Stan Kimer
Lay Delegate

Stan Kimer has been an active member of St. John’s Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) since 1991, and has also been a long-time lay leader across all levels of MCC ministry. He is currently Second Vice President of the North Carolina Council of Churches, and currently serving as the chair of the MCC Moderator’s Ecumenical and Inter-religious team. Within St. John’s MCC, Stan is serving as Stewardship Chair and as one of our Lay Delgates. In his professional life, Stan is the Director of Sales Operations for IBM’s Global Business Services and is one of IBM’s out GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) executives. His 29-year career in IBM has included management and staff positions in sales, finance, marketing, and Human Resources (on the diversity staff leading IBM’s GLBT diversity initiatives.) Stan received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Science from Georgia Tech, and his MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with Rich, his partner of 18 years, and his avocational interests include coin collecting, stamp collecting, exotic world wide travel and photography.