Terry Fitzgerald
Terry was born and raised in Tampa and spent her life in the Tampa Bay Area. After returning to the church in 2007, Terry became an instructor and then Director of Lay Servant Ministries for the Gulf Central District.
She has enjoyed teaching, speaking and preaching in the church for several years. Her passion for teaching grew from her years as a Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor.
Terry is Director of Development at Allendale United Methodist Church. She is currently a Candidate for Deaconess in the United Methodist Church and hopes to be consecrated in 2026.
Elaine Henderson
Elaine was born in Columbus, Ohio and moved to Florida in the sixth grade. She has been married to Joe for 44 years, and has two adult sons, a daughter-in-law and two young grandchildren.
She graduated from FSU with a major in Child Development and a minor is Social Work.
Currently, she is the Treasurer for Gulf Central District United Women in Faith. At Temple Terrace UMC United Women in Faith, she served as treasurer, president and vice president. Besides teaching preschool and 4th grade Sunday school, as a college student she twice served as a counselor with the Youth Group. One year they hiked the Appalachian Trail for 5 very rainy days.
Along with spoiling her grandchildren, her hobbies include sewing, gardening, crafting and decorating. She enjoys participating in classes at a gym for both exercise and socialization, because it is good for the body and soul.
As her dad, Dr. Pat, would say “One of the best ways to learn something is to teach it to others.” Teaching portions of the lesson at District Mission u gatherings has proven this to be true.
Debbie Bracewell
Debbie 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 as well as serving as interim Communications Coordinator on the conference level. She currently is the president for the Southeastern Jurisdiction United Women in Faith and has served as the President of the Alabama-West Florida Conference United Women in Faith. She also enjoys teaching mission studies which she has done at conference and district levels since 2014.
Debbie’s professional experience includes the positions of high school English teacher, cheer coach and judge, executive director of the National Council for Spirit Safety and Education, an editor of online cheer magazine, and public speaker. She is currently a volunteer for church and community. Bracewell has a degree in English Education, Master’s Degree in Secondary Administration, 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.
Rev. Dr. Tino Espinoza
The Rev. Dr. Tino Espinoza is a native of Mexico. After planting three churches in Texas and Oklahoma and revitalizing two ministries, and having pastored churches in Oklahoma for 25 years, he is now the Senior Pastor of Miami Lakes United Methodist Church.
Dr. Espinoza was ordained an Elder at the Oklahoma Annual Conference. His academic background includes a BA from Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, OK, a master’s in divinity from Perkins School of Theology, SMU, in Dallas, TX, and a Doctor of Ministry from St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, KS, plus, a Church Planters Coach certificate from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH.
Pastor Espinoza is an Old Testament professor at United Theological Seminary’s online Master’s in Divinity program in Spanish.
Dr. Espinoza is married to Mode Espinoza, and they have two sons Brian, Raul, his wife Kym, and granddaughter Finley Sky.
Dr. Judith Pierre-Okerson, Haitian Creole
As a Deaconess and a longtime member of United Women in Faith, Dr. Judith Pierre-Okerson has served as Conference Past President and in leadership positions at the local, district, conference and national levels of the organization. A former Assistant Dean and Dean of Mission u (formerly School of Christian Mission), Judith has been a frequent Mission u study leader at both the National and Conference levels and the author of the study guide for The Missionary Conference in the United States Mission Study.
Judith also serves Christ through The United Methodist Church at the local, district, conference and general church levels. She served as delegate to several general and jurisdictional conferences. She was a member of the Florida Conference delegation to the General Conference that met in April 2024 in Charlotte, NC. She also serves as the South East District Lay Leader and is a member at Miramar United Methodist Church.
Currently as an educator, Dr. Pierre-Okerson oversees the Exceptional Students Education Program at a K-8 Academy in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. She is the proud mother of Grace Okerson, who will graduate from Candler School of Theology in May.
YOUTH STUDY LEADER Paulette Monroe
Born in Newport News, Virginia to the late Jessie, Sr. and Elvin Taylor, she is the second child of eight siblings. She attended grammar school, high school and college in the Newport News and Hampton, Virginia area, and in Florida. Relocating to the state of Florida, she began working in different school districts, retiring after 30 years of service.
Currently, Paulette is on the Nominations Committee for the UWFaith Conference and is a Certified Lay Servant Leader. She has served in many different leadership roles of the local church.
United Women in Faith benefits greatly from her servant’s heart. She has served as Dean of Mission u, Past Conference President, Secretary, Social Action, and Spiritual Growth Coordinator. She especially enjoys serving children and youth within UWFaith, the church, and the community. Paulette is married to the Rev. Dr. Walter Monroe, Jr., who recently retired as the District Superintendent of the South-Central District. Walter has a love for United Women in Faith as well. Together they have three adult children and seven “wonderful” grandchildren. They currently reside in Orlando, FL.
Children’s Study Leader Jackie Brooks
Jacqueline Brooks is a member of the North East District and lives in Jacksonville. She has served as the Secretary of the Reading Program, Secretary and on Mission u Nominations and as the Chair with the Florida Conference. She served on the North East District as Secretary, Communication and serves as her local church as unit President. She has taught Early Childhood Education for over 35 years.
She volunteers her time with the Florida Chapter for the Association for the Education of Young Children as the Secretary and now as their Treasurer, and as a mentor with Duval Regional Juvenile Detention.
Virtual Study Leader Rev. Tiffany McCall
Rev. Tiffany Mitchell-McCall is a native of Thomasville, Georgia, and daughter of the Rev. Dr. David D. Mitchell and Kathi Ellis. Rev. McCall is a graduate of Southern Illinois University of Carbondale with a BS degree in Workforce Education and Curriculum Design. Rev. McCall completed a Master of Theology and Spiritual Formation at Asbury Theological Seminary and is in pursuit of a Master of Divinity at United Theological Seminary and will graduate in Fall 2025. Currently, Rev. McCall is the senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church in downtown Jacksonville.
Rev. McCall is married to Troy McCall and has three beautiful children. Her passion is learning, dancing, gardening, and sharing the love of God with others. Rev. McCall has an extensive background in leadership development. In 2001 she took a small school of ten students and one staff member to fifty students and five staff members in a year. In 2014 she was appointed to a small church with five faithful members. In two years they grew to 45. Rev. McCall simply has a knack for building bridges and connecting others to God. She is a disciple maker; her greatest desire is to simply walk in the love of Christ and demonstrate love by boldly preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.