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
- Draft 2023 WNY operating and program budgets (updated October 17)
- Draft 2023 NWPA operating and program budgets (updated October 17)
- 2023 NWPA assessment calculations
- 2023 Budget overview (updated October 26)
Resolutions
- Consent Calendar (posted October 21)
- NWPA Resolutions: Both resolutions passed on a voice vote.
- WNY Resolutions: Resolution NY-A was defeated with a vote of 17 votes in favor and 149 votes against.
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.
- WNY Nominations (updated October 21)
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.