Steinbrecher passes the secretary pen to Wood
In 2015, Paul Steinbrecher was elected Secretary of the Board of Trustees and to its Executive Committee. Now retired as a principal at Interactive Design, Inc. (IDEA), a Chicago-based architecture firm. Paul first became associated with DDH in 1995 because of his expertise in historic preservation and cultural and religious institutions. He was elected to the Board in 2012 and quickly became as indispensable to its work as he was already to the well-being of the building. After serving as secretary for ten years, he has handed over those duties while continuing his trustee work as a member of the House Committee.
Melinda Keenan Wood has picked up the pen. She was first elected to the Board of Trustees in 2019 after serving as President of the Alumni/ae Council. Lindy has been Senior Minister of Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Durham, North Carolina, since 2017. From 2002-17, she was Senior Minister of Pershing Avenue Christian Church in Orlando, Florida. Among the ways she has served the wider church is chairing the Week of Compassion. Lindy came to her MDiv studies with a background in nonprofit work; she was ordained in 2000 at National City Christian Church in Washington, DC.