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About the Commission
Contact Wesley M. "Pat" Pattillo,
Senior Program Director for Justice, Advocacy and Communication
National Council of Churches USA
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 880
New York, NY 10015
Phone: 212-870-2048
Fax: 212-870-2030
Email: wpattillo@ncccusa.org

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The NCC Communication Commission is made up of professional communicators in a wide variety of Christian faith groups across North America. These include Protestant and Orthodox member denominations of the NCC, and a number of non-member bodies as well. Generally, persons active in the Commission are employed at the national level.  Here's a list of those who participate in our work:
 

African Methodist Episcopal Church
500 8th Avenue South, Nashville, TN  37203
Arnetta L. Reaves, Director, Ohio Headstart (216-791-2368)
Calvin H. Sydnor III, Editor, The Christian Recorder (757-850-5554)

African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church,
P.O.Box 26770, Charlotte, NC 28221
George McKain, Director of Public Affairs (704-599-4630)
Mike Lisby, Director of Communication (704-599-4630, ext.318)

Alliance of Baptists
1328 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 
Mary Andreolli, Minister for Outreach and Communications (202-745-7609)

American Baptist Churches USA,
P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851
Leo Thorne, Assoc. Gen. Secty for Mission Resource Development (610-768-2455)
Susan Gottshall, Assoc. Exec. Dir., Communications, National Ministries (610-768-2470)
Bridget Holmstrom, Web Manager/Communications Specialist (610-768-2159)
David Chandler, Managing Editor for National Ministries  (610-768-2400)

Anglican Church of Canada,
80 Hayden Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 3G2
Vianney "Sam" Carriere, Director of Communication  (416-924-9199 ext.306)
Lisa Barry, Senior Producer, Anglican Video  (416-924-9199, ext.295)
Brian Bukowski, Web Manager (416-924-9199 ext 340)
Kristin Jenkins, Editor, Anglican Journal  (416-924-9199, ext.307)
Keith Nunn, Website Manager (416-924-9199, ext.340)

Armenian Church of America (Eastern),
630 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Karine Abalyan, Public Relations Coordinator (212-686-0710, ext 160)
Artur Petrosyan, Stewardship and Development Officer (212-686-0710)
Christopher H. Zakian, Communications Director (212-686-0710)

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
130 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Wanda Bryant-Wills, Exec. Director, Communication Ministries (317-713-2496)
Angela Herrmann, Director of Web Site Development, Home Missions (317-713-2683)
Christopher Higgins, Director of Digital Media (317-713-2496)
Suzanne McKay, Administrative Assistant (317-713-2942)

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church,  
4466 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Suite 222, Memphis, TN 38116
Kenneth E. Jones, Editor, The Christian Index  (205-929-1410 / 901-345-4120)

Christian Reformed Church,
PO Box 5070 STN LCD I, Burlington L7R 3Y8, ON  and
2850 Kalamazoo Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560
Henry Hess, Communication Director  (905-336-2920)
Tim Postuma, Electronic Communications Manager

Church of the Brethren,
1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120
Wendy McFadden, Executive Director and Publisher, Brethren Press  (847-742-5100)
Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, Director of News Services (847-742-5100)
Becky Ullom, Director of Identity and Relationships (847-742-5100)
Walt Wiltschek, Editor, The Messenger  (847-742-5100)
Nevin Dulabaum, Director of Communications, Brethen Benefit Trust  (847-695-2022)

Church World Service,
475 Riverside Drive, 7th floor, New York, NY 10115
Ann Walle, Director of Marketing and Communications (212-870-2654)
Lesley Crosson, Media Relations Officer (212-870-2676)
Rolanda Hughes, Dir.of Program Interpretation and Resource Creation (574-264-3102)

Coptic Orthodox Church in North America,  
5 Woodstone Dr, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009
Rev. Fr. Bishop Kamal  (973-857-0078)

