About Governance, Leadership Teams, Networks and Clusters
EXECUTIVE OF CONSEIL RÉGIONAL NAKONHA:KA REGIONAL COUNCIL
Full Voting Members
| President (2-year maximum) | Norman Robert Boie |
| Past President (one year) | Marc Grenon |
| Treasurer (no term) | Paul Stanfield |
| Executive Minister | Rev. Éric Hébert-Daly |
including representatives chosen by leadership teams:
| Pastoral Relations | Rev. Dr. Christine Marie Gladu |
| Nominations | Marc Grenon |
| La Table des ministères en français | Martine Lacroix |
| First Third Ministries | Denis Ashby |
| Living in Right Relations | (in rotation) Rev. Lisa Byer-de Wever, Rev. Read Sherman |
| Justice and Community Ministries | Bailey Eastwood |
| Granting and Enabling | Rev. Barbara Bryce (interim) |
| Planning Regional Gatherings | Rev. Virginia Wallace |
| Finance and Extension Board | Peter Bisset |
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Five (5) Full Voting Members at Large
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1. Rev. Marie Claude Manga – 2025 |
| 2. Quan (Erika Leung) Liang – 2025 | |
| 3. Adedeji Sunday Akintayo – 2025 | |
| 4. Rev. Rosemary Lambie – 2026 | |
| 5. Rev. Florence Bukam – 2026 |
Corresponding Non-Voting Members
| Pastoral Relations Minister | Rev. Dan Hayward |
| Communications and Administration | Aviyah Abrams |
| Program Assistant to the Executive Minister | Joel Miller |
| Community of Faith Support Minister | Esther Guillén |
| First Third Ministries | Shanna Bernier |
| Property, Finance and Administration Manager | Brian Ruse |
Learn more about nominating yourself or someone else for a role in the Regional Council: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/resources/nominations/
LEADERSHIP TEAMS
First Third Ministries
MANDATE
The First Third Ministries leadership team is responsible for vision and steering the Youth, Young adult and family ministries of the Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.
MEMBERS 2025
- Denis Ashby (representative to Executive)
- Georgia Barratt-Lamey
- Jenn Carroll
- Bailey Eastwood
- Rachel Lambie
- Jean-Daniel Ó Donncada
- Billi-Jo Poirier
- Martha Randy
- Gary Tompkins
- Sarah Wicks-Potter
- Rev. Joëlle Leduc
- Rev. Virginia Wallace
- Shanna Bernier (staff)
Granting and Enabling
MANDATE
The Granting and Enabling Leadership Team (GELT) is established with the exclusive mandate to consider and recommend any granting or financial assistance from the various endowment and other funds of the Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council (CrNRC), with a view to streamlining the granting process and reducing the burden both on the communities of faith and other faith partner recipients and on the volunteer members on the granting and enabling groups involved, while promoting a more informed and overall view of the needs and aspirations of CrNRC faithful in extending and deepening their ministries, consistent with the mission plan of CrNRC.
For more information, see the Governance Handbook.
MEMBERS 2025
- Rev. Barbara Bryce and Rev. Mark Hammond (chair, rotating)
- Fred Braman
- Elva Crawford
- L.E.Moir
- Rick Sheffer
- Renate Sutherland
- Rev. Helen Hliaris
- Rev. Youngho Jang
- Rev. Mher Khatchikian
- Rev. Read Sherman
- Rev. Éric Hébert-Daly (staff, ex officio)
- Brian Ruse (staff, corresponding)
For more information, see the Granting and Enabling Resources page.
Justice and Community Ministry
MISSION
God is calling us to expand our faith and theological understanding of a world-community where human dignity is defended, creation is mended and gifts are shared for the good of all. This keystone of God’s vision of justice, compassion and actions leads us deeper into this world and requires us to be present in our communities.
MANDATE
- Finding ways of planting ourselves firmly in our neighbourhoods and communities;
- Listening to the people there and engaging in constructive, open dialogue (inter-cultural, inter-generational, inter-faith)
- Offering encouragement and hope.
MEMBERS 2023
- Guy-Lin Beaudoin
- Patricia Lisson DM
- Maureen Scott-Kabwe
- Adedeji Sunday Akintayo
- Rev. Lisa Byer-de Wever
- Rev. Bailey Eastwood (representative to Regional Council)
- Rev. Pierre Goldberger
- Rev. Helen Hliaras
- Rev. Paula Kline
- Rev. Jennifer Mountain
For more information, see the Governance Manual or download the Community Justice team profile.
Licensed Lay Worship Leaders
MANDATE
The Licensed Lay Worship Leadership program is intended to honour and encourage members of the Laity to share their gifts and express their faith while meeting the vital need of congregations to gather for worship.
