Partcipant Bios

Sandra K. Lackore

Sandra Lackore has been the General Secretary and Treasurer of the General Council on Finance and Administration (GCFA) since December 1995. During her tenure as General Secretary, she has consolidated the GCFA from three geographically separate offices to one central location, established a foundation to endow denominational ministries, established a denominational insurance company, and increased the understanding of and trust in the handling of denominational funds.

GCFA is charged with the administrative and financial work of the church.  In fulfilling these responsibilities, Sandra has guided GCFA members and staff in demonstrating to the denomination a cultural understanding encompassed in its mission focus, "GCFA—Serving the Church through the Ministry of Administration."

Before heading the denomination's general finance agency, she was Director of Administrative Services and Treasurer of the New England (former Southern New England) Annual Conference for ten years.  She is a certified church business administrator and has functioned in that capacity in a local church and as a camp administrator.

Throughout her work at all levels of the church, Sandra has sought to support mission through her ministry of financial administration 

As her schedule allows, Sandra is a frequent presenter in the areas of stewardship and financial administration.  She has taught church administration and finance at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC, and Church Leadership at Garrett Evangelical Seminary in Evanston Illinois.

The Rev. R. Randy Day

The Rev. R. Randy Day is general secretary (chief executive) of the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church.  The board is the international mission agency of the denomination and includes the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and the Women's Division, the administrative unit of United Methodist Women. It has personnel and programs in more than 125 countries around the globe.

Before assuming his current position at the start of 2003, Rev. Day served as a Global Ministries' deputy general secretary with responsibilities for Evangelization and Church Growth and Community and Institutional Ministries.

Since taking office as general secretary, Rev. Day has put particular emphasis on mission as it relates to children and youth, persons emerging from crises, and those who are pushed to the margins of their societies. He led one of the first delegations to visit the churches and people most affected by the tsunami of late 2004, and was onsite surveying needs within days of the Gulf Coast hurricanes in 2005. He has been instrumental in refocusing United Methodist attention on health as a mission priority, and in 2005 announced the eradication of malaria as a mission objective.

Day travels extensively to support and experience the evangelistic and humanitarian work of the board, including the starting of new churches in Southeast Asia, Mongolia, Honduras, and West Africa.

He is familiar with rural, urban, and suburban ministries. He was born in Roodhouse, Illinois, attended Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, and began his ministry in a small town in Illinois. He moved to New York City where he worked in urban ministry and became a district superintendent.  He then served parishes in suburban communities in the greater New York City area. Day received his B.A. degree in sociology and a certificate of competency in Southeast Asian Studies from Silliman University in Dumaguete, the Philippines. His theological degree is from the Yale University Divinity School in New Haven, CT.

Day and his wife Emily are the parents of five children.

Karen Greenwaldt

Karen Greenwaldt serves as General Secretary of The General Board of Discipleship. Prior to assuming this position on January 1, 2001, she served as Associate General Secretary, Administrator, and Team Leader of the Discipleship Ministries Unit, The General Board of Discipleship. She is a clergy member of the Central Texas Conference.

Karen joined the General Board of Discipleship staff in 1981 to serve as Director of Church Leader Development and then as Director of Education and Ministries with Young Adults and Single Adults. Before joining the Board staff in 1981, Karen served as Associate Council Director for the Central Texas Conference. She also served as an associate pastor and as a hospital chaplain.

Karen served as a delegate to the 2004 General Conference and to the 2004 South Central Jurisdictional Conference.  She is actively affiliated with East End United Methodist Church, Nashville, Tennessee, where she serves in various leadership positions, including teaching an adult Sunday school class and chairing the finance committee.

Karen is the author of Singles Care One for Another, For Everything There Is a Season, and Organizing in the Small-Membership Church. In addition, she has a long list of published articles related to the vision and mission of the church. She preaches, delivers plenary addresses, leads small-group conversations, and consults with church leaders around the world.

Karen is a bead and fabric artist, specializing in making one-of-a-kind dolls, art quilts, beaded boxes, flowers, and jewelry. An avid reader and gardener, Karen enjoys engaging in conversation with young adults who do not associate in organized religious experiences.

She has a masters' degree in theology from Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, and a bachelor of science degree from McMurry College. She is married to Russell Harris, a full-time studio potter.

The Rev. Jerome King Del Pino

An elder in the New England Conference, Jerome King Del Pino was elected general secretary of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) of The United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, in fall 2001. He is responsible for selection of program/management staff, supervision of all staff, policy implementation, planning, and overall financial oversight and administration for GBHEM. He represents the board in national and international arenas related to higher education and ministry issues, including serving as director/trustee of several policy-making boards. He interprets the mission of GBHEM to the public sector through speaking and writing and carries out the work of the board as mandated by the General Conference.

