LAY MEMBERS AT-LARGE TO ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017

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1 LAY MEMBERS AT-LARGE TO ANNUAL CONFERENCE ALBRANT, DANIEL H. (Mount Olivet UMC) Conference Positions: Board of Directors, Virginia Conference Wellness Ministries, Inc. Local Church Positions: Lay Leader (4.5 years), Stewardship Chair (3 years), Adult Sunday School teacher (8 years), Stephen Minister and Leader (15 years), Chair of Men s Fellowship, Youth Counselor, Mission member (local and international), leader of contemplative and healing services 2. BARHAM, STEVEN (Central UMC) District Positions: At-large Delegate Former: VP United Methodist Men; Scouting Coordinator Local Church Positions: President United Methodist Men approx. 13 years; Choir Mbr, help feed the homeless on Fridays; participant in weekly Bible Study, Nominations Committee; Head Usher; Church Council; Former: Coordinator of potato drop for 45,000 lbs; Mbr of Staff Parish Committee; Coordinator fruit sale fundraisers; Mbr of Admin Board; Mbr of Council of Ministry; Counter 3. BETTS, CATHERINE W. (Clarendon UMC) Local Church Positions: Lay Leader; Former: Council Chairperson; Evangelism Chairperson 4. BLACK, TED (Mount Olivet UMC) Conference Positions: Former: Annual Conference Teller; UMM Prayer Advocate; Secretary, Board of Discipleship; Mbr Division of Spiritual Formation, Board of Discipleship District Positions: Associate Lay Leader; Former: At-Large Delegate to Annual Conference; Parsonage Cmte; Secretary, District Conf; Asst Secretary, District Conf; Chair, Parsonage Cmte; Mbr Trustees Local Church Positions: Usher; Former: Finance Chair; Mbr Church Council; Co-Chair Witness & Welcome; Chair Finance; Chair Church Council; Chair Trustees; Mbr Trustees; Chair Admin Bd; Mbr Staff- Parish Relations Cmte; Mbr Nominations; Mbr Stewardship; Chair Evangelism; Mbr Evangelism; Chair Higher Education; Young Adult Coordinator; PresUMM; Mbr UMM Exec; Lay Member to Annual Conference; Disciple Teacher; Youth Counselor; Sunday School Teacher 5. CARNEY, VIRGINIA (Aldie UMC) District Positions: Lay Delegate (Winchester District) 2 Times Local Church Positions: Chair, Admin Board; Lay member to Annual Conference; Church Historian 1

2 6. CAUFFMAN, SHIRLEY (Cherrydale UMC) Conference Positions: Committee on Episcopacy; Chair, Episcopal Residence Committee; Chair, Personnel Committee; Member Bishop s Steering Team for Vital Congregations; Delegate to 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 General/Jurisdictional Conferences; 2012 Co-Leader General and Jurisdictional Conferences Delegation; Certified Lay Speaker Former SEJ Positions: Committee on Coordination and Accountability for SEJ (Secretary); Member SEJ Committee on Episcopacy; Chair, Pre-Election Process Committee; and the Interjurisdictional Committee on Episcopacy; Former: Conference Lay Leader ( ); CLDDT; Church Development Team; Retired Clergy Housing; 5 Talent Academy Board; Extended Cabinet; Common Table; Chair, Board of Laity; Secretary, Assoc. of Annual Conference Lay Leaders; Chair, Board of Discipleship; UMW Exec. Committee District Positions: Member, Bi-District Personnel Committee; Bi-District Board of Missions; Former: District Lay Leader (7 years); Associate District Lay Leader; UMW Executive Committee; Finance Committee; Leadership Team Local Church Positions: In the local church, I have chaired the Council on Ministries, served as Lay Leader (twice), taught Disciple Bible Study, taught Sunday School, Church School Superintendent, taught new members class and confirmation class, President of UMW, led a prayer group and still serve in other ways as needed. 