Meet our wonderful staff

Director of Lifespan Faith Development: Courtney McKenny
Courtney is a lifelong UU, who grew up attending the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Springfield, Missouri. She graduated from Truman State University with a Bachelors of Art in History. She is the mom of three teenagers – James, Katherine and Finn.

Courtney is also a dog lover and is currently the dog mom of Rufus, Daisy and Maggie. She is also an Orangetheory Fitness enthusiast! Courtney has previously served for over 10 years as the Director of Religious Education at the UU Fellowship of Montgomery.

Currently, Courtney is serving on the UUA Appointments committee. Previously she has served on the Mid South District Religious Education Committee as well as the Southeast Chapter of the Liberal Religious Educators Association as vice president and then president. She is also an Our Whole Lives Facilitator for Junior and Senior High.

Sheri Melcher: Music Director & Accompanist
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Sheri Melcher brings decades of experience as a pianist, conductor and educator to her role as Music Director & Accompanist at UUCB. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University and a Master’s degree in Music Education from Temple University.

In addition to her role at UUCB, Sheri is a member of the executive team at Red Mountain Theatre in Birmingham. Before relocating to Alabama this past May, she founded and directed a thriving creative and performing arts academy (CaPAA of NEPA) in NE Pennsylvania that served hundreds of children and families.

Sheri and her husband, Michael, are delighted to be settling in Birmingham. Their two adult children are both creative artists and performers. They share their home with their two spoiled “Shepskies”, Bo and Bailey, who graciously allow the humans to live there too.