Executive Leadership Team
2023-2025

The Executive Leadership Team is the highest governing body between sessions of the US National Conference. The ELT meets twice a year.

The US National Conference elects eight of the members, including one layperson and one minister from each of the four geographic regions. They are elected to four-year terms, but the terms are staggered, so that the terms of half of the members expire every two years.

The bishop then nominates, and the ELT appoints, four members at large–again, one from each region, with two ministers and two laypersons. These persons are appointed to two-year terms. The appointee is the third person listed with each region on the left.

View the chapter in the Discipline about the Executive Leadership Team.

Todd Fetters
Bishop of the US National Conference
Chairman, ELT

Previous ELT service: 2005-2012, 2015-2023

East Region

Marc Stephenson
Senior Pastor / First UB Church
New Castle, Pa.
Term ends: 2025

Previous ELT service: 2021-2023

Maria Alonso-Tomlinson
Layperson
International UB Church
Reading, Pa.
Term ends: 2027

Previous ELT service: first term

Dale Perry
Layperson
Director of Training and Development, Arrow Land Solutions, LLC,
Mount Pleasant Church
Chambersburg, Pa.
Term ends: 2025

Previous ELT service: 2019-2023

Central Region

Ruth Nietz

Ruth Nietz
Layperson
Mainstreet UB Church
Walbridge, Ohio
Term ends: 2025

Previous service: 2021-2023

Tim Sherman

Tim Sherman
Senior Pastor / Bethel UB Church
Elmore, Ohio
Term ends: 2027

Previous ELT service: first term

Michael Elkins

Michael Elkins
Senior Pastor / New Hope Community Church
Bryan, Ohio
Term ends: 2025

Previous ELT service: 2021-2023

North Region

Matt McConnell
Layperson
Banner of Christ UB Church
Byron Center, Mich.
Term ends: 2025

Previous service: 2017-2023

Josh Good

Josh Good
Senior Pastor / Hillsdale UB Church
Hillsdale, Mich.
Term ends: 2027

Previous ELT service: first term

Joni Michaud
Attorney
Pleasant Valley UB Church
Lake Odessa, Mich.
Term ends: 2025

Previous ELT service: 2019-2023

West Region

Brian Kramer
Pastor of Middle School Ministries / Emmanuel Community Church
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Term ends: 2025

Previous ELT service: first term

Michelle Harris
Layperson
Anchor Community Church
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Term ends: 2027

Previous ELT service: first term

Victor Mojica

Victor Mojica
Pastor of Spanish congregation
Clearview UB church
Goshen, Ind.
Term ends: 2023

Previous ELT service: 2019-2023

Advisory Members (National Directors)

Frank Y

Frank Yang
Executive Director of UB Global

Brian Biedenbach
Director of Communications

Marci Hammel
Director of Finance

Mike Dittman
Director of National Ministries

Dr. Sherilyn Emberton

Dr. Sherilyn Emberton
President of Huntington University
Director of Higher Education

Jim Bolich

Jim Bolich
Director of Ministerial Licensing
Senior pastor, Mount Pleasant UB Church (Chambersburg, Pa.)

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