Conference Committees

Youth


Contact details can be obtained from the Conference Directory, which is available in each pastoral charge. Executive Committee President: The Rev. Dr. Bob K. Fillier President Designate: Mary Smiley Past President: The Rev. Jean Wilson Chair: Belleville Presbytery: The Rev. Tim Hayward Chair, Cobourg Presbytery: The Rev. Jamie York Chair, Kingston Presbytery: Peter Scott Chair, Lindsay Presbytery: The Rev. Michelle Brotherton Chair, Oshawa Presbytery: The Rev. Richard Parker Chair, Peterborough Presbytery: Maxine Reid Chair, Renfrew Presbytery: The Rev. Rod Bennett Chair, Finance Committee: Bud Justice Chair, Ministry, Personnel & Education Committee: The Rev. Alan Boyd President, United Church Women: Norma Wrightly Clergy Representative to General Council Executive: The Rev. Dr. John Young Lay Representative to General Council Executive: Bruce Hutchinson Youth Representative: Jonathon Marsellus Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith Conference Minister: Congregational Wholeness & Right Relations: The Rev. Dr. Jackie Harper Conference Minister: Personnel: The Rev. Elaine Smith Conference Minister: Personnel Administration & Rural Ministry: The Rev. Victoria Fillier Conference Minister: Stewardship & Mission, Outreach & Advocacy: The Rev. Victoria Fillier
Permanent Committees Ministry Personnel & Education Chair: The Rev. Alan Boyd Secretary: Freda Burns Convenor, Bursary: The Rev. Mary Jane Hobden Convenor, Camping & Retreats: Doris Buttar Convenor, Education & Students: Co-chairs, Interim Ministry: VACANT Chair, Internship & Education Supervision: The Rev. Jeanette Millar Chair, Interview Board: VACANT Chair, Leadership Education & Faith Formation: The Rev. Larry Doyle Convenor, Pensions: VACANT Chair, Settlement: Norma Thompson Conference UCW: Pat Burley Queen's Theological College: The Rev. Dr. Jean Stairs Chair or appointee of each Presbytery Division of Ministry Conference Ministers: The Rev. Dr. Jackie Harper, The Rev. Victoria Fillier	Mission, Outreach & Advocacy Co-Chairs: The Rev.Dr. Richard Hollingsworth & Ken Diebel Secretary: Cheryl Mound Chair, Rural Life: The Rev. Steve Spicer Conference UCW: Pat Burley Chair, 10X10: Judy Amsbury Chair, Dancing the Circle: The Rev. Rodney Smith-Merkley Conference Minister: The Rev. Victoria Fillier The Rev. Dr.Jackie Harper Stewardship Chair: The Rev. Lynn Watson Secretary: Mary Shepherd Convenor, Support in Ministry: The Rev. David Spivey UCW Stewardship: Hazel Holt Members at large: Carol Cunday, The Rev. Heather McLurg-Murphy Chair or appointee of each Presbytery Division of Stewardship Conference Minister: The Rev. Victoria Fillier
Standing Committees Agenda & Business Chair: Bonnie Davidson Vice Chair: The Rev. Stevan Spicer Member at large: Karen McLean Alternate Dispute Resolution Chair: Stephanie Coward-Yaskiw Members: The Rev. Catherine Bromell, Birgit Langwisch, The Rev. Richard Parker, The Rev. Vicki Fulcher Right Relations Facilitators Rep: The Rev. Vicki Fulcher, The Rev. Rodney Smith-Merkley, The Rev. Jeannette Millar Conflict Resolution Facilitators: Ruth Sirman, Keith Fraser, Michael Khashmanian Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith Conference Minister: The Rev. Dr. Jackie Harper Archives Chair: Karen McLean Archives Expert: The Rev. Newton Reed Representatives from each Presbytery Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith Bursary The Rev. Mary Jane Hobden Children, Youth & Young Adult Events Co-chairs: The Rev. Cathy Russell Members: Jon Reed, Eleanor Reed, Sarah Reed, Bobby D. Fillier, Julia