In 1995 Reverend Maynard and his family returned to Portland, Oregon after eighteen years away.  Until July, 1999 he worked as a counselor in an alcohol and drug treatment program in Portland dealing primarily with heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine addicts.  He is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. 

In addition to his ministry, Reverend Maynard works as a mediator for Small Claims Court and for Resolutions Northwest, a teen-parent family mediation service.  He also trains new mediators.  He is a former member of the Prairie Group, a scholarly gathering of UU clergy for which he has written several papers.  He has published in collections of worship materials and in the addiction and recovery field. He has addressed international audiences on the latter subject.  Other interests include swimming, locksmithing, electrical wiring and computer instruction.

Reverend Maynard is married to Jane Maynard, currently a school bus driver and avid gardener and formerly a public school teacher.  They have four children ranging from ages 34 to 26 living in California and Pennsylvania.  They also have two grandchildren.  During their seven years in Portland they have been listed in the UU Homecomings Bed and Breakfast guide, welcoming UUs from across the nation to their storybook home.