2024-2028 JURISDICTION LEADERSHIP TEAM

Debbie Bracewell has been a member of United Women in Faith since 2004 and is a member of St. Luke UMC in Enterprise, AL She has been the Dothan District president and has served as Membership Nurture and Outreach chair and Communications chair on the district level and has served as interim Communications Coordinator on the conference level. She currently is the president for Alabama-West Florida Conference United Women in Faith and serves on the AWF-UMC Board of Laity. She also enjoys teaching mission studies which she has done at the conference and district level since 2014. 

Bracewell’s professional experience includes the positions of high school English teacher, cheer coach, cheer judge, executive director of National Council for Spirit Safety and Education, editor of online cheer magazine, and public speaker. She currently is an after-school tutor and a volunteer for church and community. Bracewell has a degree in English Education from Troy State, a Master’s degree in Secondary Administration from Troy State Dothan and a Master’s Degree in Strategic Communication from Troy University. 

Bracewell is a widow with 2 sons, 2 stepsons, and 10 grandchildren. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, traveling and hand embroidery.

Governed by the Word of God, Azilee B. Dickey knows, "She can do all things through Christ who strengthens her", Philippians 4:13. Azilee DeeDee is a courageous woman of God blessed to be a blessing to others.

At the University of South Carolina, she met her late husband- Lt. Richard B. Dickey. This union produced two children, the late Michelle C. Dickey and the late Spec. Michael T. Dickey; Grandmother of Mr. Enrick Michael Dickey and fur babies: Stroll and Nipsey.

Active member of Asbury UWF, she served as Past President, Vice President, Spiritual Growth Coordinator, Nominations Committee and Communication. Currently Lay Leader, Treasurer, S/PPRC, Usher and Choir, locally and district. She believes in serving and leading others to Jesus.

Past President of Florence District UMW (now UWF), Communication Coordinator, she is a certified Lay Servant Instructor and Chair of the Killingsworth Home for Women, Columbia, SC-a mission of UWF. Current Chairperson of Nominations for the SCC UWF, and Mission u Instructor.

A retiree of USPS; hobbies fishing and bowling, member BMCR, her motto is: "If I can help somebody as I pass along, then my living has not been in vain”.

My name is Delores Smith. I live in Trenton TN. I have been married to my husband, Tony, for 47 years. We have 3 sons, 3 wonderful daughters-in-law, 2 granddaughters and 1 grandson. I have been active in the United Women in Faith since 1981. I have grown as a Christian and as a

leader and I contribute that directly to the training I have received through local, district, conference and national events. It has been my joy to serve in many areas of the organization. I have a heart for Mission u. I believe the studies I have participated in over the years have given

me an insight into the world I would not have known otherwise.

Mona Geer, nominee for the position of Treasurer, Southeastern Jurisdiction, is a “cradle” Methodist, and a second-generation United Woman in Faith. Mona’s mother, Shirley, was active in her local unit in Bradenton, Florida, until her death in 2017.

Mona is a CPA, specializing in non-profit bookkeeping and personal income taxes. She worked at the United Way of Greater Chattanooga for 12 years, first as Senior Accountant, then as Finance Director.

She is the Treasurer of her church, Signal Mountain United Methodist Church, and currently President of the local UWF unit there.

She was the Treasurer of the Scenic South District [formerly Chattanooga District], and has served as Lay Delegate to the Holston Annual Conference 5 times.

She has been a member of the Scenic South District UWF team, starting on the Nominations Committee, Treasurer, elected Presiden in 2023.

She has lived in Walden’s Ridge, Signal Mountain, Tennessee since November, 2003, where she and her husband, Jerry, moved in order to live in the mountains.

Betty Void is a life-long member of The United Methodist Church. She is a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Columbia, South Carolina. As a member of Wesley Church, she serves or has served in many leadership roles. She is currently the unit’s local president, Safe Sanctuary Coordinator, and a member of the Worship committee.

Because of her leadership roles within the church, she served on many district and conference committees. She was the President of the Columbia District United Women in Faith, Columbia District United Women in Faith Nominations Chair, Historian, South Carolina Conference

United Women in Faith Nominations Chair, Mission u Youth instructor and the Columbia District Lay Leader.

Currently, she is the chair of the Columbia District Connectional Ministry Committee, a Certified Lay Servant, Certified Lay Servant instructor, member of the South Carolina Conference Lay Servant Ministry Executive Committee and the South Carolina Summit on The Black Church Executive Team.

