Diocesan Council
Current Members
Executive Team
President: The Rt. Rev. Douglas Scharf
Vice President: The Rev. Ryan Whitley
Treasurer: Mr. Mike Booher
Secretary: Ms. Wendy Martucci
Members-at-Large
Two-year term. No more than three consecutive terms.
The Rev. Eddie F.P. Gibbons [2024 – 2nd term]
Ms. Marla Ryder [2025 – 1st term]
Mr. Richard R. Helms [2025 – 3rd term]
Deanery Representatives
Two-year term/No more than three consecutive terms. Election to fill an unexpired term is counted as a full term.
Clearwater:
Ms. Connie Mehr [2026 – 2nd term]*
The Rev. Peter A. Lane [2025 – 3rd term]
Ft. Myers:
Ms. Paula Paquette [2024 – 2nd term]
The Rev. Bill Van Oss [2025 – 3rd term]
Manasota:
Ms. MaryPage Hill [2025 – 2nd term]
The Rev. Joyce Holmes [2026 – 1st term]*
Naples:
Mr. Tom Connolly [2024 – 2nd term]
The Rev. Jonathan W. Evans [2025 – 2nd term]
St. Petersburg:
Mr. Ron Clayton [2026-1st term]*
The Rev. Rob Crow [2025 –unexpired 1st term]
Tampa:
Ms. Katie Arp [2025 – 2nd term]
The Rev. Dale VanWormer [2026 – 2nd term]*
Venice:
Mr. Randy Arsenault [2025 – 2nd term]
The Rev. Andrea Rose Hayden [2026 – 1st term]
*Pending Convention Approval
Last Updated: 9-14-23