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Mr Nigel Collins - Warden of Readers and Pastoral Secretary at Diocese of Canterbury. (Appointed September 2018)

______Canon Wendy S Robins – Canon Chancellor at Southwark Cathedral and Director of Discipleship, Lay Ministry and Continuing Ministerial Education in the Diocese of Southwark where her work focusses on encouraging discipleship and developing lay ministry across the Diocese. She is also responsible for continuing ministerial development for both ordained and lay licensed and commissioned ministers. (Appointed January 2021)

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The Revd Canon Leanne Roberts - Canon Treasurer at the Cathedral, and is also Director of Vocations and Diocesan Director of Ordinands for the Diocese of Southwark (Leanne is a member of both the Council and the Company – appointed September 2018)

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Rev’d Canon Katrina Barnes – Honorary canon of Rochester Cathedral and retired PTO Canon Emeritus (appointed September 2018)

Rev’d Canon Lisa Barnett - Team Rector of the Horsham Team Ministry, and an ADDO in Chichester Diocese (appointed September 2018)

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Mr Bradley Smith – Elected laity of Bishop’s Council and Standing Committee of Diocesan Synod, Finance Committee and Mission & Pastoral Committee for the (appointed September 2018)

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The Revd Preb Dr Neil Evans - Director of Ordinands for the Diocese of London. (Neil is both a member of the Council and the Company – appointed September 2018)

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Rev’d Canon Gary Jenkins - is the vicar of St James and Anne, Diocese of Southwark and General Synod (Gary is a member of both the Council and the Company – appointed January 2018)

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Suzy M. Gregory, M.A. - Tutor in Writing and Voice from St Augustine’s College of Theology (appointed January 2021)

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The Revd Jonathan Croucher - is Vicar at Christ Church Gipsy Hill in London, and Area Dean of Lambeth South in the Diocese of Southwark and the current Chair for the Board of Trustees for St Augustine’s College of Theology

The Venerable Dr - for the Diocese of Chichester (Edward is a member of both the Council and the Company)

______The Revd Dr Jenny Corcoran - Chaplain to the Bishop of Dover in the Diocese of Canterbury and Local Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and English Literature from the University of Lancaster and Master’s in Divinity from St. John’s College, Nottingham. Jenny completed her Ph.D. in Old Testament Studies and Practical Theology at the University of Nottingham (Jenny is a a member of both the Council and the Company January 2021) ______Jon Fox - Jon trained as a Religious Studies and Philosophy teacher 22 years ago and has worked in a variety of school contexts as a teacher and middle manager before embarking on the ’s Discernment Process for Ordination in 2016. Jon successfully completed his BAP in July, 2020 and formally began his ministerial training last September. He will continue to teach in South London and study for the priesthood part-time. He previously attended St. John’s, Upper Norwood for 5 years before beginning his major ‘Formation in Practice’ training placement at St. Luke’s, Woodside last September. ______

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Kerry Evans - Kerry is an Ordinand at St Augustine’s College of Theology alongside her role at Bible Society. Leading the Open the Book Training and Development team, they look after the 18000 volunteers across England and Wales that regularly tell Bible stories to over a million children.

Vacancies (as at 1.3.21) Council of Reference Company Member Rochester x 1 Rochester x 1

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