Claire Clyburn, District Superintendent
Claire Clyburn is a native of Raleigh, NC, and counts Hayes Barton UMC as her home church. Claire earned a BA in Religion and Psychology from Meredith College and an M. Div. degree from Duke Divinity School and has been serving churches since 1987.
Claire has served as an associate, solo, and Sr. Pastor and has served churches in rural, small-town, and suburban settings. Most recently, Claire served First UMC Graham as Lead Pastor.
Claire has ministry passions for preaching and for leading churches to go outside the walls to meet God. She believes that the gospel is beautiful and desires all people to experience God’s gracious welcome. Beyond the local church, Claire has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the NC Council of Churches, on the board of UNC Wesley Campus Ministry, as chair of the Corridor District DCOM, and various other roles in the NC Annual Conference. She has been a presenter at the Wild Goose Festival since 2012.
Claire’s daughter, Cat Clyburn, and Cat’s husband, Jun Yang, are also pastors at the NC Conference. She enjoys reading, music, gardening, cooking, travel, and time with friends.
Heidi Seifert, Corridor/ Heritage Administrative Assistant to the DS
My name is Heidi Seifert, and I am excited to work with the Corridor and Heritage Districts as the AADS. I have been working for the Conference for a little over eight years. I am also currently a part-time local pastor at Christ the King Church
in Clayton. I am married to Paul. He is a CPA. We have two children, Kayley and Eliza. I enjoy hiking, kayaking, and anything outdoors and adventurous.
District Lay Leader: Tommy Humphries
I am a Person County native. I earned a BSBA from East Carolina University. After graduation, my first job was in the banking industry, and later, I served as Clerk of Superior Court for 25 years. My current career is in real estate sales.
My wife, Sally, and I have three grown children (Laura, Emily, William) and six grandchildren (Lilly, Tripp, Bradsher, William III, Briggs and Margaret).
I have been a member of Long Memorial United Methodist Church for 60+ years and served in many leadership roles as well as the chancel choir.
In 2007 I received a heart transplant due to giant cell myocarditis. Since then, I volunteer at Duke University Health Center. I am also a team captain for the annual Triangle Heart Walk.
You may contact him at tommy.humphries@nccumc.org