Disaster Ministries Contact List

Conference Disaster Response Coordinators (CDRC), 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 Response Coordinators (CDRC)


California-Nevada Northern
CDRC
Rev. Michael Dack
mbdack@gmail.com
California-Nevada Southern
Vacant
Calvin Synod
CM
Rt. Rev. Dr Csaba Krasznai
kkludwig@aol.com
Central Atlantic
(DC, DE, MD, NJ, WV, VA)
CDRC
Jerrold L. Foltz,
Centreville, VA
jfoltzva@gmail.com
Central Pacific
(OR, So. ID, So.WA)
CDRC
Vacant
Florida
CM
Rev. Nayiri Karjian
nayirik@uccfla.org
Hawaii
Danny Tengan
CDRC
Honolulu, HI
dstengan@gmail.com
Heartland
(OH, No. KY, WV)
Kevin Gehres
CDRC
Wren, Ohio
gehreskb@gmail.com
Illinois North Central
CDRC
Roger Dart
Deerfield, IL
disaster@ilucc.org
Illinois South
CDRC
Priscilla Self
Nashville, IL
pjj48@hotmail.com
Indiana-Kentucky
CDRC
Greg Denk
Greenwood, IN
gdenk5258@att.net
Kansas-Oklahoma
Co-CDRC
Kelly Hansen
Prairie Village, KS 
kellyahanseninkc@gmail.com
Kansas-Oklahoma
Co-CDRC
Laura Woods
Oklahoma City, OK 
lauraeliwoods@gmail.com 
Kansas-Oklahoma
Loraine Ceniceros, CM
Junction City, KS
lceniceros@kocucc.org



Maine
CDRC
Jack Lacey
jalacey7@aol.com
Michigan
CDRC
Judith Booker
Detroit, MI
Jgarnell46@yahoo.com
Minnesota
CDRC
Crispin Phillips
Minneapolis, MN
Sonoma566995@hotmail.com
Montana-Northern Wyoming
CDRC
Rev. Sara MacGilvra Branom
Great Falls, MT
saramacgilvra@icloud.com   
Nebraska
CDRC
Coral Parmenter
Thedford, NE
coralparmenter@gmail.com
New Hampshire
CDRC
Daniel Adam
Newport, NH
Danieladam.scc@gmail.com
New York
CDRC
Sue Frost
Binghamton, NY
sfrost@uccny.org
Northern Plains (ND)
CDRC
Darla Schafer
Flasher, ND
randar@westriv.com
Pacific Northwest
(AK)
CDRC
Rev. Edwin Galeai, Anchorage, AK
egaleai@live.com
Pacific Northwest (AK, WA, No. ID)
Pam Peterson
CDRC
Coeur D’Alene, WA
pastorpampeterson@gmail.com
Pennsylvania Central
Co-CDRC
Bill Matten
Boalsburg, PA
beathomemd@comcast.net
Pennsylvania Central
Co-CDRC
Ellen Matten
Boalsburg, PA
ellen.matten@gmail.com
Pennsylvania Northeast
CDRC
Gary Barraco
Easton, PA
garybarraco@verizon.net
Pennsylvania West
CDRC
Ryan Lucas
Vandergrift, PA
ryanplucas@gmail.com
Pennsylvania Southeast
CDRC
Karl Jones
Douglassville, PA
kjones275@comcast.net
Rocky Mountain
(CO, WY, E. NV, UT)
Beth Whipkey
CDRC
Eden, UT
majorinsight@gmail.com
South Central
(LA, So. MS, TX)
Mona S. Lopez
CDRC
Humble, TX
revmona@gmail.com
South Dakota
Rev. Phil Hart – 
Interim Executive 
CM
phil@ucctcm.org 
Southeast
(AL, GA, MS, SC, TN)

CM
Rev. Kim Wood
kwood@secucc.org
Southern (NC, S VA)
ACM, CDRC
Eddie Weathers
Eddie.weathers@yahoo.com
Southern New England
(CT, MA, RI)
CDRC
Philomena Hare
Hyannis, MA
Philomena.hare@gmail.com
Southwest
NM, El Paso TX
CDRC
Tom Davis
Albuquerque, NM
thdavis353@gmail.com

Wisconsin
CDRC
Bridget Hill
brydiehill@gmail.com
Southwest
(AZ, NM, El Paso TX)
Southwest Arizona

CDRC
Gloria Smith
Phoenix, AZ
gsmithrev@aol.com
Vermont
Vacant

EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL CARE TEAM (ESCT)


Martha Jacobs
ESCT Coordinator
Yonkers, NY Martha.r.jacobs@gmail.com
Rob Edwards
ESCT Member
Virginia Beach, VA
pastor@baysidechristianchurch.com
Jenny Smith
ESCT Member
Norristown, PA
ergojenny@aol.com
Beth Whipkey
ESCT Member
Eden, UT
majorinsight@gmail.com
Mona S. Lopez
ESCT Member
Humble, TX
revmona@gmail.com
Jeffrey Gallagher
ESCT Member
Tolland, CT
jgallagher@ucctolland.org
Greg Briggs
ESCT Member
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