CBF elects Paynter executive coordinator

AUSTIN, Texas — Suzii Paynter of Austin, Texas, was elected Feb. 21 as the third executive coordinator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF).

The CBF Coordinating Council unanimously elected Paynter, whose nomination was announced Jan. 17 after a year-long search, during the opening session of a two-day meeting at First Baptist Church, Decatur, Ga. She currently works as director of both the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission and Advocacy Care Center of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.