- Africa University Scholarship Endowment
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- Churchwide Special Sundays
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- Older Adult Ministries Mini-Grant
- Peace with Justice
- United Methodist Men
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Lay Ministry
Upper New York Conference Lay Leader
Dr. Scott Johnson
The Conference Lay Leader for the Upper New York Area is Dr. Scott Johnson, Dean of University College and Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Education at Buffalo State College. A member of First United Methodist Church in Buffalo, Johnson is the President of the Association of Annual Conference Lay Leaders of The United Methodist Church and previously served as the Lay Leader of the Western New York Conference. He has served on the Western New York Conference Commission on Religion and Race, Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry and the Urban Ministry Strategy Team, and has led several diversity trainings for the annual conference.
Associate Lay Leader
Ilah Sisson Walser
Ilah Sisson Walser was the Troy Conference Lay Leader and will continue that ministry as Associate Lay Leader for the Upper New York Conference. Walser is a member of the Ballston Spa United Methodist Church and has held a variety of leadership positions, including serving a term as Vice-President of the Troy Conference United Methodist Women. She was a member from Troy Conference of the General and Jurisdictional Conferences in 2008 and in June, was presented the Denman Award for Evangelism at the closing session of Troy Conference.
SERVING IN YOUR DISTRICT
Roger Ellis, Adirondack Co-Lay Leader
518-692-9490
rellis6@roadrunner.com
Jeannette Mann, Adirondack Co-Lay Leader
518-692-9481
sjfgmann@verizon.net
Shirley Readdean, Albany Lay Leader
518-372-7065
whirrley@earthlink.net
Drew Griffin, Binghamton Lay Leader
607-972-4331
griffinsnest@gmail.com
Gordon Post, Cornerstone Lay Leader
814-725-8900
gordon@labcabs.com
Rebecca Kohler, Crossroads Lay Leader
315-723-1643
CrossroadsLayLdr@fourvirtues.net
Patricia Pierleoni, Finger Lakes Lay Leader
315-689-1653
patty.pierleoni@cayuga-cc.edu
Dorothy Norsen, Genesee Valley Co-Lay Leader
585-924-7516
danorsen@aol.com
Terry Norsen, Genesee Valley Co-Lay Leader
585-924-7516
TMNorsen@aol.com
Mark Adsit, Mohawk Lay Leader
315-725-9979
madsit@casaimports.com
Joel Stauring, Mountain View Lay Leader
607-661-4521
jstauring@gmail.com
Jessica White, Niagara Frontier Lay Leader
716-536-1820
jdgirl25@yahoo.com
Yvonne Brown, Northern Flow Co-Lay Leader
315-681-3477
ybrown@sunyjefferson.edu
Louise Matthews, Northern Flow Co-Lay Leader
315-769-5364
hewslou@earthlink.net
Walton Forsythe, Oneonta Co-Lay Leader
607-431-9623
johnthebaptist3@live.com
Anna Buell, Oneonta Co-Lay Leader
607-847-8513
abuell@hotmail.com
