CAMP ALLEN
Canonical requirement: election at Council on nomination by the Bishop; not more than 24 members; all confirmed communicants in DOT; 18 years of age; 4-year term; up to six elected per year; can serve 2 four-year terms, if served 2 full terms, must lay off a year, if filling unexpired term can then be elected for 3rd term)
President: Allen Kight, St. Martin’s, Houston
Executive Chair: Eric Moen, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston (serves at invitation of Bishop)
Secretary: The Rev. Lacy Largent, Camp Allen and St. Francis’, College Station
To Council 2025
- Laura Borda, St. John the Divine (2nd term, *unexpired term)
- Allen Case, St. Mark’s, Houston (2nd term)
- Donna Emery, St. Michael’s, Austin (1st term)
- Cheri Fossler, St. John the Divine, Houston (2nd term)
- George Francisco, St. Martin’s Houston (1st term)
- Melinda Mogas, St Martins Houston (2nd term, *unexpired term)
To Council 2026
- Dale Cheeseman, St. Martin’s, Houston (1st term, *unexpired term))
- Sharon Dobbs, St. Luke’s on the Lake, Austin (1st term)
- Laurie Fondren, St. Martin’s, Houston (2nd term)
- David Humphreys, St. Martin’s, Houston (1st term)
- Wynne Sharp, St. Martin’s, Houston (1st term)
- Bonnie Walton-New, St. Michaels, Austin (2nd term)
To Council 2027
- The Rev. Jimmy Abbott, Trinity, Galveston (1st term)
- Kenton Heinze, St. Michael’s, Austin (1st term)
- Jinger Magill, St. Martin’s, Houston (1st term)
- Bilinda Matusek, Christ Church Cathedral, Hosuton (1st term)
- Brian Rose, St. John the Divine, Houston (1st term)
- Fred Wasden, St. Mark’s, Houston (1st term)
To Council 2028
- The Rev. Eric Ellis, St. Augustine of Hippo, Galveston (1st term)
- Kellye Heinze, St. Michael’s, Austin, (2nd term)
- Mandy Neal, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston (1st term)
- Katrina Packard-Elvig, St. Cecilia’s, Round Top (1st term)
- Mike Sullivan, St. Andrew’s, Houston (1st term)
- Ed Zeigler, Holy Comforter, Spring (2nd term)
EL BUEN SAMARITANO
(Canonical Requirement: election upon nomination by the bishop; no fewer than 15 nor more than 18 members; 1/3 elected every year; eligible for re-election; three-year term; at least 18 years old; majority of board confirmed communicants in Diocese)
Chair: The Rt. Rev. Kathryn Ryan
Executive Chair: Gustavo Hernandez, St. David’s, Austin
Secretary: Sara DuPont
CEO: Dr. Rosamaria Murillo
Assistant Treasurer: Charles Kline, St. Christopher’s, Austin
Assistant Treasurer: Thomas Canby, St. Matthew’s, Austin
To Council 2025
Becky Brownlee, Austin (filling partial term)
Gustavo Hernandez, St. David’s, Austin (2nd full term)
Ramiro Lopez, Austin (1st full term)
Katy Sauer, Austin (1st full term)
The Rev. Minerva Skeith, St. John’s, Austin (1st full term)
To Council 2026
The Rev. Chad McCall, St. David’s, Austin (3rd Term)
Nicole Ortega, Jubilee, Austin (1st full term)
The Rev. Alyssa Stebbing, St. Christopher’s, Austin (filling partial term)
Ruth Whitehurst, Good Shepherd, Austin (1st full term)
To Council 2027
Stephen Edmonds, All Saints’, Austin (1st full term)
Catherine Greenlaw, Austin (1st full term)
April Kerwin, St. Matthew’s, Austin (2nd full term)
Denise Ketcham, All Saints’, Austin (1st full term)
Sandra Menjivar-Suddeath, Austin (1st full term)
EPISCOPAL FOUNDATION OF TEXAS (EFT)
(4-year term; not less than 4 nor more than 16 members; all confirmed communicants; if served 4 full years, not eligible for re-nomination for one year)
Chair: The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop
President: Bruce McDonald, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston
To Council 2025
Nancy Bradley, Good Shepherd, Friendswood
The Rev. Karl Griswold-Kuhn, Texas A&M Canterbury, College Station
The Rev. Mike Stone, St. Thomas the Apostle, Nassau Bay
Ken Sturges, Trinity, The Woodlands
To Council 2026
