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	Marilyn Beecher Church & Community Worker The Rev. Marilyn Beecher is a missionary with the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church assigned to our Healthy Church Initative (HCI) Team. Prior to this assignment, Marilyn served as a Church and Community Worker in Miami working with three Haitian congregations to develop new outreach and evangelism ministries. Marilyn’s other mission and ministry experiences include a tenure in Bulgaria from 1993-97 as the first United Methodist Missionary to serve after the fall of the communist government in that country; work team coordinator for the Miami District Disaster Response after Hurricane Andrew; nine years as the United Methodist Campus Minister at Florida International University in Miami; Director of Christian Education at Lakeside United Methodist Church in Lake Worth, FL; and Park Minister in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Marilyn has a BA degree in humanities from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL, and an MA degree in Christian Education from Scarritt College in Nashville, TN.
	Mayuris Pimentel Regional Attorney - Florida JFON (Justice for Our Neighbors) When Mayuris started law school, she said she would never work in immigration law. She graduated and began serving as an attorney with Legal Aid. In the meantime, her local church, in a poor neighborhood of Camden, New Jersey, kept telling her they wanted to start an immigration ministry and they needed her. Asking questions about faith and the witness of the Church in the world, she was surprised when God called her to attend Wesley Seminary in Washington, DC graduating May 2008 with a Master of Divinity Degree. Mayuris has now answered the call to work as the Regional Attorney with Florida JFON. JFON is a ministry of the United Methodist Committee on Relief and the Conference Refugee Committee that offers free immigration legal services to immigrants. Serving with JFON is a joy for Mayuris because it is faith based. Working with local churches to provide this ministry is important to her. She loves seeing lives changed when she is able to help clients and seeing volunteers put their faith into action.
	Pamela Price Administrative Assistant / Bookkeeping Pam began her ministry with the District in November 2005 handling all of the District’s financial activities and assisting with administrative tasks as necessary. She is a native Floridian (born in Jacksonville) and long-time resident of Central Florida having lived 20 years in Tampa and 25 years in Orlando. Pam has a BS in Accounting from Florida Metropolitan University in Orlando, FL and more than 14 years of banking experience. Pam attends Delanny Street Baptist Church and enjoys spending her weekends with her daughter and two grandsons.
	Kim Shockley Congregational Transformation Coordinator ( Healthy Church Consultant/NCD/ReFocusing) KimAnn Shockley is a Certified Christian Educator with the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church. Before moving to Florida in 2005, Kim served as the Media Resource Director for the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference and as a consultant for WPA’s Operation Sunday School. Kim’s special areas of ministry include Natural Church Development and ReFocusing training. She has led many training workshops for Sunday school teachers and church leaders with an emphasis on disciple-making. She holds a BA from West Virginia Wesleyan College and a MA in Christian Education from Ashland Theological Seminary. Kim is married to the Rev. Gary Shockley and they are raising two teenage sons.
	Michelle Zink-Colan Communications Specialist Michelle is a Certifed Candidate for Deacon with the Florida Conference Atlantic Central District and a 2006 graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary holding an MA in Christian Ministry. Her areas of ministry include the website, newsletters and other communication projects. Prior to coming to the East Central District, Michelle served with the mission organization of Samaritan's Purse for three years coordinating Florida churches for Operation Christmas Child. With her MBA from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL and 15 years of experience in Human Resource Management, Michelle brings a unique set of skills to the staff in the areas of communication, website development, event planning, and special-focus ministry. Michelle is married to Thom Colan and they live in Venice, Florida.