 | Rev. Dr. Randy Stearns, District Superintendent
Randy was raised in Monroe and attended Faith UMC in Middletown. He has been in ministry since 1979 - Serving the 3 point Belfast Student Charge in the Wilmington District for four years
- Serving Associate of Youth at Grove City for two years
- Serving 18 years at Brice in Columbus South
- Serving 3 years as Springfield District Superintendent
- Serving 3.5 years as Ohio River Valley District Superintendent
His wife Melanie, an educator, is presently working at Armstrong Chapel UMC as their Christian Education/Spiritual Formation Director. They have 3 children. Will, their oldest, is a senior at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, Missy is a sophomore at The University of Cincinnati and Lyndsey is a junior at Loveland High School.
| | | |  | Rev. Jocelyn Roper, Assistant Superintendent
Jocelyn is the mother of five children and grandmother of three. She was born and raised in Springfield, OH . In her “spare” time she enjoys watching the History Channel, the Biography Channel and listening to National Public Radio. Before becoming the assistant to the D.S., she was the pastor at Mt. Healthy UMC for 5 years. Jocelyn is an author, teacher and consultant for many UM organizations. | | | |  | Nancy Newton, Office Administrator
Nancy is a Cincinnati native who has been married to her husband, Bill, for 25 years. They have two children; Scott, a junior at the University of Cincinnati and Abby, a sophomore at Ohio University. Nancy is a member of Anderson Hills UMC where she enjoys working with youth, serving as a lay member to annual conference, and volunteering for the Shalom Coalition of Habitat for Humanity. | | | |  | Cindi Dietrich, Finance Manager
Cindi is married to Gregg and they have one child, Jonathan, who is a sophomore at Anderson High Schooll. Cindi grew up in parsonages in the Cincinnati area and outside of Xenia. Cindi is a member at Cherry Grove United Methodist Church where the entire family is involved in a variety of ministries. Cindi serves as the lay member to annual conference and coordinates the children's ministries for the church. | | | |  | Rev. Kim Seiberling, Greenhouse Director
Kim was born in Seoul, Korea and raised in rural Central Pennsylvania. Eric, Kim's husband, is a client manager for a French-based lifecycle management software company. They have one daughter, Lindsey. In addition to Kim's district duties, she serves Elberon United Methodist church located in Price Hill. The Seiberling family resides with an obnoxious pug and one very fat cat. When not working, Kim might be found entertaining friends, scrapbooking, reading, at the theater or traveling to exotic locations. | |