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Synod Staff

Executive

Bishop Carla Blakley (x. 218)
cblakley@elcic.ca

Sara Whynot, Vice Chairperson
swhynot@elcic.ca

Chris Hulan, Secretary (x. 214)
chulan@elcic.ca

Fred Mertz, Treasurer (x. 224)
fmertz@elcic.ca

Assistants to the Bishop

Rev. Adam Snook (x. 216)
Communication, Mission, Lay Ministry, 2SLGBTQIA+, Congregational Support
asnook@elcic.ca

Rev. Christie Morrow-Wolfe (x. 212)
Call Process & Interim Ministry, Stewardship, Youth & Young Adult, Candidacy
cmorrow-wolfe@elcic.ca

Ministry Directors

Rafael Rodriguez, Public Policy and Service Ministries
rrodriguez@elcic.ca

Rev. Jennifer Hoover, Congregational Redevelopment
jhoover@elcic.ca

Staff

Rev. Douglas Reble, Part Time Contract Position, Call Process (x. 215)

dreble@elcic.ca

Liz Zehr, Administrative Assistant to the Bishop/Communications (x. 211)
ezehr@elcic.ca

Cindy Stubbs, Administrative Assistant/Communications (x. 213)
cstubbs@elcic.ca

Danielle Arsenault, Accounting Assistant (x. 217)
darsenault@elcic.ca

Archivist

Rev. Karen Kuhnert, Archivist

Ministry Area Deans

Rev. Bart Coleman, 
Niagara

Rev. Moses Prashad,
Seaway

TBD,
Huronia

Rev. David Tin,
Central Toronto

Rev. Kimber McNabb,
Atlantic

Rev. Thomas Mertz,
The Bay

Rev. Brad Mittleholtz,
Northern

Rev. Martin Malina,
Ottawa

Rev. Ronnie Smith,
GTA East

Rev. David Tin,
GTA West

Rev. Heike Toeller,
Grand River

Rev. Heather Spencer-Stoltz,
Georgian

Rev. David Malina,
Two Rivers

Rev. Sylvia Swiatoschik,
Thames

Rev. Tanya Varner,
Nith Valley

TBD,
Montreal

Rev. Bruce Thompson,
Ottawa Valley

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