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Diocesan Leadership

Bishop and Staff

The Rt. Rev. Frank Logue
Bishop of Georgia
bishop@gaepiscopal.org

Canon Katie Easterlin
Canon for Administration
keasterlin@gaepiscopal.org

Mr. Daniel Garrick
Assistant Administrator
dgarrick@gaepiscopal.org

The Venerable Yvette Owens
Archdeacon
yvetteowens63@gmail.com

Ms. Maggie Lyons
Executive Assistant to the Bishop
mlyons@gaepiscopal.org

The Rev. Canon Joshua Varner
Canon for Program and Liturgy
jvarner@gaepiscopal.org

Mr. Dade Brantley
Executive Director of Honey Creek
dade@honeycreek.org

The Rev. Canon Loren Lasch
Canon to the Ordinary
llasch@gaepiscopal.org

Ms. Liz Williams
Communications Manager
lwilliams@gaepiscopal.org

Ms. Carey Wooten
Director of Leadership Ministries
cwwooten@gmail.com

The Rev. Guillermo Arboleda
Missioner for Racial Justice
FrGAA@stmattsav.org

The Standing Committee

The Rev. David Rose (2024), President
Mr. Dave Cranford (2024), Secretary
The Rev. Walter Hobgood (2025)
Ms. Elise Miller (2025)
The Rev. Becky Rowell (2026)
Ms. Charlotte Blue (2026)
The Very Rev. Al Crumpton, IV (2027)
Ms. Lisa Gibbs (2027)

 

Convocation Deans

ALBANY CONVOCATION
The Very Rev. Richard Nelson

AUGUSTA CONVOCATION
The Very Rev. Al Crumpton, IV

CENTRAL CONVOCATION
The Very Rev. Denise Vaughn

SAVANNAH CONVOCATION
The Very Rev. Michael White

SOUTHEASTERN CONVOCATION
The Very Rev. Tom Purdy

SOUTHWESTERN CONVOCATION
The Very Rev. Leslie Dellenbarger

2023-2024 Diocesan Council Voting Members

Ex Officio
The Rt. Rev. Frank S. Logue bishop@gaepiscopal.org
Mr. Andrew Austin, Treasurer
The Rev. James (Jim) Elliott, Chancellor jelliott@ebbglaw.com

ALBANY CONVOCATION
Mr. Ted Wright (2024)
Ms. Donna Becton (2025)
The Rev. Galen Mirate (2026)

AUGUSTA CONVOCATION
Ms. Cissy Bowden (2024)
Ms. Donna Tumm (2025)
The Rev. Terri Degenhardt (2026)

CENTRAL CONVOCATION
Mr. Bill Kitterman (2024)
The Rev. Steve Clifton (2025)
Ms. Mary Wells (2026)

SAVANNAH CONVOCATION
Ms. Jane Gilchrist (2024)     
The Rev. Dwayne Varas (2025)
Mr. Stephen Hooten (2026)

SOUTHEASTERN CONVOCATION
The Rev. Donald Holland (2024)  
Ms. Dwala Nobles (2025) 
Ms. Mary Kay Lindquist (2026)

SOUTHWESTERN CONVOCATION
Ms. Kay Riggle (2024)
The Rev. Wallace Marsh (2025)
Ms. Nancy Nehila (2026)

AT LARGE
The Rev. Kelly Steele (2024)
The Rev. Ri Lamb (2025)
The Rev. Bill Barton (2026)

2023-2024 Diocesan Council Members With Seat & Voice Only

President of the Standing Committee
Chairperson, Standing Committee on Constitution & Canons
President, Diocesan Episcopal Church Women (ECW)
Convocation Deans
Senior Lay and Clerical Deputies to the General Convention
President of Diocesan Episcopal Youth or designated representative
Canon to the Ordinary
Canon  for Administration

Persons Entitled to Attend as Advisors
Commission and Board Chairpersons
Program Area Chairpersons

Board of the Corporation of the Diocese

Mr. Neil Victor (2024)
Canon Mary Willoughby (2025)
Mr. Ed Field (2026)
Ms. Becky Cheatham (2027)
Ms. Leslie Lambert (2028)
Ms. Carolyn Eager (2029)
Mr. Whit Davis (2030)

Ex Officio
Mr. Andrew Austin, Diocesan Treasurer
Canon Katie Easterlin, Canon for Administration
Bishop Frank Logue

Church Disciplinary Board

2024
The Rev. Joe Bowden
Mr. Sam Colville
The Rev. Geri Nelson
Ms. Laura Wheaton

2025
The Rev. Eric Biddy
Ms. Pat Burau
The Rev. Mike Gumulauskas

2026
Mr. Neil Dickert
The Rev. Susan Gage
Mr. Peter Kastner
The Rev. Samantha McKean

Commission on Ministry

Interview Committee

The Rev. Melanie Lemburg, Chair
The Rev. Lauren Byrd
The Rev. Terri Degenhardt
Dr. M.J. Harris
Mr. Drew Keane
The Rev. Ri Lamb
The Rev. Samantha McKean
Mr. Ken Taft
Ms. Elizabeth Varner

 

Examining Chaplains

Dr. Drew Keane
The Rev. Ian Lasch
The Rev. Kelly Steele
The Rev. David Wantland
The Rev. Helen White

The Committee on Constitution & Canons

Ms. Laura Wheaton Chair 
Mr. James Elliott ex officio as Chancellor
Mr. David Sandbach
The Rev. David Lemburg
The Rev. Galen Mirate

Creation Care Commission

Albany – Bill Swan
Augusta – Katie Hall and Tom Smyth
Central – Dave Cranford
Savannah – Laura Walker
Southeast – The Rev. Nathan Wilson, Chair
Southwest – Cathy Stevens and the Rev. Hal Weidman

Finance Committee

ex officio
The Rt. Rev. Frank S. Logue 
Canon Katie Easterlin, Canon for Administration
Mr. Andrew Austin, Diocesan Treasurer 

Appointed
Mr. Edward Bland​
Mr. Brett Chappell
Ms. Brandi Lyde Whitfield
Ms. Cam Mathis​
Ms. Angela Shelley

2024 General Convention Deputies

Clergy Deputies

  1. The Rev. Kelly Steele, Deputation Chair
  2. The Rev. Leeann Culbreath 
  3. The Very Rev. Tom Purdy
  4. The Venerable Yvette Owens

Clergy Alternates

  1. The Rev. David Rose
  2. The Rev. Ted Clarkson
  3. The Very Rev. Al Crumpton
  4. The Rev. Michael Chaney

 

Lay Deputies

  1. Ms. Liz Williams
  2. Ms. Molly Stevenson
  3. Ms. Madison Cook
  4. Ms. Cissy Bowden

Lay Alternates

  1. Mr. Jody Grant
  2. Mr. Eli Irvin
  3. Mr. Andrew Austin

Honey Creek Commission

Ms. Beth Baker
Ms. Cissy Bowden
Ms. Shayna Cranford
Mr. Mike Curry
Mr. John Hiers
The Venerable Yvette Owens
Mr. Brad Sandbach
Ms. Molly Stevenson

Liturgical Commission

The Rev. Ian Lasch, Chair
The Rev. Guillermo Arboleda
The Very Rev. Leslie Dellenbarger
The Rev. Susan Gage
Mr. Jody Grant
Mr. Drew Keene
Ms. Kathleen Turner

The Rev. Canon Joshua Varner is the staff liaison to this group in his role as Canon for Program and Liturgy.

Trustees, University of the South

Ms. Val Crumpton (2024)
Mr. Whit Davis (2025)
The Rev. Tom Purdy (2026)