Committee and Commission Rosters

Standing Committee

James Neral, Christ Church, North Hills (2026)
The Rev. Laura Di Panfilo, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon, (2026)
Eileen Sharbaugh, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon, Committee Secretary (2027)
The Rev. Bonnie-Marie Yager-Wiggan, Calvary, East Liberty, Committee President (2027)
Anthony Crisafio, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park, Committee Chaplain (2028)
The Rev. Canon Natalie Hall, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill (2028)
Shannon Warchol O’Brien, Calvary, East Liberty (2029)
The Rev. Sara Irwin, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2029)


Board of Trustees

DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES:
1 – David M. Payne, Trinity Cathedral, Board President (2026)
2 – Wes Rohrer, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2027)
3 – Al Bashaar, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2028)
4 – Kathy Baird, St. Peter’s, Blairsville (2026)

ELECTED BY CONVENTION:
Thomas Moore, Trinity Cathedral (2026)
Nicholas Byrd, Calvary, East Liberty (2027)
Robert Lucas, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2027)
Robert J. King, St. Thomas, Oakmont (2028)

APPOINTED BY BISHOP:
Jane Delano, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2026)
Mary Amanda Dew, St. Thomas, Oakmont, Board Secretary (2027)
Arthur Noonan, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2028)

       The Rt. Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, Bishop

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS:
Andrew Roman, Chancellor
The Rev. Canon Joann Saylors, Diocesan Treasurer


Diocesan Council

The Rt. Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, Bishop
Andrew Roman, Chancellor
Council President: Anthony Crisafio, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2028)
Council Vice President: The Rev. Laura Di Panfilo, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2026)
Secretary: Eileen Sharbaugh, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2027)

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE:
James Neral, Christ Church, North Hills (2026)
The Rev. Laura Di Panfilo, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2026)
The Rev. Bonnie-Marie Yager-Wiggan, Calvary, East Liberty (2027)
The Rev. Canon Natalie Hall, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill (2028)
Shannon Warchol O’Brien, Calvary, East Liberty (2029)
The Rev. Sara Irwin, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2029)

DISTRICT 1
Bruce Quayle, Christ Church, North Hills (2027)

DISTRICT 2
Bryan Webb, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill (2026)

DISTRICT 3
Norman Cable, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2029)

DISTRICT 4
Daniel Sirianni, St. Bartholomew, Scottdale (2028)


Diocesan Districts

DISTRICT 1
St. Barnabas, Brackenridge
All Saints, Brighton Heights
St. Brendan’s, Franklin Park
St. Paul’s, Kittanning
Christ Church, North Hills
Emmanuel, North Side
Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh
Chair: Stephanie Fair, St. Paul’s, Kittanning
Vice-Chair: Nicole Butler, Emmanuel, Northside

DISTRICT 2
Calvary, East Liberty
St. Andrew’s, Highland Park
St. Matthew’s, Homestead
Holy Cross, Homewood
St. Thomas, Oakmont
St. James, Penn Hills
Redeemer, Squirrel Hill
St. Stephen’s, Wilkinsburg
Chair: Karen Teulle, St. Stephen’s, Wilkinsburg
Vice Chair: Jan Kusserow, St. Matthew’s, Homestead

DISTRICT 3
St. Peter’s, Brentwood
Advent, Brookline
St. Thomas, Canonsburg
Atonement, Carnegie
Nativity, Crafton
St. Stephen’s, McKeesport
St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
All Souls, North Versailles
St. David’s, Peters Township
Chair: Jon Delano, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
Vice Chair: Gary Hlavinka, St. David’s, Peters Township

DISTRICT 4
St. Peter’s, Blairsville
Christ Church, Indiana
Advent, Jeannette
St. Mark’s, Johnstown
St. Michael’s, Ligonier
St. Thomas, Northern Cambria
St. Bartholomew’s, Scottdale
St. Francis-in-the-Fields, Somerset
St. Michael’s, Wayne Township
Chair: Crystal Stein, St. Bartholomew, Scottdale
Vice Chair: Cathy Dugan, Christ Church, Indiana


Committee on Constitution and Canons

The Rev. Dr. Julie L. Smith, St. Barnabas, Brackenridge (2026)
Ian Everhart, Calvary, East Liberty (2026)
The Rev. Dn. Jack Brownfield, St. Michael’s, Ligonier (2027)
Madison Canales, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2027)
The Rev. Carter Hawley, Trinity Cathedral (2028)
William Bevan III, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2028)

Ex-officio Members:
The Rt. Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, Bishop
Andrew Roman, Chancellor


Cathedral Chapter

The Rev. Dr. Luke Zerra, St. Peter’s, Brentwood (2026)
Shawn Brooks, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2026)
The Rev. Elizabeth Locher, Supply Priest (2027)
Anthony Turo, St. Brendan’s, Franklin Park (2027)
The Rev. Miguel Carmona, Nativity, Crafton (2028)
Eric Linn, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2028)

