Board of Directors

The Foundation is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors. Members are elected to three-year terms, and service is restricted to nine consecutive years. The Board meets quarterly.

  • Rev. Mark Becker -- Pastor, Orange Park United Methodist Church.
  • David Butcher -- Director of Civil Engineering, BCI Engineering, Lakeland.  Member of First United Methodist Church, Plant City.
  • Julia Cartland -- Partner, Mercier and Cartland, PA, Englewood. Member of Englewood United Methodist Church.
  • Rev. Eduardo Cortez -- Pastor, Iglesia Metodista Unida Nuevo Vida, Ocala.
  • Andrew Craske – Vice President, Corporate Banking, BB&T. Member Anona United Methodist Church, Largo.
  • Sallie Shelton Culver -- Retired Assistant Principal Spruce Creek High School, Port Orange. Member of Stewart United Methodist Church, Daytona Beach.
  • Ann Eppinger -- President, Eppinger and Associates, LLC. St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Orlando
  • Charles Hackney -- Manatee County Property Appraiser. Member First United Methodist Church, Bradenton.
  • Elizabeth Knowles – Vice President, Sabal Trust Company. Member First United Methodist Church, St. Petersburg.
  • David P. Lyons -- Founder and chairman of Saddle Creek Corporation. Member of Beymer United Methodist Church, Winter Haven.
  • Rev. Geraldine McClellan -- Pastor, Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Gainesville
  • Rev. Walter E. Monroe, Jr. – Pastor Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church, Daytona Beach.
  • Vernon Swartsel – Attorney, Carlton Fields, P. A., Orlando. Member First United Methodist Church, Orlando.
  • Dennis Vlassis -- President and Chief Operating Officer, Gulf Stream Builders Supply. Member Faith United Methodist Church, Boynton Beach.
  • Robert White -- President, White and Luczak, P.A. Member of Tuskawilla United Methodist Church, Cassselberry

Officers of the Foundation

  • Chairperson: Rev. Mark Becker
  • Secretary: Julia Cartland
  • Asst. Secretary: Ginny Wood
  • Treasurer: Pam Hicks
  • Asst. Treasurer: Margaret Cox
  • President: Wee-Li Tan
  • Vice-Presidents: Bonnie Ogie-Kristianson, John D. Peterson, Suzanne McGovern and J. Thomas Wilkinson

Non-voting, Ex Officio Directors

  • Bishop Timothy Whitaker – Bishop, Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
  • Dr. Montfort Duncan – Executive Director of New Church Development, Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
  • Milton E. ("Mickey") Wilson -- Treasurer, Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church