7. DALABA, WILLI (Oakton UMC) Local Church Positions: Lay Leader; Mbr of OUMC since 2009; Mbr SPRC committee; Mbr of UMW; Adult Sunday School Teacher; contributes to the newsletter; Certified Lay speaker; works with the youth group 8. ELMORE, REBEKAH (Pender UMC) Local Church Positions: Pastor s spouse; Nursery worker; Music admin assistant; Young Adult 9. FLOWERS, ANDREW (Central UMC) Local Church Positions: Thursday Night Fellowship and prep for Friday Homeless Ministry, Young Adult Bible Study; Former: Orangeville United Methodist Church, East Ohio Conference served as Vice President of the Youth for the former Youngstown District 2002; served as the Conference Council on Youth Ministries Representative for Youngstown District 2003 assisted with programming for Youth Jam and Youth Annual Conference Local Community Positions: Former: Deputy Sheriff II, Arlington, County; Crisis Intervention Team assists in the de-escalation of people who are in mental health crisis; Sheriff s Emergency Response Team; and Sheriff s Intelligence Unit 10. GASKINS, LULA (Galloway UMC) District Positions: At-Large Delegate 2015, 2016 Local Church Positions: Financial Secretary; Nominations & Leadership Development, Communion Steward and Adm./Church Secretary; Former: Staff Parish Relations Chairperson 2 terms; Nurture Chairperson and Co-Chairperson and Usher Ministry; Retiree: Central Intelligence Agency 11. GRANBERG, Christian L. (Centreville UMC) Local Church Positions: Co-Chair, Visioning Task Force; Member, Planning & Policy Council; Coordinator, Holiday Food Baskets; Assistant Coordinator, Back2School Backpack Ministry; Preschool & Elementary Sunday School teacher; Assistant Leader, Middle School Youth Group; Former: Chair., Planning & Policy Council; Former: President, Centreville UMM 2

3 12. HARRINGTON, JAMES E. (Friendship UMC) District Positions: Arlington/Alexandria Bi-District Youth Council; Arlington District Lay Delegate to Annual Conf (7), District Connectional Initiatives: Jesus & Java Youth Bible Study; 30 Hour Famine Project; Bi-District Youth Retreats; Leadership Training (Cooperative Youth Ministry, Professional Certification, Youth Ministry Essentials) Local Church Positions: Minister of Youth (VA Conf Certified); Chair of Staff Parish Relations; Chair Stewardship & Finance; Mbr Lay Leadership & Visioning; Sunday School Teacher; Mbr Sanctuary; Former: Lay Member to Annual Conf (2); Mbr Worship Cmte, Mbr Education Cmte Other: Master of Divinity, Wesley Theological Seminary (2016); Ministerial Assistant at Annandale UMC 13. HASSELBACH, MAGGIE (CALVARY UMC) District Positions: Lay Servant Local Church Positions: Admitted Candidate for Ordained Ministry; Christ Crossman UMC (Staff) Small Group Ministries Coordinator; Calvary UMC (Member) Wedding Coordinator, Worship Leader; Former: Worship Leader coordinator, Finance Committee, Trustees, Staff Parish Relations Committee, Church Council Secretary Other: I am a recent graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary (M.Div) 14. HELD, RYAN A. (The Vine) Conference Positions: YA Council Mbr with Young Adult Leadership Alliance (a.k.a. ConneXion) District Positions: Young Adult Ldr for ConneXion NoVA; Former: AX Dist Del to VA Annual Conf 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Local Church Positons: Former: Member of St. Thomas UMC (Alexandria District); Church Council; Visual Worship Arts Team; Teacher Young Adult Sun Sch; Educ Comm, Contemp Worship Team; Pres Young Adult Min; Volunteer Yth Min; Appalachian Svc Proj Alum; Carolina Cross Connection Alum; Worship Comm; Growth Sub-Comm; Long Range Planning Comm 15. HITCHINGS, DAVID (Dranesville UMC) Local Church Positions: Nominations Committee Member; Trustees Committee Member; Sunday School Teacher; Usher; Lawn Maintenance Crew for the Church grounds 16. HOARD, DAVID E. (Central UMC) District Positions: Former: Finance Committee Member Local Church Positions: Vice Chairman; CUMC Board of Trustee; Member CUMC Building Committee 17. HOPKINS, KIM (Andrew Chapel UMC) Local Church Positions: Sunday School teacher BA in Religion; Certificate in Theology and Master of Social Work; Manager, Community Service Board, Prince William Co.; Supervises and performs direct care in Psychiatric Emergency Evaluations; Also certified LCSW supervision; Background in inner city missions, social justice and case work. Working family and individual therapist for 20 years. 3