Ex-officio Members:
The Rt. Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, Bishop
The Very Rev. Aidan Smith, Dean, Trinity Cathedral


Commission on Ministry

The Rt. Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, Bishop
The Rev. Julie L. Smith, St. Barnabas, Brackenridge, Chair (2026)
John Appledorn, St. Brendan’s, Franklin Park (2026)
Charles W. Atwood, Calvary, East Liberty (2026)
The rev. Marjorie Bevans, St. Michael’s, Ligonier (2028)
Frances Dannenberg, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill (2026)
Patricia B. Dunkis, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2028)
Kate Geiger, Indiana, PA, (2028)
The Rev. Jim Miorelli, St. Thomas, Canonsburg (2027)
The Rev. Dr. Moni McIntyre, St. Stephen’s, McKeesport (2027)

Ex-Officio Member
The Rev. Canon Natalie Hall, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill, Standing Committee Liaison


Nominating Committee

Florence Atwood, Calvary, East Liberty, Chair
Cathy Dugan, Christ Church, Indiana (District 4)
Gary Hlavinka, St. David’s, Peters Township (District 3)
Jan Kusserow, St. Matthew’s, Homestead (District 2)
Stephanie Fair, St. Paul’s, Kittanning (District 1)
The Rev. Bill Geiger, Retired Clergy


Growth Fund Committee

Elizabeth Hardie, St. Stephen’s, Wilkinsburg (C, 2026)
The Rev. Guy Brown, St. Thomas, Oakmont (C, 2027)
The Rev. Cameron Soulis, Calvary, East Liberty (C, 2028)
Jim Neral, Christ Church, N. Hills (DC, 2027)
Jane Delano, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (T, 2026)
Mary Amanda Dew, St. Thomas, Oakmont (T, 2028)
Ex Officio Members:
The Rt. Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, Bishop
Andrew Roman, Chancellor
The Rev. Canon Joann Saylors, Canon to the Ordinary & Treasurer

(DC=appointed by Diocesan Council, T=appointed by Board of Trustees, C=elected by Convention)


Commission on Race and Reconciliation

Frances Dannenberg, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill
Denise Johnson, Holy Cross, Homewood
The Rev. Canon Eric McIntosh, St. James, Penn Hills
Nancy Travis Bolden, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill
Shahnaz Alam-Denlinger, St. Thomas, Oakmont
The Rev. Ryan Pusch, St. Paul’s Highfield Lutheran Church. Vandergrift (ELCA)


The Disciplinary Board & Title IV Intake Officers

CLERGY MEMBER
The Rev. Charles Fischer, III, Holy Cross, Homewood (2026)

LAY MEMBER
Elaine Zevkovich, Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh (2028)

TITLE IV INTAKE OFFICERS
Allegations of clergy misconduct can be made to an Intake Officer in the diocese where the alleged misconduct occurred. In the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the Intake Officers are:

The Rev. Jim Shoucair, 412-980-5124, thegoodcanon@gmail.com

The Intake Officers are trained members of the diocesan disciplinary system who will compassionately and confidentially receive your report.


Social Justice & Outreach Committee

Marianne Novy, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill, Committee Chair
Betty Duckstein, St. Paul’s, Mt Lebanon
Pat Eagon Stafford, St. Paul’s, Mt Lebanon
Bill Farra, Community of Celebration, Aliquippa
Forrest Kesterson, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill
Marilyn Mulvihill, St. Brendan’s, Franklin Park
Jane Parkhurst, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park
Steve Shandor, Calvary, East Liberty
The Rev. Linda Tardy Wilson, Retired Deacon


Episcopal Church Women

President: Ann McStay, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
Treasurer:  Marlene Rihn, Senior Accountant and Assistant Treasurer, Diocesan Office
Jane Burger, Trinity Cathedral
Betty Duckstein, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
Jan Kusserow, St. Matthew’s, Homestead
Nan Rost, St. Michael’s, Ligonier


General Convention Deputies

Deputies to the 82nd General Convention of the Episcopal Church

CLERGY DEPUTIES
The Rev. Deanna Briody, Calvary, East Liberty
The Rev. Brandon Cooper, St. Paul’s, Kittanning & Christ Church, North Hills
The Rev. Jeffery D. Murph, St. Thomas, Oakmont
The Rev. Miguel Carmona, Nativity, Crafton

LAY DEPUTIES
Jon Delano, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
Florence Atwood, Calvary, East Liberty
Steve Stagnitta, Calvary, East Liberty
Jamie McMahon, Calvary, East Liberty

CLERGY ALTERNATES
The Rev. Noah Evans, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon

LAY ALTERNATES
To come