2019 Diocesan Convention
The 2019 joint conventions of the Dioceses of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania were held at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pennsylvania on October 25-26.
2019 Journal
Download the 2019 Journal of the Joint Conventions.
Nominations
Download the Western New York nominations packet and the Northwestern Pennsylvania nominations packet.
Resolutions
Download the Western New York resolutions and the Northwestern Pennsylvania resolutions.
Download the Western New York budget narrative and the Northwestern Pennsylvania budget narrative.
Download the joint resolution on Forming a Joint Recovery Ministry Commission
Convention Documents
2019 Election Results
| Western New York | Northwestern Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Standing Committee James Isaac (lay) Helen Harper (clergy) | Standing Committee Stacey Fussell (clergy) Cathy Dinger (lay) |
| Diocesan Council Stephen Lane (clergy) Wendy Palmer (lay) Amy Swanson (lay) | Diocesan Council Bill Ellis (priest) Robin Murray (lay) |
| Trustees Matthew Lincoln (clergy) Randi Hicks Rowe (clergy) | Constitution and Canons Elizabeth Yale (clergy) Anne Bardol (lay) |
| Clergy Deputies C1 – Lillian Davis-Wilson C2 – Cathy Dempsey-Sims C3 – Luke Fodor C4 – Claudia Scheda Alternates C5 – Isaac Ihiasota C6 – Michael Hadaway | Clergy Deputies C1 – Erin Betz-Shank C2 – Adam Trambley C3 – Mary Norton C4 – Melinda Hall Alternates C5 – Tim Dyer C6 – Stacey Fussell C7 – Elizabeth Yale |
| Lay Deputies L1 – Rose Sconiers L2 – Josephine Robbins L3 – Cheri Maytum-Krull L4 – Elizabeth Brauza-Hughes Alternates L5 – Lois Carter L6 – Faith Laudenslauger L7 – Susan Villenueve | Lay Deputies L1 – Craig Dressler L2 – James Steadman L3 – Ed Palattella L4 – Kaycee Reib Alternates L5 – Anne Bardol L6 – Sara Nesbitt L7 – Matthew Ciszek L8 – Jim McDonald |
2019 Bishop’s Appointments
Western New York
Disciplinary Board
Ellen Brauza (clergy – term ending 2022)
Patrick Bradley (clergy – term ending 2022)
Thomas Lochner (lay – term ending 2022)
Constitution and Canons
Thomas Mitchell (Term ending 2023)
E.J. Graywna (Term ending 2023)
Dispatch of Business
Rose Sconiers, Howard Gondree, Michael Brown
Worship Commission
Cathy Dempesy-Sims
Commission to Dismantle Racism and Discrimination
Matthew Lincoln (chair), Rose Sconiers, Susan Woods, Kim Rossi, Ellen Brauza, Helen Harper, Robert Harvey, Diana Leiker, Leann McConchie, Ann Tillman, Thomas Tripp, Ursuline Bankhead, Michelle Cray, Ann Dutton, Denise Merriweather, Hal Payne, Faith Stewart
Commission on Compensation
Barbara Northan (chair), Judy Elliott, Robert Harvey, Barrett Wadsworth, Cathy Dempesy-Sims, Howard Gondree (ex-officio)
Nominating Committee
Thomas Tripp (chair), Dorothy Pope, Sare Anuszkiewicz, Josephine Robbins, Cheri Maytum-Krull
Resolutions Committee
Elisabeth Brauza-Hughes (chair), Harry Grace, Jason Miller, Bonnie Morris
Regional Deans
Randi Hicks Rowe (Northern Region), Colleen O’Connor (Genesee), Tom Broad (Cattaragus/ Chautauqua), Ann Tillman (Southern Erie), Ellen Brauza (Central Erie), Barbara Price (Eastern Erie)
Northwestern Pennsylvania
Secretary
Adam Trambley
Treasurer
Robert Armstrong
Assistant Treasurer
Jeff Mills
Chancellor
James Steadman
Credentials
Martha Ishman, Gretchen Tome
Dispatch
Sean Rowe, James Steadman, Adam Trambley, Matthew Scott
Nominations
Standing Committee (except members with less than one year remaining)
Judges of Elections
James Ivell, Amy Ivell, Richard Reib
Resolutions
Adam Trambley, Matthew Scott, James Steadman, John Downey, Anne Bardol
Historiographer
Bob Guerrein
Ecumenical Officer
John Downey
Regional Deans
Mary Norton (NW), Martha Ishman (SW), Bill Ellis (SE), Stacey Fussell (NE)
Partnership
Joint Board of Examining Chaplains
Stacey Fussell, Rocky Dworak, Carol Carlson, Luke Fodor, Matthew Scott, Randi Hicks Rowe
Commission on Ministry
Catherine Way (chair), Gail Winslow, Karen Gough, Cathy Smith, Beth Boron, William McLean, Larry Scofield, Richard Rowe, Kaycee Reib