4 18. HOUGH-SHELTON, LAURA L. (Floris UMC) District Positions: At-large Delegate to Annual Conference Local Church Positions: Handbells; Former: Director; Mbr Admin Bd; Mbr Council on Ministries; Music Cmte; Mbr Sanctuary Choir; Mbr Vocal and Handbells; Choir; Admin Bd; Mbr Council on Ministries; Mbr Communications; Editor of Church Newsletter; Mbr Church & Society; Summer Sun School Teacher; Pres Senior High UMFY; Counselor s Aide for Senior High Highroad Band Camp 19. KIM, MIRAN (Korean UMC of Greater Washington) Conference Positions: Alternate Delegate to General Conference; Program Advisory Group Member VA Conference UMW; Former:Virginia United Methodist Foundation Board Member District Positions: At Large Delegate to Annual Conference Local Church Positions: Chair of Small Group Ministry; Chair of Connectional Ministry; Former: Chair of Endowment Committee 20. LEE, CLIFFORD (Korean UMC of Greater Washington) District Positions: Steward Local Church Positions: Lay Leader, Certified Lay Servant; Former: Chair of Rising Generation Ministry; Chair of SPRC; Chair of Mission Committee 21. LITZENBERGER, JOHN (Centreville UMC) District Positions: At-large delegate to Annual Conference 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016; Arlington District Board of Trustees; Arlington/Alexandria District Board of Trustees; Bi-District Board of Missions Local Church Positions: Lay Leadership Committee Former: At-large Delegate in 2008, 2009 and 2010.; Chairman, Building committee (twice). Member, Building Committee (four times). Chairman, Finance Committee (twice); Chairman of Trustees; Chairman, Planning and Policy Committee; Chairman, Long Range Planning Committee (twice); member stewardship committee (three times) 22. LOPYNSKI, ANNA (Floris UMC) District Positions: District Youth Delegate to AC 2013, 2014; Assisted in Bi-District Training Event 2012; Small Group Leader at Conference Retreat 2014; Planning Committee Member of Virginia-wide Conference (Re3) Local Church Positions: Served on Worship Team (liturgical dance, A/V presenter); Student Leadership: Led Feed-A-Child Fundraising Initiative (2012, 2013, 2014); Small Group Founder and Leader (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016); Started Student Praise Band; Buddy Ministry; Shenandoah University Just Faith Christian Leadership Program; Student Preacher; Spiritual Life Work Study; Logistics Chief for Shenandoah Thy Kingdom Come Conference 23. LOPYNSKI, CYNTHIA (Floris UMC) Conference Positions: Secretary Board of Communications; Former: Five Talent Academy Leadership Team District Positions: Bi-District Program Coordinator; Former: Cluster C Associate Lay Leader; Superintendency Committee Local Church Positions: Congregational Care Minister, Preschool Board Member, Bible Study Leader Former: Director of Communications; Sunday School Teacher; Student Ministry Leader; Annual Conference Delegate; Director of Connections Ministry; Church Council Chair; Preschool Chair 4

5 24. McCAULEY, JOSHUA (Community of Faith UMC) District Positions: Bi-District Youth Council Local Church Positions: Youth Director at Community of Faith UMC, Full time student at Wesley Theological Seminary, Former: Lay member to Annual Conference. 