CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
for 2021

Leadership Team/Executive Committee
Julia Paradine-Rice (Chair), Waltha Gaye Leavitt, Ethel Gill, Mary Danforth,
Ruth Sutton, Sally Messner, Ruth Jones, Cindy Thiele,
Michele Weston, Jocelyn Davis, Julia Deemer
Ruby Anderson, Micki Phelps, Pat Bostic, Nichea VerVeer Guy
District Presidents: Patti Steinberg, Julia Hulka,
Linda Darrow, Amber Hassler, Diana Miller,
Doris Simons/Caroline Diaz, Jean Sherman, Donna Kleiver,
Lynn Geer/Alberta Gunsell, Linda Burton Collier, Sherri Wagenknecht, Jeanette Harris
Ex-Officio - Bishop David Bard or his representative.

Members of the Conference Committee on Nominations,
members of the Committee on Racial Justice,
and other related positions shall be welcome to attend
Conference Leadership Team meetings with voice but without vote.

Administrative (if needed)
Julia Paradine Rice (Chair), Waltha Gaye Leavitt, Ethel Gill, Mary Danforth, Julia Deemer

Program (as needed)
Waltha Gaye Leavitt (Chair), Julia Paradine-Rice, Ethel Gill, Mary Danforth,
Ruth Sutton,Sally Messner, Jocelyn Davis,
Michele Weston, Cindy Thiele, Ruth Jones, Julia Deemer
Linda Burton-Collier (District President), (Annual Celebration Registrar)

Finance(at least semi-annually)
Mary Danforth (Chair), Julia Paradine-Rice, Waltha Gaye Leavitt,
Ethel Gill, Ruth Sutton, Sally Messner,
Jocelyn Davis, Michele Weston, Cindy Thiele, Ruth Jones,
Julia Deemer, and District Treasurers

Membership Nurture and Outreach (at least semi-annually)
Cindy Thiele (Chair), Julia Paradine-Rice, Ethel Gill,
Sally Messner, Michele Weston, Julia Deemer
District Coordinators of Membership Nurture and Outreach

Committee on Nominations
Chairperson - Julia Deemer
Patti Steinbuerg, Carol Gorham, Evelyn Delaney, Linda Schramm
Shirley Chappell, Dorie Litchfield, Joyce Plumhoff, Jimmie Jones

Goals (annually)
Waltha Gaye Leavitt(Chair), Jocelyn Davis, Michele Weston,
Cindy Thiele, Ruth Jones, Julia Paradine-Rice

Standing Rules (at least annually)
Linda Darrow (Chair), Julia Paradine-Rice,
Waltha Gaye Leavitt, Ethel Gill, Mary Danforth

Charter for Racial Justice (at least twice annually)
Julia Paradine-Rice (Chair), Jocelyn Davis, Julia Deemer, Ethel Gill,
Patti Steinberg, Taylorie Bailey, Lynda Crandall, Judy Chasney,
Joyce Simons, Susan Wirgau Ex-Officio: Nichea VerVeer Guy.

Committee on Communications (at least annually)
Sally Messner (Chair), Julia Paradine-Rice, Waltha Gaye Leavitt,
Ethel Gill, Mary Danforth, Amber Hassler, Diana Miller

Committee on Directory and Reports(as needed)
Sally Messner (Chair), Julia Paradine-Rice, Waltha Gaye Leavitt,
Ethel Gill, Mary Danforth, Linda Darrow

The VOICE Conference News (at least annually)
Sally Messner (Chair), Waltha Gaye Leavitt,
Mary Danforth, Ruth Sutton, Julia Paradine-Rice,
and District Secretaries of Program Resources and Communication Coordinators

Committee on Mission u
Nichea VerVeer Guy(CDean),
Mary Whitman (Dean Mission u of the North), Micki Phelps(Assistant Dean),
Linda Schramm, Linda Burton Collier (Past Deans),
Mary Danforth (Treasurer) and Mary McCully (Treasurer/Registrar, Member-at-large)
(H.O.M.E.), Carol Gorham (Business Manager),
- all Members-at-large.
Elected officers who serve on the committee by virtue of their offices:
Julia Paradine-Rice, Waltha Gaye Leavitt, Jocelyn Davis,
Michele Weston, Cindy Thiele, Ruth Jones,
Sally Messner, Ruth Sutton

The Legacy Committee
Linda Schramm (Chair), Linda Darrow, Diana Miller, Jackie Euper, Ruby Anderson

The conference president is an ex officio member of all committees with the exception of the committee on nominations.

This page was updated 17 January 2021.