Officers
      Jocelyn Watkins, Moderator     Peoria First     2026     
      Sharon Rice, Moderator-Elect     York Center     2027     
      Carol Kussart, Clerk     Cerro Gordo     2027 (1)     

Program and Arrangements
     (3 year term, 2 term tenure)               
      Jane Bicksler     Freeport     2026 (2)     
      Cheryl Spence     Peoria First     2027 (1)     
      Chris Douglas     Highland Avenue     2028 (2)     
      Jocelyn Watkins, Moderator     Peoria First     2026     
      Sharon Rice, Moderator-Elect     York Center     2027     
      Carol Kussart, Clerk     Cerro Gordo     2027 (1)     
      Walt Wiltschek, District Executive Minister     York Center          

Gifts Discernment and Call Committee
     (3 year term, 1 term tenure)               
      Elvira Lawdenski     Naperville     2026     
      Harold Rose     Canton     2026     
      Joyce Cassel     Chicago First     2027     
      Laura Lipscomb     Springfield First     2027     
      Bob Hamlin     Neighborhood     2028     
      Jan Dietrich     Mount Morris     2028     
      Jocelyn Watkins, Moderator     Peoria First     2026     
      Sharon Rice, Moderator-Elect     York Center     2027     
      Carol Kussart, Clerk     Cerro Gordo     2027 (1)     
      Walt Wiltschek, District Executive Minister     York Center          

Training In Ministry (TRIM)
      Mary Jessup, Coordinator     Springfield          

Annual Conference Standing Committee Delegate
      Kevin Kessler     Canton     2028     

Disaster Response Team
     Website: www.brethren.org/bdm               
      Rick Koch, Coordinator     Milledgeville/Dutchtown          
     Vacant, LT Liaison               

District Potluck Experience Team
     (4 year term, 1 term tenure)               
      Christy Waltersdorff     York Center     2027     
      Pam Boughton     Yellow Creel     2027     
     TBD          2029     
     TBD          2029     
      Dawn Blackman, LT Liaison     Champaign          

Ethics Team
     (3 year term, 2 term tenure)               
      Joyce Person     Dixon     2026 (2)     
      Willard Dulabaum     Highland Avenue     2027 (2)     
      Christine Knotts     Peoria First     2028 (1)     
      Scott Douglas, LT Liaison     Highland Avenue          

Ministerial Leadership Development Team
     (5 year term, 1 term tenure)               
      Marty Creager, Chair     York Center     2027     
      Patty Crumley, Vice Chair     Polo     2028     
      Ellis Boughton     Yellow Creek     2026     
      Christina Singh     Freeport     2029     
      Vicki Matheny     Peoria First     2030     
      Ed Carper, LT Liaison     Canton          

Property and Asset Management Team
     (3 year term, 2 term tenure)               
      Kevin Kessler, Chair     Canton     2026 (1)     
      Kathy Williams     Yellow Creek     2027 (1)     
      Neil Brinkmeier     Dixon     2028 (2)     
      Anna Lee Hisey-Pierson, LT Liaison               

Shalom Team
     (3 year term, 2 term tenure, appt by LT)               
      Jay Wittmeyer     Highland Avenue     2026 (1)     
      Terry Link     Springfield     2027 (2)     
      Anna Lee Hisey-Pierson     York Center     2028 (2)     
      Jeff Davidson, LT Liaison     Polo          

Church Revitalizaton and Development Team
     (3 year term, 2 term tenure)               
      Bill Williams     Yellow Creek     2026 (2)     
      Heidi Gross     Chicago First     2026 (1)     
      Janis Spengler     Freeport     2027 (2)     
      Purvi Satvedi     Neighborhood     2027 (1)     
      Michael Cole     Dixon     2028 (1)     
      Phyllis Batterton     Woodland     2028 (1)     
      Janet Ikens, LT Liaison     Dixon          

Senior High Youth Advisors
     TBA               
      Scott Douglas, LT Liaison     Highland Avenue          

Senior High Youth Cabinet
     TBA               
(1), (2) Denotes 1st or 2nd term.
last updated: 11/11/2025