Reverend Tom Chulak, D.Min., is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist who has recently retired from full-time ministry after serving at the local congregation, regional district and national levels of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). Chulak has been growing and building UU congregations for nearly 35 years. He has fostered the UU faith as a minister for four congregations, focusing his passion on UU identity and its implications for congregations and the wider world.

At the national level, Chulak served as Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Director for New Congregations and the UUA Growth Team. Chulak has also served as a board member of the Alban Institute (a national organization that consults with congregations from many denominations) and has taught at two theological schools.