TRINITY'S STAFF

Pastor Tracey Leslie, Senior Pastor

Pastor Tracey (She/Her/Hers) has been in ministry for more than twenty-five years, serving in senior and associate pastor positions and in urban and suburban settings. She is a native of south central Pennsylvania. She is a certified spiritual director and author of the spiritual formation resource  Companions on the Journey: Foundational Spiritual Practices ​available through Amazon and Wipf and Stock.   She is also pursuing certification in coaching.  View her personal website: http://www.sacredgroundings.com​​ for information on coaching, spiritual direction, or her book.

Her primary duties as lead pastor at Trinity involve preaching, teaching, visioning, staff supervision and leadership development.

She is married to Rev. Britt Leslie, PhD.  Britt is also an ordained clergy and Bible professor and Dean of the Course of Study for Indiana Conference. They have a rescue dog, Mr. Wiggles. Tracey enjoys exercising with her dog, playing piano, and cooking (and eating!) healthy meals.

Contact Pastor Tracey at tracey@trinitylafayette.org.

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Pastor Suzanne Clemenz, Associate Pastor

 Pastor Suzanne Clemenz (She/Her/Hers) has been a licensed local pastor in the United Methodist Church since fall 2017. Prior to coming to Trinity, she served as Associate Pastor of Children, Youth, and Families at St. Andrew UMC in West Lafayette. Before entering pastoral ministry, Suzanne pursued a career in higher education with concentrations in American literature and culture and women's and gender studies. Her work in the academy, the community, and the church has social justice roots.  Originally from North Carolina, Suzanne has been an Indiana transplant for over 20 years and lives near downtown Lafayette with her husband Brent and their three teenage sons.   Suzanne oversees Trinity's Caring Ministries.  These involve visitation of our homebound and care facility members and supervision of their Friendly Visitors, as well as our Caring Fund.  For more about Trinity's Caring Fund ministry, a unique relational approach to empower and resource those in financial need, click here http://www.trinitylafayette.org/caring-fund.html 

Contact Pastor Suzanne at suzanne@trinitylafayette.org 

Monica McDougal, Pastor of Young Adult Outreach

​Monica McDougal (She/Her/Hers) is serving with Trinity UMC as Pastor of Young Adult Outreach. As the daughter of a United Methodist Pastor, Monica has spent most of her life in church. Her first experience with leading in ministry was through campus ministry at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas where Monica graduated with her B.A. in Mass Media in 2016. While working as a pre-school garden educator in Nashville, Tennessee, Monica first heard God calling her to ministry, leading her to Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. Monica graduated from Garrett with her Master of Divinity with a concentration in Christian Education in May of 2021. At Garrett, Monica met her now fiancé,  Mack Owings. Originally from Eastern Kansas, Monica grew up on her grandparents' horse farm where she learned the value of hard work and community. In her spare time, Monica loves to crochet, paint, cook, and drink lots of tea. 

Monica handles management of the church office and our communications. For office/communications business, contact Monica at monica@trinitylafayette.org.

​For information specifically related to our young adult programming, please contact youngadults@trinitylafayette.org.

Mack Owings, Pastor of Youth and Family Ministries

Mack Owings (he/him or they/them) leads Trinity's children, youth, and family ministries. Mack is a native of Indiana and grew up in the Methodist Church. While studying Biology and Chemistry at the University of Indianapolis, they realized their passion for youth ministry and quickly changed their major to Religion. This led to Mack attending Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, where they met their now fiancé, Monica McDougal. Mack just graduated with their Master of Divinity with a special focus on LGBTQ theology. Mack is also an Associate Pastor at the Wesley Foundation at Purdue University.  In their free time, Mack loves to play Ultimate Frisbee, watch TV shows like Doctor Who and Wynonna Earp, and play lots of board games and video games.

​Contact Mack at mack@trinitylafayette.org.

​Dan Peo, Director of Music & Worship Arts

​Dr. Dan Peo (he/him) serves at Trinity as the Director of Music and Worship Arts.  Since he began playing piano when he was young, Dan has enjoyed making music an important part of his worship experience, and he continues to share that joy with others.  Prior to serving at Trinity, Dan served for several years as the Assistant Choir Director and Pianist at St. Benedict Church in Terre Haute, Indiana.  Dan received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Indiana State University in 2006, and served at various times as the Interim Lecturer in Bands at Indiana State University and the Director of Bands at Seeger Jr/Sr High School and McCutcheon High School from 2006-2018.  Dan currently is serving as the Assistant Principal at Wea Ridge Middle School in Lafayette, Indiana. He received a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from Purdue in 2016, an MBA in Educational Leadership from Indiana State University in 2018, and completed his Ph.D. in K-12 Educational Leadership from Indiana State University in 2021.  Dan, his husband Douglas, and their two dogs Wrigley and Addison equally enjoy a relaxing evening at home as well as being out and about in downtown Lafayette, camping, and travel. 

Dan coordinates music for Trinity, including securing special musicians for worship, directing the choir, and coordinating displays of visual arts in the GREAT room.

Contact Dan at music@trinitylafayette.org.

Lisa Drake, Organist

Lisa Drake has been a resident of West Lafayette since 2000. She grew up in Monon, IN and began playing the piano at church at 13. She majored in piano performance at DePauw University and spent 18 years in Nashville, TN as a solo pianist. Lisa enjoys composing and recording music as well as playing music with her two children, Jackson and Annalise.

Contact Lisa at lisaanndrake@comcast.net.
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Robin Young, Wedding Coordinator

Robin coordinates weddings that take place at Trinity United Methodist Church.  She assists couples with all on-property planning, to include music and flowers.  Robin also works as a Receptionist at a local construction company.  She enjoys working with the public and has backgrounds in both accounting and insurance.

Robin grew up in Hamilton, Ohio and has lived in Maryland and Illinois before moving to Indiana.  Robin and her spouse, Kathy, live in West Lafayette with their cat and four dogs.

​Contact Robin at weddings@trinitylafayette.org

Emily Spilker, Volunteer Garden Coordinator

Emily Kuehl (She/Her/Hers) serves as the Volunteer Garden Coordinator. At Miami University, she studied chemical engineering, mathematics, and trombone performance, and graduated in May 2020. She is thrilled to serve in the community garden, as it will combine her goals of getting to know the Trinity family and serving the local community. 

Emily is an environmental engineer for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center in Dayton, OH. Fortunately, she teleworks and is able to live in Lafayette with her husband Robert Spilker while he is pursuing a PhD in chemical engineering at Purdue. In her free time, Emily loves mountain biking with her dogs, trying new vegetarian recipes, and rock climbing

Contact Emly at ekuehl20@gmail.com

TRINITY'S GOVERNING BOARD

(terms effective January 1, 2021)

Chairperson: Savannah Jewell
Vice Chair: Kathy Young
Treasurer:  Claudia Alenduff
Lay Leader:  ​Jason Conner
Finance:  Ryan Wynkoop 
Trustees: Frank Cederquist
Staff Parish: Steven Flowers  
Secretary: Lisa Nielsen
Endowment: Ryan Wynkoop
Discipleship Team Leaders: Kathy Young and Lisa Nielsen
Missions/Outreach: Mary Jo Risk