Rio Texas Conference Disaster Response Committee
The Rio Texas Conference Disaster Response Committee establishes policy and procedures for disaster response ministry.
The Conference Disaster Response Committee relates to the Conference Mission, Service and Justice Ministries. The functions of the Conference Disaster Response Committee are to:
· Set broad policies and procedures related to disaster response
· Prepare and maintain a Conference Disaster Response Manual
· Facilitate disaster response planning throughout the conference
· Monitor the progress of the response
· Evaluate response effectiveness
Members of the committee are the Conference Disaster Response Coordinator (serves as chair), all district Disaster Response Coordinators, Conference United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) Coordinator, the Disaster Response Communications Coordinator, the Martinez Disaster Response Center Coordinator, and at-large members as appropriate to achieve the disaster response mission. The Director of Mission, Service and Justice Ministries serves as an ex-oficio member of the committee
Group photo of leadership team 2026 (Left to Right). Rick Mergen, Abel Vega, Leslie Ricks, Larry Etter, JoAnn Lieberman, Eugene Hileman, Jim Balthazar, Jim Gillingham, Larry Altman. On Zoom (Top to Bottom): Javier Leyva, Mike McLaughlin, Susan Hellums