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Roland Fernandes

General Secretary, Global Ministries and UMCOR, Higher Education and Ministry

Roland

ogs@umcmission.org

Roland Fernandes became the general secretary (chief executive) of Global Ministries and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) on Sept. 1, 2020, having filled key leadership roles in the organizations since 1995. He added to his responsibilities when he became general secretary of Higher Education and Ministry on July 1, 2024. With more than 30 years of experience at Global Ministries, Roland was both chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Global Ministries/UMCOR from 2003 and several times served as interim general secretary. He oversees programs, projects and partners in 115 countries, including 250 missionaries in 70 countries. UMCOR is the church’s relief and development organization.

The Rev. Jack Amick

Director, Global Migration

Jack

umcor_office@umcmission.org

The Rev. Jack Amick directs the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s Global Migration program for Global Ministries. He serves on the United Methodist Immigration Task Force, on advisory committees for Church World Service, the board of Immigration Law and Justice Network, the ACT Alliance Migration and Displacement Reference Group, and he maintains relations with several other migration/refugee organizations. His earlier work for UMCOR involved leading disaster response programs.

Jack served as a pastor at local United Methodist churches for seven years. Prior to being ordained as a United Methodist elder, Jack served two years with the Refugee Admissions Office of the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration at the U.S. Department of State and two years as vice-consul for Economic Affairs at the U.S. consulate in Mumbai, India. As desk officer for Eastern Europe at the Peace Corps, Jack designed crisis responses to flooding in Central Europe and post-war recovery in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has led disaster response in different contexts, including managing disaster damage assessments and family services with the American Red Cross. Jack has a Bachelor of Arts in international service and economics from American University in Washington, DC, a Master of International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona, and a Master of Divinity from Boston University School of Theology. Jack is the father of two young adults and the husband of the Rev. Susan Amick, a United Methodist deacon who serves as chaplain with Wesley Woods Senior Living in Atlanta.

Kerri Broussard

Director, Human Resources

hrgeneral@umcmission.org

Kerri Broussard is the director of Human Resources at Global Ministries. The HR department is responsible for providing support to Global Ministries employees during their employment lifecycle, which commences with recruitment and onboarding, continues through talent management and ends with offboarding or retirement. Kerri’s knowledge of Global Ministries spans her 18 years of service with the organization.

She is a member of both local and national chapters of the Society of Human Resource Management. She holds a bachelor’s degree and is a Senior Certified Professional through the SHRM. Kerry was born on the island of Jamaica, migrated to the U.S. with her family at age 3 and grew up in New York City. She and her husband Chris have three children: Adam, Adalyn and Addison.

Kerri

The Rev. Dr. Judy Chung

Executive Director, Missionary Service

ms@umcmission.org

Judy

Susan Clark

Chief Communications Officer

communications@umcmission.org

Susan

Jim Cox

Executive Director, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)

Jcox@umcor.org

Jim

Kathleen Griffith

Director and Team Lead, Global Health

globalhealth@umcmission.org

Kathleen

Mike Gurick

Chief Financial Officer, Global Ministries and UMCOR

finance@umcmission.org

Mike

Katie Hills

Director of Disaster Response, UMCOR

khills@umcor.org

Katie

Amihan Jones

Director, Monitoring and Evaluation

amihanjones@umcmission.org

Amihan

Dr. Dana Lyles

Director, Multiethnic Ministries

mem@umcmission.org

Dana

Haley M. Reardon

Chief Development Officer

hreardon@umcmission.org

Haley

Dr. David W. Scott

Director, Mission Theology and Strategic Planning

dscott@umcmission.org

David

The Rev. Deanna Stickley-Miner

Executive Director, Mission Engagement

dstickley@umcmission.org

Deanna

C. Todd Willis

Chief Operations Officer and General Counsel

legal@umcmission.org

Todd

Global Ministries Corporate Officers

Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson

Bishop Joaquina Nhanala

Molly McEntire

Charlie Moore

UMCOR, including Global Health, Corporate Officers

Bishop David Wilson

Rev. Katie Dawson

Rev. Marian Royston

Charlie Moore

Mission Programs Committee

Dr. Elizabeth Corrie

Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth

Board of Directors

Bethany Amey

Rev. Max Zuñiga Aguinaldo

Rev. Andy Bartel

Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth

Hamu Chigwada

Jon Copeland

Dr. Elizabeth Corrie

Michael Davis-Wilson

Rev. Katie Dawson

Jean-Paul Dietrich

Stephanie Dressler

Rev. Okito Lutuku Fiston

Anne Ng Forster

Luis R. Fuentes-Mercado

Beverly “Nichea” VerVeer Guy

Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson

Rev. Kim Ingram

Rev. Margaret Johnson

Mildred “Mimi” Kubai

Kelly G. Loeb

Molly McEntire

Michael Mitchell

Charles Moore

Bishop Joaquina Nhanala

Bishop Israel Painit

Dr. Glenn Paraso

Caleb Parker

Kenneth Pembamoto

Rev. Rene Avalos Perez

Rev. Corey Daniel Perry

Lallene Rector

Rev. Marian Royston

Rev. Olav Schmidt

Bishop David Wilson

Jane Boatwright Wood

Rachel Wright

Pending name in 2025

Rev. J. Joel Gould

Roland Fernandes