Presbyterian Women: Synod of the Sun

Charlene Fleener Germany

Charlene is beginning her service as the Historian/Horizons Representative for the Synod of the Sun PW Coordinating Team (2025-2028). She served as PW
Representative for Palo Duro Presbytery for 4 years. In her local church, First Central Presbyterian in Abilene, Texas she is an Elder, a Stephen Minister, one of the Coordinators of the Food Pantry, and a choir member. She served in several positions in her church PW. Charlene, a retired educator, taught 17 years in the Texas public school system and 18 years as an Associate Professor at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Charlene has been married to Ray Germany, a retired electrical engineer, for three years. They met several years after retiring while taking a watercolor class. Between them they are very proud of their four children and five grandchildren.

Haley Dahl

Haley Dahl is the Communications Coordinator and a member of the Search Committee for the Synod of the Sun PW Coordinating Team (2025–2028). She became involved with Presbyterian Women after attending the 2022 Synod of the Sun PW Gathering in New Orleans and now also serves as Co-Coordinator for Mission and Justice & Peace in Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery PW and on the leadership team for Southminster PW in Tulsa. Passionate about justice, peace, and building inclusive communities, she uses her technology skills to strengthen connection and visibility across the Synod.

Professionally, Haley is a Customer Experience Engineer with Brink’s. She is active in Tulsa’s arts community, singing with both the Tulsa Chorale and the First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa Chancel Choir. She also serves on the Tulsa Chorale board, leading its Development Committee. At home, Haley enjoys life with her family’s miniature schnauzers, Kirby and Stevie.

Bertha Lopez Hinojosa

Bertha is a third generation Presbyterian from South Texas. She was baptized at El Divino Salvador Presbyterian Church in Corpus Christi, Texas and is a life-long Presbyterian. She was on the Presbytery Youth Council for South Texas and has served at the local and Presbytery level in South Louisiana. She is a member of Broadmoor Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is active in Presbyterian Women. She attended Cursillo in Texas and helped put on many Cursillo and Pilgrimage retreat weekends in Louisiana.

She is a mother, grandmother, wife, and child of God. She and her husband, Mariano, have two children. Both children have been elders in their churches in Texas and Georgia. Her grandfather was an elder in the 2nd Presbyterian Church of San Benito, Texas. At that time there were two presbyteries in South Texas, an English-speaking Presbytery and the Mexican-American Presbytery.

Bertha teaches newly arrived immigrant children in a public elementary school in Baton Rouge. She is the only Newcomer Teacher in East Baton Rouge Parish Schools. She teaches over 100 students from five different countries every school day. Broadmoor Church supports her in her mission to help educate these children. She has been on mission trips to Mexico and Cuba with the Presbyterian Church. She is very aware of the needs of the Hispanic community.