The Episcopal Church,
815 Second Ave., New York, NY 10017
Anne Rudig, Director of Communication (212-922-5385)
Chris Clement, Web Content Specialist (212-716-6295)
Michael F. Collins, Director of Multimedia Production (212-716-6016)
Bernice David, Operations Manager, Episcopal Life Media (212-716-6059)
Matthew Davies, Editor & International Correspondent - London (+44 208 739 0921)
Solange DeSantis, Editor, Episcopal Life Media (212-716-6082)
Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer (212-716-6080)
Wade Hampton, Art Director / Lead Designer (212-716-6016)
Daphne Mack, Communication Specialist (212-922-5384)
Barry Merer, Web Producer (212-716-6107)
Larry Moore, General Manager, Episcopal Life Media, Ambler PA (800-330-0757)
Pat McCaughan, Correspondent
Mary Frances Schjonberg, National Correspondent (212-716-6314)

Episcopal Media Center / Alliance for Christian Media
644 West Peachtree St., Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30308-1925
Louis C. (Skip) Schueddig, President and Executive Director (404-815-0640)
Nanette S. Ross, Marketing and Communications Director (404-815-0640)
Peter Wallace, Host and Producer, Day 1/The Protestant Hour (404-815-9110)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,
8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631
Kristi Bangert, Executive Director, Communication Services (773-380-2960)
Barbara Andrews, Associate Director for Marketing (773-380-2439)
John Brooks,  Director for News and Media Production  (773-380-2958)
Karen Dersnah, Web Developer  (773-380-2973)
Paul Edison-Swift,  Director, Interactive Media Networks  (773-380-2946)
Scott Hendrickson, Director, Marketing, Public Relations, Creative Services (773-380-2673)
Kristin Koskinen, ELCA Web Manager  (773-380-5075)
Ava Odom Martin,  Director, Public Media  (773-380-2941)
Len Mason, Web Developer, Youth/Family/Young Adult  (773-380-2961)
David Scott, Web Developer (773-380-2474)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada,
302-393 Portage Ave., Winnipeg Manitoba R3B 3H6 Canada
Trina Gallop, Manager of Communications (204-984-9150)
Kristen Guy, Graphic Designer (204-984-9170)
Ida Reichardt Backman, Editor, Canada Lutheran (204-984-9171)

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
8 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021
Marissa Costidis, Communications Coordinator (212-774-0244 )
and Managing Director, GOTelecom (212-570-3588 )
Bill Flegas, Assistant Director, Internet Ministries, Brookline, MA (617-850-1350) 
Nicholas J. Furris, Senior Producer/Director (212-570-3588 )
Jim Golding, Editor, Orthodox Observer (212-570-3555)
Theo Nicolakis, Director, Internet Ministries, Brookline, MA (617-850-1350)
Jamil Samara, Webmaster, Brookline, MA (617-850-1350) 
Nikki Stephanopoulos, Emeritus Director, News/Public Relations, 339 E. 72nd St. #11E, New York, NY 10021 (646-371-9583)

Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod,
1333 S Kirkwood Road, St. Louis, MO 63122
David Strand, Executive Director, Board for Communication Services (314-996-1200)
Vicki Biggs Director, Public Affairs & Media Relations (314-996-1236)
Becky Cummings, Manager, Internet Affairs (314-996-1211)
Kathryn Gritts, Coordinator, Board for Communication Services & Dir/Treas., Lutheran Film Associates;(314-996-1214)

Mar Thoma Church,
2320 S Merrick Ave., Merrick, NY 11566
Roy Abraham Thomas, Vicar-Pastor, Queens Village, NY (718-465-2358)

Mennonite Media,
1251 Virginia Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Burton Buller, Director of Mennonite Media (540-574-4871)
Melodie Davis, Writer/producer (540-574-4874 )
Wayne Gehman, Media Producer (540-574-4875)
Sheri Hartzler, Media Production Associate (540-574-4877)
Lois Hertzler, Marketing Coordinator (540-434-2026)
Nekeisha Alexis-Baker, Mennonite Mission Network 

Moravian Church in North America,
Interprovincial Board of Communication, PO Box 1245, Bethlehem, PA 18016
Deanna Hollenbach, Director of Communication  (610-867-0593)

Orthodox Church in America
P.P.O. Box 675, Syosset, NY 11791-0675
The Rev. Andrew Jarmus, Director of Ministries and Communications (516-922-0550)
Deborah Belonick, Advancement Information Officer, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (914-961-8313 ext 363)