25. McCLURE, ADAM (Centreville UMC) Local Positions: Chair of Finance Committee; member of Centreville Day School committee; co-leader of adult congregational basketball fellowship; Sunday school teacher; You Feed Others ministry assistant 26. McELFISH, KAREN (Mount Olivet UMC) Conference Positions: Conference Leadership Discovery and Development Team; UMW Confernce Vice President; Chair, UMW Legacy Committee, and Musician, Mission Encounter District Positions: Committee on Nominations; At-large Delegate to Annual ConferenceMember, Arlington District Leadership Team; Former: UMW District President; UMW District Social Action Coordinator; Local Church Positions: Adult Education Council; Spiritual Growth Committee; Co-coordinator, Art Camp for Adults Former: Co-leader Covenant Bible Study; Outreach (chair); Worship (chair); Enduring Gifts; Administrative Board/Church Council; Leader Disciple Bible Study; UMW Social Action Coordinator 27. MICKELSON, GEITRA (Sterling UMC) District Position: Certified candidate for ordained ministry (2 years); At-Large Delegate for Annual Conference (2 years). Local Church Positions: Ministry Intern at The Chapel and Galilee UMC; Entering third year at Wesley Theological Seminary Former: At-large Delegate for Arlington District Conference; Lay Leader Representative, Arlington District Shift Coaching program; Chair, Worship Committee; Assoc. Lay Leader for Worship; Prayer Chair, Capital Campaign Cabinet; VBS Team Leader; Worship Leader; Guest Preacher; Music Director Search Committee member; Mission trip participant; Sunday School curriculum writer; Adult Bible Study facilitator, Adult Spiritual Formation co-facilitator; choir member; liturgist 28. MINNEY, ELTON (First Korean UMC) District Positions: Arlington District Associate Lay Leader, Arlington District Leadership Team member; Arlington District Superintendency Committee member, Bi District Board of Trustees member, At Large Delegate to Annual Conference; Lay Servant Advanced Course Instructor for District Laity Training, Lay Servant, Lay Speaker Local Church Positions: New Faith Community Church Council Chair, Lay Leader, Lay Speaker, Worship Leader, Bible Study Leader for both advanced and new faith students, Sunday School Teacher for 5 th and 6 th grades, Worship Leader and Preacher for Sunday afternoon services for Oakton Sunrise Assisted Living Center 29. MORENO HOWARD, LEISA NICOLE (Dulin UMC) General Board Position: Mentor for Journey Toward Ordained Ministry 2014-Present District Position: Chair of Bi-District Youth Council Local Church Positions: Minister of Christian Discipleship at Dulin Church, Annual Conference Delegate 2016 Former: Young Adult Consultant to MARCHA, General Board of Global Ministries; Chair of The United Methodist Student Movement; South Central Jurisdiction Representative to The United Methodist Student Movement; South Central Jurisdiction Young Adult Delegate to the Global Young People s Convocation; Northwest Texas Annual Conference Adult Delegate to the Conference Council on Youth Ministry; Abilene District Youth Council Chair 5

6 30. MOTEN, A. CANTRELL (Calloway UMC) Conference Positions: Former: Mbr UMM Cabinet; Mbr Council on Ministries District Positions: At-Large Delegate to Annual Conference; Former: Pres UMM; Mbr Nominations & Facilitation Cmte; Mb Board of Trustees Local Church Positions: Lay Delegate to District Conference; Certified Lay Speaker; Communion Steward; Former: Mbr Pastor Parish Relations Cmte; Nominations Cmte; Admin Council, Trustee, UMM Pres; Lay Leader 31. MULEMBE, KELVIN (Arlington Temple UMC) Conference Positions: Provisional Member Candidate for Ordained Ministry District Positions: Certified candidate/ Licensed Local Pastor (awaiting appointment) Local Church Positions: Lay Speaker; Former: Lay Member to Annual Conference 32. MYERS-COLEMAN, JANICE (Saint Luke's UMC) District Positions: Former: Associate Lay Leader; District Committee Ordained Ministries Local Church Positions: Mbr UMW; Choir Mbr,Staff Parish Cmte; Former: Director Program Ministries Outreach Mbr; Chrp Nurture Cmte; VIM Cuba and Florida; Delegate to Annual Conf; Mbr Finance; Mbr of Nominations 33. POINDEXTER, VICKI A. (Community of Faith, UMC) Conference Positions: 2014 VA Conference Lay Servant Ministries ACDLSM Education Rep.; Vice ChairCommittee on Disabilities; Former: Mbr of the VA