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UMCom names director for global communications
Mar. 16, 2004
By Nancye Willis*
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS)--The United Methodist Church's communications
agency has employed a media and leadership professional to develop and
implement global communications services and strategies for the agency.
Francisco M. Litardo, a native of Ecuador, will begin work as United
Methodist Communications' new executive director for program April 12.
"Francisco Litardo brings a wealth of experience in global
communications and broadcast and electronic media to this important
arena," said the Rev. Larry Hollon, top executive of the agency. "His
creativity and knowledge will greatly enhance our ongoing efforts to
live out the United Methodist Church's promise of open hearts, open
minds and open doors around the world," he added.
Since 1998, Litardo has led various national and international efforts
of the American Baptist Churches USA Mission Center, guiding
comprehensive education and communications initiatives for its "Go
Global!" strategic plan.
Most recently, he was team leader for mission events and information
technology, establishing and maintaining constituent, partner and media
relations throughout the United States and in Africa, Eastern Europe,
Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Prior to that, he worked as operations manager for a 1996 Olympic venue
in Atlanta, and for the 1994 World Cup Soccer competition in Boston.
Earlier, he directed public affairs for the Boston UNIVISION television
station and for the Providence, R.I., public television station.
"I am grateful for God's leading in this new ministry opportunity
centered on helping local churches grow and thrive though their own
contextual expressions," Litardo said. "The global church is never shy
about making its presence and impact known to those around it, even as
it experiences disenfranchisement from most social, economic and
political realities in its context."
Litardo's family migrated to the United States in 1972, and lived in
Hoboken, N.J., for three years before settling in Providence. A graduate
of Rhode Island College, Litardo became a naturalized U.S. citizen in
1990.
At an early-March meeting in Nashville, the executive committee of the
United Methodist Commission on Communication, the governing body for
United Methodist Communications, unanimously approved Litardo's hiring.
*Willis is editor for the Public Information Team at United Methodist
Communications in Nashville, Tenn.
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United Methodist News Service
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