Leadership
Vision & Leadership Through Service
2026 Board of Directors
Leah Barton
Jeffrey T. Bates, MD
Martha Brown
Nancy Davis
Carol DuBose
Rachel Gummatirra, Vice Chair
Victor Harris, Treasurer
Patricia Hunt Holmes, PhD, JD
Christy Jennings, Secretary
Susan Lawhon Padon
Mike Pelton, Chair
Cathy Stubbs
David Swift
Ken Theis
Tracey Brown, President & CEO
2026 Member Churches
Bellaire United Methodist
Chapelwood United Methodist
Christ Church Cathedral
Church of the Holy Apostles
The Fellowship
First Presbyterian
Grace Fellowship
Grand Lakes Presbyterian
Katy’s First United Methodist
Kingsland Baptist
Memorial Drive Presbyterian
Resurrection Methodist
River Oaks Baptist
South Main Baptist
St. Anne Catholic
St. John the Divine
St. Luke’s United Methodist
St. Martin’s Episcopal
St. Paul’s United Methodist
St. Peter’s United Methodist
St. Philip Presbyterian
St. Stephen’s Episcopal
West U United Methodist
Wheeler Avenue Baptist
2026 Advisory Council
Diane Bazelides
Deb Burks, PhD
Tom Callahan
Chuck Carlberg
Charlie Chaffin
F.B. (Tres) Cochran III
Karen Comiskey
Bill Cunningham
Heidi Davis
Julie de la Torre
Richard Elbein
Lisa Swalm Franz
Greg Funderburk
Ron Girotto
Cynthia Guill
Corinna Keenmon, MD
Christopher L. Knapp
Janet McNulty
Rahul Mehta
The Rev. Martus Miley
Kathy Munger
Aanand Naik, MD
Joan O’Leary
Precious Owodunni
The Rev. Dr. Tom Pace
Carol Ann Paddock
The Rev. Dr. Dave Peterson
Liz Rigney
Phillip Robinson
Gustavo Roman, MD, DrHC
Paul E. Schulz, MD
Julie Schwarz, LCSW
Sarah Selleck, MD
Debbie Sharp
The Rev. Dr. Tommy Thompson
D.C. Toedt III
The Rev. Dr. Steve Wells
Beth Wiggins
Don Woo
The Rev. Dr. John Wurster
Melissa M. Yu, MD, FAAN
Holly Carlson Zhao, PhD, LPC
2026 Central Council of Congregations
Natalie Lamont & Pamela Young
Bellaire United Methodist
Susan Bolling & The Rev. Rachel Sciretti
Chapelwood United Methodist
Claire Soard
Christ Church Cathedral
Carrie Sadler & The Rev. Jeanmarie Tade
First Presbyterian
Beverly Fluke &
Julie Hempel
Memorial Drive Presbyterian
To Be Named
River Oaks Baptist
Sally Ann Windle
South Main Baptist
Peggy Dwyer
St. Anne Catholic
Susan Davis & Garvin Stryker
The Church of St. John the Divine
Elizabeth Boudreaux & Larry Bryan
St. Luke’s United Methodist
Kathy Johnson, Chair
St. Martin’s Episcopal
Lynn Kelly
St. Paul’s United Methodist
Skip Britton & Carla Burns
St. Philip Presbyterian
Casey Dué Hackney
St. Stephen’s Episcopal
Bert Campbell & Jane Dudek
West U United Methodist
Deborah Davis & Renee Mack
Wheeler Avenue Baptist
2026 West Council of Congregations
Gaye Bautista
Church of the Holy Apostles
Nancy Lombard
Epiphany of the Lord Catholic
Janet Micklos
The Fellowship
Stephen Hines
First Baptist Katy
Keri Bonner, Chair
Grace Fellowship
Carol Greene & Georgeanne R. Moore
Grand Lakes Presbyterian
Liz Dollins
Katy Community Fellowship
Carol Minze
Katy First United Methodist
Bob Binkowski
Kingsland Baptist
Kelli Pappas
Resurrection Methodist
The Rev. Dean Ayers
Second Baptist West
Margaret Dubois Laney
St. Faustina Catholic
The Rev. Mary Wilson
St. Paul’s Episcopal
To Be Named
St. Peter’s United Methodist