Current Officers —Administrative Council

The current officers were affirmed at the UMMA Annual Meeting on April 8, 2019.

  • Chairperson —Katherine Parker (2015-2019, 2019-2023)
  • Vice-chairperson —Belinda Forbes (2019-2023)
  • Treasurer —Alina Saucedo Paucera (2015-2019, 2019-2023)
  • Membership Secretary & Assistant Treasurer —Becky Harrell-Wright (2019-2023)
  • Recording Secretary —Cathy Whitlatch (2019-2023)
  • Welcoming Secretary —Hillary Taylor (2019-2023)
  • UpDate Newsletter Editors —Ron and Cathy Whitlatch
  • Pensions and Benefits Representative —Dakin Cook
  • MIR – Missionaries in Residence —Jae & Grace Choi (2018-2021)

Katherine Parker

Chairperson

ktparker@gmail.com

I am Katherine Parker, a Global Missionary currently serving with the United Mission to Nepal as a Health & Community Transformation Advisor. I started my service through Global Ministries as a Mission Intern (now GMF-International) at the Asian Rural Institute in Japan and have also served with Practical Farmers of Iowa in the USA and the Community Health & Agricultural Development project of the Cambodia Mission Initiative. I have the additional voluntary role as the chairperson of UMMA.

Belinda Forbes

Vice Chairperson

belindagbgm@gmail.com

Greetings! I am Belinda Forbes, Global Missionary from the New England Conference of the UMC, commissioned by Global Ministries in 1997. I am currently serving in Nicaragua with Accion Medica Cristiana (AMC), a Christian, non-profit health and development agency, as the International Liaison for Cooperation and Community Health. I am a lifetime member of UMMA and currently serving as Steering Committee representative for Central America and Mexico (CCAM) and as Vice Chairperson of the Association.

Alina Saucedo Paucara

Treasurer

Becky Wright

Membership Secretary and Assistant Treasurer