Born and raised in northern Pennsylvania.  Lived in many parts of the United States and other countries - including Germany, Philippines, and Saudi Arabia.  Recently returned to the northwest to be near my husband's family.

My church office  manager/secretarial experience includes working with both small and large membership churches encompassing United Methodist (185 members), Presbyterian (295 members), and Southern Baptist denominations (one had over 1300 members). This experience covers a number of denominational polities and procedures as well as the variety of activities encountered in the different size churches.

Churches where I worked as secretary: Stewardship Baptist Church - Hayward, CA;
Parkdale Baptist Church - Corpus Christi, TX; First Presbyterian Church - La Grande, OR;
First United Methodist Church - Mansfield, PA.

Certified as a Professional United Methodist Church Secretary with the class of 2007;

Emory University -- Candler Theological Seminary (Atlanta, Georgia).  
Learn about Paumcs.  Professional Association of United Methodist Church Secretaries.