Report of the Commitee on Nominations
SUDBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
SUDBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS
Programmatic and Administrative Ministry Teams for 2025
THE CHURCH COUNCIL (numbered positions are members of the Church Council.
The Council meets monthly on the second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.)
1. Council Chairperson:___ Kristin Murphy______________________________________ (2)
2. Lay Leader: ___________ Christy White_______________________________________ (1)
3. Recording Secretary: ____Bill Hoke___________________________________________ (2)
4. Pastor: _______________Leigh Goodrich______________________________________ (3)
5. Lay Member of Annual Conference: ___Heather Josselyn-Cranson___________________ (8)
6. Finance Committee Chairperson: _____Chris Heberlig____________________________ (2)
The Stewardship and Finance Committee (meets monthly on the third Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.;
includes the Lay Leader, the council chairperson, the SPRC chairperson or representative,
Board of Trustees president or representative, the financial secretaries, and the treasurer.)
2025 Jeanne O’Reilly Karen Lubic Martha Puchulu___
2026 George Gorman Chris Heberlig Will Iberg_______
2027 Nancy Hammerton Judy Larson Todj Gozdeck____
7. Financial Secretary: _____Rob Hammerton____________________________________ (1)
8. Treasurer: _____________Martha Puchulu _____________________________________ (1)
9. Business Manager: (without vote per BOD ¶ 258.4) _Mike Greb_____________________(10)
10. *President, Board of Trustees: Scott Simon____________________________________ (4)
(meets monthly on the first Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.)
2025 Jill Gaudet Ernie Stonebraker _________________
2026 Will Rodiger____ Scott Simon_____ ________________
2027 Lyn MacLean___ __________________ Doug McNeilly__
11. Chairperson, Permanent Endowment Committee: _Jane Ann Chrumka_______________ (3)
(Meets as convened by the chair at least three times per year:)
2025 Bob Canfield_______ John Condon________ Trey Burns______
2026 Jeff Barker ______ George Gorman______ Jane Ann Chrumka
2027 Dave D’Orlando ___ Jen O’Sullivan_______ Diane Hammond__
12. Chairperson, Staff-Parish Relations Committee: __Greg Bockweg__________________ (3)
The Staff-Parish Relations Committee (meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7:30 pm;
includes a lay leader, the pastor, and the following members:)
2025 Steve Lubic________ Judy Aufderhaar____ _________________
2026 Greg Bockweg______ Trey Burns________ Scott Christiansen_
2027 Jen O’Sullivan____ _ ___________________ _________________
13. Chairperson, Christian Education Commission: ___Caryl Walsh ___________________ (6)
The Christian Education Commission (meets monthly as called by the chairperson; includes
Director Children and Youth Ministries and Director Adult Formation.)
2025 Nan Okarma _______ Chris Kenyon_______ Caryl Walsh___
2026 Seraphina Cranson____ Sarah Louise Adamczyk_ Donna Mills___
2027. Scott Christenson _ Gwen McNeilly ____ Kristen Straub__
Director of Children and Youth Ministries: Zack Moser______________________________ (6)
14. Chairperson, Church Growth Commission: Bob Haarde__________________________ (1)
The Church Growth Commission (meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.)
2025 Bob Haarde_______ John McKinney_____ Ann Hamilton __
2026 Kristy Gulezian____ _____________________ Tricia O’Reilly _
2027 Mike Puchulu____ _Kay D’Orlando (Magic Years) Ayden Bockweg_
Coffee Hour Coordinator: Sherry Stonebraker
15. Chairperson, Outreach Commission: ___Karen Monteiro_________________________ (2)
The Outreach Commission (meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 7:30 pm)
2025 Cassandra/Tom Allwell__ Jen Rockwell____ Karen Monteiro_
2026 Bob Cooke_______ Meg Fotakis_______ Leslie Bell_____
2027 Heather Josselyn-Cranson Alice Chi_________ Dave Jacob_____
16. Chairperson, Worship and Music Commission: __Jody Avery___________ _________ (3)
The Worship and Music Commission (meets monthly on first Tuesday at 7:30 pm)
2025 ________________. Jody Avery________ Libby Dilling___
2026 Melody Karian__ Deb McPhee_______ Sue Fowler_____
2027 Joanne Phillips ___ Tom Gero_________ Chantal Charles_
Church Administrator: ___Shetal Kaye_________________________________________ (14)
Music Director/Organist: _Kevin Murphy_______________________________________ (22)
Choir Director: ________ Rob Hammerton_____________________________________ (22)
Membership Secretary: __Donna Canfield________________________________ ______ (6)
17. Chairperson, Social Justice Commission: __Jen Christensen and Kim Prendergast____ (3/4)
The Social Justice Commission (meets monthly as called by the chairperson)
2025 Christine Kenyon___ Laurie Eliason ____ Jessica Larson__
2026 Kim Prendergast ___ Jen Christiansen___ John Iberg_____
2027 Chris Straub________ ___________________ _________________
18. Chairperson, Sunny Hill Preschool Committee: _Alison Condon____________________ (2)
(Includes Sunny Hill’s director, Finance Committee chair, Council Chair and Sudbury
UMC’s pastor.)
2025 _________________ Doug Eliason___ _________________
2026 _________________ _________________ Alison Condon__
2027 George Gorman__ Dan Maller_______ _________________
Sunny Hill Treasurer: Dan Maller______________________
Finance Committee Chair (at large): George Gorman_______
Church Council: Members at Large:
19. Sherry Stonebraker
20. Nancy Hammerton
21. John McKinney
22. Lyn McLean
The Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development (meets as called, particularly in
the spring; includes the pastor, who chairs, the Lay Leader, and the following members.)
2025 Jen Eaddy_________ Gwen McNeilly_______ Zack Moser______
2026 Scott Christiansen____ Trey Burns___________ _________________
2027 Nancy Hammerton___ Christie White________ __________________
Teams Recruited by Committees and Commissions:
Outreach Subcommittee
Magic Years: Chair: Kay D’Orlando
Kay D’Orlando
Sherry Stonebreaker
Mary Jo Thoman
Nancy Stone
Iva Brown
Lyn Maclean
John McKinney
Trey Burns
Sandy Burns
Worship and Music Commission Subcommittees
Choir Guild: Donna Canfield
Flower Committee Chairperson:
Kristen Straub Lynn Cunningham Jen Gero
Heather Rodiger Kerry Healy
Jason Weeks
Liturgist Coordinator: Libby Dilling
Acolyte Coordinators: Alison Condon
Greeter Coordinator: Cindi Bockweg
Ushers Chairperson: Bill Hoke
Team 1 Team 3
Ernie Stonebraker Jennifer O’Sullivan
Chris Straub Steve Lubic
Chris Heberlig Lyn MacLean
Greg Young Karen Lubic
Chip Bell
Team 2 Team 4
Jeff Barker Meg Fotakis
John Condon Bill Hoke
Robert Emken Howard Quin
Dean Horman Scott Christensen
Libby Hampton
Communion Stewards: Shetal Kaye and Jody Avery
Pastor Leigh Goodrich – Chairperson, Nominating and Leadership