Louisiana Conference
Council, Teams, Boards, Commissions, Committees, Trustees

 

 

A. Council and Teams

 

Council on Finance and Administration

 

Chair:                                    R. Pat Day

Vice Chair:                           Henry Stamper

Secretary:                             Jon E. Tellifero

Ex-Officio:                            Presiding Bishop

                                                Executive Director of Administrative Services/Treasurer

                                                Provost, Director of Connectional Ministries

                                                Conference Foundation President

                                                General Council on Finance & Admin., Donald R. Avery

Cabinet Liaison                   Donald C. Cottrill

Class of 2000

Clergy:                                  R. Pat Day (SH), James W. Mitchell (NO)

Laity:                                     John Evans (AC), Margaret McKee (MN), Mark Watson (AL)

 

Class of 2004

Clergy:                                  Timothy E. Lawson (BR), R. Larry Stafford (MN),

                                                Jon E. Tellifero (AL)

Laity:                                     Percival Kane (LC), Judy Scheps (AC), Henry Stamper (BR), Carl E. Stewart (SH)

 

Church Extension Team

 

Chair:                                    Billy McConnell

Finance Officer:                  Reid Falconer

Ex-Officio:                            1000 Club Chair

1000 Club Treasurer

 

Class of 2000

Clergy:                                  Michael T. Head (MN), Rodney D. Wooten (BR),

                                                Gloria L. Youngblood (AL)

Laity:                                     Reid Falconer (NO), Billy McConnell (MN)

                                                               

Class of 2004

Laity:                                     Wayne Gilmore (AC), George Jackson (SH)



District Boards of Church Location and Building


 

Acadiana

    Clifton C. Conrad, Sr., Chair

Darrell W. Briggs, Sr.

Laura F. Brown

John A. Cannon

Wayne Gilmore

Barry Hoekstra

Gary Joseph

Randy Loewen

Libby Rickey

C. Ann Sutton

 

Alexandria

Class of 2006-2007

John R. Foster

Sallie Page

James E. Ray, Sr.

Class of 2007-2008

Terrell Holts

Bob Nash

Mark Roberts, Chair

Class of 2008-2009

Carolyn Fletcher

Juan C. Huertas

Arthur Welch

Ramonalynn W. Bethley , Ex-Officio

Baton Rouge

Gregory R. Davis, Chair

Ben Byland

Debbie Miller

Gordon Morris

Daniel Robinson

 

 

Lake Charles

Class of 2007

Steven W. Bush

Benjy Rose

Harold Thibodeaux

Class of 2008

   David R. DeWitt

James Gatlin

Joe Miller, Sr.

Class of 2009

Leon A. Boggs

David Moss

Melba Stine

 

 

Monroe

Class of 2007

Charles Germany

Allen Pogue, Chair

Jerry Rugg

Class of 2008

Terry A. Love

Mary Lou McKinney

Donald L. Wilkinson

Class of 2009

Buddy Fisher

Newton M. Horne, Jr.

Marshall Napper

Robert L. Burgess, Ex-Officio

Clyde Jordan, Ex-Officio

Vera Jordan, Ex-Officio

New Orleans

Gary Uhl, Chair

Mary Blackburn

Chris A. Blanchard

Marjorie Corcoran

Abraham E. Davis

Andrew J. Douglas

M. Eugene Finnell

Jerry G. Hilbun

Dian Kent

Nancy Nunn

 

Shreveport

Class of 2006

J. R. Johnson

Roy Mitchell

Linda Kay Walker

Class of 2007

Kenneth Hill

Donna Lynn

Kay Thompson

Class of 2008

   Jeff DeLaune

    Dan Fellows

    Kenneth Thomas

Douglas L. Cain, Ex-Officio

Bob Carrell, Chair

Jack Holman, Ex-Officio

Kerry Wright, Ex-Officio   

 


Conference Ministry Team

 

Chair:  M. Eugene Finnell

Conference Lay Leader:  George K. Anding

Representative of the Conference Council on Youth Ministry:  Markie Belanger

Young Adult:  Jared Williams

Chairperson of Board of Church and Society:  Abraham E. Davis

Chairperson of Board of Discipleship:  Kimbra H. Hammett

Chairperson of Board of Global Ministries:  Ann Vick

Chairperson of Bd. of Higher Education & Campus Ministry:  R. Don Ross

Chairperson of Comm. on Christian Unity & Interreligious Concerns:  Judith D. Bazer

Representative of the Commission on Religion and Race:  William A. Rowell, Jr. 

