Staff: Gay Brunt Miller
Area(s) of Focus: Director of Collaborative Ministries, Missional partnerships
Residence: Souderton, PA
Congregation: Spring Mount
Director of Collaborative Ministries
gbmiller@franconiaconference.org
267-932-6050, x124
Gay serves as the liaison to conference-related ministries and works with conference chaplains (from schools, camps and retirement communities). Her work also includes conference partnerships with the Anabaptist Network of Britain and Ireland and Grace Assembly Network in Haiti. Gay is one of the LEADership ministers, the platform for conference oversight.
Gay has been with the conference since 2000, and holds a degree in organizational management from Eastern University. She previously served as an administrator at Salford Mennonite Church, and is a member of Spring Mount Mennonite Church.
When Gay isn’t working, she enjoys gardening and whale watching. She has watched whales off Cape Cod, Baja California and the Sea of Cortez, and one day hopes to travel to the Azores. Gay plays guitar and leads music at her church, and says one of her favorite things–despite how much she likes to talk–is going on silent retreats.
PERSONAL MISSION:
Helping people discover, embrace, and celebrate the diversity of God's
creation.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
Franconia Mennonite Conference, Souderton, PA
DIRECTOR OF COLLABORATIVE MINISTRIES (2006 to present)
Primary responsibilities include:
- Member of the Franconia Mennonite Conference Core Leadership Team
- Liaison to Conference Related Ministries
- Key staff link to Partners in Mission in the United Kingdom and Haiti
- Franconia Mennonite Conference representative for several Mennonite Church USA groups:
- Constituency Leaders Council (Vice Chair, 2007-2009)
- Missional Church Strategic Planning Group
- Resolutions Committee member, San Jose Convention 2007
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION (2000 to 2006)
Provided administrative coordination
and support to carry out the vision and goals of the Conference Board
and Executive Committee, served as liaison to conference related ministries,
provided leadership for the gift discernment process, and provided overall
coordination for Conference Assemblies.
Salford Mennonite Church, Harleysville, PA
ADMINISTRATOR (1993 to 2000)
Managed the church office, supervised
a staff person, and provided administrative coordination and oversight
of day-to-day administrative functions including finances.
Johnson & Johnson, IOLAB/SITE Microsurgical Systems, Inc., Horsham, PA
Manufacturer of ophthalmic medical devices
SR. REGULATORY AFFAIRS COORDINATOR (1986 to 1993)
Work involved FDA compliance,
new product registration, and international registration.
SELFHELP Crafts (now Ten Thousand Villages), Ephrata, PA
Fair trade outlet for unique handmade items benefiting the artisans in developing countries
ASSISTANT STORE MANAGER (1982 to 1984)
Voluntary service assignment with Mennonite Central Committee
Managed store in absence of manager,
maintained store inventory, scheduled volunteer staff
Lifeline Mission, San Francisco, CA
Ministry to the homeless through Brethren in Christ Church
SOUP KITCHEN HELPER/WAGE EARNER (1975 to 1977)
Voluntary service assignment
EDUCATION:
- Eastern College, St. Davids, PA Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management (1999)
- GPA 4.0
- Presented class commencement address
- Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ Associate of Arts Degree with concentration in Environmental Studies (1994)
- Messiah College, Grantham, PA Religion major coursework (1977)
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