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SDOP Committee Structure

Photo: Chairpersons on the Committee for the Self Development of People.
Chairpersons on the Committee for the Self Development of People
The mission of Self-Development of People is carried out by the National and certified Presbytery and Synod Self-Development of People Committees. The composition of these committees follow the guidelines set by the 182nd (1970) and 199th (1987) General Assemblies. The National Committee is composed of 31 members, elected by the General Assembly. Presbytery and Synod Self-Development committees are composed of at least five members, authorized or elected by their governing bodies. The majority of the members of Self-Development Committees must represent racial/ethnic minority groups, and majority of the members must be from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
 
         
 
 

Midwest

Julius A Montero, Chairperson
Josephine Njoroge
John Michael Orr
Lutrelle Rainey
Virg inia Toliver
Ruth C. Uchtman

Northeast

Ted Vero, Chairperson
Jesse L. Haynes
Dianne Kareha
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Paul A. Lucia
Rennie Rhodes

South

Helena J. Lee, Chairperson
Cornelius Blanding
LaNoir Dawkins-Leeper
John Etheredge
Ivan C. Irizarry
Joseph L. Johnson
Ledonia Kimball
Paul Rader
Michelle Uchiyama

West

Susan Freed-Held , Chairperson
Sidney Birt
Dennis Demmert
Michael Fagans
Karen S. Finney
Richard Haight
Cecilia Moran
Reginald Ragland

Personnel

Virginia Toliver , Chairperson
Ivan C. Irizarry
Ted Vero

 

International

Joseph L. Johnson, Chairperson
Cornelius Blanding
John Etheredge
Karen S. Finney
Julius A Montero
Cecilia Moran
Paul Rader

Community Relations

Michael Fagans, Chairperson
Sidney Birt
LaNoir Dawkins-Leeper
Dennis Demmert
Susan Freed-Held
Richard Haight
Ledonia Kimball
Cecilia Moran
Reg inald Ragland
Virginia Toliver
Ruth C. Uchtman

Church-wide Relations

Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, Chairperson
Jesse L. Haynes
Dianne Kareha
Josephine Njoroge
John Michael Orr
Lutrelle Rainey
Rennie Rhodes
Michelle Uchiyama

Steering Committee

John Etheredge , Chairperson
Michael Fagans
Susan Freed-Held
Joseph L. Johnson
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Helena J. Lee
Julius A Montero
Virg inia Toliver
Ted Vero

 
         
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