Immediately prior to coming to the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, Dr. Del Pino served as superintendent of the Metropolitan Boston/South District from 1997 to 2001.

He has a B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, and a Th.M. degree from Boston University School of Theology. He received the Ph.D. degree from Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

He served as an elected director of GBHEM from 1981-88 and the General Board of Discipleship from 1988-96. He has been a delegate to every General Conference and Jurisdictional Conference since 1976.

He began his pastoral service in 1968 as student pastor of Union United Methodist Church in Boston. He served as minister of youth, co-pastor, pastor in charge, and senior pastor at churches in Massachusetts and was superintendent of the Central Massachusetts District.

Dr. Del Pino has been visiting lecturer at Boston University School of Theology, Northwestern Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., and an instructor at Emerson College, Boston.

In 1978, Gustavus Adolphus College, his undergraduate alma mater, honored him with the First Decade Alumni Award for Outstanding Record of Achievement Among Men Graduates. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2002 from Southern College in Lakeland, Fla.

Jerome King Del Pino is married to Joyce Marie, a special education teacher. He has two children: Jerome Curtis, an attorney, and Emily Kathleen, a social services agent.

James Winkler

Jim Winkler is general secretary of the General Board of Church & Society (GBCS), the international public policy and social justice agency of The United Methodist Church. The board carries out a wide-ranging ministry of peace and justice throughout the world with offices in Washington, DC and New York City.

Jim has led delegations to the Middle East, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq and Germany. He has preached and led workshops and training events in Russia, Nigeria, and the Philippines.

Jim is a member of the Justice and Advocacy Commission of the National Council of Churches (USA), a member of the steering committee of the Campaign for Health Care Now, a board member of the Faith and Politics Institute, Churches for the Middle East Peace, and Africa Action.

The Rev. Larry Hollon

As general secretary of United Methodist Communications, Larry Hollon is the chief executive officer of the communications agency of The United Methodist Church. This agency is responsible for interpreting the mission and ministry of the church to its global audiences. It operates the church's Web site, houses the United Methodist News Service, produces public media such as radio and television programming and advertising, publishes three journals in English, Spanish and Korean, and houses a video production facility.

Before his election as general secretary, Hollon was an award-winning producer whose primary focus was on telling the stories of persons affected by poverty and living under conditions that place them outside the so-called mainstream culture.

His work has taken him to more than 30 countries to collaborate on projects ranging from the stories of street children in Brazil to economic self-development in rural villages in Africa. He has worked in often-hazardous conditions, such as civil war and natural disasters. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations.

In addition to independent production in film and video, he has been published in numerous publications and he has worked in commercial radio as a talk show host and in television news.

He is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma and Saint Paul School of Theology.

Bishop Janice Riggle Huie

Since Bishop Huie's assignment there, the Texas Annual Conference has adopted a bold new missional strategy aimed at making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. The primary priorities are as follows: Congregational Excellence (new church starts and re-vitalization of existing congregations), Clergy Excellence (recruiting gifted young pastors and supporting and training current pastors) and a Re-aligned Missional Structure.

In connection with her Episcopal assignment she serves on the Board of Trustees of The Methodist Hospital, Southwestern University, Wiley College and Lon Morris College as well as The Texas Methodist Foundation. Bishop Huie is serving as President of the Council of Bishops.

A noted speaker and experienced leader, she has preached at numerous annual conferences and seminaries and led retreats for both pastors and laity in the area of leadership and spiritual formation. She has taught in the Mentor Program at Perkins School of Theology, served as Adjunct Faculty for the Doctor of Ministry Program at Austin Presbyterian School of Theology, and served as Churchwoman in Residence at Candler School of Theology. She was co-chair of the International Clergywomen's Consultation in 1995, has authored articles in preaching and spirituality, and received the Bandy Distinguished Preacher Award from Emory University in 1991. She completed her term as President of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry shortly after moving to Houston in August 2004.

After graduating with honors from the University of Texas in Austin in 1969, Bishop Huie went to Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, earning a Master of Theology and receiving both the Flinn Award as outstanding senior and the DeJernette Award in homiletics. In 1989 she was awarded a Doctor of Ministry degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, where she focused on homiletics and liturgy.

Janice Riggle Huie was born December 15, 1946, in Beeville, Texas. She and her husband Bob were married in 1970. Bob is a United Methodist pastoral counselor, (L.M.P.T. and A.A.P.C. Fellow) and works for the Krist Samaritan Center in Houston. Their son Matthew is married to Shambryn Wilson Huie and they have a daughter, Abigail Reagan Huie and a son, David Riley Huie. The younger Huie family lives in Beeville, Texas where Matt operates the family farm and Shambryn is vice president at State Bank and Trust.

Bob and Janice enjoy camping and snow skiing with their children and grandchildren.