Meet Our Board of Directors

In addition to our Lead Pastor who serves as the Moderator of the Board, the following folks are current members of our Board of Directors who help guide our congregation’s overall mission and vision. To email the Board of Directors, simply write to board@mccgsl.org.

 
 

Gene Pulliam, Vice MOderator

Gene is retired from the Home Lending Business after over 40 years with Bank of America in the role of Area Lending Manager and Business Integration Executive. Throughout his career he was instrumental in co-leading the launching of the LGBTQ+ Employee Network Group and was the group’s Executive Sponsor.  Since retiring, Gene started his own boutique gardening business following his passion for working out in nature.  In his spare time, Gene serves on the Members Board of the Missouri Botanical Garden and is the current President of the St. Louis Hosta Society.  He has been involved with MCC for more than 30 years in Kansas City, Dallas, and now St. Louis and is currently the Vice Moderator of the Board at MCCGSL. 

 

Dennis White, Treasurer

Dennis White started attending MCCGSL at St. John’s in 2000. Acceptance of everyone just as we are, believing as we do, resonated with him. Dennis met his partner, Maurice, at MCCGSL in 2001, and they have been together ever since. At MCCGSL, he was able to find the love and support he needed to overcome effects of earlier religious experience. At church, Dennis is on the multimedia volunteer team, serving almost every Sunday, is an usher, reader, and communion server. Most recently he has taught the Aging Faithfully class and served on the 2024 Budget Committee. In addition to the vast church experience he has, he has also worked closely with a number of boards over the course of his three careers, including facilitating strategic planning, process/quality improvement, project management, and has experience with budgets ranging from approximately $5M to $2.5B.

 

LEONA BRYSON, MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Leona Bryson joined MCCGSL in April 2022, after looking for a new church home. She has volunteered with many groups and activities since joining, including, Greeter, Usher, Pride, Social Hour, and most recently has joined the Board of Directors as a provisional Board Member. She is a thirty-year letter carrier with the United States Postal Service where she has held various leadership positions. Leona is the mother of two: Robert and Ashley. She is also the grandmother of Tyler and Bryson, with whom she loves spending time.

 

Maureen McNamara, member-at-large

Maureen practiced Physical Therapy for over 40 years. Throughout those years of patient care, she developed a strong empathy and understanding for others. She also honed her ability to listen actively and be present. Here at MCC, she has served in a variety of roles including Worship Coordinator, and she currently heads our Counting Team. She is married to Dana Norris and has four kids and seven grandkids.

 

David Hanes, Member-At-Large

David has been in the Project Management industry for over 25 years, specializing in coaching organizations and teams on collaboration and transparency, and he has served as a co-chair for LGBTQ+ diversity employee resource group for two companies. He is part of the church choir and served in many other roles in the church dating back to our days at St. John’s off Washington. David is currently in a loving and supporting relationship with his partner, David, who also attends services on a regular basis.

 

Tim Mullins, Member-at-Large

Tim is a relationship-focused professional with and expertise in healthcare, leadership development, and retail. He has a long history of cultural, community, and human rights leadership, and since 2016 he has been an active voice and participant in many aspects of the MCCGSL community. Tim often chooses to challenge the status-quo with an eye toward forward motion while not leaving others behind. One of his guiding questions is, “What good is progress if only a small group makes the journey while others are left behind feeling unheard or less-than?”

 
 

Galen Elliot, Member-at-Large

My name is Galen Elliott, and I have been a member of MCCGSL for about 2 years as of 2025! I am relatively new to St Louis, (since 2022). My partner, Cecil, and I have been together for 12 years and I have been a cosmetologist for almost 50 years, and a salon owner for 20 years. I am partially retired, but still enjoy practicing my profession on a part time basis.
I look forward to the future of our community of faith, and the opportunity to serve on the Board of Directors. Thank you for putting your trust in me! 

 

Lee sorenson, Member-at-Large

Lee has become an active member of MCCGSL since she and her wife rejoined the church in 2022.  After losing her wife in 2024, she was able to devote more of her time to the church, which is a very important part of her life. She was employed in the medical laboratory field since the 1980’s in hematology, virology, and microbiology. She was the sole developer of Flow Cytometry and the measurement of  T4, T8 cells at St Mary’s Health Center lab until it was closed. In the 2000’s she joined Children’s Virology and Microbiology laboratories until she retired. She currently lives in South County with her French bulldog. She feels that serving as a board member to MCCGSL gives meaning to her life, and will do her best to support all church members in any way she can help.