Peachtree Pastor Nominating Committee

PASTORAL NOMINATING COMMITTEE JIM BORDERS joined Peachtree in 1992 and previously served as an Elder in the Class of 1998 and 2011. He has served on the Property Committee and the Finance Committee, where he currently continues to serve. He and his wife Sarah have two daughters, Savannah and Maggie, both of whom were baptized and confirmed at Peachtree. He is President of Novare Group, a real estate development firm based in Atlanta, and is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology as well as the University of Georgia School of Law and School of Business.

JAMES W. CROSS, JR. grew up in Michigan and attended Michigan State University where he received a B.A. in Sociology and his M.A. in Educational Psychology. He and his wife Teresa were led to Peachtree after the death of their son Mark Anthony Cross, an Atlanta Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty on April 23, 2005. James and Teresa have five children, Mark, Rick, Eric, Mikelle, and Bradley. He has served two terms on Session and as Clerk of Session. James has participated in mission trips to the Holy Land as well as being part of a mission team to Kolkata, India, with Peachtree’s partner, International Justice Mission. He serves on the Bill Maness Good Samaritan Scholarship Board and is a member of the Heritage Sunday School Class. James retired after 22 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is currently with AmericasMart, where he serves as Vice President of Security.

TAYLOR GLOVER is a native of Newnan, Georgia, and a graduate of The University of Georgia. Taylor and his wife, Shearon, joined Peachtree in 1976 and taught Sunday School together when their children, Frank & Chris, were small.

Taylor first served as an Elder in 1986 and he and Shearon have co-chaired the annual “Every Member Canvas” campaign.

In addition, Taylor was instrumental in partnering Peachtree Presbyterian with the Atlanta Police Foundation in 2006, resulting in the formation of the Line of Duty Life Insurance Policy covering our Atlanta police officers. He had served a two year term as a Trustee and member of the Investment Committee for the Peachtree Trust. In addition to their two children, who are both married and living in Atlanta, Taylor and Shearon have enjoyed the recent addition of three grandchildren.

DONNA W. HYLAND joined Peachtree in 1985. She and her husband Paul have two children, Brooke and John. Donna is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Healthcare. She was named Georgia Trend magazine’s Most Respected Business Leader in 2011 and one of Business to Business magazine’s 2007 Women of Excellence. Donna has the distinct honor of being the only female CEO among the top 25 hospitals in Atlanta. Donna serves many community boards including Ronald McDonald House Charities, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce as chair of the Bioscience Leadership Council, and the Georgia Tech Advisory Board.

JESSICA LAWRENCE grew up in Akron, Ohio and moved to Atlanta in 2001. She is a graduate of Denison University and Emory University School of Law. Jessica has been attending Peachtree since 2004 and became a member in 2006. She and her husband Shep met at Peachtree in a young adult Sunday School class. Jessica and Shep have two daughters, Caitlin (4) and Caroline (2). Jessica has served as a Sunday School class officer, member of the Elder Nominating Committee, and as a Shepherd for new members in the Exploring Peachtree class. Jessica is involved in the Women’s Tuesday Morning Bible study and is also active in the Children’s ministry, volunteering for Vacation Bible School and as a Sunday School teacher in The Pond. She and Shep attend the 8:45 Summit Worship service. Jessica practiced law for nine years before deciding to stay home full-time after Caroline was born. For the past two years she has also served in leadership roles for Friends of Children Healthcare of Atlanta.

TERRY MOORE has been a member of Peachtree since 1993 when he moved to Buckhead after attending Emory University. He married his wife, Suzann, at Peachtree in 1997 and they have two children, Kate (13), and Terry (10). Terry currently serves as an Elder, is chairman of the Session’s Personnel Committee, and is one of our sanctuary service usher captains. Terry has previously served as a Sunday School teacher in the children’s ministry for 10+ years. Terry is on the advisory board for the Atlanta Mission and is a member of the Mission’s Agape Society. Terry has worked at Accenture for the past 25 years where he is currently Senior Managing Director, Financial Services, responsible for strategic growth initiatives in Accenture’s banking practice.

A native of Gastonia, North Carolina, SYLVIA RATCHFORD has lived in Atlanta and been employed in the hospitality industry since her graduation from the University of Georgia. For the past 20 years, Sylvia has served as the Executive Director of The Hinman Dental Society where her responsibilities include the production of the Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting that attracts 22,000 dental professionals to Atlanta in March of each year. A member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church since 1988, Sylvia has served on the Long Range Planning Committee, the Peachtree Trust, the inaugural Word Before Work program team, sings in the Chancel Choir, is a member of the Finance Committee, and is an Elder in the 2018 class.

The son of a Baptist minister, FRANK SKINNER is a long-time member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church. He is an Elder who has served the church in a variety of ways over the years. He twice chaired Long Range Planning Committees and capital campaigns as well as chairing the Pastoral Nominating Committee that brought Vic Pentz to Peachtree.

He is a former trustee of the Columbia Theological Seminary, chairing the Board of Trustees for five years. Frank is a native of Virginia and a graduate of the University of Richmond. After military service and a 40-year career in the telecommunications business, he retired in November 1992 as Chairman and CEO of BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. Mr. Skinner and his late wife Ruth Ann have three daughters: Ruthanne Suttles, a member of Peachtree, Christian Kirkland of Charlotte, North Carolina, Lisa Moton (deceased), and five grandchildren.

BETH STEVENS grew up in Atlanta worshiping at Peachtree before she even knew what worship was. She married Rick 32 years ago and they have three grown children Taylor, Blake, Kelly and her husband Chad. Rick and Beth worship in the Summit mostly but also love what they affectionately call “Big Church.” Beth has been involved with infant, children, adult, women, homeless, prayer, mentoring, recreation, and adoption/fostering ministries over the years and currently serves as an Elder. Rick and Beth have been part of their Sunday School class for 30 years, Partners in Faith. Being a part of Peachtree and having witnessed God’s faithfulness as he guides and leads us all Beth is prayerful, hopeful, and expectant that God will continue what He has started in and through the people of Peachtree.

WILL WRAY has been a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church since the age of two. He and his wife, Tiffany, have two children, Kate (15) and George (12). He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Medical College of Georgia. Will is a dermatologist in private practice. As an Elder, Will has served two terms on the session, and he is currently active in the greeter ministry. Will has also served as a teacher and Sunday School officer, as the chair of Lifegate Counseling Center and on the Community Concerns Committee.

MARGARET YOUNG has been a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church since 1990. She and her husband Bill have been married for 26 years and they have two sons, Bill (23) and Brandon (21). Margaret has served as an Elder, member on Elder Nominating Committee, Stephen Minister, Chair of Giving Back at Christmas, and as Co-Chair of the Sacraments Committee with her husband Bill. Margaret and Bill also started the Legacy Sunday School class with four other couples where they served as Presidents for five years, and continue to lead as Teachers. Margaret has taught Adult Sunday School for over 20 years. She has also been a member of the Women’s Community Bible Study for 23 years, serving on The Advisory Board, as a Speaker, as a Group Leader, and on the Media Team. Margaret graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary in ’09 with a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies. She writes a Christian blog —“My Sunshine Room.”