Years at Holy Comforter: I have been a member of Holy Comforter for about 3 years. I have been associated with Holy Comforter since 2015 when I started attending Education for Ministry (EfM).
Relevant Experience: I have been a Vestry member at All Saints Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, FL (2004). I served as a member for one year and served as interim Senior Warden for about 4 months. I have also served as Verger at 4 churches including Holy Comforter since 2003, when I was first installed at All Saints.
Occupation: I am a Systems Engineer for the US Government. I have served the United States as an Officer in the US Air Force, a Government contractor for US Southern Command in Florida, and as a Federal Employee for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Overall, I have served the United States for 45 years.
Why do you feel prepared to serve on the Vestry at this time? I will be retiring from Federal Service in January 2025 and will have time to devote to the Vestry and the growth of Holy Comforter. As a Verger in the Episcopal Church, my ministry is to help the clergy create and sustain the most meaningful, spiritual experience for our people. The Verger’s motto is “Service in Worship and Worship in Service” and to me, serving on the Vestry is the next step in continuing to live my Verger ministry.
What do you hope to accomplish on the Vestry? In my long career serving the United States, I have had many jobs and responsibilities. I never really went into any of the jobs with something specific to accomplish. What I learned as I came to a new position was that a project or a situation would present itself for me to take up and move forward with the talents I bring. That is what I expect to find as a Vestry member. Holy Comforter has tasks to accomplish that are just waiting for the right person to show up. I expect to find the task that is right for me and make it real.
What goal or vision do you have for Holy Comforter? My goal for Holy Comforter is more of a personal mantra. As a young Air Force Officer, I found myself sitting in the Wing Commander’s Mission Status briefing. In that briefing, the General said 5 words that I have carried with me ever since. These words describe a process that breaths a Life Energy into a goal. These words are “People, Purpose, Pride, Professionalism, and Product.” Everything starts with people.
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