Chairperson of Conference Mission Finance Committee:  Terry A. Love

Representative of the Board of Ordained Ministry:  Steven M. Spurlock

Representative of the Commission on the Status and Role of Women:  Rachel L. Scott

 

Non-Voting Members:

 

Bishop:  William W. Hutchinson

Provost, Director of Connectional Ministries:  Donald C. Cottrill

Cabinet Representative:  W. Ralph Ford

Liaison, Representative of CFA:  Jon E. Tellifero

Representative of the United Methodist Foundation:  Rob Fairly

Executive Director of Administrative Services:  Carl E. Rhoads, III

Communication Specialist:  Betty Backstrom

Director of Volunteers in Mission:  Larry D. Norman

Director of Special Ministries:  Alonzo J. Campbell

Director of Youth:  Thomas E. Dolph

Director of Church Extension and Transformation:  H. E. Stephens

Director of Mission and Education:  John Edd Harper

 

Vision Team:  

Fred Banks, Donald C. Cottrill, M. Eugene Finnell, William W. Hutchinson,

Karl S. Klaus, Sarah Kreutziger, Wybra J. Price,II, Karen Wise

 


District Ministry Teams

 

Acadiana

District Superintendent:                                   Roger D. Lathan

District Missioner:                                             Laura F. Brown

Lay Leader:                                                          Scott Sutton

Chair:                                                                    Clifton C. Conrad, Sr.

Education Coordinator:                                      Kathleen C. Conrad

Spiritual Transformation

   Coordinator:                                                      Charles E. Hill

Congregational Life

   Coordinator:                                                      Marguerite D. Jenkins

Mission Outreach Coordinator:                       Sarah Schoeffler

Communication Advisor:                                   LaJauna Handschin

Youth Coordinator:                                             Elizabeth Bodin

 

Alexandria

District Superintendent:                                   Ramonalynn W. Bethley

District Missioner:                                             Eloise Cox

Lay Leader:                                                          Clara C. Scott

Chair:                                                                    David C. Carlton

CFA Representative:                                          James M. Poole

    Board of Church Location/Building:              Mark Roberts

    Education Coordinator:                                      Stacie Lonadier

Spiritual Transformation

     Coordinator:                                                        Carolyn Dove

    Congregational Life Coordinator:                   Linda Clark

    Mission Outreach Coordinator:                       Sue Wofford

Communication Advisors:                                 William K. & Judith McDonald

    Youth Representative:                                        Rachel Miller

    Youth Coordinator:                                             Sarah Marsalis

    Recording Secretary:                                         Judith C. Gross

    At-Large:                                                              Will Butterfield

    At-Large:                                                              Bridjette Perry

 

Baton Rouge

    District Superintendent:                                   Larry G. Miller

    District Missioner:                                             Richard T. Stiltner

    Lay Leader:                                                          Fred Banks

    Associate Lay Leader:                                        Joe Kelley

    Chair:                                                                   

CFA Representative:                                          H. E. Stephens

Board of Church Location/Building:              Gregory R. Davis

Education Coordinator:                                      Linda M. Hagan

    Spiritual Transformation                                 

     Coordinator:                                                        Deborah L. Drash