Conf. Diversity Committee; Executive; Committee on Lay Servant/Speaker Ministry, 2015 District Positions: At-Large Delegate to Annual Conf. Former: Nomination Facilitation Committee; Director Lay Servant/Speaking Ministry; Arlington District UMW Treasurer Local Church Positions: Member of Worship and Education Committee. Former: Lay Leader, Finance Committee; Admin Board, Education Committee; Chair Stewardship; Lay Member to Annual Conference; Study Leader, Worship Committee 34. ROBERTSON, KRIS (Aldie UMC) Local Church Positions: Member, Staff Parish Relations Cmte: member, caring Minitries team; member, Church Choir 35. SECKI SHIELDS, JENNIFER ((Christ Crossman UMC) Conference Positions: Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center Bd of Directors ( ) District Positions: At-Large Delegate to Annual Conf (2014, 2016) Local Church Positions: Lay Speaker/Lay Servant (2005-present); Lay Member to Annual Conference (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) 36. SEEVERS, JAMES S. (Herndon UMC) Local Church Positions: Member of HUMC since moving to Herndon in 1999; Council Chair: SHIFT Working Group, and Capital Campaign; Former: Chair of Finance Committee; Chair of SPRC; and Chief Operating Officer, Dare Mighty Things (Training company working with government and nonprofit agencies dedicated to serving at-risk youth, children of prisoners, and military families). Also serves as member of the Board of Directors of MentorPrize. Served 28 years on active duty with the U.S. Air Force; Life-long Methodist 6

7 37. SWAN, SUSAN (Floris UMC) District Positions: Currently an admitted candidate working through the process to become a certified candidate in the Arlington District with the goal of ordination as a deacon; have acted as Mystery Guest at several churches this summer and anticipate continuing to help in this role Local Church Positions: member since 2006; Congregational Care Minister; Floris Guest House 2017 Volunteer Coordinator; Communion Set-up Committee; Communion Server; FACETS: monthly meal preparation; North County Hypothermia Program: meal preparation/server; SOME (So Others Might Eat): monthly meal preparation; Former: ESL Ministry Coordinator, Camp Hutchison Co-Coordinator, 2015 Church Picnic Coordinator, Grace Ministries, Stephen Minister Other: I am currently a student at Wesley Theological Seminary pursuing a Master of Theological Studies degree expected graduation May TAYLOR, CECELIA (Pleasant Valley UMC) Conference Positions: Former: Mbr Minnesota Conference Committee on Health Insurance; Mbr Minnesota Conference Lay Leadership Committee. District Positions: Director of Lay Servant Ministries; 2013 District Conference Secretary; Mbr Nominations Committee; Certified Lay Speaker; Lay Delegate to VA Annual Conf Local Church Positions: Chair PreSchool Advisory Board; Mbr Church Council; Mbr Community Outreach Ministry; Former: Chair Finance Committee; Mbr Lay Leadership and Development Team; Leader Disciple 1.2, 3; Church Office Manager; Sec Church Council; Lay Delegate to VA Annual Conf 39. TRAYNHAM, MARILYN (Mount Olivet UMC) Conference Positions: Common Table on Church Vitality; Secretary Equitable Compensation; Finance and Admin. District Positions: Finance and District Stewards; Treasurer GRACE Ministries; Treasurer Just Neighbors Local Church Positions: Church Administrator; Church Council; Finance; Trustees Stewardship; Communications: Witness and Welcome; Outreach: Local Community Outreach, UMVIM Haiti Team, Environmental Stewardship; Annual Conference delegate; Habitat International El Salvador Team 40. VANNEDERYNEN, MARY ELLEN (Galilee UMC) District Positons: I have attend conference first as a guest then as a At- Large Delegate for many years. Local Church Positions: Sunday School Teacher; Vacation Bible School Leader; Fellowship Coordinator ; Friendship Group Leader; Youth Retreat Team Member; Mbr. VIM Mission Team 97; Emmaus