United Methodist Church of Sun City & Youngtown, Arizona

First UMC Staff & Personnel

	Senior Pastor - Roland Brammeier Lakeview UMC has truly been blessed by the Lord with our senior pastor. Roland is an enthusiastic, committed servant of the Lord. He is a graduate of Iliff School of Theology. Roland has served churches in Arizona, Nebraska and California and is involved in a host of social service agencies.
	Don Bommarito, Director of Church Growth, is pleased to be a part of Lakeview UMC. He has a great compassion for ministry and serving God. Don graduated from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and has served churches in Indiana, Illinois, California and Arizona.
	Ross Parrott, Associate Pastor, is serving as Care Coordinator and has a Masters degree in social work and a Masters degree from Southwestern Seminary. Ross is a native of Ada, Oklahoma, moved to Phoenix in 1978 and joined the LUM staff in February 1999. He enjoys helping people and working with volunteers. Ross is married to Kim and has three children and two grandchildren.
	Rev. Robert L. Staup, Retired Pastor, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania at Edinboro with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. He did his graduate work at Wesley Theological Seminary on the campus of the American University in Washington, D.C. receiving a Bachelor of Sacred Theology and a Master of Divinity. He just celebrated 50 years in ministry having served churches in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Arizona and California.
	James F. Thomas, retired pastor serving in areas of Christian Education, Hospital Visitation and Communions to Retirement Centers is a native of Indiana, graduate of north Central College and Evangelical Theological Seminary in Naperville, IL., and Oberlin Graduate School of Theology, Oberlin, OH. He has served churches for 50 years in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Arizona. James and Joyce (a Diaconal Minister in the United Methodist Church) share their ministries in joyful celebration of God's call to service.
	Noni Porter, is a retired Pastor now serving part-time. A native of New York, she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Behavioral Science at the State University of New York at Utica and a Masters of Divinity at Colgate-Rochester Divinity School in Rochester, New York. Noni has always enjoyed music and that love guided her feet to Lakeview UMC Choir and to discovering a new place to continue her love of caring for people. She will be involved with those in Hospice and Care Centers mainly.
	Neil Leftwich-Stewardship & Spiritual Formation. Neil served 14 years in the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference. For the past three years he has served Sunrise UMC in the Desert SW Annual Conference. He enjoys serving on the Emmaus Walk Teams as well as the Chayah Walk Teams.
	Thomas Ondra- Visitation & Pastoral Care. Tom attended seminary in Western Michigan. His first parish (Reformed Church of America) was New Prospect Church of Pine Bush in New York. He also served in Schenectady, New York. He feels his calling is to the people of the congregation in their homes and in hospitals and nursing facilities of Sun City and Youngtown.
	Don Watson- Organist and Choir Director. Oneida, NY was home for my first 19 years. Started on the Piano at age 7 and the organ at age 13. It was interesting practicing on the church pipe organ in the winter time while all bundled up in winter clothes! For 2 years was an organ major at Syracuse University then moved west. Have served churches as organist and/or director in Colorado, Nebraska , South Dakota and, since September of 1972, FUMC in Sun City . Have taken advantage of clinics for organists and directors at various places over the years and have enjoyed all aspects of church music. Working with choir members and church staffs has been a very enjoyable and enriching part of my life.
	Debbie Wood- Office Manager- Debbie has been with First Church since June 2006. A native Coloradoan, she came to Arizona after spending 10 years in Memphis working for the 2nd largest church in the state of Tennessee and one of the fastest growing churches in the nation. She hopes she will be able to help First Church with her experience in church growth. She and her husband both have family here in Sun City which is why they chose Phoenix for relocation. She has 2 daughters, one in Naples, Florida & one in Montrose, Colorado. She also has a step-son in Memphis & a step-daughter in Houston. Debbie loves to travel and spend lots of time with friends & family.
	Fran Nine- Financial Secretary - Fran began working at FUMC in February 2003. She moved to Arizona from Ohio where she worked as Financial Secretary for 22 years at First United Methodist Church in the East Ohio Conference. Fran has a daughter and 3 grandchildren in Ohio and a son and daughter-in-law in Albuquerque. She loves to visit them as often as she can. In her spare time she enjoys bike riding and doing Sudoku puzzles.
	Bob MacLeod- Custodian- Bob was born and raised in Boston , Mass. He married and had 5 children. Bob worked as a Pattern maker and a carpenter for General Dynamics Shipbuilding. They moved to Santee , California in 1979 and he worked as a carpenter at National Steel & Ship Building until he retired. His wife passed away in 1987. He was alone until he met Jean. They were married on February 14, 1993. She had 4 children from her first marriage, so between them, they have 9 children, 11 grandchildren & 11 great grandchildren. They moved to Arizona in 2001 and he began his job at FUMC in July of 2004. Bob says he thoroughly enjoys his job here. He likes working for a great group of Christian people and he says he feels blessed to be a member of this church.