PERSONNEL NOTES

The Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board has hired as contract staff Allison Snyder to be interim manager of the Brethren Historical Library and Archives in Elgin, Ill., beginning Oct. 10. Snyder will serve in this role while the process of identifying the next director of BHLA is under way. Snyder previously served two years as an intern with BHLA, both during the shutdowns caused by COVID-19, and to bridge the gap between the retirement of one director and the hiring of a new one.

The Southern Pennsylvania District of the Church of the Brethren called Georgia Markey to serve as interim district executive minister beginning Oct. 1. Markey served the district previously beginning in 1989 as the district’s administrative assistant, then as assistant to the district executive, and beginning in 1998 as the associate district executive. In October 2011 she was named acting district executive, a role she held until the end of 2013. She will serve in this intentional interim role at a half-time level for six months. During this time the board will continue engaging in a period of review and discernment of its vision and priorities as a district as well as implementing the search process for settled district leadership. Markey is a graduate of York College with an associate’s degree in business administration. She completed her ministry training through the Training in Ministry (TRIM) program and was ordained in 2002.

The Northern Ohio District has unanimously approved the hiring of Andrew Kauffman as interim camp executive director for Inspiration Hills. Andrew will begin serving in this calling on Dec. 1. This will provide four weeks of overlap with current director Shannon Kahler before she retires at the end of December to provide for a smooth transition. Kauffman brings administrative and relational gifts to this ministry as well as a passion for Christian camping. He previously worked at Camp Mack for multiple years both as an employee and as a volunteer. He moved to Arizona in 2008 to teach, also serving as technology coordinator and dean of students before becoming principal and then superintendent of the school system. This is a 2-year interim position with the potential to continue as the financial situation of the camp stabilizes.