Kahaian is a member at large of the GAC executive committee and
also chairs the Mission Work Plan Group, which has developed a
major proposal to prioritize GAC mission programs.
She earned an M.Div. degree from Yale University Divinity School
and a B.A. from Kalamazoo College in Michigan. She was born in
Wilmington, DE.
“It’s an honor to be entrusted with the ministry,
and to serve the church,” she said. “I’m really
grateful. It is a joy, too, to be with these people—because
I really believe we love the church and want collectively the
best for her to move forward.”
Kahaian said her leadership style is collaborative: “That
was part of the structure of the Mission Work Plan Team, to collaborate
and get feedback from people and understand that there is a collective
wisdom here and be willing to honor that.”
The Rev. Paul J. Masquelier, Jr., a retired presbytery executive
from San Jose, CA, was elected vice chair on the third ballot.
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