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Diocesan Office
Position | Name |
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Bishop | Rayford J. Ray |
Canon to the Ordinary | Steve Godfrey |
Diocesan Operations Coordinator and Missioner for Finance and Support | Kathy Binoniemi |
Director of Reparations and Justice | Miskopwaaganikwe Leora Tadgerson |
Transitions Officer | Steve Godfrey |
UPWild | Lanni Lantto |
Diocesan Council
Name |
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Wendy Davis, ex officio Standing Committee President |
Richard Graybill, ex officio Treasurer |
Gin Mannisto, ex officio Chair of Commission on Ministry |
Rayford Ray, ex officio, Bishop |
Sarah Diener-Schlitt (2025) |
Ed Miner (2024) |
Katie Chipman-Bergsma (2024) |
Jon Flath (2026) |
Kristen Mowafy (2026) |
Bonnie Turner (2026) |
Commission on Ministry
Name |
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Bradley Pickens |
Wyndeth Davis |
Arlene Gordanier |
Lydia Kelsey Bucklin |
Gin Mannisto, Chair |
Jim Martindale |
April Stace |
Rayford Ray, ex officio |
Suzanne Ray |
Fran Barger |
Dale Jamison |
Candy Buchkowski |
Standing Committee
Name |
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Wyndeth Davis, President (2024) |
Susan Harries (2024) |
Rick Stanitis (2024) |
Nancy Dekoster (2025) |
Marna Franson (2024) |
Kathy Binoniemi (2025 |
Charles Mineau (2025) |
Disciplinary Board
Name |
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Rayford Ray – Bishop |
Arlene Gordanier – President |
Brad Pickens – Intake Officer |
Marna Franson – Member |
Susan Harries – Member |
Gwen Hetler – Member |
Gin Mannisto – Member |
Rick Stanitis – Member |
Mary Sullivan – Member |
Dick Graybill – Attorney |
Sue Jamison – Conciliator |
Nancy Olexick – Conciliator |
Jim Martindale – Investigator |
Kathleen Martindale – Advisor |
Bob Railey – Advisor |
Oversight
Position Name
Secretary of Convention Kathy Binoniemi
Diocesan Council Rayford Ray
Chancellor Judd Spray
Title IV Intake Officer Brad Pickens
Ministry Development/Formation
Position | Name |
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Canterbury House | Rick Stanitis, Missioner |
Liturgy | Shared |
Missioner | Susan Harries |
Missioner | Gin Mannisto |
Missioner | Bradley Pickens |
Missioner | Marna Franson |
NMU Campus Minister | Marna Franson |
Priest | Sarah Diener-Schlitt |
Youth Ministries Coordinator | Shared |
Women’s Ministry Council | Teena Maki & Coralie Voce |
Beloved Community | K. Vanden Boogaard, A. Gordanier, R. Stanitis, D. Nedeau, S. Deiner-Schlitt, R. Ray |
Household/Operations
Position Name
Operations Coordinator Kathy Binoniemi
Treasurer of the Diocese Dick Graybill
Finance Committee Diocesan Treasurer
Endowment Committee Tom Lippart
Chaplains to Retired Clergy & Surviving Spouses Tom & Peg Lippart
Trust Association
Name |
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Peggy Frazier |
Kim Moote |
Richard Graybill |
Jack Lenten |
Tom Lippart |
Ron Smith |
Rayford Ray, ex officio |
Pat Micklow |
81st General Convention Deputation
Name |
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Richard Stanitis, Co-Chair |
Thomas Steffensen |
Wyndeth Davis |
Katie Chipman-Bergsma |
Lydia Kelsey Bucklin, Co-Chair |
Gin Mannisto |
David Carlisle |
Suzanne Ray |
Brad Pickens, Alternate |
Sarah Diener-Schlitt, Alternate |
Richard Graybill, Alternate |
Mission
Position | Name |
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Justice & Peace | Rayford Ray |
Episcopal Relief & Development | Arlene Gordanier & Nancy Olexick |
United Thank Offering | Arlene Gordanier, Susan Harries |
Wider Church
Position | Name |
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Province V Board Representative | Rick Stanitis |
Living Waters Cooperative | Lydia Kelsey Bucklin |