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2006–2009 Churchwide Coordinating Team of Presbyterian Women
The Churchwide Coordinating Team of Presbyterian Women includes a moderator, a vice moderator for mission relationships, a vice moderator for justice and peace concerns, a secretary, a historian, a financial secretary, a moderator of the search committee, six racial ethnic members-at-large and 16 synod representatives (one from each synod).
The synod representatives are elected by their PW in the Synod for a three-year term. The terms for the synod representatives are staggered, so that at any meeting, no more than six synod representatives are new. The other positions are nominated by the search committee of the CCT and are elected by majority vote of the voting representatives at the Business Meeting during the Churchwide Gathering. They serve from one Churchwide Gathering to the next.
PW Presbyterian Women
PWC Presbyterian Women in the Congregation
PWP Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery
PWS Presbyterian Women in the Synod
CT Coordinating Team
CCT/PW Churchwide Coordinating Team of Presbyterian Women
GAC General Assembly Council
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Catrelia Hunter
Cleveland, North Carolina
“My greatest hope for Presbyterian Women is that it will continue to be an organization that provides spiritual enrichment and educational opportunities for women in our denomination. I also believe it is important for PW to continue to address the tough issues in our church and to be intentional about involving women of various backgrounds and experiences.”
Church: elder; deacon; clerk of session; PWP moderator; chair, Racial Ethnic Women’s Dialogue Resource Team; member-at-large, CCT/PW; chair, Synod of Piedmont Task Force on Minority Education; chair, Program Committee, 2006 Churchwide Gathering of PW
Community: president, Salisbury Branch of American Association of University Women; president, Salisbury Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; vice president for allocation,s United Way; president, Goldman Scholarship Foundation
Education/Profession: B.S., Barber-Scotia College; MB.A., University of Illinois; Ed.D, Fayetteville State University; administrator, Barber-Scotia College; acting president, Livingstone College
Sherry Flyr
Guernsey, Wyoming
“In our rushed world of too many choices, my hope is that PW is not seen as just another choice, but as a priority where women can make a real difference in the lives of others.”
Church: elder; deacon; synod representative, CCT/PW; PW Enabler; antiracism facilitator; chair, PW Global Exchange to Brazil; elder commissioner to 213th General Assembly
Community: founded second largest food bank in Denver; member, board of directors for North Area Cares, an ecumenical group helping people with rent, utility and food bills
Education/Profession: B.S., computer and management science; staff manager and project manager for U.S. West Communications (retired)
Louise Davidson
Dublin, Ohio
“My hope is that PW effectively communicates to women of all ages the tremendous opportunities and challenges PW offers and the joy that service brings.”
Church: elder; PWP moderator; PW Enabler; PWS vice moderator for mission interpretation; synod representative, CCT/PW; participant, PW Global Exchange to Central and Eastern Europe; commissioner to 211th General Assembly; chair, Peacemaking Advisory Committee, General Assembly
Community: worked with women’s groups supporting the Center of Science and Industry, Franklin Park Conservatory and Grant Hospital
Education/Profession: B.A. in political science, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine; certificate in business administration from Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Polly Shafer
Port St. Lucie, Florida
“I would love to see PW’s numbers increase. We need to be a bit more flexible in our meeting times and in our programming. I believe PW is a well-kept secret.”
Church: elder; chair, church finance committee; chair, PWP’s annual gathering, spring retreat and fall workshop gathering; PWP moderator
Community: president, local Civic Club; director, Morningside Pregnancy Service; president, local, state (Pa.) and national Association of Home Builders’ Women’s Division
Education/Profession: degrees in accounting and business management, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; self-employed accountant
Carolyn MacDonna
Petersburg, Illinois
“My greatest hope for PW is a renewed spirit of commitment and dedication within the church, but not expecting it to return to ‘the good old days!’”
Church: elder; deacon; chair, presbytery worship committee; presbytery moderator and secretary; chair, presbytery peacemaking committee
Community: member, Delta Kappa Gamma; member, Beta Sigma Phi; board member, Salvation Army; volunteer guide, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Education/Profession: B.S. in speech pathology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; speech/language/hearing pathologist (retired)
Louise Howe
Evanston, Illinois
“My hope for PW is that we can work to refocus the PC(USA) on Christ’s mission of peace and justice by refusing to be drawn into the bitter divisiveness generated by those who focus on judging our Presbyterian brothers and sisters.”
Church: elder; deacon; pastor nominating committee; archives committee; PWP co-chair, resource committee; General Assembly committee for the Presbyterian Historical Society
Community: docent, Newberry Library and Prairie Avenue House Museums; volunteer, Chicago Humanities Festival; member, The Saints (volunteers for the performing arts)
Education/Profession: B.A. in English/Journalism, Grinnell College; textbook editor (retired); member, Chicago Women in Publishing; freelance editor and proofreader
Ruth Neal-Dixon
Newark, Delaware
“My greatest hope is that PW will accept the challenge to expand ways to involve young women in planning and participation, and to strengthen the church through diversity and inclusiveness.”
Church: elder; deacon; PW Enabler; PWP moderator; chair, Racial Ethnic Committee, Synod of the Mid-Atlantic; commissioner, 208th General Assembly
Community: volunteer, Christiana Health Care Systems; annual participant, breast cancer walkathon
Education/Profession: B.A., Delaware State University; Master of Instruction, University of Delaware; first grade special education teacher (retired)
Mary Wong Leong
San Francisco, California
“My greatest hope for PW is that we involve many more women from many backgrounds, ages and races in the decision-making for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). In order to make this a reality in the next three years, we must go after increased funding for Women’s Ministries.”