Colwell, Liza Moratz, Ryan McNally Conference Minister: The Rev. Dr. Jackie Harper Conference Annual Meeting Planning Chair: The Rev. Jean Wilson Chair Designate: The Rev. Bob K. Fillier Past Chair: The Rev. Warren Vollmer Secretary: Freda Burns CYYA Representative: The Rev. Cathy Russell Member at large: Gary McKay Local Arrangements Chair: Shirley Holmes, Paul Reed Past Chair, Local Arrangements: The Rev. Myra Garvin Business Committee Rep: Karen McLean Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith Conference Interview Board Chair: Alan Boyd Secretary: The Rev. Caroline Giesbrecht Members at large: The Rev. Richard Hall, Andrew Harris, The Rev. Tim Hayward, Mary Manion, Ken Lawton Diaconal Minister: Verna Windrem Ordained MinIster:VACANT Designated Lay Minister: VACANT Supervision: The Rev. Michelle Brotherton Councellor: The Rev. Don Misener Conference Ministers: The Rev. Victoria Fillier, The Rev. Elaine Smith Education & Students Chair: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith Chair or appointee from each Presbytery Education & Students Committee Conference Minister: The Rev. Victoria Fillier Finance Chair: Michelle Podhy Vice Chair: Bud Justice Secretary: William Grieve Member at large: The Rev. Dr. John H Young Treasurer of each Persbytery Treasurer, UCW: Roberta Plunkett Conference Treasurer: Nicola Lupton Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith	Initial Years Chair: VACANT Member: Mary Hyatt Gibbons, Deb Roi Conference Minister: The Rev. Elaine Smith Interim Ministry Co-chairs: The Rev. Douglas Mitchell, The Rev. Barry Goodwin Lay Members: (Secretary), Sue Hogan Ministers with IM experience: Conference Minister: The Rev. Elaine Smith Internship & Education Supervision Chair: The Rev. Jeannette Millar Secretary: The Rev. Carol Reardon-Smith Members at large: Margaret Ann Lamb, The Rev. John Parsons, Susan Hutton Conference E&S Chair: Conference Minister: The Rev. Elaine Smith Leadership Education & Faith Formation Chair: The Rev. Larry Doyle Members: The Rev. Vicki Fulcher, The Rev. Bev Sumbler, The Rev. Lynda Hodgins, The Rev. Steven Chambers Conference Minister: The Rev. Dr. Jackie Harper Nominations Chair: The Rev. Marg Goodwin Secretary: Joan Chalovich Conference reps: Joyce Purdon, Margaret Lownsbrough, Ted Bazeley General Council Rep to Nominations: Bruce Hutchinson Past President: The Rev. Warren Vollmer Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith Proposals Chair: The Rev. Alan Boyd Member-at-large: The Rev. Bob K Fillier Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith Rural Life Chair: The Rev. Steve Spicer Secretary: The Rev. John Young Members: David Holden, The Rev. Dr. Richard Hollingsorth, The Rev. Anne Meredith, Bill Pratt, The Rev. Ceri Rees, Stan Simpkins, The Rev. Elizabeth Tucker, The Rev. Jean Wilson, Margaret Nelson Conference Minister: The Rev. Victoria Fillier SEHAC Chair: VACANT Members: Ian Miller, Patti James, Erin Burns, The Rev. Lise Kuzminska, Sheila Mae Gidney, Charlotte Hoy Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith Settlement Chair: Norma Thompson Secretary: The Rev. Jim Cullen One lay and one ordered ministry member from each Presbytery Conference Minister: The Rev. Elaine Smith Staff Chair: Bronwen Harman Members at large: Ian Miller, Bruce Hutchinson Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith Support in Ministry Chair: The Rev. David Spivey Secretary: The Rev. Max Ward Members at large: The Rev. Rod Bennett, Larry Breakenridge, Bob Hardill, Susanne Abbuhl, John Parsons Staff support: Judy Ormshaw