    Mission Outreach Coordinator:                       Mary Burton

    Communication Advisor:                                   Stephen D. Berger

    DCYM President:                                                Katherine Lindsay

    DCYM Vice-President:                                      Thomas Turner

    Youth Coordinator:                                             Sarah W. Shoup

    Associate Youth Coordinator:                          Jacqueline Campbell

    Associate Youth Coordinator:                          Mary Beth Roberts

    Comm. On Religion & Race:                            Hallique L. Dawson

    COSROW Representative:                               Catherine Murray

    District UMM President:                                   Kirby Larpenter

    District UMW President:                                  Dolores Giles

    At Large Member:                                              Kimbra H. Hammett

 

Lake Charles

District Superintendent:                                   M. Douglas Ezell

District Missioner:                                            

Chair:                                                                    Sharon Bush

Lay Leader (Vice Chair):                                   Erich Mansell

Education Coordinator:                                      LuAn M. McLaurin

Mission Outreach Coordinator:                       Sheila Hirst

Congregational Life Coordinator:                   Betty M. Northen

Spiritual Life Coordinator:                               Michael D. McLaurin

Communication Advisor:                                   Lisa E. L. Turnbull

    Youth Representative:                                        Dustin Brock

 

Monroe

    District Superintendent:                                   Robert L. Burgess

    District Missioner:                                             Renee H. Evans

    Chair:                                                                    Johnny M. Riley

    Lay Leader:                                                          Bill Cook

    CFA Representative:                                          A. Wayne Evans

    Education Coordinator:                                      Jill Monk

    Spiritual Transformation

    Coordinator:                                                         Letty L. Strawbridge

    Congregational Life Coordinator:                   Joseph E. Hamilton

    Mission Outreach Coordinator:                       Becky Ham

    Communication Advisor:                                   Jim Krestensen

    Youth Coordinator:                                             Kristie Hodges

    Youth Associate:                                                 Donna Foster

Youth Associate:                                                 Tina Grigsby    

    Comm. On Religion & Race:                            LaTonya Williams

    COSROW Representative:                               Doret Gilbert Wilson

    Trustees                                                                R. Larry Stafford

    DCYM President:                                                Timothy Willis

 

New Orleans

    District Superintendent:                                   W. Ralph Ford

                                                                                   

    Lay Leader:                                                          Evelyn J. Clark

    Associate Lay Leader:                                        Levi Lewis

    Chair:                                                                   

    CFA Representative:                                          Stephenae Carey

    Church/Location:                                                Gary Uhl

    Education Coordinator:                                      Patricia Reed

    Congregational Life Coordinator:                   M. Eugene Finnell

    Spiritual Life Coordinator:                               Keith Kreutziger

    Mission Outreach Coordinator:                       James F. Haynes

    Co-Communication Advisor:                             Diane Kent

    Co-Communication Advisor:                             Karen Wilson-Sider

    Co-Youth Coordinator:                                       Nancy Hopkins

    Co-Youth Coordinator:                                       Kathy Von Bieberstein

    COSROW Representative:                               Juanita L. Ivie

    Disaster Response:                                             Joseph Burke

    At Large                                                                Anthony Childers

    At-Large:                                                              Fannie P. Reddix

   

Shreveport

District Superintendent:                                   Douglas L. Cain

District Missioner:                                             Shannon Wyche

Lay Leader:                                                          Robert Adley

Chair:                                                                    Shannon Wyche

Education Co-Coordinator:                                Sue Kamm

Education Co-Coordinator:                                Billie Logan

Congregational Life Coordinator:                   Diane Caldarera

Spiritual Life Coordinator:                               Ellen B. Montegudo

Mission Outreach Coordinator:                       Rachel L. Scott

Communication Advisor:                                   Ginger Rogers

Youth Representatives:                                      Hannah Grantham

                                                                                Justin Hughes

Youth Co-Coordinator:                                       Mary Harris

Youth Co-Coordinator:                                       Leslie G. Stephens

Comm. On Religion & Race:                            A. J. Williams

COSROW Representative:                               M. Theresa McConnell

Disaster Response Coord.:                                Ron Feaster

At-Large:                                                              H. Elizabeth Love Tu’uta

 

