Boards of Directors
The Boards of Directors (BOD) of the Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota Conferences of the United Church of Christ (UCC) are independent governing bodies that function on behalf of the members of its conference between annual meetings. These entities are responsible for developing budgets and managing the financial affairs of the Conference, establishing mission, and developing operational policies. The members of each BOD are elected by the annual meeting of the Conference.
Per the Tri-Conference Covenant Agreement, the Tri-Conference (TCM) Board creates employment policy, determines the annual staffing budget and provides supervision for the Executive Conference Minister. The TCM Board is made up of three members representing each Conference. Two members are current members of that conferences’ board of directors and one member is at-large.
Iowa Conference BOD
*Erika Breddin
Allison Castle
Jennifer Cohrt
David Eberbach – Treasurer
Paul Lasley
Patricia Lipton
Scott Meyer – Chair
Daniel Moore
Marlene Neville
Heather Santi-Brown
Janet Secor
Frank Shepherd, Jr.
Todd Siefker
Maxine Tone
Martha Wolf – Secretary
Alan Yungclas
*Denotes a member of the TCM Board.
Nebraska Conference BOD
Grace Baker
Jerry Cassidy
Penny Greer
Brad Hindsley, Treasurer
Ashely Illiff
Adam Lassen
Dan-Loven Crum
*Steven Mitchell
Bobby Parish
Coral Parmenter, Secretary
Randy Sanders
*Sue Shear, Vice-President
*Denotes a member of the TCM Board.
South Dakota Conference BOD
Charles Aurand III
*Dustin Bartlett, Moderator
Edie Broadbent
Cherlyn Christiansen
Erin Erickson, Moderator Elect
Deb Kraft, Chair
Barry Rempp
Allen Schaefer, Treasurer
James Taylor
Margo Taylor
*Mike Wiederrich
Doug Wilkenson
*Denotes a member of the TCM Board.
Tri-Conference Ministries Board
Iowa
Erica Breddin
Bryce Duling, Treasurer
Melanie Van Weelden
Nebraska
Lisa Hadler
Steven Mitchell
Sue Shear, Secretary
South Dakota
Dustin Bartlett, Chair
Linda Sue Weidenbach, Vice-Chair
Mike Wiederrich