Jason Lovelady became treasurer and financial operation manager for UCGIA on March 31 (see "Lovelady Named New Treasurer"). Both he and his wife, Wendy, grew up in the Church of God. His parents were baptized in 1967, and his wife's grandparents started attending the Church in the 1950s. He is the oldest of four—two sisters, Karen and Melody, and one brother, David. His mom (Mary Lovelady, a deaconess) and brother and his family attend in Springfield, Missouri. Before moving to Cincinnati to work in the home office in January 2005, the Loveladys attended United congregations in Springfield, as well as Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee. "The Church has always had the biggest influence on my life—as a child, participating in the various youth programs and sporting events, later attending Ambassador College, and then working for the Church in the Caribbean Regional Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida," he said. Mr. Lovelady worked from 1991 to 1995 in the Caribbean Regional Office. During that time he became the accounting manager for the Caribbean Region and was responsible for all the accounting functions within the region. He has a wide range of industry experience working for companies in the retail, manufacturing and service sectors. Over the past 17 years, he has gained professional experience in such areas as consolidations, financial statements, international accounting, budgeting, audit coordination and cash management. In addition, he has considerable experience in strategic planning, systems design and development, and project management. He has also worked closely with both information systems and human resources departments and at different points in his career has managed both areas. His subsequent job experiences are highlighted by a position as the retail accounting manager for Bass Pro Shops and a position as a plant controller at Menasha Packaging Corporation. This eventually led him to a post with Calsonic Kansei of North America, a tier-one auto supplier. His accounting work there included preparing consolidated financial statements and management reports for Calsonic Kansei's 10 North American companies with $1.5 billion in annual sales, coordinating and assisting external auditors and tax preparers with annual audit and semiannual reviews, and overseeing multistate and multicompany payrolls for over 2,000 employees. In addition, he was a member of Calsonic Kansei's global SAP project team as project manager for the financial and controlling software modules for North America. "When I resigned from WCG in 1995, I thought that my time of working for the Church had most likely come to an end," Mr. Lovelady said. "While my career was going well and I was able to serve the local churches that I attended in a number of different ways, I consistently prayed for another opportunity to directly work for the Church. "I feel especially blessed that God answered my prayers, and I am grateful to Dr. Kirkpatrick for giving me that opportunity. I have appreciated the opportunity to have served the Church in the capacity that I have over the last three years. And I am grateful to Mr. Kilough and the Council of Elders for giving me an opportunity to serve the Church in an even greater way as the treasurer in the years ahead." UN If you would like to recommend a member to be featured in the "Profiles" section, e-mail mike_bennett@ucg.org. Lovelady Named New Treasurer At its March meeting, the Council of Elders unanimously approved Jason Lovelady as the treasurer and financial operation manager, effective March 31. Mr. Lovelady has been employed by United since January 2005 and has 17 years of accounting and financial management experience. March 18 Chairman Robert Dick and President Clyde Kilough wrote: "Mr. Lovelady is well-qualified to step into this role... [We] offer our deepest gratitude to Dr. Kirkpatrick for his years of service." The letter explained that in November 2007, Tom Kirkpatrick notified the Council that he planned to resign from the treasurer and financial operation manager positions. Dr. Kirkpatrick wrote to the Council: "It has been an honor and privilege serving as treasurer and financial operation manager for UCGIA for (nearly) the last 10 years. I hope on balance that my contribution has been positive." Mr. Dick and Mr. Kilough thanked Dr. Kirkpatrick for "the tremendous contribution" he has made to the Church. "Dr. Kirkpatrick plans to remain in Cincinnati for the next few months to help with the transition of responsibilities to Mr. Lovelady. During that time we will also be discussing various options with him for his future service" to United. UN