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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 [2026 – 3rd 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