Diocesan Officers & Committees
Last Updated: December 17, 2025
In addition to our bishops, staff and elected leaders on Diocesan Council and Standing Committee, many other clergy and lay leaders contribute to the smooth running of our diocese and its many ministries.
Diocesan Officers
- Secretary of Convention –Open
- Chancellor- Martin Brinkley
- Vice Chancellors- Chip Howes; Marks Arnold
- Treasurer- Gil Small
- Historiographer –The Rev. Brooks Graebner
- Liturgical Officer- Open
- Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations Officer- The Rev. Jill Beimdiek
- North Carolina Council of Churches Liaison- The Rev. Jill Beimdiek
Other Nominations by the Bishop Elected by Convention
- Trustees- Contact Maria Gillespie, CFO
- Disciplinary Board- The Rev. Greg Jacobs, chair
Other Nominations by the Bishop Confirmed by Convention
- Trustees of the Francis J. Murdoch Memorial Society –The Rev. Liam Barr, chair
- Mission Endowment Board- Sue Guptill, chair
- Directors of the North Carolina Episcopal Church Foundation- The Rev. Brad Mullis, chair
- Trustee of St. Mary’s School- Daniel Walker
Appointments by the Bishop
- Commission on Ministry-Priesthood Lois Sauer, co-chair
- The Rev. Karen Connor McGugan, co-chair
- Commission on Ministry-Diaconate The Rev. Josh Bowron, chair
- Commission on Constitution and Canons- The Rev. John Talk, chair
- Commission on Historic Properties- Claude H. Snow, chair
Chartered Committees Reporting to Departments of Diocesan Council
- Committee on Grants- Alf Badgett, chair
- Committee on Environmental Ministry- Stan Meiburg, co-chair; Joseph Rabenstine, co-chair
- Committee on Global Mission Dora Mbuwayesango, co-chair; The Rev. Rob Travis, co-chair
- Sub-committee on Companion Diocese of Costa Rica- The Rev. Matt Addington, chair
- Sub-committee on Companion Diocese of Botswana- The Rev. Miriam Saxon, chair
- Chartered Committee on Youth (CCY)- Contact Lisa Aycock, staff liaison
- Committee on Campus and Young Adult Ministry- Mike Hoffman, chair
- History and Archives- The Rev. Brooks Graebner, chair
- Committee on Insurance- Sammy Anderson, chair
- Committee of Missionary Resource Support Team- The Rev. Keith Esposito, chair
Bishop’s Committees
- Bishop’s Committee on Liturgy- The Rev. Hershey Malette Stephens, chair
- Bishop’s Committee for Racial Justice and Reconciliation- Lew Myers, co-chair; Cathy Rimer-Surles, co-chair
- Bishop’s Committee on the Diaconate- Chip Carter, chair
- Bishop’s Committee on Affordable Housing- The Rev. Beth McKee-Huger, co-chair; Mary Reca Todd, co-chair
- Examining Chaplains- The Rev. Lisa Fischbeck, chair
- Pastoral Response- The Rev. Robert Fruehwirth, chair
- The Swindell Speakers Fund –The Rev. Lisa Fischbeck, chair
- Prison Ministry- The Rev. Chipper Long, chair
- Chaplains, Retired Clergy- The Rev. Robert Cook, co-chair; Sandra M. Cook, Greensboro, co-chair
- The Good Samaritan Fund- Flo Sessoms, chair
Committees Elected by Other Committees
- Fair Share Appeals Board (Elected by Diocesan Council David Broughton, chair
- Investment Committee (Elected by Trustees) W. Robert Newell, chair
