Diocesan Council

The Diocesan Council meets every month, on the third Wednesday. Agenda items for Council must be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Diocesan Council, which meets the second Thursday of each month. Contact Liz Crawley, Executive Assistant to Bishop Wolf, to place items on the agenda.

News from Diocesan Council

2010/2011 Members

President

The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf,
Bishop, The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island

Vice President

The Rev. James Bocchino (2011)
Interim, Christ Church, Westerly

Elected by Convention

The Rev. Dennis Bucco (2011)
St. Luke's, Pawtucket

Mr. Dante Tavolaro (2011)
St. Paul's, Pawtucket

The Rev. Scott Gunn (2012)
Christ Church, Lincoln

Mr. Dennis Stark (2012)
St Martin's, Providence

Ms. Modesta Pellot (2012)
St. George's, Central Falls

The Rev. William Locke (2013)
St. Paul's, Pawtucket

The Rev. Robert Marshall (2013)
St. John's, Barrington

Mr. Dave Seifert (2013)
Grace Church, Providence

Appointed by the Bishop

The Rev. Dcn. Edwin Hallenbeck (2011)
St. Luke’s, East Greenwich

Mr. James Rezendes (2012)
St. Luke's East Greenwich

The Rev. Ann-Marie Richards (2012)
Trinity Church, Newport

The Very Rev. Harry Krauss (2013)
Cathedral of St. John

Ms. Ann Rheault (2013)
St. Peter's By the Sea, Narragansett

Members Ex Officio

With Vote

The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf
President

Mr. Robert Batchelor
Treasurer

Mr. Brian Ehlers
Commission on Finance

With No Vote

Mr. Edmund C. Bennett
Chancellor

The Hon. Scott Avedisian
Standing Committee President

Ms. Liz Crawley
Secretary of Council,
Executive Assistant to Bishop Wolf

Staff

Mr. Tylan Creason
Canon for Program & Administration

Ms. Betsy Fornal
Canon for Congregations & Clergy

Mr. Ronald Turnbull
Comptroller