Walk-Spring 96, Co- Youth leader 1990 till 03, Praise band member, Youth Pastor '04-'06 (certified) for two point charge, Children/Youth Pastor, presently leader of Women's weekly bible study and Co- leader for women's ministry. I continue to lead and support youth through my current job. 41. VAUGHN, BANE (Community of Faith UMC) District Positions: Former: District At-Large Delegate to Annual Conf, Arlington UMW Spiritual Growth Coordinator, UMW Blackstone Rep., Secretary of Program Resources Portsmouth District Local Church Positions: Education Chair. Vice President UMW, Adult church school coordinator, disciples & adult church school teacher, VBS planning group, choir member, a/v tech, Food Pantry volunteer, Petersburg Pathways Mission Trips, Former: UMW Treasurer, UMW Circle Leader, Mission Committee co-chair 7

8 42. WHITE, JUDY (Dulin UMC) District Positions: At-large Lay Mbr to Annual Conf; Secretary and Former: Bd Member, ESL & Immigrant Ministries; Bd Member, Grace Ministries; Member Bi-district Board of Church Location and Building Local Church Positions: UMW Unit Treasurer; Former: ESL Coordinator; Mbr, Trustees; Computer and Network Technical Support; Chair, Staff Parish Cmte; Secretary, Staff Parish Cmte; Chair, Outreach Work Area; Secretary, Outreach Work Area; Dulin Lay Mbr to Annual Conf; Secretary, Admin Council; Mbr, Administrative Council; Mbr Stewardship Cmte; Mbr, Finance Cmte; COM; Stephen Minister; Financial Secretary; UMW Unit Treasurer; President, UMW Fellowship 43. WHITE, MAURLA (Community of Faith UMC) Conference Positions: Former: Alaska Missionary Conference UMW Mission Coordinator for Education and Interpretation; Virginia Conference Board of Church and Society District Positions: Former: UMW District Mission Coordinator, UMW Social Action Coord. Local Church Positions: Mission Coordintor for Rising Hope Mission; Mission Committee Member in local church; District lay delegate to annual conference; Former: Chairman Mission Committee; UMW President and Vice President; Volunteer in Missions - Jericho, West Bank, Palestine; Petersburg Urban Ministries Attendee to numerous Mission School weeks/weekends at VUMAC and United Methodist Days at the General Assembly in Richmond 44. WINES, GRACE (Clarendon UMC) Conference Positions: Former: Mbr Conference Council on Youth Ministries District Positions: Young Adult Member to AC 2015, Youth Member to AC 2014 Local Church Positions: VBS Teacher, Mbr UM Youth, Mbr Adult Choir; Mbr of the District Conference 45. WISE, KATHI HUGHES (Trinity UMC) Conference Positions: Mbr Conf Historical Society; Former: Pres William Watters Foundation; Mbr General Bd of Managers-UM Communications; Mbr Conf Commission on Status & Role of Women; Delegate Jurisdictional Conf; 1st Alternate to General Conf District Positions: Mbr Cmte on Superintendency; Lay Mbr At-Large to Annual Conf Local Church Positions: Former: Chrp Education; Mbr Admin Bd; Communications Coord; Co- Sup t Sunday School 46. WISE, NEAL E. (Trinity UMC) General Positions: General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits(Wespath) Conference Positions: VA UM Foundation Board of Directors; Board of Ordained Ministry; Licensing School Team; Chairman, Site Selection Cmte; Conference Board of Pensions District Positions: Lay Mbr At-Large to Annual Conference; Mbr District Cmte on Ordained Ministry; Mbr Finance Cmte; Camp Highroad Bd of Directors; Former: Arlington District Treasurer; Asst Secretary District Conference Local Church Positions: Trustee; District Steward; Mbr Finance Cmte; Mbr Endowment Cmte; Chair Investment Cmte; Mbr Admin Council Former: Asst Treasurer; Vice Chair Finance Cmte; Mbr Audit Cmte; Mbr Building Cmte; Mbr. Music Cmte; Chrp Education; Del to Annual Conf 47. WOTEN, ANDREW (Clarendon UMC) Local Church Positons: Admitted Candidate for Ordained Ministry; Member of the Bible/Book Study Ministry; Discipleship Group; Reading in church 8