Lavon Williams - President
Lavon was born and raised in Volusia County Florida. He graduated from Deland Senior High School, Deland Fl., in 1982. Lavon is a veteran of the United States Army and received an honorable discharge in 1988. He went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Fl. Lavon graduated with a B.S. Degree in Professional Aeronautics in 1992. He was ordained as a Deacon in 1993 and serves as Chairman of the Health Ministry at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Eatonville Fl. Lavon has worked in emergency medicine for the past 15 years. He is also a CPR Instructor, Professional Firefighter and a Paramedic. Lavon has a true passion for serving GOD'S people through the Ministry of Health. Lavon can be reached at lwill64@gmail.com.
Jeff George - Treasurer
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Cathy Semyck - Secretary
Cathy is a former owner of a Winter Park home-health care business. She has a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Business Administration from Illinois State University and holds an Illinois Real Estate License. She is a member of the Health Ministry Team at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, she serves as a eucharistic minister to the home-bound and at Winter Park Hospital and is a volunteer for Vitas Hospice Care. Cathy, originally from Chicago, has lived in Florida since 2005. Cathy can be reached at csemyck@earthlink.net.
Betsy McKeeby - Director
Betsy has served as parish nurse at First United Methodist Church of Winter Park since November 2003. Her RN background has primarily included work in coronary care and cardiac rehabilitation with an emphasis on helping people achieve a healthy lifestyle after they have learned of a heart diagnosis. Growing up as a Methodist preacher’s kid in East Tennessee, she graduated with a bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She has additional coursework in adult education, clinical pastoral education and parish nursing and is certified in cardiac and vascular nursing by the ANCC. Betsy can be reached at betsym@fumcwp.org.
Gigi Erwin - Director
Gigi has been the Parish nurse at Winter Park Presbyterian Church since May 2011. She is a native Floridian, but moved to Dallas, Texas, after graduating from college. She received her Associate Degree in Science in Nursing from St. Petersburg Jr. College and in March 2011 completed the Parish Nurse Preparatory Training at Florida Hospital Parish Nurse Institute. Her 30 years of nursing experience include more than 10 years in Obstetrics, several years in Cardiology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and several years as a Hospice Nurse. She worked for five years at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies before accepting the call to be a Parish Nurse. She and her husband, Gary, moved to central Florida seven years ago to be closer to family. They have one grown daughter, Darcy, who lives with her husband and 5 year old son in Tallahassee, Florida. Gary and Gigi attend Real Life Christian Church in Clermont, where Gigi has been active in the children’s ministry.
Dr. Lawrence Cuthill - Director
Dr. Cuthill was born in Florence, Alabama. He has lived most of his life in the Southeast with the exception of a brief stint in California. After finishing high school in Orlando, Florida, he enrolled at the University of Florida where he majored in Psychology. Following graduation from the University of Florida in 1969, he immediately enrolled in Columbia Theological Seminary having heard the call of the Lord to the ministry during his senior year in college. During his three years at Columbia Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, he became involved in inner-city ministry in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon graduating with his master of Divinity in 1972, he accepted the call of the Georgia Avenue Presbyterian Church in inner-city Atlanta and served that church for six and a half years. Since then he has served churches in Daytona Beach, Florida; Bremen, Georgia; West Point, Georgia; Gulf Breeze, Florida. In 1980, he retuned to Columbia Theological Seminary where he received the Doctor of Ministry Degree in 1984. For the past 15 years, he has been the senior Pastor of Winter Park Presbyterian Church, Winter Park, Florida. He can be reached at larryc@winppc.org.
Michelle Hodge - Director
Michelle Covelli Hodge is a native of Maitland, Florida. She recently accepted the parish nurse position at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in August 2011. Michelle has earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Service with a Biology minor, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing with a focus in Healthcare Administration. Michelle's background experience as a Registered Nurse was concentrated in adult Medical/Surgical and Trauma ICU. She has held various positions at a Level one Trauma center in Charlotte, N.C. that included: staff nurse, preceptor, nurse manager and a faculty member at Carolinas College of Health Sciences. Michelle and her husband David returned to Florida in 2003 to raise their family and grow spiritually at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Michelle is looking forward to working in her new role and partnering with different congregations in an effort to raise awareness in one’s mind, body and spirit.
Rosemary George - Director
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