The Rev. Carissa Baldwin McGinnis, Northside Episcopal, Houston
The Rev. Andrew Ellison, St. Catherine of Sienna, Missouri City
Bruce McDonald, Christ Church, Cathedral, Houston
Allison Miller, St. Mark’s, Bellaire
To Council 2027
Adelaja Ayo-Vaughan, St. Martin’s, Houston
Suzanne Conerway, Trinity, Fort Worth
The Rev. Kathy Pfister, St. Luke’s on the Lake, Austin
The Rev. Matt Stone, Calvary, Bastrop
To Council 2028
The Rev. Wes Arning, St. Martin’s, Houston
Larry Dickerson, Trinity, Houston
Sharon Snowden, St. John the Divine, Houston
The Rev. Aaron Zimmerman, St. Alban’s, Waco
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL (EHS)
(Canonical Requirement: elected at Council on nomination of the Bishop; 24 members; no less than 60% – 15 out of 24 – members shall be confirmed communicants in EDOT; all 18 years of age; 6 elected at each Council; four-year term; if full term must wait out a year; doesn’t apply to filling unexpired term. Each term ends on June 30.)
Head of School: Ned Smith
Chief Development Officer: Margaret Young
Chair: Richard A. Howell, St. John the Divine, Houston
To June 2024
Shelley Torian Barineau, St. Francis’, Houston
Andrew B. Hawthorn, Catholic, St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Thad Hill, Episcopalian, St. John the Divine, Houston
Richard A. Howell, St. John the Divine, Houston
Jane Johnson Dabney, Methodist
Jenna Junell, Catholic
To June 2025
Simmi Jaggi, Christian Hindu
George O. McDaniel, III, St. John the Divine, Houston
Joel Moore, United Methodist
Charles H. Prioleau, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston
James E. Taussig, St. Martin’s, Houston
Duncan K. Underwood, St. John the Divine, Houston
To June 2026
Katie Barnes, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston
Edward B. Crain, Jr., St. John the Divine, Houston
Morrow Evans, St. John the Divine
Curtis L. Hartman, Baptist, Houston
Eloise Fay Novotny, St. Martin’s, Houston
Courtney Sarofim, Houston
To June 2027
Amy Melton, St. Mark’s, Houston
Ramsi Taylor, Wheeler Avenue Baptist
Carl Giesler, St. Luke’s United Methodist
Mollie Wallace, Roman Catholic
Steve Herod, St. Francis’, Houston
Leigh Spruill, St. John the Divine, Houston
SEMINARY OF THE SOUTHWEST (SSW)
(Canonical requirements: terms begin June 1; six (6) members representing Diocese of Texas; may serve up to three 3-year terms)
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, Dean & President
Robert C. “Clarke” Heidrich, Board Executive Chair, Good Shepherd, Austin
The Rt. Rev. Kathryn M. Ryan, Chair
To May 2025
Lora Livingston, St. James’, Austin
The Rev. Roman Roldan, St. Dunstan’s, Houston
To May 2026
John Hancock, Christ Church, Temple
The Rev. Genevieve Razim, All Saints’, Austin
To May 2027
Shannon Hunter, St. Martin’s, Houston
The Rev. Rhonda Rogers, St. Francis’, Prairie View
THE BISHOP QUIN FOUNDATION
(Canonical requirements: Bishop and Treasurer are ex-officio members; nine or more members (always a multiple of 3); 3 clergy; 6 lay persons; 18 years old; confirmed communicant in good standing in parish or mission of DOT; 3-year term; may serve 6 consecutive years then have to lay off one year)
The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop, Ex-officio
Linda R. Mitchell, Treasurer, Ex-officio
The Rev. Bill Fowler, St. Mary’s, Lampasas, President, Ex-Officio
To Council 2025
Leslie Cleaver, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston
The Rev. Cameron Nations, St. Richard’s, Round Rock
Merrell Anne Shearer, St. David’s, Austin
To Council 2026
Robert Estrada, All Saints, Fort Worth
The Rev. Bill Fowler, St. Mary’s, Lampasas
Jennifer Weston, St. John the Divine, Houston
To Council 2027
Marcela Donadio, Trinity, Houston
Korey Wright, St. Thomas, College Station
Amber Zentis, Calvary, Richmond
EPISCOPAL HEALTH FOUNDATION (EHF)
(3-year terms, eligible for two consecutive terms.)
