Erik Mathiesen is the recently retired Executive Office of Finance for the United Church of Canada, and Teasurer of the Board of Trustees in his own local congregation. While he has stepped down from most of his national responsibilities, we're delighted that he will continue to resource the webinars in this series. He is committed to helping church treasurers and other volunteers navigate the increasingly complex world of charity compliance, as simply as possible.  Erik liaises with the Canada Revenue Agency Charities Directorate regularly on behalf of United Church entities. 

Clyde Harris is a partner in Alwyn Enterprises (a bookkeeping service used by many of our communities of faith), The Treasurer for Ebenezer United Church in Scarborough and the former Treasurer for Toronto Southeast Presbytery. An expert on United Church Finances, he has led workshops for church treasurers for more than twenty years in the Toronto area, and more recently online in the United-in-Learning “Webinars for Church Treasurer’s” Series. Clyde enjoys talking with church treasurers to help them to fulfil their roles.

Rev. Stephen Fetter is the Minister of Forest Hill United Church in Toronto, and Manager of the United in Learning program from the General Council Office. He hosts these meetings, and brings his perspective as a congregational minister of 37 years’ experience to bear on all aspects of church business.