United Methodist Missionary Association

Steering Committee

Elected UMMA Officers and Steering Committee for 2012

Chairperson
Jim Dwyer (2011-)
Vice-chairperson
Eunice Arias (2011-)

Secretary
Nan McCurdy (2008-)
Treasurer
Richard Vreeland (2007-)

MIR (Missionary-in-Residence)
Cathy Whitlatch (2011-)
Coordinator
Lyda Pierce (2008-2011)

Communications Chair
Jim Dwyer

Area Representatives: Regions, Retired, and New Missionaries

West, East, Centra and Southern Africa - WECSA
Rukang Chitkomb (2011-2015), (Congo)

(a second seat remains open for nomination)

Europe, North Africa and the Middle East - ENAME

Alex and Brenda Awad (2011-2015), Palestine/Israel

Shannon Goran (2009-2013), Ukraine

East and South Asia and the Pacific - ESAP

Prumeh Kim (2011-2015), Kazakhstan

Katherine Parker (2010-2014), Cambodia

South America - SA

Eunice Arias (2010-2014), Venezuela

Marilla Schuller (2011-2015), Brazil

USA

DarEll Weist (2010-2014)

Lyda Pierce (2011-2015)

The Caribbean, Central America and Mexico - CCAM

Belinda Forbes (2011-2015), Nicaragua

(a second seat remains open for nomination)

Retirees

Billie J. LaBumbard (2010-2014), USA

Hugh Johnson (2005-2013), France

New Class 2011 (-2013)

Kristen Brown, Palestine/Israel

Rodney Aist, Italy
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New Class 2010 (-2012)

Jacqueline Agré, Tunisia

Lorenz Richard Koch, Switzerland

Mission Interns 2011 (-2014)

Adam Shaw (Initiatives for Peace, Mindanao Philippines)

US-2s (2011-2013)

Zach Ferguson (Workers Interfaith Network, Memphis)

Rachel Michelle Debos (South Florida Urban Ministry)

Mission Interns 2009 (-2012)

Jennifer Tyler (SHADE, South Africa/MFSA, Washington DC)

Task Force Chairs (in development)

Bylaws
James Dwyer ()

Collins Health and Pension Plans
Richard Vreeland ()
Dakin Cook ()

Communications
James Dwyer ()

Connecting with the GenNexts
Cathy Whitlatch ()
Lyda Pierce ()

Engaging Global Ministries through the Board of Directors
Shirley Wu ()

Mission Forums
Norma Kehrberg ()

Mobilizing Missionaries in Annual Conferences
Richard Vreeland ()

We welcome your comments:

Elected UMMA Officers and Steering Committee for 2012
Chairperson Jim Dwyer (2011-)	Vice-chairperson Eunice Arias (2011-)

Secretary Nan McCurdy (2008-)	Treasurer Richard Vreeland (2007-)

MIR (Missionary-in-Residence) Cathy Whitlatch (2011-)	Coordinator Lyda Pierce (2008-2011)

Communications Chair Jim Dwyer