Alex Denson – Chair

Bruce Cunningham - Chair-Elect

Bill Hatch - Diaconate Representative

Ralph Coonrad

Anthony Dilweg

Jennifer Feiler

Susan Ketch

Nominating Committee 

The Nominating Committee is charged with the responsibility of presenting a slate of candidates for the Session and Diaconate annually and for conducting the election of those officers.  It is composed of:  two members of the Session (the senior member being the chair), one member of the Diaconate, and four at-large members of the congregation.  It is not a committee of the Session or Diaconate, as most committees are, but rather a committee of the congregation.  Hence, the at-large members constitute a majority of this committee.  The outgoing Nominating Committee also presents a slate of candidates for the four at-large seats of the succeeding Nominating Committee and for conducting that election as well.  Of course, in all elections by the congregation, opportunity is given for nominations from the floor of persons not included on the slate presented. 

Whereas most committees serve for a church year, the Nominating Committee serves for the calendar year.  In 2007 the Nominating Committee had the important added responsibility of nominating a slate of candidates for the Pastor Nominating Committee (“PNC”) to search for a new senior pastor.  In order to understand the PNC process and the size and qualifications of the committee members, the chair of the Nominating Committee had several meetings with the Interim Senior Pastor, the Clerk of Session, and the Executive Presbyter. 

In fulfillment of these responsibilities, in 2007 the Nominating Committee accomplished the following: 

·         Nominated to the session:   

• John Dancy

• Claudia Draffin

• Holly Schmidt

• Eric Wolf

·         Nominated to the diaconate 

• Sarah High

• Carol Kelly

• Gary Lehew

• Neal Nichols

• Helen Tharrington

• Marty Warburton

•  Robert Wilgus

Canvassed the congregation for recommendations of nominees to the PNC 

·         Nominated to the PNC

• John Atkins

• Bill Bartholomay

• John Graham

• Rebecca Mattern

• Eileen McAvoy

• Sue McCaughan

• Mary Todd Peters

• Grayson Schmidt

·         In February, the following nominations were presented to the congregation. 

·         Sally Cook, to the Diaconate for the unexpired term of Deacon Scotti Harwood. 

·         At-Large members for the 2008 Nominating Committee 

• Mickey Henriquez

• Mark Hill

• Monica Nichols

• Cathy Snider

·         Collected and published to the congregation biographical sketches of all nominees in advance of the various elections. 

No nominations were made from the floor for any of these positions, reflecting the congregation’s agreement that all of the candidates were well suited for the offices to which they were nominated.