2018 Nominating Committee Report

The Report of the Diocesan Nominating Committee to the 114th Annual Diocesan Council to be held February 22-24, 2018 San Marcos, Texas Executive Board........................................................................2 Standing Committee .................................................................8 Trustees of the Episcopal Church Corporation......................11 Trustees of TMI Episcopal ......................................................13 Trustee of the University of the South....................................16 Revised January 17, 2018. Nominees for Council 2018 Executive Board Elect 2 Clergy and 4 Lay for a 3 year term. The Rev. John Hardie, Rector, St. Mark’s, Corpus Christi Description of duties: The Executive Board is required Qualifications: John has been to meet two times a year, but occasionally meets more a rector in our diocese for 22 often. The board functions in a way similar to a parish years. He understands the vestry, including preparing the diocesan budget and sub- budget, the processes, and how mitting it to Council for approval. The Executive Board funding affects various minis- appoints several departments and committees, including tries and entities. the Finance Department and the Nominating Com- Local Church Activities: mittee. The Executive Board approves the designations Rector regarding the World Mission funding opportunities (line Community Activities: 1b). Members of the Executive Board serve as liaisons to Pharaoh Valley Neighbor- the various departments and commissions of the diocese. hood Association; Director of A knowledge of (and experience in) ministries repre- Friends of the King’s Forest senting the breadth of the diocese is an asset to persons Diocesan Activities: Camp Capers Dean; Standing Com- who serve on the Executive Board. At the same time, a mittee; appointed to Evangelism Committee; Spiritual willingness to engage in diocesan ministry and learn of Director on several Cursillos; Board of Examining Chap- the breadth of the diocese is the most basic requirement lains; Dean of Southern Convocation for service on the Executive Board. Nominated by: Vestry of St. Mark’s, Corpus Christi The Rev. Brad Landry, Rector, CLERGY St. Paul’s, San Antonio Qualifications: Brad is prayer- The Rev. Rod Clark, Vicar, ful, thoughtful, and studious. St. Peter & St. Paul, Mission He asks good questions and Qualifications: Before Rod was looks beyond the surface. He is called to ordained ministry, very pastoral. he started his own produc- Local Church Activities: tion company in the Coastal Rector Bend, providing television Community Activities: and radio broadcasts of local Involved with Girl Scouts and the local running commu- sporting events. Additionally, nity (San Antonio Road Runners) he was a minor league baseball Diocesan Activities: Board of Examining Chaplains; stadium announcer, indoor football stadium announcer, Camp Capers Dean for summer camp and Father/Son and director of game-day operations. Rod is an avid retreat; chaplain to Diocesan Vergers Guild outdoorsman who loves to get out on the water or deep Nominated by: The Rev. Michael K. Marsh in the backcountry. Most importantly, though, he is the father of Iona (6), Owen (4) and Liv (1) and is married to The Rev. Ramiro (Ram) Andrea, who is a professor of education at South Texas Lopez, Rector, St. George, College. San Antonio Local Church Activities: Vicar Qualifications: Ram has Diocesan Activities: Co-founder and abbot of The served on both the Executive Order of Naucratius; member of World Missions Board; Board and as a Trustee of the delegate to Provincial Synod (2017); Chaplain at Camp Church Corporation. Capers summer sessions and Family Camp at Mustang Island; member of Nominating Committee; chair of Continued on next page. Frontera Unida Board of Directors Nominated by: Nominating Committee 2 Local Church Activities: Rector. As a member of the The Rev. Jennifer Shadle, laity, served on Bishop’s Committee, was a lay reader and Assistant Rector, lay Eucharistic Minister, taught Christian formation, St. John’s, McAllen youth group leadership, college ministry peer minister, Qualifications: Jennifer spent and other roles. 