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Moderator:  The Rev. Neal Galley

Experiences in the business world impacted Neal's faith and taught him many things about the nature of mankind.  In 1990 he enrolled at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and received his M. Div. in 1994.

Neal has served in Redstone Presbytery throughout his service as a pastor.  He served the Derry Presbyterian Church for ten years and currently serves the Vandergrift Presbyterian Church, a congregation that merged from two Presbyterian churches in 2002. 

The Synod welcomes Neal as our Moderator for 2010.  Feel free to email him at revgalley@hotmail.com.    Click to read Neal's complete biography.


Vice Moderator:  Elder Nan Best

Nan has lived in Lancaster County, Wilmington DE, and now has been in York County for over 30 years. An educator with degrees from Millersville University and the University of Delaware, Nan has also worked in some non-profit agencies and in 2001 Nan graduated with a MAR from Lancaster Theological Seminary.

 

Currently on staff of Donegal Presbytery, Nan is the Associate for Healthy Congregations where she works with redevelopment and missional congregational planning.  Evangelism and Multicultural Ministry are also part of her work.

 

The Synod welcomes Nan as our Vice Moderator for 2010.  Feel free to email her at nantrans@comcast.net.  Click to read Nan's complete biography.


Synod Leadership Team
2010 Moderator Neal Galley
2010 Vice-Moderator Nan Best
2008-2009 Moderator Mary Speedy
2007 Moderator Gary Lyon
2005 Moderator Jean Kennedy
Synod Executive Bruce Stevens
Synod Associate Executive Susan Faye Wonderland
Synod Stated Clerk Lesley Imler Shoup
Synod Treasurer Chantal Atnip


Synod Commissioners

Audrey Beckes
Presbytery Clergy Commissioners
Presbytery Elder Commissioners
Racial/Ethnic At-Large Commissioners
Young Adult Advisory Delegates (YAAD)
Bill Netting
Beaver - Butler:
James Ihlenfeld (Elder), 2009
Second Term
John Porter (Clergy), 2011 First Term
Open, YAAD, 2010  
   
Dale Williams (Elder), 2012
Second Term
Mary Speedy (Elder), 2010
Second Term
SeongHwan Kim (Racial Ethnic Elder), 2011
Second Term
Rebecca Kolstrom (YAAD) 2010  
   
William Netting (Clergy), 2011 -- pictured above, right
Second Term
Nan Best (Elder), 2012 & Synod Vice Moderator 2010 Second Term
Gemechisa Guja (Racial Ethnic Clergy), 2012
First Term
Open, YAAD, 2010  
   

Deborah Hetrick Elder, 2010

Second Term
Bob Dunkelberger (Clergy), 2011 First Term

Stanley Bhasker (Racial Ethnic Clergy), 2010 -- pictured, left

First Term
Jacob Hollingsworth, YAAD, 2010  
   
David Murphy (Elder), 2010 First Term
Open, YAAD, 2010  
Lackawanna:  
William Samford (Clergy), 2011 -- pictured below, right Second Term
Margo Tomlinson (Elder), 2011 First Term
Open, YAAD, 2010  
Lake Erie:  
Audrey Beckes (Elder), 2012 -- pictured above, left Second Term
Mary Crom (Clergy), 2011 First Term
Rachel Avey (YAAD), 2010  
Lehigh:  
Barty Abdelnour (Clergy), 2011 First term
Regina Olsen-Lash (Elder), 2012 Second term
Mihee Kim-Kort (Racial Ethnic Clergy), 2011 First Term
Open, YAAD, 2010  
Northumberland:  
Stephen Cureton (Clergy), 2010 Second Term
Tracy Fetzer (Elder), 2010 Second term
Ben Haas, YAAD, 2010  
Philadelphia:  
Barbara Adams-Smelter (Racial Ethnic Elder), 2011 First Term
Priscilla Peters (Elder), 2011 First Term
Barbara Chaapel (Clergy), 2012 First Term
Open, YAAD, 2010  
Pittsburgh:  
G. Ann Strong (Elder), 2012 Second Term

Madelyn Formley (Racial/Ethnic Elder), 2011

Second Term
Robert Downs Jr (Clergy), 2011 First Term
Ariel Carver (YAAD), 2010
Brian Mack (YAAD), 2010
Redstone:    
Neal Galley (Clergy), 2010 - First Term  & Synod Moderator 2010  
Susan Nesti (Elder), 2011 - First Term  
Open, YAAD, 2010
 
Bill Samford
 
Shenango:

Robert Dayton (Clergy), 2010

First Term  
Ella Lee (Elder), 2011 First Term  
Open, YAAD, 2010  
Upper Ohio Valley:
James Smith (Clergy), 2011 First Term
William Alexander (Elder), 2012
First Term
Open, YAAD, 2010  
Washington:  
Justin Amsler (Clergy), 2012 Second Term
Janet Brown (Elder), 2010 First Term
Kathryn Dutton, YAAD, 2010  
West Virginia:  
Mavis Grant-Lilley (Elder), 2010 First Term
Jim Robinson (Elder), 2012 First Term

Open (YAAD), 2010

 

Scenes from Synod Fall Meeting

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