MEMBERS 2025
- Charlotte Griffith (chair)
- Norm Haslam
- Allan Marshal
- Valerie Nickson
- Brenda Lee Strickland
- Rev. Lee Ann Hogle
- Rev. Virginia Wallace
For more information on policies and guidelines regarding Licensed Lay Worship Leaders, see the Governance Handbook.
Living Into Right Relations Leadership Circle
MANDATE
MEMBERS 2025
Shared leadership:
- Rev. Lisa Byer-de Wever
- Rev. Read Sherman
Other members:
- Beryl Barraclough
- Pierre Goldberger
- Martha Nell Grant Thomson*
- Cameron Gray
- Attila Gyorgy
- Salinda Hess
- Jan Jorgensen*
- Rosemary Lambie
- Richard Miller*
- Robert Patton
- Maureen Scott Kabwe
- Tami Spires
- Ingrid Thompson*
*honorary elders
Learn more: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/programs/living-into-right-relations-lirr/
Join Facebook Group: Living Into Right Relations – Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council
Nominations
MANDATE
The Nominations Leadership Team recommends appointments for the Regional Council Executive, and other leadership teams, boards, task groups, or United Church representatives, as requested by the Regional Council, its Executive, or the Executive Minister.
MEMBERS 2025
- Nathaniel McMaster (chair)
- Erika Leung
- Rev. Helen Hliaras
- Rev. Tami Spires
- Rev. Éric Hébert-Daly (staff)
- Joel Miller (staff)
Pastoral Relations
MANDATE
The Pastoral Relations Leadership Team will provide support for ministry personnel throughout their ministry, including equipping, covenanting, pastoral relationships and retirement.
MEMBERS 2025
- Gary Tompkins
- Rev. Janet Bisset
- Rev. Christine-Marie Gladu
- Rev. Mher Katchikian
- Rev. David Lambie
- Rev. Rosemary Lambie
- Rev. Tami Spires
- Rev. Dan Hayward (staff)
- Rev. Éric Hébert-Daly (staff)
Planning Regional Gatherings
MANDATE
Our mission is to ensure that we are living out our call to be the church through worship and work. We seek to create meaningful, spirit-filling, safe spaces at least twice a year for the work of our for whole region to gather together in community face-to-face and virtually.
Our tasks throughout the year are to plan the two regional meetings held in the fall and spring, coordinate a meeting space, create a theme for the meeting, build the worship around the theme, and lead worship throughout the meeting. Our team in collaboration with the sitting President of the region create the agenda for the meeting, work with the meeting space on-site team to provide them support as they plan to host the meeting, to work with spaces where remote communication and meeting sites are needed, work with our Regional Council technology team, and be on-site the day/night before the meeting to set up the physical meeting space.
What kind of additional skills/gifts might new members bring to this team?
- We are looking for creative people!
- People who enjoy planning large scale events!
- People who are able to do physical tasks (moving furniture, setting up and taking down the space, carrying boxes)!
- People who can speak, write, and read in a variety of languages!
- People who can help us promote our meetings, get people excited to register, energize our people to come to the regional meetings!
MEMBERS 2025
- Rev. Virginia Wallace (chair)
- Denis Ashby
- Norman Robert Boie
- Vivienne Galanis
- Virgil Kamga
- Valerie Nickson
- Jim Vanstone
- Rev. Kent Chown
- Rev. Éric Hébert-Daly (staff)
- Joel Miller (staff)
- Shanna Bernier (staff)
- Aviyah Abrams (staff)
Property and Finance
[Please note that as of January 18, 2024, the roles and responsibilities of Property and Finance Leadership Team have been delegated to the Finance & Extension Board]
NETWORKS and CLUSTERS
Networks link people working on specific issues (e.g. supportive housing, intercultural ministry, youth ministry) or for project work (e.g. event planning) that function through the whole church, depending on the issue.
Clusters are local clusters of communities of faith that would provide community and support for communities of faith and their leaders, and focus on worship, mission, learning, collegiality, and strategic planning.
These bodies are meant to bring people together around matters that are close to their heart in living out their faith in the world.
NETWORKS
Environment / Nakonha:ka Green Team
MANDATE
MEMBERS 2022
- Natacha Sanson
- Marion Hodge
- Rev. Neil Whitehouse
- Rev. Lee Ann Hogle
- Rev. Wendy Evans
- Mercy Awori
- Judy Coffin (staff)
Learn more: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/programs/environment-network/
Join Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/environmentnakonhakaecologie
Pride and Friends Network
Join Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/463343757798001
United Church Women (Executive)
MANDATE
The UCW’s mission is to love God; foster Christian commitment, faithfulness, and spirituality; and promote respect and love for all God’s creation.
