CUMC Staff

Mitch Boughman

Hi, my name is Mitchell Boughman.  I am originally from Mount Holly, NC.  My wife, Molly, and children, Lilly and Levi, and I moved to Cullowhee in June, 2022.  It’s pretty crazy too, because I was a student here at WCU and involved with the Wesley Foundation and CUMC from 2007-2011.  At that time, I…

Scarlette Pless

Scarlette grew up in Salisbury, NC and graduated from South Rowan high school in 2006. She was a student at Western Carolina from 2006-2010, receiving two degrees: a BA in Philosophy and Religion and a BS in Communications. While at Western, she fell in love with the community at Cullowhee United Methodist. She was involved…

Jay Hinton

Jay has been serving as the director of the Wesley Foundation since 2008. Before that, he served in the same role for 5 years at Ohio University. Jay is a graduate of Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in Recreational Therapy and an M.S. in Health Administration. He can often be found watching the English…

Dana Frady

I live in the Dillsboro community. I am married to my husband John. We have 4 boys, Corey, Dillon, Clayton and Carson. We also have 2 grandchildren, Jayden and Aaliyah and two dogs Ozzy and Sadie. Dana serves as the CUMC Office Administrator and we are grateful for all she brings to the team here! Before moving…

Adam Mottershead

Adam is our part time Ministry Intern for the 2022-2023 academic year here at CUMC. Having gone to Western Carolina for his undergrad, he quickly found CUMC to be his home away from home. While at WCU he earned as B.S in Natural Resource Management. During his time in college he helped lead worship with…

Sarah Heath

Sarah has served as a youth counselor at CUMC for 2 years. She enjoys working with our youth every week and showing them what it means to follow Jesus. Spending the summers at Carolina Cross Connection, we are blessed to have Sarah as someone who excels working with youth and furthering the work of the…

Damon Sink

Damon serves as our Choir director here at CUMC. Damon teaches for Western Carolina University in the School of MusicIn addition to his creative work as a composer, Dr. Sink is active in other areas of media production, advertising, video, film, and classical and jazz recording. Before coming to Western, he served as a full-time…

Kathy Dills

I am a WNC native and WCU alumni. My career opportunities include public school speech pathology, special education teacher, case management for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and currently, a case manager for children who receive therapeutic foster care.   I have been actively involved with church music since adolescence and it is by far,…

Ellen Miller

Ellen serves as our Financial Manager here at CUMC and oversees all the monetary policy that makes CUMC operate smoothly. Prior to filling this role she was a teacher at the preschool for 13 years. She believes CUMC is a very special place. We are grateful to have Ellen supporting the work of the church…

Ron and Annette Ward

Ron and Annette serve as our custodial team here at CUMC and do a wonderful job! Ron and Annette also lead our N.A. meetings here at CUMC. See the Care page for more information.