Anne Arneson (Chair)
Brad Holcomb (Vice Chair)
Darden McFarlin (Treasurer)
Cassidy Baird (Secretary)
Mark Lanyon (Investments Chair)
Jim Bentley (Development Chair)
Cecille Lijauco (Events Co-Chair)
Royanne Kerr (Events Co-Chair)
Gerald Box
JB Brill
Uel Crosby
Rick Herrick
Sheila McLauchlin
Bob Richardson
Melissa Stallings
Dennis Street
Anne Todd
Paul Ditto (Executive Director)
Martha Stowe (Admin Assistant)
Ex-Officio Members:
Stan Copeland
Senior Pastor Scott Wiliams (Chair of Church Executive Council)
Jennifer Schaefer (LLUMC Finance Director)
Christian Yanicelli (Wesley Prep)
Jordan Pounds (Wesley Prep)
The Foundation’s Investment Manager is the Northern Trust Company
We have a great group of leaders who have “love for their church” embedded in their hearts. If you would like to serve the Foundation in a volunteer or leadership role, contact us.
2024 Board of Directors
2024 Executive Committee
Not Pictured: J.B. Brill, Mark Lanyon, Cecille Lijauco, and Sheila McLauchlin
Top Row: Darden McFarlin, Royanne Kerr, Paul Ditto, and Brad Holcomb
Not Pictured: Mark Lanyon, Jim Bentley, and Cecille Lijauco
Anne Arneson
Board Chair
Anne has been a member of the board for four years and has served on the Grant and Event
committees. Before becoming Board Chair, she served as Vice Chair.
She and her husband, Richard, have been members of LLUMC for more than 20 years and
have regularly attended nearly every worship service at one time or another. These days, you
can find them at Traditional worship. They were among the first members of the Family Matters
Sunday school class and attended weekly until it disbanded.
Anne is the Director of Digital Content Strategy at Globe Runner, a digital marketing agency that
specializes in website design/development and search engine optimization. Her career in
traditional and online marketing spans nearly 30 years.
Anne and Richard have two sons and several spoiled pets.
Paul Ditto
Executive Director
Paul joined the Foundation as Executive Director in December of 2015. Paul is a native of Dallas and has roots at LLUMC (having been baptized here by Tom Shipp when the church was on Lovers Lane). Paul went to W.T. White high school in North Dallas, attended UT Austin where he received his accounting degree, and came back home to SMU for his law studies. He spent four years as a CPA with Arthur Andersen and 30+ years practicing law with Jones Day (all in Dallas). Before joining the Foundation, Paul was the COO of Empower Africa Children and Executive Director of Vison Africa Ministries.
Paul and his wife Serina love and attend all the worship services regularly. They also attend several Sunday Scholl classes, including most often 24/7 and Good News.
Paul has two grown children and 5 grandchildren.