2009 -2012 Commission Members

This governing body consists of members selected from each of the jurisdictional conferences and from the central conferences, so that its members represent the diversity of our global church. The commission meets at least once each year to review the work of the agency as well as make decisions about the direction of the agency's work for the coming year. Commission members listed below were appointed in 2008 for the 2009-2012 quadrennium.

COUNCIL OF BISHOPS

	Bishop Thomas Bickerton Pittsburgh Episcopal Area Read Bio
	Bishop Sally Dyck Minnesota Episcopal Area Read Bio
	Bishop Eben Nhiwatiwa Zimbabwe Episcopal Area Read Bio

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Commission Members

	Marshall Bailey Virginia Annual Conference Read Bio
	Paul Black Illinois Great River Annual Conference Read Bio
	Ragghi Calentine Peninsula-Delaware Annual Conference Read Bio
	The Rev. Tom Clemow Wyoming Annual Conference Read Bio
	Alexandria Combs-Morgan Central Texas Annual Conference Read Bio
	The Rev. Mark Conard Kansas West Annual Conference Read Bio
	The Rev. Greg Cox Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference Read Bio
	Dr. Maria Dixon Central Texas Annual Conference Read Bio
	Andreas Elfving Northern Europe Central Conference Read Bio
	Marty Folsom Western North Carolina Annual Conference Read Bio
	Rebecca Kohler North Central New York Annual Conference Read Bio
	Devin Mauney Desert Southwest Annual Conference Read Bio
	Mike McCurry Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference Read Bio
	Greg Nelson Oregon Idaho Annual Conference Read Bio
	Bill Norton North Carolina Annual Conference Read Bio
	The Rev. Joe Padang Philippines Central Conference Read Bio
	Dr. Arnold Parks Missouri Annual Conference Read Bio
	Eric Seiberling West Ohio Annual Conference Read Bio
	Erica Shannon Stueve Iowa Annual Conference Read Bio
	The Rev. Shane Stanford Mississippi Annual Conference Read Bio
	The Rev. Renita Thomas North Georgia Annual Conference Read Bio
	The Rev. Virgilio Vazquez-Garza Southwest Texas Annual Conference Read Bio

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