National Committee
Task Forces and Standing Committees as of May 18, 2013
SDOP Committee Structure
Chairpersons on the Committee for the Self Development of People. Photo by SDOP.
The mission of Self-Development of People is carried out by the National and certified Presbytery and Synod Self-Development of People Committees. The composition of these committees follow the guidelines set by the 182nd (1970) and 199th (1987) General Assemblies. The National Committee is composed of 31 members, elected by the General Assembly. Presbytery and Synod Self-Development committees are composed of at least five members, authorized or elected by their governing bodies. The majority of the members of Self-Development Committees must represent racial/ethnic minority groups, and the majority of the members must be from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Consider being nominated to volunteer as a SDOP National Committee member. The 31-person national committee helps to tell the SDOP “story” regularly. For more information contact Cynthia White or download a brochure.
Joseph L. Johnson, National Committee Chairperson
Selma Jackson, National Committee Vice Chairperson
Community Relations
Carline Seide Murphy, Chairperson
Jonas Georges
Cynthia Hayes
Bernadette Hightower-Hughes
Johnetta Marshall
Reginald Ragland
Rebecca Reyes
Churchwide Relations
Cathryn Surgenor, Chairperson
John Etheredge
T. Ewen Holmes
Dianne Kareha
Lawrence Low
Johnnie Monroe
Sarah Jane Moore
Joe Nelson
Steering Committee
Joseph L. Johnson, Chairperson
Michael Fagans
Oscar Heyward
Selma Jackson
Lisa Leverette
Johnnie Monroe
Carline Seide Murphy
Cathryn Surgenor
Finance Committee
Oscar Heyward, Chairperson
Michael Fagans
Joseph L. Johnson
Reginald Ragland
Visioning and Strategy II
Paul Rader, Chairperson
Cynthia Hayes
Oscar Heyward
Selma Jackson
Joseph L. Johnson
Sarah Jane Moore
Midwest
T. Ewen Holmes, Chairperson
Bernadette Hightower-Hughes
Lisa Leverette
Sarah Jane Moore
Northeast
Johnnie Monroe , Chairperson
Oscar Heyward
Selma Jackson
Dianne Kareha
Carline Seide Murphy
Cathryn Surgenor
South
Joseph L. Johnson, Chairperson
John Etheredge
Jonas Georges
Cynthia Hayes
Johnetta Marshall
Rebecca Reyes
West
Michael Fagans, Chairperson
Susan Freed-Held
Laura Krauss
Lawrence Low
Joe Nelson
Reginald Ragland
Lori Winblood
International
Lisa Leverette, Chairperson
Michael Fagans
Selma Jackson
Carolyn AsheSelma JacksoLisa Leverette
Personnel
Selma Jackson, Chairperson
Susan Freed-Held
