Who We Are

Board of Directors

Our board is composed of 25 members—all United Women in Faith members— dedicated to shepherding our success across these key areas: program policies, finances and property, and executive staff.

Purposefully structured to meet the needs of women organized for mission, 20 board members are elected by member delegations in five regional jurisdictions, while an additional five are selected through a nomination process designed to ensure diversity of age, race, language, and physical ability.

Our leadership also includes our valued Program Advisory Group, created to give voice to the membership into the programs and initiatives of our organization and provide meaningful connection across the denomination.

This group provides representation from each of the Annual Conferences and from six general agencies, regional missionaries, deaconesses and home missioners, as well as the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women.

2024-2028 Board of Directors

Board Executive Leadership

President: Jana Jones | Mountain Sky Conference
Vice President: Heidi J. Careaga | Wisconsin Conference
Secretary: Melba McCallum | North Carolina Conference
Chair of Governance Committee: Mikele Haskins-Delmore | Baltimore-Washington Conference
Chair of Finance Committee: Julia Paradine-Rice | Michigan Conference

North Central Jurisdiction

Heidi J. Careaga | Wisconsin Conference
Kim Harris | Minnesota Conference
Roxie Hutsell | West Ohio Conference
Julia Paradine-Rice | Michigan Conference

Alternates
Lois Moreland-Dean | Northern Illinois Conference
Kathie Clementz | Indiana Conference

Northeast Jurisdiction

Yvonne Bouknight | Greater New Jersey Conference
Allison Francesco | Susquehanna Conference
Mikele Haskins-Delmore | Baltimore-Washington Conference
Hazel McIntosh | New York Conference

Alternates
Denise Snyder | Peninsula Delaware Conference
Diane Miller | Western Pennsylvania Conference

Western Jurisdiction

Hamu Chigwada | Mountain Sky Conference
Jana Jones | Mountain Sky Conference

Alternates
Laddie Perez-Galang | California-Pacific Conference

Southeastern Jurisdiction

Alternates
Margaret Gipson | Mississippi Conference
Lori Sluder | Holston Conference

South Central Jurisdiction

Patricia Dye | Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conferencee
Lynne Grandstaff | Central Texas Conference
Cynthia Harry | North Texas Conference
Kelly Grace Loeb | Missouri Conference

Alternates
Cheryll Felder | New Mexico Conference
Yolanda Faye Perry | Oklahoma Conference

Additional Members