Church: elder; deacon
Community: member and treasurer, Parent Teacher Association; planned school carnival and spellathon
Education/Profession: B.A., Fresno State College; teaching credential, San Francisco State College
Hagar Benitez
Monterey Park, California
“I would like to see younger women involved and active in PW. We need to hear and listen to what they have to say. New programs need to be created which would help with domestic violence and general violence. We need to brainstorm this subject.”
Church: elder; member, pastor nominating committee; PWS vice moderator, Hispanic Presbyterian Women
Community: member, Democratic Party
Education/Profession: banking business (retired)
In Soon Chi
Lexington, Kentucky
“I would like to see more partnership-building in the PW mission among different ethnic constituencies. My main concern with the Korean American constituency is their isolationism from other groups because of language barriers and cultural differences.”
Church: elder; general secretary, assistant general secretary and treasurer, National Korean Presbyterian Council; member-at-large, PWS; moderator, Korean Presbyterian Women in the Synod of Living Waters
Community: president, Lexington Korean-American Community Association; director, Transcultural Self-Development Center; member, The Berlitz International; translator for Korean Americans for legal matters
Education/Profession: M.S., library and information sciences; Ph.D., musicology
Mona Ajans
Columbia, Missouri
“My hope for PW is to increase membership until we are surprised by the numbers and to continue to see the needs in our communities and the world, and meet as many needs as we can.”
Church: deacon; moderator-elect, PWP; member, choir and church’s mission committee
Community: president, Parent Teacher Association; president, Art League; president, International Women of Columbia; president, Boone County Medical Society Alliance
Education/Profession: Beirut College for Women; Near East School of Theology; University of Missouri
Eveline Steele
Broken Bow, Oklahoma
“It is my hope that women across the country and globe consciously embrace and live the purpose of Presbyterian Women. Living akin to the purpose is not as easy as it first seems—inclusive, justice and nurture are powerful, life-changing words.”
Church: elder; commissioned lay pastor; moderator of PW in the Choctaw Agency; moderator, PWC; PW Enabler; newsletter editor, PWC
Community: teaching and preserving the Choctaw language; sewing baby quilts for new mothers
Education/Profession: B.A., University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, Arkansas; consultant in curriculum development, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma’s Language Department; writer, We Believe curriculum, PC(USA)
Carolyn Jordan
Birmingham, Alabama
“My hope for PW is that we can be more and more attuned to the needs of the women in the pews, enabling them to get excited about doing mission and making each PWC more viable within the church and community.”
Church: elder; first woman deacon, United Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge; synod representative, CCT/PW; member, PW Enabler Committee, CCT/PW; co-director, AL/MS women’s conference; moderator, PWC and PWP
Community: president, Church Women United in Alabama; member, Salvation Army Auxiliary; president of five chapters and Alabama State Board, P.E.O. International
Education/Profession: B.S., University of Houston, Texas; teacher; church secretary; book reviewer
Elizabeth Torres Rodriguez
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
“My hope is that God will continue to lead and guide PW as we go through the process of change, that we may shine, reflecting the light of Jesus to others.”
Church: elder; deacon; member, presbytery council; moderator, PWP and PWS; synod representative, CCT/PW
Community: participant, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation, Puerto Rico
Education/Profession: associate degree, nursing; registered nurse
Nicole Johnson
Clearfield, Pennsylvania
“My greatest hope for PW is that more young women will become involved. By making PW more accessible and finding out what interests young women, PW will have a strong future.”
Church: elder; deacon; member, Christian Education Committee; moderator, PWC; participant, PW Global Exchange to Brazil
Education/Profession: B.S., occupational therapy, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania; work for Clearfield Hospital Home Health Agency
Sheila Louder
Fayetteville, Georgia
“My greatest hope for PW is that the inclusive, caring community referred to in our Purpose be embraced with intentionality and sincerity, by developing relationships with all women, developing a ‘business not as usual’ plan and thinking outside the box.”
Church: elder; founder and chair, Food Pantry; moderator, PWC, PWP and PWS; moderator, Committee of Women of Color; moderator, Presbyterian Village Auxiliary of Presbyterian Homes of Georgia
Community: president, homeowners association
Education/Profession: B.A., elementary education, Spelman College
Shelly Woodcox-Unruh
Grapevine, Texas
“My greatest hope for PW is to be open for women and young adults of all ages to bring a greater depth of faith to all, through listening, talking and brainstorming together.”
Church: elder; youth advisory delegate, General Assembly; sponsor, youth mission trips; member, pastor nominating committee; moderator, PWC
Community: volunteer, annual community festivals; member, Emmaus Community
Education/Profession: B.A., University of North Texas, Denton, Texas; M.A., English, Texas Women’s University, Denton; teacher; freelance writer
Sheena Brooke
Vancouver, Washington
“PW needs to become an organization that reaches out to all women on a personal basis. To grow PW, each member has to make every effort to attract new people.”
Church: elder; deacon; moderator, PWC and PWS; secretary, PWC, PWP and PWS; mission coordinator, PWP and PWS; member, Mission Reorganization Task Force, CCT/PW
Community: Girl Scout troop leader and adult trainer; volunteer, media center; board member, Faculty Wives
Education/Profession: A.A., social science; social worker; instructional aide, San Jose School District
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