Any woman “willing to contribute her prayers, gifts, and services for the work of the Church” may join the United Church Women (UCW). Along with providing important networking and social bonding opportunities, the UCW has led discussions on, for example, feminism and restorative justice.
MEMBERS 2025
- Valerie Nickson (president)
- Pat Hurley
- Janice Knowles
- Carolyn Linde
- Sharon Moore
- Linda Scarriddco
Learn more: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/programs/ucw/
CLUSTERS
Introduction to Clusters
Video: https://bit.ly/2022-11-19-Regroupements-Clusters-DRGagnon
Staff resource: (currently vacant)
Laurentian Area Ministry (LAM)
MEMBERS 2022
to come
Video: https://bit.ly/2022-11-19-LAM-MRL-KMolloy
Web site: https://www.lam-mrl.com/
Saint Francis Cluster
MEMBERS 2022
Lay Members
| Plymouth-Trinity UC: Sherbrooke | Ann Fowlis (Chair until October 2022) |
| Georgeville UC | Judy Bachelder |
| Saint Paul’s UC (Magog) | Joan Bergeron |
| Hatley UC (Lennoxville) | Kylie Côté |
| Lennoxville UC | Sandy Davidson |
| Stanstead UC (Lennoxville) | Dave Drew |
| Stanstead UC (Lennoxville) | Lynne Drew |
| Richmond UC | Lois Fowler |
| Hatley UC (Lennoxville) | Kenneth Johns |
| Plymouth-Trinity UC: Sherbrooke | Allan Marshall |
| Beulah UC (Ayers Cliff) | Dean Young |
| Beulah UC (Ayers Cliff) | Susan Young |
Ordered Ministry Members
| Waterville United Church | Mead Baldwin |
| Retired Minister Supporting the Cluster | Ron Coughlin |
| Plymouth-Trinity United Church | Samuel Dansohko |
| Danville-Asbestos-Trinity United Church | Reg Jennings |
| Ayer’s Cliff-Magog-Georgeville Pastoral Charge (St. Paul’s United Church/Beulah United Church /Georgeville United Church) | Angelika Piché |
| United Eaton Valley Pastoral Charge (Trinity United Church/Sawyerville United Church/Bishopton United Church/Brookberry (Grace) United Church/Island Brook United Church/East Clifton United Church) |
Tami Spires |
| Lennoxville United Church | Vacant |
Special Ministries
| Richmond-Melbourne Pastoral Care Project | Scott Patton |
Staff Support
| Administrator | Eleanor Brown |
| Nakonha:ka Staff | (vacant) |
South Shore & Valleys Cluster
MEMBERS 2022
Lay Members
| Hemmingford United Church | Debbie Beattie-Watt |
| Richelieu Valley United Church | Norman Haslam |
| St. Andrew’s-Delson United Church | Valerie Nickson |
| Kahnawake United Church | Robert Patton |
| Maplewood Presbyterian Church- Châteauguay | Kosta Theofanos |
Ordered Ministry & Student Ministry Members
| Howick/Ormstown/Franklin United Churches | Rev. Barbara Bryce |
| Huntingdon United Church | Rev. Dr. James Christie |
| Kahnawake United Church | Rev. Jan Jorgenson |
| Rennie’s United Church | Rev. Mher Katchikian |
| St. Andrew’s Presbyterian (Saint-Lambert) | Rev. Barry Mack |
| Maplewood Presbyterian Church- Châteauguay | Rev. Barry Mack |
| Saint Andrew’s-Châteauguay United Church | Rev. Alice McAlpine |
| Saint Lambert United Church | Rev. Jennifer Mountain |
| Greenfield Park United Church | Rev. Birgit Neuschild |
| Mount Bruno United Church | Virginia Wallace |
Staff Support
| Nakonha:ka Staff | (vacant) |
Video: https://bit.ly/2022-11-19-SouthShoreValleys-JMountain
West Island and Riverside Cluster
MEMBERS 2022
Lay Members
| Merging Waters Pastoral Charge (Union Church/Beaurepaire United Church) |
Libby Monaco (Lay Representative) |
Ordered Ministry & Student Ministry Members
| Beaconsfield United Church | Rev. Linda Buchanan Bailey Eastwood Adedeji (Ade) Sunday Akintayo |
| Summerlea United Church | Rev. Christine-Marie Gladu |
| Riverside United Church | Rev. Helen Hliaras Cynthia Reynolds |
| Cedar Park United Church | Rev. Elisabeth Jones |
| Sainte-Geneviève United Church | Rev. Joëlle Leduc |
| Roxboro United Church | Rev. Darryl Macdonald |
Community Participating in Shared Summer Worship
| Lakeshore Trinity United Church | Rev. Steve Gillam |
| Valois United Church | Rev. Scott Hunter |
Special Ministries
| Refugee Integration and Support Program (BUC-RISP) (Outreach Ministry of Beaconsfield UC) |
