Disaster Ministries Contact List

Conference Disaster Coordinators (CDC), Emotional and Spiritual Care Team (ESCT), and Advisors Directory 2024

Responding to the call of our faith, UCC Disaster Ministries supports holistic community recovery, by engaging supporters, volunteers and partners to focus on preparedness, emergency relief and long-term recovery.


Conference Disaster Coordinators


California-Nevada Northern
CDC & CM
Rev. Davena Jones
davena@ncncucc.org
California-Nevada Southern
CM
Kris Bergstrom
bergstrom@scnucc.org
Calvin Synod Conference Minister
Rt. Rev. Dr Csaba Krasznai
kkludwig@aol.com
Central Atlantic
(DC, DE,MD,  NJ, WV, VA)
Jerrold L. Foltz, CDC
Centreville, VA
jfoltzva@gmail.com
Central Pacific
(OR, So. ID, So.WA)
Kim Vogel, CDC
Hood River, OR
UCCkimvogel@gmail.com
Florida
Rev. Joseph Shore-Goss
CDC
Orlando, FL
revjshoregoss@gmail.com
Hawaii
Danny Tengan
CDC
Honolulu, HI
dstengan@gmail.com
Heartland
(OH, No. KY, WV)
Kevin Gehres
CDC
Wren, Ohio
gehreskb@gmail.com
Illinois North Central
Roger Dart
CDC
Deerfield, IL
disaster@ilucc.org
Illinois South
Priscilla Self
CDC
Nashville, IL
pjj48@hotmail.com
Indiana-Kentucky
Greg Denk
CDC
Greenwood, IN
gdenk5258@att.net
Kansas-Oklahoma
Kelly Hansen
Co-CDC
Prairie Village, KS 
kellyahanseninkc@gmail.com
Kansas-Oklahoma
Laura Woods, Co-CDC
Oklahoma City, OK 
lauraeliwoods@gmail.com 
Kansas-Oklahoma
Loraine Ceniceros, CM
Junction City, KS
lceniceros@kocucc.org
Michigan
Judith Booker
POC
Detroit, MI
Jgarnell46@yahoo.com
Minnesota
Crispin Phillips
CDC
Minneapolis, MN
Sonoma566995@hotmail.com
Montana-Northern Wyoming
(CM)
Tony Clark
Billings MT
ucc@mnwcucc.org; tony@mnwcucc.org   
Nebraska
Coral Parmenter
CDC
Thedford, NE
coralparmenter@gmail.com
New Hampshire
Daniel Adam
CDC
Newport, NH
Danieladam.scc@gmail.com

New York
Sue Frost
CDC
Binghamton, NY
sfrost@uccny.org
Northern Plains (ND)
Darla Schafer
CDC
Flasher, ND
randar@westriv.com
Pacific Northwest
(AK)
CDC
Rev. Edwin Galeai, Anchorage, AK
egaleai@live.com
Pacific Northwest (AK, WA, No. ID)
Seattle, WA

Pam Peterson
CDC
Cceur D’Alene, WA
Pam Peterson pastorpampeterson@gmail.com
Pennsylvania Central
Bill Matten
CDC
Boalsburg, PA
beathomemd@comcast.net
Pennsylvania Central
Ellen Matten,
CDC
Boalsburg, PA
ellen.matten@gmail.com
Pennsylvania Northeast
Steve Hummel
CDC
Bloomsburg, PA
revstevehummel@gmail.com
Pennsylvania West
Ryan Lucas
CDC
Vandergrift, PA
ryanplucas@gmail.com
Pennsylvania Southeast
Karl Jones
CDC
Douglassville, PA
kjones275@comcast.net
Rocky Mountain
(CO, WY, E. NV, UT)
Beth Whipkey
CDC, ESCT
Eden, UT
majorinsight@gmail.com
South Central
(LA, So. MS TX)
Phillip Hodson CM
CM
Sccm@sccucc.org
South Central
(LA, So. MS, TX)
Mona S. Lopez
CDC, ESCT
Humble, TX
revmona@gmail.com
South Dakota
Rev. Phil Hart – 
Interim Executive 
CM
phil@ucctcm.org 
Southeast
(AL, GA, MS, SC, TN)
Rev. Kim Wood
CM, CDC
kwood@secucc.org
Southern (NC, S VA)
Eddie Weathers
ACM, CDC
Eddie.weathers@yahoo.com
Southern New England
(CT, MA, RI)
Philomena Hare
CDC
Hyannis, MA
Philomena.hare@gmail.com
Southwest
NM, El Paso TX
Tom Davis
CDC
Albuquerque, NM
thdavis353@gmail.com
Southwest
(AZ, NM, El Paso TX)
Southwest Arizona

Gloria Smith
CDC
Phoenix, AZ
gsmithrev@aol.com
Vermont
Greg Briggs,
CDC, ESCT
Florence, MA pastor.greg.briggs@gmail.com
Wisconsin
Christina Schoenwetter, CDC
Sun Prairie, WI
schoenwetter.christina@gmail.com

EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE TEAM 


Eastern Virginia Association
Rob Edwards
ESCT
Virginia Beach
pastor@baysidechristianchurch.com
Emotional and Spiritual Care Team Coordinator
Martha Jacobs
ESCT
Yonkers, NY Martha.r.jacobs@gmail.com
Hawaii
Gordon Marchant
ESCT
Honolulu, HI pastorgord@gmail.com
Pennsylvania Southeast
Jenny Smith
ESCT
Norristown PA
ergojenny@aol.com
Rocky Mountain
(CO, WY, E. NV, UT)
Beth Whipkey
CDC, ESCT
Eden, UT
majorinsight@gmail.com
South Central
(LA, So. MS, TX)
Mona S. Lopez
CDC, ESCT
Humble, TX
revmona@gmail.com
Southern New England
(CT, MA, RI)

Jeffrey Gallagher, ESCT
Tolland, CT
jgallagher@ucctolland.org
Vermont
Greg Briggs,
CDC, ESCT
Florence, MA pastor.greg.briggs@gmail.com

ADVISORS


Accessibility-Inclusion Advisor 
Helen Walsh 
California
diversedisabilitymedia@comcast.net 
Science Chaplain 
Marian Langhus
Newbrunswick, Canada 
MarianLanghus@gmail.com
Southeast (TN)
Rev. JRae Rice-Cranford LGBTQ+ Advisor
Waverly, TN
pastorjrae@gmail.com