In 1992, she met and married her best friend, confidant, ride or die, God fearing husband, Donnell Void. They have one daughter, Moneka Void.

Favorite scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6 (MSG): Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.

Olene McGowen has a deep love for United Women in Faith. I served 22 years in UMW leadership positions to include Conference President. I see my service as my ministry and Mission to the community

of the Lord. I am humbled and honored to be associated with the UWF organization and look forward to continued service.

I have a passion for cooking and view cooking in much the same manner as leadership and service. Start with a good balance of ingredients. In my experience as a volunteer and leader, I have tried to serve in a way that offers Godly wisdom, honesty, humility and integrity, ingredients that offer the best results, just as in cooking. My God given spiritual gifts are Leadership, Administration and Faith. I believe together these gifts will support and provide direction for me as a CON member for these gifts together address components of a good CON member, that bring an organized leader who reads and studies in advance, is observant, pays attention to discussions and prayerfully seeks and trusts in Godly guidance and wisdom. 

In my professional life, I worked for the Federal Government as a Human Resource Manager specializing in Recruitment and Placement.

Debra (Deb) Ketzel currently lives in Panama City, FL with her husband retired United Methodist clergy, James Ketzel. She attends and is a member of First United Methodist Church of Panama City. She is very active in her local church as president of the local United Women in Faith, member of Sarah Circle, a part of the Asbury Sunday School Class, church organist, and elementary children’s choir director. She also currently serves the Panama City/Marianna/Dothan District of United Women in Faith as president.

Deb was born in Tennessee to Jessie and Raymond McDade and soon became a Navy family living in Michigan, Texas, and to Chattanooga, TN before her dad retired from the Navy. Debra has a BS degree in Music Education from Bethel College (now University) and an MA in Church Music Education from Scarritt College. After graduate school, Deb served Cumberland Presbyterian and Methodist Churches in Lubbock, TX, Union City, TN, McKenzie, TN, Moulton, AL, Paducah, KY and Downers Grove, IL.

James and Debra married in 1985 and soon moved to the Chicagoland area. After Jim got a United Methodist appointment and became a part of the Northern IL Conference, Deb decided to use her degree in Music Education and became a public school music teacher. This is when Deb got really involved in United Methodist Women. Deb served as a district president and vice- president, and conference Spiritual Growth Coordinator for the Northern IL Conference. For two years she also was mission u dean for the conference helping conduct not only one mission u in the summer but a winter mission u in January. Many times Deb has been called upon to share her skills in music and worship for annual conference events and mission u.

Deb in her spare time likes to play the piano, sing in the Panama City a Cappella Chorus, reading, gardening, and enjoys exploring the sights and beaches of Northwest Florida.

Kay Brock Creel West was born in Amarillo, Texas. She was raised and educated in Huntsville, Alabama. 

Kay graduated from the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Birmingham, Alabama where she was employed until moving to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. She attended Hay Street United Methodist Church. 

The family moved to Hazel Green, Alabama where she continues to reside. She attends Trinity United Methodist Church. Trinity is her home church that her father helped to organize and she began attending at the age of 13. 

Kay continues to attend Trinity where is she has served as President of United Women in Faith, District President and several Conference UWF positions. She has taught at the National School of Mission u. 

Kay is a generational United Woman in Faith. She follows her mother as a member and leader in service dating back to the Wesleyan Service Guild. She feels honored to have the opportunity to do the same work as her mother. 

Kay is a widow. She has two sons, five step-children, several grand and great-children.

I am Holly Neal, from Crossville TN and a member of The Vine UMC in the Tennessee Western Kentucky Conference. I am a 3rd generation United Methodist Woman/United Women in Faith following in the footsteps of my grandmother and my mother.  I am a cradle Methodist and  I also choose the United Methodist Church.  

I have served  in my local unit as President and Treasurer and as a District Treasurer and am currently serving on the Conference Level as the Spiritual Growth Coordinator.  I enjoyed leading one of the Mission U classes recently where my faith grew learning more  about the Lord’s Prayer and Kin-dom living.

I have the spiritual gift of faith and inclusiveness and I love how God speaks to me through the Bible and prayer. 

I am also a Certified Lay Minister and a Stephen Minister. I serve on the District Committee of Ordained Ministry.   I have served as a delegate to General Conference and SEJ Conference since 2012 and am a delegate in 2024. I believe this along with my United Women in Faith experience will greatly help me if elected to the Southeastern Jurisdiction United Women in Faith Committee of Nominations.