Adedeji (Ade) Sunday Akintayo (Coordinator) |
| West Island LGBTQ2S+ Centre (Outreach Ministry of Beaconsfield UC) |
David Hawkins (Coordinator) |
| LGBTQ2S+ REFUGEE Centre (Outreach Ministry of Beaconsfield UC) |
Arit (Rita) Nduonofit (Coordinator) |
| The Beaconsfield Initiative (Support ministry to the Philippines – Beaconsfield UC) |
Patricia Lisson (Coordinator) |
Staff Support
| Nakonha:ka Staff | (vacant) |
Video: https://bit.ly/2022-11-19-WestIsland-Riverside-HHliaras-CMGladu
Web site: https://www.westislandriversideunited.org/
PARTNERS
Finance and Extension Board
MANDATE
The Finance & Extension Board of Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council, United Church of Canada was incorporated in June 1926 under the United Church of Canada Act. The assets of the board acquired over many years from acquisitions of property, donations, bequests and the investment thereof are invested in a balanced portfolio. The investment of these funds is entrusted to professional investment counsel. The income and gains from these investments are used to carry out the purposes of the Board through certain annual programs and grants.
BOARD MEMBERS (2025-2026)
- Royal Orr (President and representative to Regional Council)
- Fred Braman (Vice-President)
- Peter Bisset (Past President)
- Paul Stanfield (Treasurer)
- Caroline Leamon (Secretary)
- Norman Robert Boie
- Diane Campbell
- Stephan Elkas
- Jim Fyles
- Michael Grier
- Paula Kline
- Craig McAlpine
- Dave McCormack
- Jim Moffat
- Monique Moser
- Adedeji Sunday Akintayo
- Jim Vanstone
Finance
- Craig McAlpine (Chair)
- Peter Bisset
- Fred Braman
- Caroline Leamon, Finance & Extension Board Secretary
- Dave McCormack
- Brian Ruse, Finance & Office Administrator
- Rick Sheffer
- Paul Stanfield
Investment
- Paul Stanfield (chair)
- Peter Bisset
- Fred Braman
- Caroline Leamon, Finance & Extension Board Secretary
- Craig McAlpine
- Brian Ruse, Finance & Office Administrator
- Rick Sheffer
Property
- Fred Braman (chair)
- Peter Bisset
- Caroline Leamon, Finance & Extension Board Secretary
- Jim Moffat
- Brian Ruse, Finance & Office Administrator
- Rick Sheffer
- Paul Stanfield
- Jim Vanstone
Bursaries
- Monique Moser (chair)
- Caroline Leamon, Finance & Extension Board Secretary
- Dave McCormack
- Brian Ruse, Finance & Office Administrator
- Resource persons: Lynn Drew, Renate Sutherland
For more information: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/resources/bursaries/
Sabbatical Leave
- Diane Campbell
- Jim Fyles
- Caroline Leamon, Finance & Extension Board Secretary
- Brian Ruse, Finance & Office Administrator
For more information: https://nakonhakaucc.ca/resources/sabbatical-leave
Nominating
- Rick Sheffer (chair)
- Paul Stanfield
Staff
- Diane Campbell (chair)
- Paula Kline
- Monique Moser
Indigenous Ministries
Indigenous spirituality, leadership, and participation are vital to the life of the United Church. The Indigenous contribution to the church is honoured by the Mohawk phrase “Akwe Nia’Tetewá:neren”—all my relations—on the crest.
For more information, visit the Indigenous Ministries page of the United Church of Canada website
La Table des ministères en français
MANDATE
La Table des ministères en français was created with the intention of ensuring, on a continuous basis, cultural and linguistic representation within the United Church of Canada, whose conciliar structures are undergoing transformation.
La Table has three fundamental objectives: to support the French-language departments already in place; promote the establishment of new ministries in French; and to help the whole Church to respect its commitments regarding the use of French. The establishment of links with French-speaking churches on an international scale and the sharing of experience from secularized French-speaking environments will constitute important contributions for the whole of the Church.
For more information, see Covenant-LaTable-Bilingual or contact Rev. Darla Sloan, Responsable des ministères en français (interim)