Board Membership, Committees and Task Forces

Contact Information for Members of the Board

• Chair: Geoff Helton
• Vice Chairs: Katie Ladd & Joe Kim
• BOM Administrator: Stephanie Franklin

Committees and Chairs

• Conference Relations: Cathy Law, Chair
• Conference Relations: David Nieda, Co-Chair
• DCOM Coordinator: Katie Klosterman
• Formation: Kathy Morse, Chair
• Full Membership: Shalom Agtarap, Chair
• Full Membership: Alissa Amestoy, Candidate Liaison
• Chair of Order of Elders: Katie Ladd
• Chair of Order of Deacons: Kay Barckley
• Chair of Fellowship of Licensed Local Pastors: Vonda McFadden
• Provisional: Janelle Kurtz, Chair
• Provisional: Bruce Smith, Registrar
• Residence in Ministry: Debbie Sperry, Coordinator
• Transcript Review: Bruce Smith & Alissa Amestoy

District Committees on Ordained Ministry

District committees have responsibility for supervising all matters dealing with candidacy for the ordained ministry and with the license for local pastors. DCOMs are represented on the full Board of Ordained Ministry and serve to discover fitness for the call to ministry in the UMC. Through their recommendation, certified candidates are sent to the Provisional Committee for the interviewing process.

• Crest to Coast, Sue Ostrom, Chair
• Inland, Sandy Ward, Chair
• Puget Sound, Justin White, Chair
• SeaTac, Kay Barckley & Laura Baumgartner, Chairs
• Seven Rivers, Ben Moore, Chair