Synod Staff
Synod Staff is available Monday through Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm ET.
Each member of the staff is committed to find their Sabbath time. We encourage you to do the same for yourselves.
Synod Council
The Synod Council is the synod’s board of directors. It functions as the interim legislative authority between meetings of the Synod Assembly. There are a total of 16 Synod Council members, including the officers, one member elected from each of the seven Conferences, one youth member, one young adult member, two persons of color and/or primary language other than English and one Dean Representative.
2023 – 2024 Synod Council Members
Executive Committee:
Bishop Lee Miller II
Vice-President: Thomas Madden
Treasurer: H. Todd Eames
Secretary: The Rev. Deborah Turley
Dean Representative: The Rev. Jonathan Deibler
Conference Representatives:
Central Crossroads: Pam Donovan
Foothills: Melissa Bedell
Genesee Finger Lakes: Gary Roller
Hudson Mohawk: The Rev. Andrew Tobias Nelson
Niagara Frontier: The Rev. Kwame Pitts
Southern Tier: Judy Mica Guerin
Southwest: The Rev. Timothy Hoyer
At-Large Representatives:
Atif Dean
Ryan Hunneshagen
Gabrielle Wiltse