His wife Mimi and he have three children: John (23), Adam (22), and Molly (19). John loves baseball (a die-hard Cardinal fan), long bike rides, golf, hiking, kayaking, poetry, and good art and literature. He has his M. Div. from Eden Theological Seminary (class of '88), and a D. Min. from United Theological Seminary, having studied White Privilege and its effects on the church. He considers it an honor and a blessing to serve on staff of the Southwest Conference.
 

Barbara is a graduate of Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Oregon. Her career has been ecumenical. She has served Disciples of Christ, the Lutherans (ELCA), and an order of Catholic nuns. She is married to the Rev. David Decker, a Disciples of Christ pastor who serves the East Mesa Christian Church in Mesa. They have two grown children and one granddaughter. The Deckers are natives of the Pacific Northwest and served a Disciples congregation in Spokane, Washington, for 15 years before moving to Arizona. They have enjoyed exploring the Southwest, learning the history and appreciating the natural beauty of this area.
 

She is retired from Citibank where she was a Vice President in charge of Commercial Foreclosed properties and Commercial Workout Loan Operations. Her previous association with the conference included membership on the Board of Directors and Stewardship Committee, six years service as Treasurer, and several years as chair of the Open and Affirming Task Force. She is also a member of the Church Building and Loan Fund board at the national UCC office. Holly is married to John Herman, pastor of Desert Palm UCC, and has two grown children and two grandsons.
 

Director of Communications & Resources:  Peggy Ice

Although her education focused on architecture, she discovered her passion for publishing as a volunteer in her daughters’ school where she developed a program to publish these young authors’ original work in hard bound books. Peggy and her husband, Larry Ice, have 2 daughters, Jessica (23) and Lauren (20).
 

Camp Coordinator:  Rev. Dr. Barb Doerrer-Peacock

Barb is a graduate of McCormick Theological Seminary (M.Div.) and Pacific School of Religion (D.Min.). Her passions in ministry are to create "sacred space" for a transformative encounter with God.  She is a watercolor artist, a writer (including the camp curriculum each year), a mother of three adult children, and is attentive to the regular spiritual direction she receives from her two dogs who never cease to point out the true priorities of life.
 

Brian just began his first year in Andover Newton's Masters of Divinity program. When not attending weekend youth events (which is at least 1 out of every 15 weekends...at least) Brian enjoys movies, learning to play the guitar, and attending plays (Thank you Youth Rocks for the season tickets!).