Board Members

The publishing and distribution ministries known as Cokesbury and Abingdon Press operate under the direction of the 24-member Board of The United Methodist Publishing House.

Officers

Thomas Salsgiver

Chair

Sara Nelson

Vice Chair

Lindsay Drake

Secretary

Elected by the Council of Bishops

William McAlilly

New Albany, MS

Rodolfo Juan

Davao, Philippines

Elected by the North Central Jurisdiction

Lindsay Drake

Ames, IA

Sara Nelson

Sioux Falls, SD

Sydney Pappas

Springfield, IL

Elected by the Northeastern Jurisdiction

Thomas Salsgiver

Mechanicsburg, PA

Lenora Thompson

Bala Cynwyd, PA

Elected by the South Central Jurisdiction

Ellen Alston

Conway, LA

Randy Biggerstaff

Wright City, MO

Benjamin Van Fleet

Abilene, TX

Elected by the Southeastern Jurisdiction

Erin  Beasley

Mt. Juliet, TN

James Salley

Nashville, TN

Anne Travis

Knoxville, TN

Michael Watts

Shelbyville, KY

Laura Wittman

Rocky Mount, NC

Elected by the Western Jurisdiction

Larry Hugh, Jr.

Pasadena, CA

Elected by the Central Conferences

Ulrich Frei

Zurich, Switzerland

John Yambasu, Jr.

Covington, GA

Elected by the Board

Robert Amundsen

Thousandsticks, KY

David Braddon

Johns Island, SC

Sara Cobb

Carmel, IN

Dale Cohen

Florence, AL

Rosedanny Ortiz

Forney, TX