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Your Board of Pensions Trustees & Staff Members |
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TRUSTEES |
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Merv
Bennett, Chairman |
Wayne R.
Bollenbacher |
Ronald J.
Fowler, Vice Chairman |
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Jerry
C. Grubbs |
Jean
Hartley |
Grant A.
Horner |
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Miki
Merritt |
Stephen E.
Southards |
Gordon R.
Steinke |
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John
R. Zerkle Legal Counsel for Batesville Casket Co. Batesville, IN |
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STAFF |
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| Catherine Allison - Catherine has served the Board since 1976, when she began working for the Board while completing her degree at Anderson University. She serves with responsibilities for the major bookkeeping and accounting functions for the Board of Pensions. Catherine and husband, Brian, reside in Anderson. Their youngest daughter, Ashlan, is a student at Olivet Nazarene University. Their daughter, Candice, is a registered nurse in Seattle, WA, and their daughter, Evonne, is a loan counselor in Indianapolis. |
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Rev. James L. Brown, Sr. - James accepted an assignment with the Board of Pensions in a major effort to reach underserved constituencies of the Church of God. He is a retired officer with the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, Georgia, and is currently senior pastor of the Cove Road Church of God in LaFayette, Georgia. As a former Trustee for the Board, he understands the needs of ministers, missionaries, and lay-workers to have a well-constructed compensation package that includes contributions to the Retirement Plan. James and his wife, Charel, live in Decatur, GA. |
| Judi Hall - Judi serves the Board in a capacity that covers many accounting functions. As the Board has grown by assets and number of members, Judi's contributions in helping to manage higher volume levels have been invaluable. Her career has included long-term service to the church through Warner Press. Judi and husband, Rick, reside in Anderson with their son, Connor. Their daughter, Kaedra, is a student at Indiana Wesleyan University. |  |
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Doug Hamlin - Doug serves the Board with responsibilities for the financial systems of the Pension Plan. He directs the Pension Board staff and gives oversight to all accounting functions. Doug has served the Board since 1975. Doug is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University and has completed significant and varied continued education in the fields of accounting and pension administration. He and his wife, Dot, have one son, Jonathan, currently in law school. |
| Diana Hedge - Diana has served the Board since 1980 and currently carries responsibility for information management and annuitant services. Additionally, Diana is editor for Pension Pals newsletter which is mailed to over 1200 pensioners. She is also the editor of this website and does the layout and production of Pension Points newsletter and other brochures, books, and mailings distributed to participants. Diana lives in rural Anderson, and her daughter, Jenna, is a student at Anderson University. |  |
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Jeff Jenness - Jeff has served the Board of Pensions as President since 1993. He came to the Board after a career in the banking field. His responsibilities include direct contact with the church through speaking and providing conferences and seminars to assist Church of God employees with finances and retirement planning. He is charged with oversight of the Retirement Plan and its strategic initiatives, programmatic planning, and accountability of Board functions to the Trustees and to the General Assembly through the Ministries Council. Jeff and wife, Debbie, reside in Noblesville with their son, Jared. Their daughter, Claire, is an Anderson University graduate, and their son, Austin, is a graduate of Colorado Christian University. |
| Jim O'Bold - Jim serves the Board of Pensions as the Director of Financial Planning and Development. He recently joined the staff and is dedicated to providing both retirement and financial planning help and solutions to our members. Prior to his Board position, he was in the banking field. Jim is currently one year into his pursuit of ordination and serves as lay executive pastor at Westlake Community Church of God. Jim and wife, Felisia, reside in Indianapolis with their son, Brent, who attends Plainfield High School. His middle son, Paul, is a student at Anderson University, and his oldest son, Kevin, is married to Katie and is attending the residential MBA program at Anderson University. |  |
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