more deeply involved with this community. She is available to meet with anyone who has questions regarding the Fellowship or Unitarian Universalism or who would like to connect to the programs or people of the Fellowship. Contact her at
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Cyndi Polakowski is the secretary of the Fellowship. She enjoys having the opportunity to help members and friends of the Fellowship in her work. Contact Cyndi at
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Jay Thomas serves as our Music Director. Jay has been a choral music director and general music teacher in the Fond du Lac school district since 1998. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction at UW-Oshkosh. In addition to his teaching work in the Fond du Lac schools, Jay has sung for many years in the Oshkosh Chamber Singers, run the Thomas Piano Studio (since 1987), and led a African/Cuban drumming group in Fond du Lac. He also composes choral, piano and musical theatre pieces, and has a lot of experience as a musical director in theatre (including with Attic Theater). Jay is a life-long Unitarian Universalist and has been a member of the Fellowship for three years. For several years, he has been one of our volunteer pianists. Contact Jay at
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The Rev. Roger Bertschausen serves as the Senior Minister of the Fellowship. He came here in 1990 as the Fellowship’s first settled minister. He loves this congregation and finds great meaning in being one of its ministers. Roger grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was very active in a liberal, non-denominational church. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1985, and earned a Masters of Divinity degree at the University of Chicago in 1990. He served a UU congregation in Columbus, Indiana for a year and also worked as a chaplain in a drug and alcohol treatment center during that year. He keeps regular office hours and is also available by appointment. Contact him at
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The Rev. Dottie Mathews joined the FVUUF staff in August of 2006 as our Assistant Minister. In May of 2008, the congregation voted overwhelmingly to Call her as Associate Minister. Dottie had a successful career in business before recognizing her call to the ministry and she received her Master of Divinity degree with a Concentration in Pastoral Care and Counseling from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in May of 2006. Dottie moved to the Midwest from Los Angeles, California, the place of her birth, and where she raised her three (now adult) children. She resides in the Darboy area with her life partner, Rosie Geiser, and is delighted that her life unfolded such that she is able to serve this Fellowship where she first encountered the Unitarian Universalist faith. Contact her at
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Bridget Kramer is our Director of Religious Education. Before coming to the Fellowship, she taught for eleven years at Seton Middle School. In addition to teaching religion and other subjects at Seton, for three years she was the school’s drama director; prior to that, she served for five years as the campus minister in addition to her teaching duties. She has organized and directed many retreats for children, youth and adults over the past eighteen years. She also served as the youth minister for an urban ministry on Milwaukee’s east side in the early 1990s. In addition to a BA in theater, English and secondary education, she has a masters degree in liberation theology and youth ministry. She and her husband Al and their three children have been attending the Fellowship since September of 2007. She keeps regular office hours and is also available by appointment. Contact her at
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Siri Witt joined the Fellowship staff in April 2007 as Business Administrator, bringing over 20 years of accounting and administrative experience. Most recently, since 2004, Siri was the church Administrator at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Appleton. Prior to that, she held corporate accounting positions, including 16 years with SECURA. She earned her Accounting Degree from Lakeland College in Sheboygan. A lifelong Appleton resident, she and her husband Jeff have two sons, Cooper and Parker. Siri can be contacted at
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Marie Murton serves as the full time Membership Coordinator. She comes from a background working with many nonprofit organizations, predominately Big Brothers Big Sisters. She loves being part of this Fellowship and feels fortunate that she is able to help others become more deeply involved with this community. She is available to meet with anyone who has questions regarding the Fellowship or Unitarian Universalism or who would like to connect to the programs or people of the Fellowship. Contact her at
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Cyndi Polakowski is the secretary of the Fellowship. She enjoys having the opportunity to help members and friends of the Fellowship in her work. Contact Cyndi at
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Jay Thomas serves as our Music Director. Jay has been a choral music director and general music teacher in the Fond du Lac school district since 1998. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction at UW-Oshkosh. In addition to his teaching work in the Fond du Lac schools, Jay has sung for many years in the Oshkosh Chamber Singers, run the Thomas Piano Studio (since 1987), and led a African/Cuban drumming group in Fond du Lac. He also composes choral, piano and musical theatre pieces, and has a lot of experience as a musical director in theatre (including with Attic Theater). Jay is a life-long Unitarian Universalist and has been a member of the Fellowship for three years. For several years, he has been one of our volunteer pianists. Contact Jay at
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