Standing Committee
Kathy Baird, St. Peter’s, Blairsville (2024)
The Rev. Dr. Moni McIntyre, St. Stephen’s, McKeesport (2024)
Florence Atwood, Calvary, East Liberty, President (2025)
The Rev. Nancy Threadgill, St. Mark’s, Johnstown (2025)
Wesley Rohrer, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2026)
The Rev. Laura Di Panfilo, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon, Secretary (2026)
Eileen Sharbaugh, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2027)
The Rev. Canon Bonnie-Marie Yager-Wiggan, Trinity Cathedral (2027)
Board of Trustees
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES:
1 – David M. Payne, Trinity Cathedral (2026) Board Secretary
2 – Jim Cassaro, Calvary, East Liberty (2024) Board President
3 – Eric Linn, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2025)
4 – Sean Murphy, St. Michael’s, Ligonier (2026)
ELECTED BY CONVENTION:
Jane Burger, Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh (2024)
Gerald Dalton, St. Stephen’s, Wilkinsburg (2024)
Sheila Stagnitta, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2025)
Thomas Moore, Trinity Cathedral (2026)
APPOINTED BY BISHOP:
Anelisa Tarrant, St. Brendan’s, Franklin Park (2024)
Simon Wu, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill (2025)
Jane Delano, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2026)
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS:
The Rt. Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, Bishop
Andrew Roman, Chancellor
Elaine Zevkovich, Diocesan Treasurer & Director of Administration
Diocesan Council
Council President: Kathy Baird, St. Peter’s, Blairsville (2024)
Council Vice President: The Rev. Dr. Moni McIntyre, St. Stephen’s, McKeesport (2024)
Secretary: Florence Atwood, Calvary, East Liberty (2025)
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF STANDING COMMITTEE:
The Rev. Nancy Threadgill, St. Mark’s, Johnstown (2025)
The Rev. Laura Di Panfilo, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2026)
Wesley Rohrer, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2026)
The Rev. Canon Bonnie-Marie Yager-Wiggan, Trinity Cathedral (2027)
Eileen Sharbaugh, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2027)
DISTRICT 1
Bruce Quayle, Christ Church, North Hills (2027)
DISTRICT 2
Bryan Webb, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill (2026)
DISTRICT 3
Constance Davis, Atonement, Carnegie (2025)
DISTRICT 4
Louise Mead, St. Mark’s, Johnstown (2024)
EX-OFFICIO COUNCIL MEMBERS:
The Rt. Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, Bishop
Jim Cassaaro, President, Board of Trustees, Calvary, East Liberty
Andrew Roman, Chancellor, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
The Rev. James Shoucair, Secretary of Convention, Christ Church, North Hills
Ann McStay, ECW President, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
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: Maximillion Elliott, Emmanuel, North Side
Vice Chair: Bruce Quayle, Christ Church, North Hills
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: Don Block, St. Stephen’s, Wilkinsburg
Vice Chair: The Rev. Cameron Soulis, Calvary, East Liberty
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: Denise Peden, St. David’s, Peters Twp.
Vice Chair: Jerry Karashin, St. Peter’s, Brentwood
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: The Rev. Bill Geiger, Christ Church, Indiana
Vice Chair: Mike Teore, St. Mark’s, Johnstown
Committee on Constitution and Canons
The Rev. Luke Zerra, St. Peter’s, Highland Park (2024)
Joan Gundersen, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill (2024)
The Rev. Dn. Carter Hawley, Trinity Cathedral, Pi (2025)
Charles C. Bell, St. Matthew’s, Homestead (2025)
The Rev. Dr. Julie L. Smith (2026)
Ian Everhart, Calvary, East Liberty (2026)
Ex-officio Members:
The Rt. Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, Bishop
Andrew Roman, Chancellor
Cathedral Chapter
The Rev. Darrell J. Johnson, St. Brendan’s, Franklin Park (2024)
Anthony Turo, St. Brendan’s, Franklin Park (2024)
The Rev. Kris Opat, St. David’s, Peters Twp. (2025)
Shahnaz Alam-Denlinger, St. Thomas, Oakmont (2025)
The Rev. Dr. Luke Zerra, St. Peter’s, Brentwood (2026)
Shawn Brooks, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park (2026)
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, Supply Priest/Chaplain, Chair (2026)
The Rev. Daniel J. Isadore, St. Thomas, Oakmont (2024)
John Appeldorn, St. Brendan’s, Franklin Park (2024)
Frances Dannenberg, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill (2024)
Patricia B. Dunkis, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2025)
The Rev. William Carpenter, St. Francis, Somerset (2025)
The Rev. Sara Irwin, St John Lutheran, Carnegie (2025)
Charles W. Atwood, Calvary, East Liberty (2026)
The Rev. Charles Fischer, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
Growth Fund Committee
Donna Aiello, St. Brendan’s, Franklin Park (C, 2024)
Jim Cassaro, Calvary, East Liberty, Chair (T, 2024)
Elizabeth Hardie, St. Stephen’s, Wilkinsburg (C, 2026)
(DC=appointed by Diocesan Council, T=appointed by Board of Trustees, C=elected by Convention)
Ex-Officio Members:
The Rt. Rev. Ketlen A. Solak, Bishop
Andrew Roman, Chancellor
Elaine Zevkovich, Diocesan Treasurer
Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee
Tim Austin, Co-chair, St Brendan’s, Franklin Park
Peter Balfe, Co-chair, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
Joan Gundersen, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill
Mary Rago, M.D., St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
With the generous assistance of
The Rev. Daniel Hall, M.D., First Lutheran Church, Pittsburgh
The Rev. Nancy Threadgill, R.N., St. Mark’s, Johnstown
Commission on Race and Reconciliation
Frances Dannenberg, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill
The Rev. Nancy Chalfant-Walker, St. Stephen’s, Wilkinsburg
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, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon (2026)
LAY MEMBER
Joseph M. Macklin II, Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh (2025)
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. Catherine Munz, 724-799-9929, link2cat@mac.com
The Rev. Jim Shoucair, 412-364-2442, rector@christchurchpgh.org
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
Carol Gonzalez, Emmanuel, North Side
Marilyn Mulvihill, St. Brendan’s, Franklin Park
Anne Robb, Calvary, East Liberty
Wesley Rohrer, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park
Tom Slater, Calvary, East Liberty
The Rev. Linda Tardy Wilson, Retired Deacon
Episcopal Church Women
President: Ann McStay, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
Treasurer: Elaine Zevkovich, Trinity Cathedral
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 81st General Convention of the Episcopal Church
CLERGY DEPUTIES
The Rev. Canon Bonnie-Marie Yager-Wiggan, Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh
The Rev. Canon Eric McIntosh, St. James, Penn Hills
The Rev. Jeff Murph, St. Thomas, Oakmont
The Rev. Brandon Cooper, Christ Church, North Hills
LAY DEPUTIES
Jon Delano, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
Florence Atwood, Calvary, East Liberty
Steve Stagnitta, St. Andrew’s, Highland Park
Jamie McMahon, Calvary, East Liberty
CLERGY ALTERNATES
The Rev. Noah Evans, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
The Rev. Kris Opat, St. David’s, Peters Twp.
The Rev. Charles Fischer, St. Paul’s Mt. Lebanon
LAY ALTERNATES
Lisa Brown, St. Paul’s, Mt. Lebanon
Michael Braxton, Calvary, East Liberty
Joan Gundersen, Redeemer, Squirrel Hill