Paula Snyder Belousek

Conference Minister

Paula Snyder Belousek began serving as Conference Minister in June 2025, stepping into the role with a deep love for the Church and nearly two decades of ministry experience.

She grew up in small-town Ontario and came to the United States to study at Eastern Mennonite University, earning a degree in Psychology and Special Education. Her call to ministry came from her friends with disabilities, who shaped her conviction that the Church should be a place where everyone belongs. She later earned a Master of Divinity from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.

Paula is delighted to walk alongside the congregations of Ohio Conference as they follow Jesus, make disciples, and love their neighbors.  She lives in Lima, Ohio, with her husband and teenage son, and enjoys traveling, savoring a good cup of tea, watching Masterpiece Theater (even during the Super Bowl), and cheering from the stands at her son’s baseball games.

Phone: 330-857-5421
Email: paula@ohiomennoniteconference.org

Kelsey Hilty Troyer

Administrative Assistant

Kelsey Hilty Troyer joined the staff of Ohio Conference in August of 2024. Prior to OMC, Kelsey served as the administrative assistant at Oak Grove Mennonite (Smithville) for the last seven years and has been the administrative assistant at Crown Hill Mennonite (Rittman) since 2018.

Kelsey graduated from Central Christian School in 2012, where she met her husband Ben. They live in Dalton, OH, with their sons. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, cooking, hiking, and traveling with her family.

Phone: 330-857-5421
Email: office@ohiomennoniteconference.org

Sháqūez Dickens

Program & Communications Coordinator

Sháqūez Dickens joined the staff at Ohio Mennonite Conference in July of 2024. She is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University where she obtained her bachelor’s in business administration and her master’s in organizational leadership. Sháqūez, her husband, and their five children, are members of Wooster Mennonite Church. She loves reading and photography along with going to the beach and the mountains with her family.

Phone: 330-857-5421
Email: shaquez@ohiomennoniteconference.org