Katherine Tyler Scott, president of Trustee Leadership Development Inc, noted author and leadership educator, has been elected president of the board of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes, a national organisation headquartered at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. The election took place in New Orleans on 2 March 2002 during the 17th annual meeting of the membership.

Katherine Tyler Scott is an active member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Indianapolis, one of the founding parishes of the Consortium. The organisation was incorporated in 1985 with 11 parishes and assistance from the Lilly Endowment. It now includes 92 parishes throughout the country. Consortium members believe that endowments are held in trust for Christian witness, and seek to be catalysts for evangelism and mission. It is one of the best lay/clergy continuing education vehicles in the Episcopal Church.

Ms Scott will serve as president of the board of the Consortium for a two-year term. Other newly elected officers are:

Vice President: The Revd James G Callaway Jr, Trinity, New York
Board Treasurer: Ernest Q Petrey, St Paul's, Cleveland Heights, OH
Board Secretary: Jean H White, St Paul's, Richmond, VA
Immediate past-President: The Revd Charles E Kiblinger, St Albans, Washington DC

Other Board members are:

Joyce Phillips Austin, Trinity, New York
The Revd Mark Anschutz, St Michael's and All Angels, Dallas
The Revd Dr Harold T Lewis, Calvary Church, Pittsburgh
The Very Revd Spenser Simrill, St Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis
Howard Gondree, St Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo
Roger L Ward, Trinity, New Orleans
Pamela Stewart Wesley, Christ Church, Greenwich, CT
Gregory M Movesian, St John's Cathedral, Denver

For further information please contact Cynthia Cannon on +1 847 864 5863

Article from: The Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes