Conference Contacts
An entire list of conference contacts including area center staff, pastoral care and counseling personnel and district superintendents is listed below with phone information, email addresses and websites. Underlined names have additional biographies and photos. To open those pages click the underlined names.

 

East Ohio Conference
of The United Methodist Church

8800 Cleveland Avenue, N.W., North Canton, Ohio, 44720

Phone: (800) 831-3972
Fax: (330) 499-3279

www.eocumc.com


EPISCOPAL (BISHOP'S) OFFICE

BISHOP JOHN L. HOPKINS
Resident Bishop
bishop@eocumc.com

REV. DR. GARY GEORGE
Administrative Assistant to the Bishop
gary.george@eocumc.com


JULIE ESHELMAN
Executive Secretary
julie@eocumc.com

To contact Bishop John L. Hopkins or Dr. Gary George please use
ext. 112

COUNCIL ON MINISTRIES

REV. PAUL WHITE
Director of Connectional of Ministries
ext. 136
paulw@eocumc.com

REV. GARY JONES
Associate Director
Camps and Retreat Ministries, Higher Education
ext. 120

gary@eocumc.com

REV. DIRK ELLIOTT
Associate Director
Congregational Development
ext. 129
dirk@eocumc.com


GLORIA BROWN
Associate Director
Racial Ethnic Ministries
ext. 117
gloriab@eocumc.com

SUSAN BROWN
Associate Director
Youth Ministries
ext. 116
sbrown@eocumc.com

RAY ROBERTS
Media Center Administrator
ext. 139
ray@eocumc.com

DIANE ROGERS
Benevolent Funding Secretary
ext. 135
diane@eocumc.com

MARGARET NICHOLS
Camps and Higher Ed Secretary
ext. 108
nicholsm@eocumc.com

JENNIFER DODGE
Missions, Education, Congregational Development Secretary
ext. 133
dodgej@eocumc.com

SHAWNDELLE GRIFFIN
Youth, Race and Religion, Social Justice and Stewardship Secretary
ext 132
sgriffin@eocumc.com


 

COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

KAY PANOVEC
Director Communications
ext. 118
kay@eocumc.com

SUE ZAKOVEC
Graphic Designer/Web Master
ext. 105
sue@eocumc.com

LOIS SPEELMAN
Administrative Assistant
ext 119
lois@eocumc.com

TREASURER'S  OFFICE

JESSICA VARGO, CPA
Treasurer
ext. 123
vargoj@eocumc.com

BETSY STEWART
Benefits Manager
ext. 103
betsy@eocumc.com

ROBIN WHITACRE
Benefits Account Analyst
ext. 151
robin@eocumc.com

DEBORAH JAMERSON
Receipts
ext. 102
deborah@eocumc.com

CHERYL SEPANIK
Payables
ext. 125
cheryl@eocumc.com


ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

JESSICA VARGO, CPA
Treasurer
ext. 123
vargoj@eocumc.com

CHARLES PEEK
Computer Administration
ext. 106
Admin@eocumc.com

CHERYL DUELL
Printer/Workroom Supervisor
ext. 107
cheryld@eocumc.com

BRENDA VACCARO
ext. 153
vaccarb@eocumc.com


KENNETH BROWN
ext. 154
Kenny@eocumc.com

 

 

 

Pastoral Care & Counseling

Howard Humphress, D. Min.,
Executive Director
Phone: (330) 456-0486
Toll Free Phone: (866) 456-3600
hkhumphress@sbcglobal.net

Terri Dalton, M.A.M.F.T.,
Associate Director
Phone: (330) 456-0486
Toll Free Phone: (866) 456-3600
tedalton@sbcglobal.net



Linda Gaylog,

Office Administrator
Phone: (330) 456-0486
Toll Free Phone: (866) 456-3600
pastoralcareeoc@sbcglobal.net

 

 

Program in
Pastoral Care and Counseling


1445 Harrison Avenue NW
Suite 301
Canton, Ohio 44708

Phone: (330) 456-0486
Toll Free Phone: (866) 456-3600
FAX: (330) 456-6421
E-mail:
pastoralcareeoc@sbcglobal.net


DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS  
CANAL DISTRICT
Rev. James Roberson,
DS
Secretary, Irene Welsh
3406 Hametown Rd
Norton OH 44203
Phone: (330) 825-2761
Toll free (866) 442-4403
canaldistrictumc@neo.rr.com
 

Firelands District
Rev. Sally Nelson Olin, DS

Secretary, Betty Plumb

3 Stower Ln., Unit 5
Norwalk OH 44857

Phone: (419) 668-6115
Fax: (419)-668-7227

firelandsdist@neo.rr.com

MAHONING VALLEY DISTRICT
Rev. Orlando Chaffee,
DS
Secretary, Kathy Kramer
4580 Canfield Rd, PO Box 11260 Youngstown OH 44511
Phone: (330) 270-3400
Fax: (330) 270-3402
mvdistumc@aol.com

Mid-OHIO District
Rev. Margaret Streiff, DS

Secretary, Cathy Broome
100 Park Ave., West Suite 203
Mansfield, OH 44902-1607
Phone: (419) 522-3881
Fax: (419) 522-5485
midohiodistumc@aol.com
 

NORTH COAST district
Rev. Dan Drew
, DS

Secretary, Beverly Holland
5246 Broadway Ave., Suite 300 Cleveland, OH 44127
Phone: (216) 441-4527
Fax: (216) 441-4590
dsdrew@ncdistrictumc.org
(Rev H. Daniel Drew)
www.ncdistrictumc.org
 

OHIO VALLEY District
Rev. Kim L. Anderson, DS
Secretary, Gay Warren
352 Canton Rd.
Wintersville, OH 43953
Phone: (740) 264-1601
Fax: (740) 264-1972
ovoffice@ovdumc.com
www.ovdumc.com

SOUTHERN HILLS District
Rev. Wanda Wilson
, DS
Secretary, Linda Haswell
300 E Church St. PO Box 271
Barnesville OH 43713
Phone: (740) 425-4355 
Fax: (740) 425-4426
Email:
southernhills09@sbcglobal.net
Web Site: www.southernhillsdistrictumc.org

three Rivers District
Rev. Larry Hukill, DS
Secretary, Gail Applebee
415 Walnut St 
Coshocton OH 43812
Phone: (740) 622-8880 
Toll Free: (877) 206-4445
Fax: (740) 622-8884
3riversdist@sbcglobal.net
www.gbgm-umc.org/3rivers/home.html

Tuscarawas District

Rev. Kurt Landerholm, DS
Secretary, Linda Tonkovich
3500 Cleveland Ave., N.W.
Canton, OH 44709-2749
Phone: (330) 492-7817
Fax: (330) 492-7818
tuscoffice@rrbiznet.com
www.tuscecumc.com

western reserve District
Rev. Larry Marshall, DS
Secretary, Jerri Valtman
1314 Mentor Ave., Suite 1
Painesville, OH 44077-1835
Phone: (440) 352-2083
Fax: (440) 352-1095
larry@wrdistrict.org
www.wrdistrict.org