Our Leadership
The Associated Church Press is governed by a board elected by the membership at the annual convention. The board meets twice each year, with the Executive Committee of the board meeting more frequently as needed. The day-to-day activities of the association are carried out by Executive Director Joe Thoma and Member Services Manager Catherine Kohn
ACP Officers, Executive Committee
ACP President: Verity A. Jones
ACP Member Publication: DisciplesWorld, a journal of news, opinion, and mission for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Verity serves as publisher and editor.
Address: 6325 N. Guilford Ave. Suite 213, Indianapolis, IN 46220 USA
ACP ASSIGNMENT: Convention Committee (co-chair)
Phone: 317-375-8846 Fax: 317-375-8849
Email: vjones@disciplesworld.com Web: www.disciplesworld.com
ACP Vice President: Cynthia B. Astle
ACP Member Publications: The Progressive Christian.
E-mail: CynthiaAstle@as-tex.net
Phone: (214) 388-8844 Fax: (972) 767-3693
Address: 4140 O.B. Crowe Drive Dallas, TX 75227-4774 USA
ACP ASSIGNMENTS: Strategic Planning
ADD'L PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: United Methodist Communicators
CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS OR IDEAS ABOUT: Strategic planning
ACP Treasurer: Everett J. Thomas, through 2010
ACP Member Publication: The Mennonite, denominational magazine
of Mennonite Church USA. Everett serves as editor and publisher.
Email: Everettt@TheMennonite.org Web: www.themennonite.org
Phone: 574-535-6051 Fax: 574-535-6050
Address:
ACP ASSIGNMENT(S): Finance Committee (chair)
ADD'L PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Meetinghouse
CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS OR IDEAS ABOUT: finance
ACP Past President: Terry DeYoung
ACP Member Publication: The Church Herald, denominational magazine
of the Reformed Church in America. Terry serves as managing editor.
Email: tdeyoung@rca.org Web: http://herald.rca.org/
Phone: 616-698-7071 Fax: 616-698-6606
Address: 4500-60th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512-9642 USA
ACP ASSIGNMENTS: Nominating Committee
ADD'L PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: InterChurch Features
CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS OR IDEAS ABOUT: serving on the Nominating Committee
ACP Board of Directors
Kate Elliott
Editor of Lutheran Woman Today, the magazine of Women of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Email: kate.elliott@elca.org Web: www.lutheranwomantoday.org/
Phone: 773-380-2766
Address: 8765 W. Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631 USA
ACP ASSIGNMENTS: ACP Awards Committee
CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS OR IDEAS ABOUT: ACP Awards criteria and judges,
ACP Awards volunteering
Julie Price
ACP Member Publications: Minnesota Annual Conference web site (www.minnesotaumc.org) and The Northern Light (United Methodist Reporter edition for the Minnesota Annual Conference)
Position: Communications assistant for the Minnesota Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church
E-mail Address: julie.price@minnesotaumc.org
Phone: (612) 230-6139
Address: 122 W. Franklin Ave., Ste. 400,
Minneapolis MN 55404
Meinrad Scherer-Emunds
ACP Member Publication: US Catholic, Claretian Publications
Website: www.uscatholic.org Email: emundsm@uscatholic.org
Phone: 312-236-7782 (413) Fax: 312-236-8207
Address: 205 W. Monroe Street, Chicago IL 60606-5013 USA
ACP ASSIGNMENT: Membership Committee (chair)
Joel Schorn
Crystal Steeves-Holloway
Member Publication: Canadian Adventist Messenger
Mailing Address:
1148 King Street East
Oshawa, ON L1H 1H8
Phone: (905) 433-0011
Fax: (905) 433-0982
Email: cholloway@sdacc.org
The Rev. Shane Whisler
Associate executive for communications for a regional division of the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) called Synod of the Sun, with offices in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.
Email: swhisler@synodsun.com Web: www.synodsun.com/
Phone: 214-390-1894 Fax: 214-390-0755
Address: 6100 Colwell Blvd, Ste 200, Irving, TX 75039-3112 USA
ACP ASSIGNMENTS: ACP Awards Committee
CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS OR IDEAS ABOUT: ACP Awards criteria and judges,
ACP Awards volunteering
Special Assignments
Chair, Postal Advocacy Commission: Bob Terry
ACP Member Publication: The Alabama Baptist, the state Baptist newspaper for Alabama.
Bob serves as editor of the newspaper.
Email: bterry@thealabamabaptist.org Web: www.thealabamabaptist.org
Phone: 205-870-4720 Fax: 205-870-8957
Address: 3310 Independence Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209-5602 USA
ACP ASSIGNMENT: Postal Advocacy Commission (chair)
ADD'L PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Association of State Baptist Newspapers, Evangelical Press Association, Coalition of Religious Press Associations, Mailers Technical Advisory Committee
CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT: postal questions, concerns, or problems