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Annual Conventions of the Dioceses of
Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania

October 28-29 at the Niagara Falls Convention Center –  Niagara Falls, New York

 

2022 CONVENTION JOURNAL

Download the 2022 Journal of the Joint Conventions

Budgets
Resolutions
Nominations

Nominees in all uncontested elections were elected on a voice vote. The Rev. Shawn Clerkin was elected to a four-year term on the Standing Committee.

Nominees in all uncontested elections were elected on a voice vote. In contested elections:

  • The Rev. Luke Fodor was elected to a four-year term on the Standing Committee.
  • Cheri Maytum-Krull,  Faith Laudenslager, Jim Isaac, and the Hon. Rose Sconiers, and  were elected lay deputies to General Convention. Elisabeth Brauza-Hughes was elected alternate deputy.
  • The Rev. Lillian Davis-Wilson, the Rev. Canon Cathy Dempesy-Sims, the Rev. Luke Fodor and the Rev. Canon Dr. Isaac I. Ihiasota were elected clergy deputies. The Rev. Claudia Scheda was elected alternate deputy.
Bishop’s Nominations and Appointments
Northwestern Pennsylvania

The bishop’s nominations in Northwestern Pennsylvania were approved on a voice vote:

  • Secretary: Adam Trambley
  • Treasurer: Robert Armstrong
  • Chancellor: James Steadman
  • Credentials: Martha Ishman, Gretchen Tome
  • Dispatch: Sean Rowe, James Steadman, Adam Trambley, Matthew Scott, Anne Bardol
  • Nominations: Standing Committee (less the terms with one year remaining)
  • Judges of Elections: James Ivell, Amy Ivell, Richard Reib
  • Resolutions: Adam Trambley, Matthew Scott, James Steadman, John Downey, Anne Bardol

The following people were appointed by the bishop to positions in Northwestern Pennsylvania:

  • Historiographer: Bob Guerrein
  • Ecumenical Officer: John Downey
  • Regional Deans: Mary Norton (NW), Adam Trambley (SW), Bill Ellis (SE), Stacey Fussell (NE)
Western New York

The following people were appointed by the bishop to positions in Western New York:

  • Dispatch of Business: Rose Sconiers, Howard Gondree
  • Resolutions Committee: Nick Evancho (chair), Patrick Bradley, Josephine Cross, Michael Hadaway
  • Regional Deans: Randi Hicks Rowe (Northern Region), Colleen O’Connor (Genesee), Luke Fodor (Cattaragus/Chautauqua), Ann Tillman (Southern Erie), Michael Hadaway (Central Erie),  Robert Harvey (Eastern Erie)
  • Constitution and Canons: Joe Kozlowski (Term ending 2025) and Arthur Russ (Term ending 2025)
  • Diocesan Council: Helen Harper
Joint Appointments

The following people were appointed by the bishop to positions shared by both dioceses:

  • Joint Board of Examining Chaplains: Stacey Fussell, Diana Leiker, Carol Carlson, Luke Fodor, Matthew Scott, Randi Hicks Rowe
  • Commission on Ministry: Beth Boron, Karen Gough, Michael Hadaway, William McLean (chair), Kaycee Reib, Cathy Smith, Gail Winslow, Tim Kroh, Patricia Lavery
  • Commission to Dismantle Racism and Discrimination: Matthew Lincoln (chair), Rose Sconiers, Susan Woods, Kim Rossi, Helen Harper, Diana Leiker, Leann McConchie, Ann Tillman, Thomas Tripp, Michelle Cray, Denise Clarke-Merriweather, Hal Payne, Lillian Davis-Wilson, Erin Betz Shank, Joseph Croskey, Stacey Fussell, Lisa Layman, Mark Elliston, Sara Nesbitt, Laura Peretic, and John Ranney
Pre-Convention Meeting

The video of the October 6 pre-convention meeting is available on YouTube.