Doug Huneke is a recently retired (2012) Presbyterian minister having completed a 30 year tenure at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Tiburon, California. There, he and his team grew a congregation of fewer than 80 members to one of 500, and 4 children and youth to more than 350. As in each of his postings Doug and the congregation actively engaged the life of the larger community, collaborated on serving those who hunger, need shelter and support, the marginalized. He successfully brought diverse groups together to foster understanding, mutual respect and to work together for the common good. Prior to his installation at Westminster he served at the University of Oregon as the Presbyterian University Pastor (campus ministry) and, for five years as a member of the Honors College Faculty. After serving on the chaplain's staff at San Quentin Prison, Doug joined a large, multiple staff suburban parish in Sacramento, California.
Wherever Doug serves he actively creates extensive opportunities for enhancing interfaith dialogue, understanding, and cooperation. He was instrumental in transforming a singularly Christian ecumenical campus ministry into the Campus Interfaith Ministry at the University of Oregon (1973-1980). In Marin, following devastating winter floods, along with two rabbis and a Methodist minister, he co-founded the Marin Interfaith Council (1982). He is committed to constructive community activism and human and civil rights particularly with the LGBT communities. As a philanthropist he was a founding trustee of the Marin Community Foundation, the seventh largest community foundation in America, serving as its chair, vice-chair, and chair of the community partnerships committee.
The roles of Christian churches and the moral and spiritual development of Christians who courageously rescued Jews and others from Nazi persecution, led to his research (Oregon Committee for the Humanities, Faculty Research Award) and to the publication of the biography of the prominent German engineer/rescuer, Herman F. Graebe, The Moses of Rovno (1986) and to a college/university/seminary text, The Stones Will Cry Out: Pastoral Reflections on the Shoah (1995). He has contributed chapters to many books as well as numerous articles to a variety of journals. He has lectured nationally and internationally in scholars' conferences, religious institutions, secondary schools and colleges, and is a popular speaker before civic groups and religious congregations. At the University of Oregon he taught lower division courses in the Honors College on the writings of Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel, and senior integrating seminars. He also taught in the doctor of ministry program and served as adjunct faculty at San Francisco Theological Seminary.
From 2001 and continuing presently, Doug serves as chaplain to the Southern Marin Fire Protection District, the Sausalito, California Police Department, and the Marin County Sheriff's Office. He handles critical incident and trauma situations in support of first responders and in certain circumstances works with survivors and victims.
Doug's honors include: Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, by Lewis and Clark College; The Distinguished Alumnus Award presented by San Francisco Theological Seminary; the "Israel In Our Hearts Award" presented by the Jewish Community Relations Council; The American Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital for supporting inter-religious respect and cooperation; The Sperling Award for Outstanding Achievement in Holocaust Education; Marin Interfaith Council and the United States Holocaust Memorial Council honors for efforts combating bigotry and for contributions to Holocaust education; The Paul Flory Memorial Award for Humanitarian Service and efforts on behalf of Soviet Jews and Christians and work in the area of international human rights; The Hadassah Myrtle Leaf Award for work on behalf of Soviet Jewry; and The Civil Liberties Award of the American Civil Liberties Union (Oregon) for "protecting and promoting civil liberties, especially to retain a gay rights ordinance, protecting the rights of students, promoting interracial harmony, providing alternatives to the incarceration of juveniles, and to counsel conscientious objectors to protect their rights."
Personal
Doug is a native San Franciscan, married, the father of a son and daughter, step-father to two sons, and grandfather of four. His constant K-9 companion is the Boxer puppy Callie. 
