General Council

The purpose of the General Council is to organize the life of the presbytery, holding the presbytery accountable to God’s call to mission by coordinating the implementation of the presbytery’s purpose, vision, strategy, and structure. 

councilmembers@presbyteryofgeneva.org

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Council Members:
Rev. Anita Milne — Waterloo, First (Committee Chair, Moderator)
CRE Connie Franks — Shortsville (Vice-Moderator)
RE Irene Fadden — Palmyra (Operations Representative)
Sandra Ansley — Geneva, The Presbyterian Church in Geneva (Operations Chair)
Rev. Kirianne Weaver — Ithaca (Vitality Chair)
Rev. Susan Frost — Newark, Park (Committee on Ministry Chair)
Rev. Michelle Serra — Canisteo, First (At Large Member)
RE Kerm Bossard — Spencer, Christ the King (At Large Member)
RE Joanne Tunsion — Elmira, First (Mission & Witness Chair)
Rev. David Preisendanz — Painted Post, United (Camp Whitman Committee Representative)
Rev. Leah Ntuala — Seneca Falls, First (GA Commissioner)
Rev. Aaron Frank — Horseheads, First (Synod Commissioner)
RE Virginia Champlin — Presbyterian Women Representative
Rev. Gail Heimberger — Sodus, First (Leader Care Representative)
Rev. Amy Loving Austin — Stated Clerk, Bellona and Seneca #9, (ex-officio without vote)

Rev. Marjorie Ackerman — Presbytery Leader
Rev. David Ashby — Treasurer (ex-officio without vote)



General Council Minutes

January 14, 2025