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                                                                        Dr. Vincent (Vin) Walkup, President


                                                                           
                                                                        Vin has been a minister in the Tennessee Conference of The United Methodist Church since January, 1968. He is married to Ann and they have one son, Kevin. He and his wife, Andrea, have two children, Hannah and Austin. Vin is the son of the late Rev. Elbert and Faye Walkup.  Vin has been president of the Foundation since 2006. 

                                                                        Email: vwalkup@umfmtc.org

                                                                        Phone: (615) 259-2008
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                                                                        Chrissy Booth, Vice President for Planned Giving and Development

                                                                           
                                                                        Chrissy was most recently employed at Austin Peay State University as Director of Major Gifts.  She has also worked for American Cancer Society in Paducah and the twelve counties of west Kentucky, as Associate Director for Development of Major Gifts – University Libraries at Murray State University, and as Director of Development:  College of Mass Communications and Information Studies at the University of South Carolina.  

                                                                        Email: chrissy.booth@umfmtc.org

                                                                        Phone: (270) 703-7038

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                                                                        David Reed, Vice President for Planned Giving and Development
                                                                           David has spent his career helping people deal with matters of personal or corporate finance.  With Met Life, he earned certification and gained experience in estate planning.  He has worked with owners of companies in mergers and sales, helping to structure their financial matters.  David has also chaired Communications for the conference and the budget committee of Connectional Ministries.  He served briefly as the first Director of Development for Lakeshore Assembly.  David has served on the board of the Society of St. Andrew and is currently a member of the boards for the United Methodist Men’s Foundation and the Foundation for Evangelism.  

                                                                        Email: david.reed@umfmtc.org
                                                                        Phone: (731) 431-5654
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                                                                        Tiffany Raines, Administrator for the United Methodist Development Fund


                                                                           Tiffany is married with three children and has worked for the Methodist Church in various positions for over 17 years.  She has worked for the United Methodist Development Fund since February of 1999.  Tiffany can answer any question you might have regarding investing or borrowing from the Fund.  

                                                                        Email: traines@umfmtc.org
                                                                        Phone: (615) 259-2066
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                                                                        Sara Finger, Administrative Assistant

                                                                           Sara is a graduate of Murray State University and grew up in churches in the Tennessee and Memphis Conferences.  She is the daughter of Tim and Anita Pafford; Tim is a retired local pastor in the Memphis Conference.  She is married to Jarrod Finger, a structural designer, and they have a son, Michael.  Sara brings a banking, customer relations, sales, and lifelong relationship with The United Methodist church into this position. She comes to the Foundation from an area bank, having most recently been a Branch Operations Manager. 

                                                                        Email: sara.finger@umfmtc.org
                                                                        Phone: (615) 259-2008

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