B.  Boards

Board of Church and Society

 

Chair:                                                                    Abraham E. Davis

Vice Chair:                                                           Alfred C. Bakewell, III

Secretary/Finance Officer:                              

Youth:                                                                    Taran Cornejo

Young Adult:                                                        Jennifer Watson

Coordinator of Social Action

   of the UMW:                                                      Jeanne Green

Peace with Justice Coordinator:                      Laura Salguero

Cabinet Liaison:                                                  M. Douglas Ezell

Class of 2000

Clergy:              Alfred C. Bakewell, III (NO), Abraham E. Davis (NO), Nancy E. Wofford (MN), J. Philip Woodland (BR)

 

Laity:                     Doret Gilbert-Wilson (MN), Rachel Morgan (BR), Curtis Portinairi (NO)

 

Class of 2004

Clergy:                  Richard L. Cockburn (SH), James A. Graham (AL), Thomas A. Wesley (AC)

Laity:                     Alvin Kirk (SH), Ingrid LeBlanc (LC), Bob Nash (AL), Joyce Thibodaux (AC)

 

Board of Discipleship

 

Chair:                                                    Kimbra H. Hammett

Vice Chair:                                           Jane Blackwell

Secretary:                                             Darlene A. Moore

Finance Officer:                                  Anice N. Moses

Youth:                                                    Justin Hughes

Young Adult:                                        Lori Dick

Youth Serving Ministries:                James M. Poole

Cabinet Liaison:                                  M. Douglas Ezell

Gen. Bd. of Discipleship:                   Christopher H. Andrews    

 

Class of 2000

Clergy:                                                  Davis W. Clark (BR), Bryan S. Dauphin (SH), Joe A. Hoover (AL)

Laity:                                                     Eloise Cox (AL), Lori Dick (SH) 

                                                               

At-Large Member:

Laity:                                                     Nancy Beauvais (SH)

Class of 2004                                

Clergy:                                                  Chris A. Blanchard (NO),Kimbra H. Hammett (BR),  Jerry L. Johnson (BR), Anice N. Moses (NO)

Laity:                                                     Jane Blackwell (AC), Jo Hale (MN), Bob Hart (LC),

                                                         Charlotte Napper (BR)

 

At-Large:

Clergy:                                                  Mark A. Bray (NO), Darlene A. Moore (BR)

Laity:                                                     Evelyn J. Clark (NO), Alonzo Smith (SH)

 

Board of Global Ministries

 

Chair:                                                    Pete Aguila

Vice Chair:                                           Mike Hammett

Secretary:                                             Stephen C. Fleming

Finance Officer:                                  Monty Townsend

Conference Missions Secretary:     Douglas E. Milliron

Mission Personnel Chair:                 Mickey D. Stringfield

SAM Grant Chair:                              Jayne Trammell-Kelly

Youth:                                                    Katherine Mire

Young Adult:                                       

Ex-Officio                                             

Conference Lay Leader:                    George K. Anding

UMW President:                                 Harriette T. Elrod

UMW Coordinator of

   Education and Interpretation:        Tillie Shows

State Student

   Organization Representative:       Maggie Durbin

Church Extension:                              Michael T. Head

Church and Society:                           Alfred C. Bakewell, III

Discipleship:

Health and Welfare:                           Stephen C. Fleming

Town & Country:                                Michael L. Hammett

Director of VIM:                                  Larry D. Norman

Director of Special Ministries:        Alonzo J. Campbell

Cabinet Liaison:                                  M. Douglas Ezell

 

Class of 2000

Clergy:                                      K. Dale Hensarling (AC), Ernest E. Scott (NO), Mickey D. Stringfield (MN), Jayne Trammell-Kelly (SH)

Laity:                                                     Pete Aguila (BR), Pauline Javery (NO),

                                                                Audrey Jordan (MN), Monty Townsend (AL),

                                                                Ann Vick (LC)

At-Large Members:                           

Clergy:                                                  Mark R. Martin (SH), James M. Poole (AL)