Our Leadership and Staff

Steve has been serving as the pastor of UPC since the fall of 2020. He is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary. Steve has a son, Parker, named after the one (and many) Peter Parkers. He loves playing guitar, skateboarding, and watching Gilmore Girls in his spare time. He is an avid reader, sports fan, and enjoys talking about theology (sometimes to the point of existential crisis). Steve is passionate about community - creating a place where people feel safe, heard, and loved. To him, ministry is all about presence; it’s about showing up and being there for the people in our lives.

Haley graduated from Manhattanville University in 2024, where she majored in Marketing and Music Business as well as minored in Political Science. She loves learning and helping others through her work.

In her spare time, Haley loves to make various forms of art, playing videogames (her favorite being Stardew Valley), and listening to music. She also collects records, her current collection reaching just over 300 LP’s!

Haley loves being involved and helping her community by connecting with others; feel free to stop by the office and say hi!

Monica Slomski was born and raised in Bridgeport, CT. She graduated from the University of Bridgeport with a B.S. in Music Education. She did graduate work at the Conservatory of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and holds M.M and D.M.A. degrees in Music Theory. She also has a M.S. degree in Library Science. She worked as a librarian in academic and public libraries. She retired from Milford Public Library in 2019. In mid-career, she began studying the organ privately. Then she joined the AGO and worked for 10 years as organist at Ansonia Congregational Church followed by 5 years as organist at Zion Lutheran Church in Orange, CT. She authored a bio-bibliography on Paul Creston which was published in 1994.