Contact details can be obtained from the Conference Directory, which is available in each pastoral charge.

Executive Committee

President: The Rev. Dr. Bob K. Fillier
President Designate: Mary Smiley
Past President: The Rev. Jean Wilson
Chair: Belleville Presbytery: The Rev. Tim Hayward
Chair, Cobourg Presbytery: The Rev. Jamie York
Chair, Kingston Presbytery: Peter Scott
Chair, Lindsay Presbytery: The Rev. Michelle Brotherton
Chair, Oshawa Presbytery: The Rev. Richard Parker
Chair, Peterborough Presbytery: Maxine Reid
Chair, Renfrew Presbytery: The Rev. Rod Bennett
Chair, Finance Committee: Bud Justice
Chair, Ministry, Personnel & Education Committee: The Rev. Alan Boyd
President, United Church Women: Norma Wrightly
Clergy Representative to General Council Executive: The Rev. Dr. John Young
Lay Representative to General Council Executive: Bruce Hutchinson
Youth Representative: Jonathon Marsellus
Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith
Conference Minister: Congregational Wholeness & Right Relations: The Rev. Dr. Jackie Harper
Conference Minister: Personnel: The Rev. Elaine Smith
Conference Minister: Personnel Administration & Rural Ministry: The Rev. Victoria Fillier
Conference Minister: Stewardship & Mission, Outreach & Advocacy: The Rev. Victoria Fillier

Permanent Committees

Ministry Personnel & Education
Chair: The Rev. Alan Boyd
Secretary: Freda Burns
Convenor, Bursary: The Rev. Mary Jane Hobden
Convenor, Camping & Retreats: Doris Buttar
Convenor, Education & Students:
Co-chairs, Interim Ministry: VACANT
Chair, Internship & Education Supervision: The Rev. Jeanette Millar
Chair, Interview Board: VACANT
Chair, Leadership Education & Faith Formation: The Rev. Larry Doyle
Convenor, Pensions: VACANT
Chair, Settlement: Norma Thompson
Conference UCW: Pat Burley
Queen's Theological College: The Rev. Dr. Jean Stairs
Chair or appointee of each Presbytery Division of Ministry
Conference Ministers: The Rev. Dr. Jackie Harper, The Rev. Victoria Fillier

Mission, Outreach & Advocacy
Co-Chairs: The Rev.Dr. Richard Hollingsworth & Ken Diebel
Secretary: Cheryl Mound
Chair, Rural Life: The Rev. Steve Spicer
Conference UCW: Pat Burley
Chair, 10X10: Judy Amsbury
Chair, Dancing the Circle: The Rev. Rodney Smith-Merkley
Conference Minister: The Rev. Victoria Fillier The Rev. Dr.Jackie Harper

Stewardship
Chair: The Rev. Lynn Watson
Secretary: Mary Shepherd
Convenor, Support in Ministry: The Rev. David Spivey
UCW Stewardship: Hazel Holt
Members at large: Carol Cunday, The Rev. Heather McLurg-Murphy
Chair or appointee of each Presbytery Division of Stewardship
Conference Minister: The Rev. Victoria Fillier

Standing Committees

Agenda & Business
Chair: Bonnie Davidson
Vice Chair: The Rev. Stevan Spicer
Member at large: Karen McLean

Alternate Dispute Resolution
Chair: Stephanie Coward-Yaskiw
Members: The Rev. Catherine Bromell, Birgit Langwisch, The Rev. Richard Parker, The Rev. Vicki Fulcher
Right Relations Facilitators Rep: The Rev. Vicki Fulcher, The Rev. Rodney Smith-Merkley, The Rev. Jeannette Millar
Conflict Resolution Facilitators: Ruth Sirman, Keith Fraser, Michael Khashmanian
Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith
Conference Minister: The Rev. Dr. Jackie Harper

Archives
Chair: Karen McLean
Archives Expert: The Rev. Newton Reed
Representatives from each Presbytery
Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith

Bursary
The Rev. Mary Jane Hobden

Children, Youth & Young Adult Events
Co-chairs: The Rev. Cathy Russell
Members: Jon Reed, Eleanor Reed, Sarah Reed, Bobby D. Fillier, Julia Colwell, Liza Moratz, Ryan McNally
Conference Minister: The Rev. Dr. Jackie Harper

