UMAC is dependent on communicators in annual conferences, general agencies, local churches and extension ministries to provide leadership and to make our annual meetings as informative and useful as possible. Our team is comprised of people elected during our UMAC annual business meeting. In recent years, UMAC has elected people and assigned them to “classes” to indicate when their term expires. Communicators serving on the leadership team may run once for re-election.
Our current leadership team members are listed below along with email addresses for your convenience.
Chair Emeritus
The Rev. Deborah Coble
West Virginia Conference
Communications Director
681-587-0820
dcoble@wvumc.org
Executive Director
Royya James
United Methodist Communications
Senior Manager, U.S. Conference Relations
615-742-5461
rjames@umcom.org
Comms Coordinator
Sybil Davidson
North Georgia Conference
Communications Director
678-533-1377
sdavidson@ngumc.org
Board Member
Brittany Jackson
Florida Conference
Conference Communicator
863-688-5563 ext. 505
bjackson@flumc.org
Board Member
Melissa Jackson
General Council on Finance & Administration
Visual Design Specialist
615-310-8301
melisjackson78@gmail.com
Board Member
Liz Lennox
Western PA Annual Conference
Social Media & Visual Communications
724-971-5398
liz.lennox@wpaumc.org
Treasurer
Kristen Gillette
Michigan Conference
Communications Coordinator
248-701-0626
Board Member
Jennifer Rodia
United Methodist Communications
Chief Communications Officer
615-479-4916
jrodia@umcom.org
Board Member
Katie Vesser Strangis
Church Street United Methodist Church
Communications Director
865-521-0299
kstrangis@churchstreetumc.org
Board Member
Aimee Yeager
Western North Carolina Conference
Communications Director
706-331-1264
ayeager@wnccumc.org