Council, Boards & Committees
Council Executives
2023
Moderator Doug Roof
I was born and raised in Ohio where I met Karen in high school and where we were married, over 50 years ago. My formal education includes an electrical engineering degree and a masters in business administration.
Because I went to work for a large American company right out of college, we moved around a bit. Our first spot after we both finished college was Nashville, TN; then Roanoke, VA; then Monroe, LA; then Dallas, TX; then Pleasanton, CA; then back to Roanoke, then to Simsbury, CT, then Wilmington, DE. We managed to raise three children along the way and, when two of them landed in Hood River, we relocated here (in 2016).
My parents introduced me and my two siblings to church at a young age. We became members of and grew up in a Church of the Brethren. Karen was often in a Methodist Church on Sundays and, after our marriage and while we were moving around, we occasionally attended Methodist Churches. When we landed in Delaware, we stayed for almost thee decades, and we were active members of a progressive Methodist Church during that period.
Upon arriving in Hood River, we visited four different churches and decided that Riverside Community Church suited us best. This church truly welcomes all, and the congregation puts into action the teaching that we are to love our neighbors. Riverside is a member of the United Church of Christ denomination, and one of our tenets holds that “God is still speaking…” We believe it. And we do our best to listen.
– Doug Roof
Moderator Elect – Position Currently Open
Secretary Kathy Watson
Treasurer Matt Rankin
BOARDS
DIACONATE
Alison Betzing*
Bill Light
Betty Shalhope
Sandy Spellecy
Donna McCoy
*denotes Board Chair
COUNCIL
Doug Roof
Kathy Watson
Matt Rankin
Judie Holt-Mohar
Stu Watson
Nancy Johanson Paul
Joan Ewing
Yvonne Arbogast
Zac Lytle
Pastor Vicky
Katie Cook (ex officio)
CHRISTIAN NURTURE
Ann Becker*
Liz Barteld
James Holloway
Karen Jones
Steve Chance
Eric Bingener
JUSTICE & WITNESS
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Ann Harris*
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- John Boonstra
- Jen Hackett
- Heather Nielsen
- Michelina Roth
- Heather Lytle
- Jeannie Chance
MUSIC & ARTS
Anna Diem
Karen Harding
Charissa Callison
Beth Hartwell
Sharon Scott
Barb Dworschak
*denotes Board Chair
FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT
- Dave Roth*
- Tom Rietmann
- Bill Light
- Stu Watson
- Melissa Tokstad
- Michael McElwee
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Tom Hackett
COMMITTEES
PASTORAL RELATIONS
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Tim Foley
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Evelyn Charity
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Michael McElwee
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Kathy Watson
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Yvonne Arbogast
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Molly Fauth
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Stu Watson
Kathryn Murray
Pastor Vicky Stifter
BUILDING & MAINTENANCE
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Gary Rains
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Joe Smith
- Kathryn Murray
- Leonard Wood
- Kevin Tokstad
- Eric Bingener
- Mark Callison
- Steve Chance
- Donna McCoy
- David Skakel
- Zac Lytle
Tom Rietmann
FINANCIAL SECRETARIES
Judy Schock
Joyce Jennings
Tim Foley
Kim Vogel
Molly Fauth
If you want to reach any of these fine people, you can get contact information in the church directory, available here on the web site with a password, or by calling the church office at 541-386-1412.
KITCHEN TEAM
- Kathy Watson
- Pastor Vicky
- James Holloway
- Beth Hartwell
- Mary Ellen Holmes
- Joe Smith
- Ann Lemeka
- Kathryn Murray