Our staff provides support for our chaplains and campus ministers, and serves as a contact point for the Commission Members. The staff supports the numerous ministries around the state by assisting with finances, vision, programming, and more.
Our Chaplains and Campus Ministers are located at 27 different colleges and universities in Georgia, serving students and equipping them to be disciple-makers in their college years and beyond.
The Commission Members, from both the North and South Georgia Conferences, are a group of clergy and laity that exist to guide, support, and enable the higher education ministries of the United Methodist Church to spread the Gospel on their campuses.
our staff
Michael McCord
Executive Director
michael@umcommission.org
Lesley Baskette
Director of Administration
lesley@umcommission.org
Bob Beckwith
Campus Ministry Liaison
Evan DeYoung
Director of New Initiatives
Jonathan Duncan
Design Director
Jessica Smith
YCA Coordinator, Assistant to the Director of New Initiatives
Jonathan Smith
Campus Ministry Liaison
Nick Smith
Creative Director
Chaplains & Campus Ministers
Susan Beverly
Andrew College
Nicole Muns
Augusta State
Tonya Lawrence
Clark Atlanta University
Drew Thompson
Coastal Georgia College
Lisa Garvin
Emory University
Tate Welling
Georgia College & State University
Ryan Shostak
Georgia Gwinnett College
Jonathan Smith
Georgia Southern University
Johnny Updike
Georgia Southwestern University
Geoff Beakley
Georgia Tech
Evan DeYoung
Kennesaw State University
Adam Roberts
Lagrange College
Brandon Tolle
Mercer University
Lyn Pace
Oxford College
Luther Felder
Paine College
Jamie Hudgins
Reinhardt University
Bob Beckwith
University of Georgia
Nathan Dickens
University of North Georgia
& UNG Gainesville
Sam Dawkins
University of West Georgia
CJ Harp
Valdosta State University
Tyler Schwaller
Wesleyan College
Blair Tolbert
Young Harris College
Not Pictured: Edwin Turnipseed (Georgia State University)
COMMISSION MEMBERS
Maribel Acevedo-Valez
Member
South Georgia Conference
Suzanne Akins
Connectional Ministries Rep
South Georgia Conference
Larry Ashmore
Member
North Georgia Conference
Susanna Baxter
Member
North Georgia Conference
Carol Cook
Member
North Georgia Conference
J Michael Culbreth
Member
South Georgia Conference
Rebecca Duke-Barton
President
South Georgia Conference
Adrienne Gibson
Member
South Georgia Conference
Stuart Gulley
Chair, Higher Education Team
South Georgia Conference
Amy Norton King
Member
North Georgia Conference
Yvette Massey
Member
North Georgia Conference
Lynn Meadows-White
Member
South Georgia Conference
Dave Moody
Member
North Georgia Conference
Tonya Murphy
Member
North Georgia Conference
Chris Ramsey
Cabinet Representative
South Georgia Conference
Alice Rogers
Cabinet Representative
North Georgia Conference
Perry Roundtree
Vice President
North Georgia Conference
Beau Seagraves
Member
North Georgia Conference
Debbie Towson
Member
South Georgia Conference
Mark Westmoreland
Member
North Georgia Conference
David Wood
Chair, Campus Ministry Team
South Georgia Conference
Not pictured: Debra Jones