Council for Youth and Young Adult Ministries (CYYAM)
Council of Youth and Young Adults
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The Council for Youth and Young Adult Ministries (CYYAM) is the organization within the United Church of Christ that advocates, communicates, coordinates, and networks on behalf of youth and young adults within the United Church of Christ.
Each Conference in the UCC is given an opportunity to nominate one youth and one young adult to the Council. Nominations are submitted to conference caucuses at General Synod and each conference gets to vote for one youth and one young adult for the region in which their conference is located. There are six regions in the UCC so there are twelve members elected by this process. Other members of the Council are continuing members because they represent CYYAM on Boards of Directors for one of the Covenanted Ministries of the UCC. There are also four members representing each of the racial/ethnic caucuses of the Council for Racial Ethnic Ministry. Other members are selected from the nomination pool to balance the Council for gender, age, and diversity.
Council for Youth and Young Adult Ministries 2007 - 2009
Pacific Islander Asian American Ministries
Stephen Tacastacas, OH Young Adult
Sean Tai, CA, Young Adult
United Black Christians
Rachel Simon, MO, Young Adult
Wesley Oliver, OH, Youth
Council for American Indian Ministries
Vacant
Council for Hispanic Ministries
Vacant
Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns
Jared Adams, WI, Youth
Disabilities Ministries
Tyler Green, IA, Youth
New England Region
Kelly Forbush, MA, Young Adult
Amy Norton, MA, Youth
Middle Atlantic Region
Emelia Halstead, MA, Young Adult
Kelsey Bonsell, PA, Youth
Southern Region
Lucia Hulsether, TN, Young Adult
Great Lakes Region
Erik Koepnick, WI, Young Adult
Stephanie Pappa, IL, Youth
West Central Region
Arik Borstad, IA, Young Adult
James Maki, MN, Youth
Western Region
Kathryn Frazier, WA, Young Adult
Matt Foutz, UT, Youth
Office of General Ministries and Executive Council
Obadiah Ballinger, CT, Young Adult
Justice and Witness Ministries
Wesley Oliver, OH, Young Adult
Local Church Ministries
Obadiah Ballinger, CT, Young Adult
Kevin Peterson, MN, Youth
Wider Church Ministries
Kendra Purscell, IA, Youth
