Meet Your Presbytery Staff
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Rev. Dr. Dan Williams
Presbytery Executive/Stated Clerk Before coming to Central Florida Presbytery from Shenandoah Presbytery, Dan served as Pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, Staunton, VA. He also served two Presbyterian churches in central Pennsylvania, and has served as the Stated Clerk for Huntingdon Presbytery and Shenandoah Presbytery. Dan received a Masters of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA. Dan lives in Lake Nona with his wife, Sharon, who is an administrator with Orange County Public Schools, and their two cocker spaniels, Sebastian and Sidney. They have two grown sons, Timothy (Bradenton, FL) and Jonathan (Richmond, VA). Email Dan |
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Dr. Cheryl Carson
Associate Executive Presbyter Cheryl has been on the CFP staff since 2011 where she serves as staff liaison to the Leadership Development Committee and Committee on Preparation for Ministry, oversees the presbytery's communications, and resources congregations and their members. Cheryl is also assisting with the ministries of the Church Transformation Committee. Cheryl is a Certified Christian Educator in the PC(USA). She has a Doctor of Educational Ministries degree from Columbia Theological Seminary and a Masters of Christian Education from Union-PSCE (now Union Presbyterian Seminary) in Richmond and a Masters of Mass Communication from the University of Florida. (Go Gators!) She and her husband, Bill, live in Merritt Island with their dog and three cats. Email Cheryl |
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Nina Wilson Jones
Finance Manager Nina Wilson Jones joined the presbytery staff in April 2018. She provides staff support to the Budget and Endowment Committees. Nina is an Orlando, Florida native and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the School of Business & Industry at Florida A&M University. Before coming to CFP, Nina led the fundraising and publicity initiatives for Open Door Mission, a faith and evidence based recovery and rehabilitation facility dedicated to transforming the lives of the most severely destitute, addicted, homeless and disabled men in the community. She previously held senior leadership roles at Bank of America, Texas Southern University, TSU Foundation, the Fountain of Praise Church, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston and a Brand Ambassador role at Saks Fifth Avenue. Nina has participated in foreign mission trips to Brazil and Tanzania. Email Nina |
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Christina Greenawalt
Administrative Assistant Christina joined the Presbytery staff in December of 2017. She is a longtime Presbyterian who felt the call to full-time ministry while in high school. Christina is currently under care of the CF Presbytery and is seeking her first ordained call. She is excited to see the inner workings of the presbytery and to get to know all the different churches and pastors within Central Florida. Christina is a Florida native who met her husband, Dale, at Disney while visiting with friends in college. They live out in Chuluota. Email Christina |
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Barbara Sayles
Hunger Action Advocate Barbara joined the staff of Central Florida Presbytery as interim Hunger Action Enable in October , 2010. A native Texan and former elementary school librarian, she moved with her family to Central Florida Presbytery form Lubbock, Texas in January, 1992. For the past 17 years she has served two churches in the Presbytery as Director of Christian Education/Youth Ministries and on Presbytery Council, Leadership Development and PATH. While serving as Educator at Winter Park and leading mission teams to South and Central America, she developed a passion for hunger ministry. This passion led to her current position as Florida Director for the Society of St. Andrew, a hunger relief/gleaning ministry where she has served for the past five years. Email Barbara |
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Meredith Hampton
Youth and Collegiate Ministries Coordinator Meredith is a member at Park Lake Presbyterian in Orlando where she is involved in youth ministry. A native of Florida, she grew up in Tallahassee and graduated from the Florida State University. During her time as a student Meredith attended First Presbyterian Church (Tallahassee) where she served as both an elder and a Middle School Youth Advisor. In 2009, she relocated to Central Florida to pursue K-12 teaching and taught for Seminole County Public Schools for several years. She is married to Brett, and they have a son, Tucker. They live in East Orlando and have two Great Pyrenees dogs, Achilles and Athena and enjoy being outdoors – especially if the outing includes kayaking or going to the beach. Meredith is the coordinator for the Presbytery Youth Council and organizes and leads the trip in January to the Montreat College Conference. Email Meredith |