After nine years of service as board chair of The Foundation for Evangelism trustees, Lane Rees has retired from the position. He will continue to serve on the board as a trustee. At the annual donor appreciation banquet, Rees was honored for his dedication and commitment to the board. New board chair, Mary Brooke Casad, presented a gift of appreciation from the board and staff of the Foundation to Rees during the banquet.

Mary Brooke Casad assumed the board chair position following the Foundation’s annual board meeting in October. She is the executive secretary of the Connectional Table of The United Methodist Church. She has served on The Foundation for Evangelism’s board four years, and is the first woman to hold the chair of the board position in the Foundation’s history.