Diocesan Council
Diocesan Council acts as the Convention in the interim between meetings and is canonically responsible for long-range planning and determining program priorities. The Council acting for Convention reviews and evaluates programs approved by Convention.
The Council membership includes the Bishop; the Secretary of Convention; the Treasurer of Convention; clergy and lay representatives from the ten districts; and bishop’s appointments.
Officers
The Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith, President
mbeckwith [at] dioceseofnewark [dot] org
Mr. Michael Francaviglia, Secretary
mfrancaviglia [at] dioceseofnewark [dot] org
Mr. Paul Shackford, Treasurer
pshackford [at] dioceseofnewark [dot] org
Diane Sammons, Esq., Chancellor
dsammons [at] nagelrice [dot] com
Steering Committee Members
The Rev. Barrie Bates (2015-2) - co-convener of Equipping Congregations Action Team
revdocbates [at] gmail [dot] com
Mr. Thomas Bisdale (2012-1, D9) - co-convener of Engaging the World Action Team
tbisdale [at] hearst [dot] com
The Rev. Ginny Dinsmore (2013-1) - vice president of Council and co-convener of Empowering People Action Team
revginny [at] optonline [dot] net
The Rev. Joseph A. Harmon (2013-2) - co-convener of Engaging the World Action Team
lyric440 [at] gmail [dot] com
Ms. Martha Reiner (2012-1, D7) - co-convener of Empowering People Action Team
martha [dot] reiner [at] verizon [dot] net
The Rev. Canon Dr. Sandye Wilson (2013-2, D4) - co-convener of Equipping Congregations Action Team
sandyea [at] aol [dot] com
Members Elected by Districts
Mr. Thomas Bisdale (2012-1, D9)
tbisdale [at] hearst [dot] com
Mr. Alan Bowen (2015-1, D3)
alanbowensr [at] aol [dot] com
The Rev. Timothy Burger (2014-1, D10)
tim [at] allsaintsglenrock [dot] org
Mr. T. Donald Cairns (2013-1, D10)
tdcairns [at] hotmail [dot] com
The Rev. Deborah Drake (2013-1, D5)
deborahdrake [at] optonline [dot] net
Ms. Edith (Edie) Gallimore (2014-2, D4)
ediegal [at] comcast [dot] net
The Rev. Charles (Chuck) Hatfield (2015-1, D2)
chatfd [at] yahoo [dot] com
Ms. Naomi Horsky (2013-1, D2)
horskyn [at] wpunj [dot] edu
Ms. Lorraine Jones (2014-1, D5)
alojones [at] aol [dot] com
The Rev. Thomas Mathews, Jr. (2014-2, D1)
t_mathews [at] verizon [dot] net
Ms. Barbara Piccirillo (2013-2, D1)
sabrinazowner [at] gmail [dot] com
Ms. Martha Reiner (2012-1, D7)
martha [dot] reiner [at] verizon [dot] net
The Rev. Robert Rhodes (2013-.3, D9)
rector [at] gracewestwood [dot] org
The Rev. Jon Richardson (2012-1, D6)
jon [at] stpaulsjc [dot] org
The Rev. William Thiele (2014-1, D7)
frthiele [at] gmail [dot] com
The Rev. Dean Weber (2012-1, D8)
dean [dot] allsaints [at] verizon [dot] net
The Rev. Canon Dr. Sandye Wilson (2031-2, D4)
sandyea [at] aol [dot] com
Bishop's Appointments
Ms. Gail Barkley (2013-2)
itsgmbarkley [at] verizon [dot] net
The Rev. Joseph Harmon (2013-2)
lyric440 [at] gmail [dot] com
The Rev. E. Michael Allen (2014-2)
fathermichael [at] mac [dot] com
The Rev. Ginny Dinsmore (2013-1)
revginny [at] optonline [dot] net
The Rev. Barrie Bates (2015-2)
revdocbates [at] gmail [dot] com
The Rev. Dr. Allison Moore (2015-1)
allimoore [at] verizon [dot] net
Chancellors
Diane Sammons, Esq., Chancellor
dsammons [at] nagelrice [dot] com
John C. Garde, Esq., Vice Chancellor
jgarde [at] mccarter [dot] co
Michael F. Rehill, Esq., Chancellor-Emeritus
mfrehill [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com
Staff Resources
Ms. Kai Alston, Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries
kalston [at] dioceseofnewark [dot] org
The Rev. Canon Greg Jacobs, Canon to the Ordinary & Chief of Staff
gjacobs [at] dioceseofnewark [dot] org
Ms. Kitty Kawecki, Director of Resources & Training
kkawecki [at] dioceseofnewark [dot] org
Ms. Kay Lark, Bishop's Executive Assistant
klark [at] dioceseofnewark [dot] org
Ms. Nina Nicholson, Director of Communications & Technology
nnicholson [at] dioceseofnewark [dot] org
Ms. Sarah Rosen, Bishop's Advisor for Fund Development
srosen [at] dioceseofnewark [dot] org