Leaders and Staff

Susan Rose, Ethical Culture Leader

Susan Rose was raised in the Ethical Movement attending the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture's Children's Sunday Assembly from the age of three. After graduation from Sunday School Susan remained involved with the Ethical Society. She was part of the first mother/daughter team to serve on the Board of Trustees, was an active participant in the Good Coffee House Committee, and an advisor to the youth group.

Susan was active in the Ethical Culture Society of Essex County, serving as president from 1988-1990. She served on the National Board of the American Ethical Union for five years and the National Membership Committee for over ten years. Susan was certified as an Ethical Culture Leader in 1999 and has served the Ethical Movement in various capacities, including Dean of the Leadership Training Program.

Susan's training to be an Ethical Culture Leader included extensive training in Interfaith Chaplaincy and education on Advance Planning for End-of-Life issues. She is passionate about helping people think about and take action on planning for medical decision making and thinking about the end of one's life. She sees this as having a strong impact in helping people think about how they want to live their lives.

Susan is the mother of two and lives in Cambridge, MA. Susan is also the Dean of the American Ethical Union Leadership Training Program and serves on the Membership Committee of the American Ethical Union.

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Billy Dechand, ESWoW On-Line Administrator


Billy has been involved in Ethical Culture since about 2000, when he was living in Chapel Hill. There he was a member of the North Carolina Society for Ethical Culture Ad Hoc Chorus. In 2003 he moved to the Bronx, and became the Musical Director of the Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture. In 2005, he moved to St. Louis, where he is a member now.

Billy Dechand is a singer-songwriter-composer who has released several CDs, and also performs with various music ensembles.