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Diocesan Office
Position | Name |
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Bishop | Rayford J. Ray |
Canon to the Ordinary for Discipleship & Vitality | Lydia Kelsey Bucklin |
Operations Coordinator and Missioner for Finance and Support | Kathy Binoniemi |
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Miskopwaaganikwe Leora Tadgerson |
Transitions Officer | Lydia Kelsey Bucklin |
Missioner for Communications | Steve Pelto |
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 |
Nancy Olexick (2023) |
Rayford Ray, ex officio, Bishop |
Mary Sullivan (2023) |
Sarah Diener-Schlitt (2025) |
Jacklyn Lenten (2024) |
Ed Miner (2024) |
Commission on Ministry
Name |
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David Carlisle |
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 |
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
Marna Franson |
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Arlene Gordanier |
Susan Harries |
Wyndeth Davis |
Gwen Hetler |
Gin Mannisto |
Rick Stanitis |
Mary Sullivan |
Oversight
Position Name
Secretary of Convention Kathy Binoniemi
Diocesan Council Rayford Ray
Chancellor Judd Spray
Title IV Intake Officer Brad Pickens, Interim
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 | Kathy Vanden Boogaard |
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
Missioner for Communications Steve Pelto
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 |
Cheri Lakosky |
Wyndeth Davis |
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 |
Jubilee Ministries | Diane Darlington |
Episcopal Relief & Development | Arlene Gordanier & Nancy Olexick |
United Thank Offering | Arlene Gordanier |
Wider Church
Position | Name |
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Province V Board Representative | Rick Stanitis |