Board Members

Rev. Lisa LeSueur is the Minister of Congregational and Staff Care at Coral Gables United Church of Christ, and she recently graduated with a Master's in Divinity. She has been a member of the UCC MHN Board of Directors for three years and is a frequent contributor to the MHN blog.  She lives in Coral Gables, Florida, with her spouse and their two children. Lisa is the MHN's leader for the Genesis Grant Project.

Kyle (he/him) joined the UCC MHN board in 2020 and brings more than 7 years of experience working in public policy at the intersection of disability, social justice, and economic inequality.  He also serves on the WISE team for the Indiana-Kentucky Conference of the UCC. Kyle lives in central Indiana with his wife.

Vicki is on her first term as a board member and a psychologist in Diamond Bar, California. She has developed a pre-WISE survey and connects with post-WISE churches. She speaks about her experience of suicide in her family, how to heal, and hold another through the trauma of a loved one in this life place. God's extravagance provided MHN as her vehicle of service.

Rev. Kirk L. Moore is a guitarist, vocalist, and a certified music practitioner, (CMP). He’s also the pastor of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Downers Grove, IL, and a member of the board of the UCC Mental Health Network. 

Averyn began their first year in Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School in fall 2020, the same time they joined the Board. Averyn is curious about the ways faith communities can be places of transformation and radical welcoming to those with mental health challenges and seeks to combine their experience as a counselor with their passion for God and justice.

A student at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities studying Social Transformation and seeking ordination in the UCC, Abbie began serving on the MHN board in 2022. They bring to the table an eclectic set of skills and passions, and have professional experience in the realms of ministry, music, social services, technology, and youth development. Abbie currently resides in Iowa with their husband and two cats.

Rev. Mabel Laird serves as Pastor to Alfred Parish Church of the UCC's ME Conference, as well as a chaplain to inmates and correctional officers of York County Jail and as a chaplain in the Maine Air National Guard. She also serves in an on-call capacity primarily responding to critical incidents/ traumatic events for the Sanford (Maine) Police Department. She is a veteran, having served 12 years in the Navy and Navy Reserves, where she met her best friend/husband. Together they have two very young children and two beloved (and very patient) dogs. .

Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund serves as the Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health Justice for the national setting of the United Church of Christ. She is the author of Blessed Are The Crazy: Breaking the Silence About Mental Illness, Family and Church. She is also a former UCC MHN board member.

In 2009, Alan was asked to be the chair of the UCC Mental Illness Network and began the reformation of what has become the UCC Mental Health Network.  Since then, he had been the coordinator and then chair of the UCC MHN until 2020. Alan is a retired UCC clergy, a volunteer mental health advocate, and a church member, which developed the WISE program.