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  Committees of the Convention: Chairs and Conveners

Every diocesan commission, committee, council, or board meeting (with only a few exceptions*) is open to any member of the Diocese of New Jersey. There is only one difference between a visitor at a committee meeting and a member: Visitors aren't allowed to participate in discussion, unless given permission or invited to do so by the committee.

Membership Click here to download a roster of the members and contact emails for all committees, with information current as of April 2010.

Meeting dates and times You can find dates and times for meetings of committees on the diocesan calendar.

Additional information If the name of a committee, council, or board in the roster below is underlined or in color, click it to go to an additional page that gives further details about that committee. There will occasionally be minutes or summaries of meetings, but the practice isn't consistent across committees.

*The exceptions are the Commission on Ministry, Committee on the Priesthood, and Committee on the Diaconate (because they often deal with personal and private matters) and the Standing Committee (because it deals with confidential legal matters).

Committee
Chair or Covener
Email
Anti-Racism Commission The Rev. Joan Fleming
The Rev. John Thompson-Quartey
fleming.joan@gmail.com
jthompsonq@gmail.com
Balloting Committee The Rev. John W. Hain, Sr., Dcn. jwhain@comcast.net
Bishop's Advisory Commission on Liturgy Bishop George Councell, Chair
The Rev. Arthur Powell, Co-Chair
gcouncell@newjersey.anglican.org
alapowell@verizon.net

Bishop's Advisory Commission on Music Bishop George Councell, Chair
Mr Thomas Whittemore, Co-Chair
gcouncell@newjersey.anglican.org
whitmoret@trinityprinceton.org
Board of Missions The Rev. Gretchen Zimmerman straphaelschurch@verizon.net
Church Pension Fund The Rev. Phillip W. Stowell trinity@trinitymoorestown.org
Clergy Day Planning Committee The Rev. Richard Morley mcmorley@me.com
Commission on Ministry The Rev. John C. Belmont Jackbelmont@verizon.net
Commission on Ministry with Disabled Mrs. Donna Devlin, Chair sarahannb@aol.com
Committee on Classification of Congregations The Rev. John V. Zamboni jzamboni@juno.com
Commission on Church Architecture The Rev. Bruce Montgomery stmartinsnj@verizon.net
Committee on Priesthood Ms. Constance White, Co-Chair
The Rev. John C. Belmont, Co-Chair
connielouwhite@msn.com
Jackbelmont@verizon.net
Committee on Credentials of Lay Deputies The Rev. Charles D. Sasso-Crandall sassocrandall@aol.com
Committee on Deceased Members The Rev. Canon Ronald G. Albury dva1212@verizon.net
Committee on Life Long Christian Formation The Rev. Debbie Cook cookdeb@optonline.net
Committee on Resolutions Mr. Paul Ambos, Esq. PAMBOS@amboslaw.com
Committee on Rules of Order John Wood Goldsack, Esq. jwgoldsack@aol.com
Committee on the Diaconate The Rev. Lynn Johnson, Dcn, Co-Chair
The Rev. Victoria Cuff, Dcn, Co-Chair
khalil4111@comcast.net
victoriacuff@yahoo.com
Committee on Validation of the Minutes The Rev. Robert H. Legnani legnani3@comcast.net
Companion Diocese Committee Mr. John (Pete) Ackerman jbajr@comcast.net
Congregational Development Committee The Rev. Chris Rodriquez crodriquez@trinityredbank.org
Convention Arrangements Committee Ms. Ann M. Notte anotte@newjersey.anglican.org
Diocesan Council Bishop George E. Councell, ex officio gcouncell@newjersey.anglican.org
Diocesan Investment Trust Bishop George E. Councell, President
Canon Phyllis Jones, CFO

gcouncell@newjersey.anglican.org
pjones@newjersey.anglican.org

Ecumenical Commission The Rev. Richard W. Townley, Jr. standrews@snip.net
Environmental Committee The Rev. Joe Parrish JoeParrish@compuserve.com
Episcopal Church Women Ms. Eugenia Wilson, President njsweeter@aol.com
Finance and Budget Committee Mr. James Bathurst jim5001@verizon.net
Hispanic Commission The Rev. Dr. Francisco Pozo fpchildrenfirst1@verizon.net
Hunger Task Force The Rev. Paul A. Van Sant, Sr. pvansant@gmail.com
Insurance Committee The Rev. Philip Stowell trinity@trinitymoorestown.org
Jane O. P. Turner Fund The Rev. Dr. Virginia M. Sheay Revdrvirginias@aol.com
Loan and Grant Committee The Rev. Francis A. Hubbard therevfah50@hotmail.com
Millennium Development Goals Task Force The Rev. Lisa Caton lisaecaton@aol.com
Nominating Committee The Rev. Richard Wrede rwrede@juno.com
Planned Giving The Rev. Margaret (Peggy) Hodgkins hodgkinsp@gmail.com
Recovery Ministries The Rev. Cathy Brunson, Dcn c.brunson@comcast.net
Standing Committee The Rev. René John (until 2012 convention) deanjohn@trinitycathedral.comcastbiz.net
Standing Commission: Clerical Compensation The Rev. Valerie Balling, Chair
The Rev. Dr Kenneth Gorman, Vice Chair

revballing@stbarnabas-sbnj.org
k-gorman@comcast.net

Standing Committee: Constitution and Canons Paul Ambos, Esq. pambos@amboslaw.com
Stewardship Commission Canon Chuck Perfater chperfater@comcast.net
Trustees of Diocesan Trust Funds The Rt. Rev. George C. Councell gcouncell@newjersey.anglican.org
William Alexander Procter Foundation The Rt. Rev. George E. Councell, Pres. gcouncell@newjersey.anglican.org
Women's Commission The Rev. Nancy Hite Speck revhs@bayhead.com

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Last updated: 6 February 2012
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