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Executive Committee

Pam Wagner is an elder under appointment
at St. Johns UMC in Kingman, AZ.
She serves as Chairperson of the Board.
Dan Hurlbert is the Secretary of the Board and is an elder serving as pastor of Desert Skies UMC in Tucson.
Stewart Lewis is the registrar of the Board.  He is an elder serving as the senior pastor of Velda Rose UMC,
in Mesa, AZ.
Duane Combs is the Treasurer of the Board and an elder appointed to Christ Community UMC in Avondale, AZ
Mark Conrad is an elder appointed to Santa Cruz Valley UMC and is the Chair of the Order of Elders. Tracy Perry is chair of the Local Pastors and is appointed to Albright UMC, Phoenix, AZ
Shirley Ramsey Wells is  an ordained deacon in the retired relationship. Shirley is the co-chair of the Order of Deacons. Ruth Blum is a Deacon appointed to Dove of the Desert UMC. She serves as co-chair of the Order of Deacons.

Members of the Board

   
Fred Baum is an elder under appointment to Christ Church in Tucson.   Michael Bryant is an elder serving First UMC in Gilbert, AZ.
 
David Devereaux is an elder appointed to Desert Springs UMC in Las Vegas, AZ   Michael Eaton is pastor at Desert Chapel UMC in Apache Junction, AZ. He is also chair of the Central East District Committee on Ordained Ministry.
 
Jeff Ebright is a recently retired elder.  
Sara Evans is a lay member from
Sierra Vista UMC in Sierra Vista, AZ.
 
John Flowers is an elder appointed to
First UMC, Phoenix, AZ 
  Janice Grandy is lay member of our board, representing the Central East District.
   
Doug Handlong is an elder appointed to Trinity Heights UMC in Flagstaff and is the chair of the North District Committee on Ordained Ministry.  
Julius Keller is an elder appointed to
Living Water UMF
 

 
Travis Kendall is our representative from ARMS, our organization for pastors in the retired relationship.  
Neil Leftwich is an elder appointed
to Gila Mountain UMC, Yuma, AZ.
 
   
Jim Nibbelink is the Conference Lay Leader.
  Larry Norris is an elder appointed to Central UMC in Pheonix, AZ.
 
Tina Marie Rees is a deacon serving at
Arizona Interfaith Counseling.
  Bill Scobie is a lay member on the Board and serves as the Continuing Education contact and is active in the Desert Springs UMC in Las Vegas.
 
Carolyn Scribner, is a deacon in the retired relationship.   Tweedy Sombrero is an elder under appointed to
Trinity UMC, Yuma, AZ
 
Billy Still is the pastor of St. Paul's UMC in Tucson.
  David Wilkinson is an elder serving at Saint Francis in the Foothills UMC in Tucson, AZ.

 

Desert Southwest Annual Conference Representatives

Candace Lansberry, North District Superintendent,
is the cabinet liaison to the Board of Ordained Ministry. 
David McPherson is Director of Connectional Ministries and the Conference Staff representative.

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The Board of Ordained Ministry is appointed by the Bishop. We serve four year terms, helping to provide a greater level of continuity in the process of encouraging ministry in the Desert Southwest Annual Conference. We are mostly clergy members, but have representation from the laity in each of the districts.

The Executive Committee is empowered to act on the Board's behalf in situations that may require immediate actions. The following Board members comprise the Executive Committee:

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Pam Wagner

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Stewart Lewis

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Dan Hurlbert

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Duane Combs

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Mark Conrad

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Tracy Perry

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Ruth Blum

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Shirley Wells
 

 

 

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