Stefanie Hayes
Senior Pastor
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Stefanie Hayes (she/her/hers) is an ordained elder currently serving Hanscom Park UMC in Omaha. Previously, she served two churches in rural Nebraska, worked in college ministry at a large suburban Dallas church, and completed her seminary internship at a reconciling church in Dallas. Her undergraduate degree is in Music Education from the University of Texas at Austin and she taught middle school and high school orchestra for five years before discerning her call to ministry. After graduating from Perkins School of Theology in 2016, she made her way to Nebraska and the Great Plains Conference.
Pastor Stefanie has a heart for justice, a calling to preach, and embraces children and youth as vital participants and leaders in worship. She identifies as a creative and a bridge-builder and has passions for creative worship planning and cultivating healthy local church rhythms. She values District and Conference work as well as ecumenical and interfaith partnerships.
While Rev. Stefanie Hayes did grow up in Texas, she is also a proud Nebraskan who enjoys exploring the state, hiking, kayaking, history, music, ballroom dancing, yoga, anything by Brené Brown, and Hispanic food. She feels excited to serve Hanscom Park UMC and looks forward to getting to know the church and the Omaha community.
Tiffani Cullin
Office Manager
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Tiffani Cullin was born and raised in Northeast Nebraska. She has also lived in Iowa and Arizona before coming back to Nebraska in 2021 to be near family. Tiffani has a bachelors degree in Psychology from Wayne State College and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Southern California. While in Arizona, Tiffani was a licensed Foster Parent and volunteered for numerous mental health nonprofit organizations. Tiffani has spent most of her career in the human services field and is now looking forward to serving the Hanscom Park United Methodist Church community.
Marlys Lubash
Financial & Membership Secretary
Treasurer
Jannene Sass
Music Director