3/15/2019
Foundation mourns losses of Robina Winbush and Mike Miller
by Tom Taylor
The Presbyterian Foundation leadership and staff express our sincere sympathies to the families and loved ones of Rev. Robina Winbush and Mike Miller, both of whom held vital roles in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Both died this week within 24 hours of one another.
Rev. Winbush collapsed and died after landing in New York on Tuesday, March 12, returning home from a journey to Israel and Palestine with PC(USA) colleagues. She could not be revived. Robina served as director of Ecumenical Relations in the PC(USA)’s Office of the General Assembly. Everyone who worked with Robina knew her great passion for ecumenical relations and justice, and her deep and wide love for the work of the national offices of the PC(USA).
Mike Miller died Tuesday night, March 12. He served as acting Chief Financial Officer of PC(USA) A Corporation (A Corp). He passed away of an apparent massive heart attack.
Mike joined the staff in April 2018 as Acting Director of Shared Services for the Presbyterian Mission Agency and was named to his latest role last September. Prior to that, Mike served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Commonwealth Bancshares. Foundation Leadership who worked closely with Mike Miller remember him as a steady hand and calm voice in the midst of many changes.
Even as we mourn the losses of these dedicated colleagues, friends, fellow employees, and siblings in Christ, we entrust them to the grace, mercy and tender care of the Lord Jesus Christ, and we live in the eternal hope of Christ’s resurrection.
Tom Taylor
Rev. Dr. Tom Taylor joined the Foundation as President and CEO in 2010. He has led the staff and board in new directions through visionary and inspiring leadership, working to cultivate vitality in the mission and ministries throughout the church. Prior to Tom’s work with the Foundation, he served as the Deputy Executive Director for Mission at the Presbyterian Mission Agency, where he oversaw the operations of the U.S.-based and international work of the denomination’s national offices in over 100 countries worldwide. He also served for 12 years as a minister in Southern California and Utah. Tom began his career as an attorney in Salt Lake City, Utah, practicing in litigation with the law firms of Snell & Wilmer and with Snow, Christensen & Martineau. Tom has taught courses and educational seminars for Princeton Theological Seminary, Azusa Pacific University, the University of Illinois—Urbana, and Fuller Theological Seminary.
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