Associate Director of Clergy Excellence, Virginia Annual ConferenceRev. Lindsey M. Baynham was appointed as the associate director of clergy excellence for the Virginia Annual Conference in July 2016, focusing on call, candidacy, and discernment. Prior to this position, she served as an associate pastor at Fairfax United Methodist Church in Fairfax, Virginia for three years. Baynham was ordained in June 2015, and in July 2015 she began her service as the minister director at Arise Campus Ministry at George Mason University. While at Arise, Baynham initiated a student leadership team, led a group in mission to Louisiana, and led weekly worship for the students. Baynham earned her Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts in religious studies from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia. She serves the Global Education and Ministry Committee and Legislation Subcommittee for the board.