Conference Annual Meeting Planning
Chair: The Rev. Jean Wilson
Chair Designate: The Rev. Bob K. Fillier
Past Chair: The Rev. Warren Vollmer
Secretary: Freda Burns
CYYA Representative: The Rev. Cathy Russell
Member at large: Gary McKay
Local Arrangements Chair: Shirley Holmes, Paul Reed
Past Chair, Local Arrangements: The Rev. Myra Garvin
Business Committee Rep: Karen McLean
Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith

Conference Interview Board
Chair: Alan Boyd
Secretary: The Rev. Caroline Giesbrecht
Members at large: The Rev. Richard Hall, Andrew Harris, The Rev. Tim Hayward, Mary Manion, Ken Lawton
Diaconal Minister: Verna Windrem
Ordained MinIster:VACANT
Designated Lay Minister: VACANT

Supervision: The Rev. Michelle Brotherton
Councellor: The Rev. Don Misener
Conference Ministers: The Rev. Victoria Fillier, The Rev. Elaine Smith

Education & Students
Chair: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith
Chair or appointee from each Presbytery Education & Students Committee
Conference Minister: The Rev. Victoria Fillier

Finance
Chair: Michelle Podhy
Vice Chair: Bud Justice
Secretary: William Grieve
Member at large: The Rev. Dr. John H Young
Treasurer of each Persbytery
Treasurer, UCW: Roberta Plunkett
Conference Treasurer: Nicola Lupton
Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith

Initial Years
Chair: VACANT
Member: Mary Hyatt Gibbons, Deb Roi
Conference Minister: The Rev. Elaine Smith

Interim Ministry
Co-chairs: The Rev. Douglas Mitchell, The Rev. Barry Goodwin
Lay Members: (Secretary), Sue Hogan
Ministers with IM experience:
Conference Minister: The Rev. Elaine Smith

Internship & Education Supervision
Chair: The Rev. Jeannette Millar
Secretary: The Rev. Carol Reardon-Smith
Members at large: Margaret Ann Lamb, The Rev. John Parsons, Susan Hutton
Conference E&S Chair:
Conference Minister: The Rev. Elaine Smith

Leadership Education & Faith Formation
Chair: The Rev. Larry Doyle
Members: The Rev. Vicki Fulcher, The Rev. Bev Sumbler, The Rev. Lynda Hodgins, The Rev. Steven Chambers
Conference Minister: The Rev. Dr. Jackie Harper

Nominations
Chair: The Rev. Marg Goodwin
Secretary: Joan Chalovich
Conference reps: Joyce Purdon, Margaret Lownsbrough, Ted Bazeley
General Council Rep to Nominations: Bruce Hutchinson
Past President: The Rev. Warren Vollmer
Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith

Proposals
Chair: The Rev. Alan Boyd
Member-at-large: The Rev. Bob K Fillier
Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith

Rural Life
Chair: The Rev. Steve Spicer
Secretary: The Rev. John Young
Members: David Holden, The Rev. Dr. Richard Hollingsorth, The Rev. Anne Meredith, Bill Pratt, The Rev. Ceri Rees, Stan Simpkins, The Rev. Elizabeth Tucker, The Rev. Jean Wilson, Margaret Nelson
Conference Minister: The Rev. Victoria Fillier

SEHAC
Chair: VACANT
Members: Ian Miller, Patti James, Erin Burns, The Rev. Lise Kuzminska, Sheila Mae Gidney, Charlotte Hoy
Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith

Settlement
Chair: Norma Thompson
Secretary: The Rev. Jim Cullen
One lay and one ordered ministry member from each Presbytery
Conference Minister: The Rev. Elaine Smith

Staff
Chair: Bronwen Harman
Members at large: Ian Miller, Bruce Hutchinson
Executive Secretary: The Rev. Dr. Bill Smith

Support in Ministry
Chair: The Rev. David Spivey
Secretary: The Rev. Max Ward
Members at large: The Rev. Rod Bennett, Larry Breakenridge, Bob Hardill, Susanne Abbuhl, John Parsons
Staff support: Judy Ormshaw