Presbytery Elected Officers

	Moderator Rev Bruce Boak bgb@pittsfordpres.org	Bruce has been pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford for ten years. He has served churches in Ohio and Pennsylvania. For 36 summers he has been a vacation pastor at the Wells Memorial Presbyterian Church, Avalon, NJ. Bruce has been on construction mission projects throughout Appalachia, New Orleans, Mexico, Mozambique, and Kenya. He bicycles a lot. Bruce and wife Martha are blessed with two adult children, Josh and Meredith. Meredith and her husband Jason have brought their first grandchild, Haley into the world.
	The Moderator presides of meetings of the Presbytery and at all clergy installations. The Moderator is a member of Council and a commissioner to the General Assembly. In addition to the duties and powers given by the Book of Order (G-9.0202), the Moderator may be given special responsibilities as approved by presbytery.
	Moderator-Elect Cathy Foerster cfoerster@rochester.rr.com	Cathy serves as a CLP at Dansville Presbyterian Church. Other service to the Presbytery includes membership on COM, the Presbytery Leader Search Team, the Oakfield Administrative Commission, and the Groveland Administrative Commission. Cathy practiced corporate law with Boylan, Brown, Code, Vigdor & Wilson, LLP, for 26 years, where she was a partner. Cathy and her husband Mark live in Pittsford and are the proud parents of two grown sons.
	The Moderator-Elect of Presbytery is elected at the March meeting, installed during the May Meeting, and takes office on July 1 for a term of two years, one year as Moderator-Elect and one as Moderator. The Moderator-Elect presides over the meeting of Presbytery at the request of, or in the absence of, the Moderator. The Moderator-Elect is a member of Council and facilitator of the Budget Development and Oversight Committee. The Moderator-Elect co-ordinates the worship components of all Presbytery meetings, staffs the New Business Committee and provides Tellers.
	Stated Clerk The Rev. Val Fowler 585-738-8283, 585-624-2160 pastorval@juno.com	Val is pastor for Honeoye Falls, First. Previously he served Chili, First for 12 years and pastorates in Texas and Oklahoma. A folk guitar and vocal musician, Val has dedicated his talent to providing benefit concerts for congregations and mission projects. His wife is Carol, and his stepchildren are Mandy and Brendan.
	The Stated Clerk is responsible for maintaining the minutes and the rolls of the presbytery and for official correspondence. The stated clerk defends and interprets the Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA). He takes minutes for the Council and the Committee on Ministry, and consults with them on polity issues.
	Journal Clerk Mary Lou Davison
	The Journal Clerk keeps a record of each meeting of the presbytery and transmits it to the Stated Clerk
	Treasurer Karen Pryor kpryor@rochester.rr.com
	The Treasurer receives all funds payable to the presbytery and disburses all funds within the adopted budget of the presbytery. Extra-budget disbursements are made only by order of the presbytery. The Treasurer is an ex-officio member of the Council. The Treasurer serves as a resource to the Administration Committee and the Trustees, and is responsible for arranging for the annual financial review of the presbytery’s records.

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