The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop (Chair)
Dr. Ann Barnes, President
To Council 2025
Maria Boyce, St. Martin’s Houston,
The Rev. Bill Carroll, Trinity Episcopal, Longview
Catherine Crain, St. John the Divine, Houston
Bill Montgomery, St. Martin’s, Houston (Executive Chair)
Daisy Morales, Palmer Memorial, Houston
To Council 2026
Dr. Michelle Lyn, St. Martin’s, Houston
Precious Owodunni, St. John the Divine, Houston (second full term)
Patricia Snyder, St. John the Divine, Houston
The Rev. Francene Young, Non-Parochial, Houston
To Council 2027
The Rev. Peggy Lo, St. Albans, Austin (first full term)
Arthur Haag Sherman, The Church of St. John the Divine (first full term)
Simone Talma Flowers, St. James’, Austin (second full term)
Dr. Roland Goertz, St. Paul’s, Waco (second full term)
GREAT COMMISSION FOUNDATION (GCF)
(3-year terms, eligible for two consecutive terms. First group of members will have term-lengths staggered.)
Chair: The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop
President: Teddy Adams, Trinity, Houston
To Council 2025
The Rev. Les Carpenter, St. Aidan’s, Cypress
Meredith Canada, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, filling an unexpired term
Jane Smith, St. Michael’s, Austin
To Council 2026
The Rev. Miles Brandon, St. Julian of Norwich, Austin
Jim Kracht, St. Andrew’s, Bryan
John Owen, Christ Church, Tyler
To Council 2027
Teddy Adams, Trinity, Houston
Debra Watson, St. James, Houston
Neal McGowan, St. John the Divine, Houston
ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
(Canonical requirements: 20-24 persons; 3-year term; no residency or church membership requirement; 8 elected per year; can serve 2 consecutive terms; if full term is served, then has to lay off for one year)
The Right Rev. Kathryn “Kai” Ryan, Bishop Suffragan, ex officio
Executive Chair: Jennifer Stayton
Head of School: Christopher L. “Chris” Gunnin, ex officio
Chancellor: J. Chrisman Phillips, ex officio
Alumni Association President: Shannon Powers, ex officio
Parents’ Association President: Katherine Leigh, ex officio
To July 2025
The Rev. Brin Bon, Good Shepherd, Austin
David Gonzalez, St. David’s, Austin
Mike Kadyan, Austin
Renee Lafair, Austin
Christopher “Chris” Oddo, Good Shepherd, Austin
Temple Webber, III, St. John the Divine, Houston
Dr. Leslie Wells, St. Michael’s, Austin
Michael Ybarra, Austin
To July 2026
Kevin Brown, Austin
Greg Clay, Austin
Deborah “Debbie” Gonzalez, Austin
The Rev. Madeline Hawley, San Marcos
Jordan Jaffe, Good Shepherd, Austin
Rosa Lockett McCormick, Austin
David Middleton, Austin
Angela Hall Watkins, St. James’, Austin
To Council 2027
The Rev. Stanford Adams, Good Shepherd, Austin
Maryann Bell, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Austin
Gwen Chance, St. James, Austin
Rob Rogers, Austin
Evan Smith, Austin
Yasmine Smith, Austin
Jennifer Stayton, St. David’s, Austin
Martin Taylor, Austin
ST. VINCENT’S HOUSE (SVH)
(Canonical Requirement: election upon nomination of the bishop; not less than 6 not more than 24; at least 18 years old; majority confirmed communicants; term is 3 years; may serve for two successive 3-year terms)
Chair: The Rt. Rev. Héctor F. Monterroso
Executive Director: Paula Tobon
President: Linda Rutherford
Vice President: The Rev. Doug Matthews
Treasurer (ex-officio): John Speich
Secretary: Dr. Vivian Hernandez
To Council 2025
Dotsy Ballentine, Trinity, Galveston
Elaine Culver, Trinity, Galveston
The Rev. Doug Matthew, Roman Catholic, Galveston
To Council 2026
Ann O’Connell, Grace, Galveston
To Council 2027
The Rev. Jimmy Abbott, Trinity, Galveston
Libbie Ansel, Trinity, Galveston
Jim Byrom, Trinity, Galveston
Doug Polzin, Coastal Community Church, Galveston
EPISCOPAL SENIORS FOUNDATION
(Term is 3 years; may serve for two successive 3-year terms, in addition to any unexpired term served).
