We are delighted to introduce Elizabeth Foster, who is doing a part-time student ministerial assignment with EqUUal Access this year.  You may remember Elizabeth as our 2020 Sermon Contest Winner.  Welcome, Elizabeth!

Hi, I’m Elizabeth Foster and I’m excited to be the new EqUUal Access Student Minister. I’m a second-year M.Div. student at Boston University, and I also hold an M.S. in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. I’m originally from Chicago, and I spent several years in Philadelphia working with community nonprofits serving children and teens. I also coordinated religious education programs for the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, and later directed religious education programs at UU congregations in Boston. During my first year of seminary, I founded the BU Cross-Disability Club to provide a supportive space for disabled students on campus and to challenge ableism in our spiritual communities.

During the pandemic, I’ve found joy in experimenting with new recipes, taking walks, playing music, and spending time with my adorable tortoiseshell cat, Jade. In more normal times, I enjoy contra dancing and help organize Boston Does Broadway, a series of community singalongs benefiting local charities. I also sit on the Executive Board of the Riders Transit Access Group for Boston’s MBTA.

I’m looking forward to getting to know all of you this year, and to working with you to shape our shared vision of EqUUal Access and disability justice within the UUA and our larger communities.