Leadership
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Providing spiritual and strategic leadership to the ministries of the church ensuring that the work of the church is aligned with the mission and vision of Culpeper UMC.
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Providing oversight and counsel for the day-to-day operations of the church including issues related to staff.
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Monitoring the finances of the church and recommending an annual budget to be approved by the Church Conference.
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Completing annual evaluations for the Lead Pastor and Associate Pastor.
The Leadership Team consists of nine lay members serving in rotating three-year terms, plus the Lead Pastor, the Associate Pastor and the Executive Director.
Responsibilities
The Team

Rick Martin - Chair
2023
Rick has served in ministry on the Missions Team, Cuba Mission Team, CUMC Preschool, Spark Children’s Ministry, Ignite mission trips, YES sponsor, Confirmation mentor, Small group leader, and Wesleyan Building Brothers. Rick’s professional experience includes engineering, IT service management, and program management in the telecommunications, contact center, and IT consulting industries. Rick and his family attend the 9:29am service and his spiritual gifts are serving, mercy, and shepherding.

Karen McLean
2024
Karen McLean served as a Stephen Minister and Stephen Leader, and taught children’s Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. Karen and her husband were members of a small home group study and are interested in bringing this fellowship back when possible. Karen enjoys cooking and delivering meals when needed and sending cards. Karen has a BS in Public Health, M.ED in Special Education and a certificate from George Washington University in Educational Leadership. After staying home to raise her 3 children, she taught in the Special Education classroom for 10 years, and currently is the Special Education Administrative Coordinator in Prince William County Schools.

Jithendra Manne
2025
Jithendra has served in Finance committee , Men’s group, Chaplain in men’s group, Building committee, Kelsey’s Big Give, Counting Coordinator, Choir member, Honduras Mission team , Confirmation Mentor, WBB . Jithendra’s professional experience includes, Programmer , IT , Customer Experience and Leadership.

George C. Valletti
2024
George C. Valletti III began serving in the field of ministry as a youth council treasurer and praise band member. His ministry services have included audio/visual technician, volunteer for Carpenter's for Christ and Love Inc., church grounds and maintenance team member, and most recently volunteer for Flame Café ministries. George's professional experience consists of educational research, STEM education, K-12 teacher, school leadership team, and administrative coordinatorship, as well as curriculum development and program manager. George and his family attend the 9:29am service and his spiritual gifts are shepherding, serving/teaching and administration.

Anne Jewett
2025
Anne is a long-time member of CUMC. She has served in ministry as a small group leader, Sunday School teacher, member of the Preschool Committee, member of the Children's Team, chair of the Scholarships Committee, and YES Sponsor. She enjoys supporting various missions such as USDA, Powerpack, and VIM Mission Teams. Professionally, she is an educator

Lynn Nelson
2025
Bio coming soon.