Martha Blenman was elected in October2021 as Treasurer of the Synod of the Covenant. As an elder from First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, MI, Martha has served a Trustee and Corporate President of the Presbytery of Detroit. Currently she serves on the Nomination Committee for the Presbytery. She also is a board member for SW Detroit Immigrant & Refugee Center (SWIRC), an extra commitment opportunity (ECO) at the Presbytery
An economist by training, she received degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit. Martha is a retired faculty member from the University of Michigan Dearborn, College of Business (Go Blue!). Past other employment includes internal audit positions in the banking industry.
Martha is very excited with this new challenge at the Synod! God is good!