30 years as an educator, admin- Community Activities: Pay it Forward Ministries board istrator, and choral conductor. member, 2017; Pathways to Hope Mental Health Confer- All these roles call for the skills ence panelist; active in recovery community and insights used in Executive Diocesan Activities: Elected - Church Corporation Board work - communication, Trustee; University of the South - Sewanee Trustee; organization, discernment, Standing Committee; Executive Board; General Conven- awareness of both detail and “big picture.” tion Deputy/Alternate Deputy. Appointed - Recovery Local Church Activities: As a layperson - vestry, music Commission; Young Adult Ministry; Camps and Confer- director (interim), search committee, head of Pastoral ences committee; World Mission committee; Christian Care Commission. As Clergy - oversight of Christian Education committee. Also served as Camp Capers Dean Education and Pastoral Care; teaching, preaching, and and Chaplain; Mustang Island Family Camp Chaplain; presiding; lay ministries coordination trainer/presenter for various diocesan ministries Community Activities: Monthly Food Pantry distribu- Nominated by: Nominating Committee tion. As laity, regular jail ministry and support group for families of the incarcerated The Rev. Jason Roberts, Diocesan Activities: Diocese of Colorado - lay delegate Rector, Church of the Holy to regional and diocesan convocations/councils. Diocese Spirit, San Antonio of West Texas - clergy delegate to Diocesan Council; Qualifications: Jason was or- ready and eager to do more dained a priest 14 years ago in Nominated by: The Rev. Jim Nelson, Rector of St. John’s, the Diocese of Virginia where McAllen he served an urban congrega- tion and supported college The Rev. Jonathan Wickham, missions. He was also the chair Rector, All Saints’, for the Commission on World Missions in the Diocese of Corpus Christi Virginia. In January 2009, Jason moved to the Diocese of Qualifications: The Episcopal West Texas and became Vicar of Holy Spirit, San Anto- Church is a diverse body seek- nio, in September 2009. Jason has walked with Church ing to demonstrate, by our life of the Holy Spirit, San Antonio, on its transition from together, the transformative mission to parish status, worked to purchase land, build and life-changing possibilities a new campus, support Holy Spirit adopting a preschool, of holy community. Our frac- lived through deficit and surplus budgets, and journeyed tured world needs our witness to bring together two congregations into one common of love and reconciliation. I offer my deep commitment mission. to Jesus and the unique call of this church, my open and Local Church Activities: Rector, church school, listening heart, and diverse experience to this office. occasional choir member Local Church Activities: Current - Rector; Past - Associ- Community Activities: San Antonio Faith Based ate Rector, Episcopal school chaplain, youth minister Initiative Community Activities: Corpus Christi Metro Minis- Diocesan Activities: Council on College Missions (2012- tries Board of Directors, Corpus Christi Clergy Alliance, 2015), Commission on Church Buildings (2012-present), EMC2 (Ecumenical Ministries of Corpus Christi) Camp Capers Chaplain and Dean, Mustang Island Fam- volunteer and Board Member, Hurricane Harvey ily Camp Chaplain, Diocesan Development Committee recovery volunteer. (Oct 2017-present) Diocesan Activities: Executive Board; Province Synod Nominated by: Nominating Committee Deputy; Development Committee; Camps Development Committee; Camps Dean and Chaplain; Christ Chapel College Ministry Board Nominated by: Sr. Warden, All Saints’, Corpus Christi Continued on next page. 3 LAY Missions Focus Group, Camp Capers staff 2003-2006, Vocare Staff; Happening Staff (Youth and Adult) Mr. Steve Alwais, St. George, Nominated by: The Rev. Rob Harris, San Antonio Nominating Committee Qualifications: Steve is a strong leader in the church through Mrs. Nancy Lyons his past work as Senior War- Beauchamp, Church of the den, Junior Warden, and Build- Good Shepherd, ing Committee Chair. As leader Corpus Christi of the “Understanding the Local Church Activities: Gospel” Sunday school class, Women of the Church board, Steve is active in his spiritual formation through the study past president; Acolyte Direc- of the Word and sharing in the sacraments. tor; Youth Advisory Commit- Local Church Activities: Past Senior Warden, Junior tee; Jenette Hammer Guild; Warden of the vestry; Chair of the Building Committee; Sunday School Committee; current Chair of the Church Endowment Committee; assisting with Happening at Lay Eucharistic Minister; leader of “Understanding the Church of the Good Shepherd Gospel” Sunday school class; media Community Activities: Christus Spohn Hospital Foun- Community Activities: Past Chair of the Public Affairs dation Board (Chair 2016 and 2017); Ambassadors, Committee of the San Antonio Livestock Expo, past organization for civic celebration; Capital Campaign Chair of Muscular Dystrophy Association, Voice of the Committee for hospital; school PTOs and fundraising KLRN Auction for 35 years committees; Medical Society Alliance Diocesan Activities: Active in Cursillo Movement as Diocesan Activities: Diocesan Council past delegate; Di- Rector, Asst. Rector, Cha Cha, Table Leader; attended ocesan Council Committee Chair for

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