STAFF
Andrea Sheppard Lomba,
Executive Director
BOARD
BOARD OFFICERS
President: Renee Ledbetter, Our Lady of the Assumption, New Bedford
Secretary: Lucy de Oliveira, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New Bedford
Treasurer: Odete Amarelo, St. Michael's, Fall River
BOARD MEMBERS
Felix Gonzalez, Saint Mary’s Cathedral (Hispanic Community) Fall River
Janice Heppe, St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River
Rev. Jim Hornsby, St. Luke's Episcopal, Fall River
Fr. Richard Wilson, Holy Family Parish, East Taunton; Vicar General of Fall River Diocese
RECOGNIZING UIA LEADERS
UIA LEADER JENY GONZALEZ
UIA Leader Jeny Gonzalez, a resident of Fall River, was recently honored as a 2021 Commonwealth Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women having been nominated by Rep. Carole Fiola.
Click here to learn more about Jeny’s work in the community that led to her nomination.
MCAN Shining Stars
United Interfaith Action is one of seven affiliates of the Massachusetts Communities Action Network (MCAN) working across the Commonwealth for racial equity and economic justice. Each year, MCAN honors a shining star from UIA(pictured below) and each of our sister affiliates.
2021
2020
2019
2018
