Our Staff

Sorted by Department

We are here for you! Our team is always happy to help.
The best way to reach a staff member is by email. If you don’t have email access, please call the main office and your message will be routed to the right person.
Whether you have a question, concern, or something on your heart, we look forward to hearing from you.

Main office:  248-646-1200
office@fumcbirmingham.org
Our pastor on-call phone number is 248-408-0038. 
On evenings and weekends, when you have an urgent need for pastoral care, we encourage you to use this number.
The clergy rotate on-call responsibilities to assure that one of them is always accessible.
ADMINISTRATIVE
CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER
FACILITIES
FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
WORSHIP AND MUSIC
BERKLEY FIRST STAFF
CLERGY
FIRST KIDS PRESCHOOL
CARING MINISTRIES
COMMUNICATIONS
MEMBERSHIP AND CONNECTING MINIST.
CHILDREN & FAMILY ministries
COMPUTER SERVICES
STUDENT MINISTRIES
STAFF SORTED ALPHABETICALLY

CLERGY

Charles Boayue, Jr. 

Senior Pastor

cboayue@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3122

Zack L. Dunlap

Pastor of Strategic Initiatives 

zdunlap@berkleyfirst.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3150
248-399-3698, Berkley First 

Sarah Alexander 

Pastor of Congregational Care 

salexander@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3128

Rachael M. Dunlap 

Associate Pastor, Birmingham & Berkley First

rdunlap@fumcbirmingham.org 
248-646-1200 ext. 3134
248-399-3698, Berkley First

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Dorothy Duensing 

Church Secretary 

office@fumcbirmingham.org 
248-646-1200

Beverly Richardson 

Database Coordinator 

brichardson@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3156  

BERKLEY FIRST STAFF

Zack L. Dunlap

Pastor of Strategic Initiatives 

zdunlap@berkleyfirst.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3150
248-399-3698, Berkley First 

Rachel Alpert 

Community Events Coordinator, Berkley First Campus 

ralpert@berkleyfirst.org
248-399-3698 

Rachael M. Dunlap 

Associate Pastor, Birmingham & Berkley First

rdunlap@fumcbirmingham.org 
248-646-1200 ext. 3134
248-399-3698, Berkley First

Bianca Herrera 

Custodian, Berkley First Campus 

248-399-3698 


Julie White 

Children’s Ministry Coordinator, Berkley First Campus 

jwhite@berkleyfirst.org
248-399-3698 

Brian White 

Director of Worship and Youth Group, Berkley First Campus 

bwhite@berkleyfirst.org
248-399-3698 

CARING MINISTRIES

Sarah Alexander 

Pastor of Congregational Care 

salexander@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3128

CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER

Gloria Fulton

CLC Coordinator & Welcome Desk 

gfulton@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 

CLC Volunteer Desk

Volunteer

clcstaff@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3148

CHILDREN AND FAMILY MINISTRIES

Megan Klapp 

Special Events, First Kids and Student Ministries 

mklapp@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3131 

Beth Torrey 

Children & Families Ministries Coordinator, Unite 3:3 Basketball Coordinator

btorrey@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3144 

Dayna Ratliff

Children & Family Ministries Coordinator 

dratliff@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3129 

COMMUNICATIONS

Adrienne Trupiano 

Communications Specialist 

atrupiano@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3130 


Natalie Rankine

Communications Assistant

nrankine@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3130 

COMPUTER SERVICES

Bruce Richardson 

IT Manager 

bruce@fumcbirmingham.org  

FACILITIES

Tony Kotwicki

Facilities

building@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3145

Dorothy Beck 

Part-Time Custodian

  

Justin Dickerson 

Custodian 

  

FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 

Casey Proch

Executive Director of Worship, Music and Operations 

cproch@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3123 

Frank Turko

Director of Finance

fturko@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3133 

Jane Myers 

Finance Assistant 

jmyers@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 

Karen Murphy 

Development Officer 

248-646-1200 ext. 3155


FIRST KIDS PRESCHOOL

Megan Korzeniewski 

Director, First Kids Preschool 

mkorzeniewski@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3154 

Victoria Hogg 

Assistant Director, First Kids Preschool 

vhogg@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3153 

MEMBERSHIP AND CONNECTING MINISTRIES

Sarah Alexander 

Pastor of Congregational Care 

salexander@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3128

Dorothy Duensing 

Church Secretary 

office@fumcbirmingham.org 
248-646-1200

Gloria Fulton

CLC Coordinator & Welcome Desk 

gfulton@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 

David LeBlanc 

Welcome Desk Administrative Assistant 

dleblanc@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 

Chris Schulte

Membership Administrative Assistant 

cschulte@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200   

WORSHIP AND MUSIC

Casey Proch

Executive Director of Worship, Music and Operations 

cproch@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3123 

Susan Acciaioli 

Cherub and Sonshine Choir Director 

sacciaioli@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3125 

Tiffany Ericson 

Disciple Choir Director 

tericson@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 

Doris Hall 

Organist 

dhallorg@fumcbirmingham.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3139 

Michelle Jansen 

Multi-Site Worship Tech Coordinator 

mjansen@berkleyfirst.org
248-646-1200 ext. 3163