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Look for this Commissioning Pin to identify Transition Committee members. Committee members can help provide the latest information related to electing and installing the VI Bishop of Arizona.
What is a Walkabout?
What is all this talk about a walkabout? If you were to look up the word, you might see definitions ranging from Aboriginal rites of passage, living in the deep wilderness to seeking an adventure to overcome boredom. The walkabout defined for our purpose in the bishop search takes the British origin, a walking tour: one in which a well-known person mingles with the public. Read more.
Transition Committee
In August, the Transition Committee commenced work on the next phase of electing and installing the new Bishop of Arizona. The three main functions of the Transition Committee are “Education and Communication,” “Nominee Presentation and Election,” and “Consecration, Celebration and Support.”
Transition Committee members (in alphabetical order):
Canon Cathy Black — Bishop’s Office
The Rev. David Chavez — La Trinidad, Phoenix & Santa Maria, Phoenix
Canon Judith Conley — Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix
Ms. Lisa Derrick (Chair) — Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix
Mr. Brad Eubanks — Canterbury Episcopal Campus Ministry in Flagstaff
The Rev. Benjamin Garren — Episcopal Campus Ministry at UofA
Ms. Roberta Hancock — Bishop’s Office
The Rev. David Hedges — St. Michael and All Angels, Tucson
Mr. Darren Herring — All Saints’, Phoenix
The Rev. Canon Holly Herring — Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix
The Rev. Kelli Joyce — St. Philip’s In The Hills, Tucson
Canon Nicole Krug — Bishop’s Office
Ms. Andrea Leyva — Santa Maria, Phoenix
The Very Rev. Rebecca McClain — Christ Church of the Ascension, Paradise Valley
The Rev. Chuck Milhoan — St. John the Baptist, Glendale
Canon Kathleen O’Leary — Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix
Mr. Bill Potts — Bishop’s Office
The Rev. Canon Debbie Royals — Canon for Native American Ministry
Ms. Debra Stone — Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix
The Rev. Canon Dan Tantimonaco — President, Standing Committee
The Rev. Canon Megan Traquair — Bishop’s Office
Dr. Linda Williams — Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix
Mr. Lee Worthen — St. Thomas, Clarkdale
See the latest news on the Bishop Search page of the Diocesan website at: http://www.azdiocese.org/bishopsearch.html
Lisa Derrick, Chair of the Transition Committee