The Rt. Rev. Jeff W. Fisher, Chair
Pam Nolting, President
To Council 2025
Maggie Abbott, Trinity, Galveston (2nd Term)
Eric Kennedy, St. James’, Austin (1st Term)
Cory MacDonald, St. Michael’s, Austin (2nd Term)
Aaron Smithers, Holy Comforter, Spring (1st Term)
To Council 2026
Melissa DeCarlo, St. Clare’s, Tyler (Filling Unexpired Term)
Kerry Hancock, Christ Church, Temple (1st Term)
Pam Nolting, President, Good Shepherd, Kingwood (2nd Term)
The Rev. Robert Vickery, St. James’, Austin (2nd Term)
To Council 2027
Barbara Evans-Chowning, All Saints’, Ft. Worth (1st Full Term)
The Rev. Linda Ford, St. Phillip’s, Hearne (1st Term)
Tony Pierce, Trinity, Marshall (1st Term)
The Rev. Al Rodriguez, St. James’, Austin (1st Term)
TRUSTEES OF THE CHURCH CORPORATION (Church Corp)
(Note: Canonical requirements call for election by Council; Nominations Committee to submit two names per position; one member elected each year; 5-year term; no restrictions on re-election: meets 5 to 6 times a year at the Diocesan Center and as needed.)
The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop
Samuel Dodson, St. James’, Houston, President
To Council 2025
The Rev. Sharron Cox, St. Martin’s, Houston
To Council 2026
Steve Fallon, Holy Spirit, Waco
To Council 2027
The Rev. Sean Steele, St. Isidore’s, Spring
To Council 2028
Gloria Rose, St. James’, Austin
To Council 2029
Samuel Dodson, St. James, Houston
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH (Sewanee Board)
(Canonical requirements call for election by Council; Nominations Committee to submit two names per position; one trustee each year; 3-year term; no restrictions on re-election: meets once a year in October with other gatherings and meetings as needed.)
To Council 2025
Catherine Foster, St. Mark’s, Houston
To Council 2026
The Rev. David M. Goldberg, St. Mark’s, Houston
To Council 2027
Kristine Devine, St. David’s, Austin
Deputies To General Convention & Delegates To Provincial Synod
To Council 2026
Clergy Delegates:
1. The Rev. Canon Christine Faulstich
2. The Rev. Luz Montes
3. The Rev. Hannah Atkins-Romero
4. The Rev. Charles Graves
Clergy Alternates:
1. The Rev. Chuck Treadwell, St. David’s, Austin
2. The Rev. Sam Smith, Grace, Alvin
3. The Rev. Suzanne Smith, St. Paul’s, Waco
4. The Rev. James Pevehouse, St. Mark’s, Beaumont
Lay Delegates:
1. Katie Sherrod, St. Luke’s in the Meadow, Fort Worth
2. Scott Madison, St. James’, Austin
3. Dr. Linda Patterson, St. Andrew’s, Bryan
4. Abe Campos, St. Joseph’s, Salado
Lay Alternates:
1. Alex Colby, Trinity, The Woodlands
2. Chase Kennemer, Holy Innocents, Madisonville
3. Kathy Herrin, Palmer Memorial, Houston
4. Helen Toombs, Palmer Memorial, Houston
