Colonial Church Leadership

STAFF

• Senior Minister: Rev. Michael Vollbrecht (michael.vollbrecht@colonialucc.org)

• Office Administrator: Heather Winker (heather.winker@colonialucc.org)

• Financial Coordinator: Stacy Kern

• Communications Manager: Sally Huggins (crier@colonialucc.org)

• Director of Music and Organist: Dr. Joseph Kern (joseph.kern@colonialucc.org)

• Choir Director: Alex Smith (alex.smith@colonialucc.org)

• COLONIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

Administrative Board

• Moderator: Cindy Lafferty

• Assistant Moderator: Bruce Edwards

• Members-at-Large: Chester Bender, Diane Brown, Valerie Cable, Patty Kluding, Jessie Peterson

Board Chairpersons

• Christian Education: Mary Penrose

• Outreach: Morgan Donnelly

• Parish Life: Kelly Magee

• Property Management: Jim Cook

• Stewardship: Elizabeth Uppman-Marquez

• Worship: Sally Huggins

• Community and Member Development: Bill Sanderson

• Colonial Women: Kathi Cook

Others Reporting To Administrative Board

• Financial Recorder: Jayne Quimby

• Treasurer: Stacy Kern

• Planned Giving/Endowment: Nancy Thomsen

• Investment: Nancy Thomsen, Chair; Jerry Gilson, Russ Townsley, Julie Welch

BOARDS (Chairs report to Council)

• Board of Christian Education – Marie Penrose, Chair; Kristin Baker, Brook Carson, Bernie Thomsen

• Board of New Member and Community Development – Bill Sanderson, Chair

• Board of Outreach – Morgan Donnelly, Chair; Stacey Algren, Shawn Boelter, Kathi Cook, Loren Griffith, Patty Kluding, Diane Kuhn, Melinda Lewis, Kelly Magee, Jayne Quimby, Lee Rowe, Tim Taylor, Russ Townsley

• Board of Parish Life – Kelly Magee, Chair; Whitey Ackley, Chester Bender, Terry Brown, Darren Carpenter, Becky Johnson and Martha Wofford

  • Care Committee – Martha Wofford, Chair; Diane Brown, Terry Brown, Linda Cunningham, Sarah Hendren, Karen Hodges, Sally Huggins, Kendra Morrison, Linda Moses, Marsha Owen, Lynn Sample, Marion Taylor, Sharon Yohn

  • Wedding Committee –Carolyn Pitts, Chair; Ashley Chavez, Karen Hodges, Cheri Van Orman

• Board of Stewardship – Elizabeth Uppman-Marquez, Chair; Sally Huggins, Ann Leabo, Jan Parkinson, Nancy Thomsen, Russ Townsley

  • Memorials Committee – Jayne Quimby, Chair; Jill Buckstead, Dan Runion, Lynn Sample, Bernie Thomsen

  • Investments Committee – Nancy Thomsen, Chair; Jerry Gilson, Russ Townsley, Julie Welch

  • Planned Giving–Nancy Thomsen, Chair

• Board of Property Management – Jim Cook

• Board of Worship – Sally Huggins, Chair: Cindy Burgdorfer, Hayden Ferguson, Carolyn Pitts, Joseph Kern, Ann Leabo, Carl Ramey, Alex Smith, Cheri Van Orman.

  • Director of Music – Joseph Kern

  • Choir Director – Alex Smith

  • Music Committee - Carolyn Pitts, Chair

COMMITTEES

• Garden of Life Committee - Jayne Quimby, Chair; Cindy Lafferty, Glenna Loomis, Harry Morrison, Bill Yohn

Colonial Women - President: Kathi Cook

Updated 10/28/25