Board of Directors

The Directors are the official governing body of the College for Bishops, overseeing all matters of the College, including structure, finances, programs and curriculum. This group of appointed bishops and leaders from around the Church assesses past performance and plans for the future.

The Most Rev’d Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Chair The Rt Rev’d Dr. J. Neil Alexander, President The Rt Rev’d Lloyd Allen The Rt Rev’d Canon Patricia M. Coller Mr. William S. Craddock, Jr. The Rt Rev'd Andrew Doyle The Rt Rev’d Duncan M. Gray III The Rt Rev’d Mary Gray-Reeves

The Most Rev’d Colin R. Johnson The Rt Rev’d Don E. Johnson The Rt Rev’d Jeffrey D. Lee The Rt Rev’d F. Clayton Matthews Mr. Donald V. Romanik Dr. Timothy F. Sedgwick The Rev'd Allison St. Louis, Ph.D. The Rt Rev’d Dean E. Wolfe

	The Most Reverend Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Chair Bishop Jefferts Schori holds a B.S. degree in biology from Stanford University (1974), an M.S. (1977) and Ph.D. (1983) in oceanography from Oregon State University, an M.Div. from Church Divinity School of the Pacific (1994), and several honorary doctorates. Bishop Jefferts Schori brings to her ministry emphases on baptismal ministry and adult education. As Presiding Bishop, she serves as chief pastor to the Episcopal Church’s 2 million members in 16 countries and 112 dioceses or regions. As Primate, Bishop Jefferts Schori joins in consultation with other principal bishops of the 38 member Provinces of the worldwide Anglican Communion, seeking to make common cause for global good and reconciliation.
	The Rt Rev'd Dr. J. Neil Alexander, President Bishop J. Neil Alexander was elected the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta on March 31, 2001, and was ordained and installed on July 7, 2001, at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta. Bishop Alexander has served the wider church as a representative of the Episcopal Church to the 2005 meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council. He served as chair of the Episcopal Church Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music, as a regent of the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., and as a member of the board of the Archives of the Episcopal Church. He has also served on the board of The General Theological Seminary.
	The Rt Rev'd Lloyd Allen Biographical information coming soon.
	The Rev. Canon Patricia M. Coller Pat is Executive Vice President - Policy, Education, Research and Church Relations for the Church Pension Fund. She has served the Church through the ministry of the CPF since March of 2000, first in the department of Pastoral Care and Education, and currently as the overseer of Pension Policy and Design, Pastoral Care and Education, Research and Recorder of Ordinations, CREDO, Companion Pension Plans, and Parish/Diocesan Services. Prior to that she served as Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts. Part of her ministry in that capacity was to be the Diocesan Deployment Officer, liaison to the Commission on Ministry, and contact person for issues of Clergy Misconduct.
	Mr. William S. Craddock, Jr. After 23 years as a business insurance executive, Bill worked with Trinity Church, Wall Street in the development and management of The Clergy Leadership Project from 1991 until 1995. For the next five years until the year 2000, he served as Director of The Cornerstone Project, a ministry of The Episcopal Church Foundation. Since January of 2000, he has been Managing Director of CREDO Institute, Inc. Bill has been active in his local parish, Calvary Church in Memphis, and the Diocese of West Tennessee. He has also served as a Trustee of The Church Pension Fund and a Board member of The Episcopal Church Foundation.
	The Rt Rev'd C. Andrew Doyle Charles Andrew Doyle (Andy) was seated as the ninth Bishop of Texas in June of 2009. He served five years as Canon to the Ordinary prior to his election. Bishop Doyle holds a bachelor of fine arts from the University of North Texas and served St. Stephen's Episcopal Schoot, Austin before receiving a M. Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary. Bishop Doyle's ministry includes service as a deputy to General Convention in 2006 and 2009. He served on the Dispatch of Business committee in 2006 and previously as a legislative aid in 2000.
	The Rt Rev'd Duncan M. Gray III Duncan is the bishop of the Diocese of Mississippi, consecrated in 2000. He served previously at St. James', Greenville, Mississippi; as chaplain at Trinity School, New Orleans; associate rector at the Church of the Holy Communion, Memphis; and rector, St. Peter's, Oxford, Mississippi. He received his B.A. from the University of Mississippi and his M. Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary.
	The Rt Rev'd Mary Gray-Reeves Mary was ordained Bishop of the Diocese of El Camino Real in 2007. She was ordained to the diaconate in 1995 and the priesthood in 1995, in the Diocese of Los Angeles. She has also shared in ministry in the Diocese of Southeast Florida both in parishes and at the diocesan level. Her Bachelors degree is from California State University, Fullerton, and Btheol (MDiv equivalent) from Melbourne College of Divinity through St. John’s Theological College, Auckland, New Zealand.
	The Most Rev'd Colin R. Johnson Colin is the Diocesan Bishop of Toronto and Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario. Ordained in 1978, he was elected Suffragan Bishop in 2003, Diocesan Bishop in 2004 and Metropolitan in 2009. He serves on the Council of General Synod, chairs the Commission on Theological Education for the Anglican Communion (TEAC), and participates in the Anglican Communion’s Continuing Indaba and Intentional Listening Project. A passionate advocate for social justice, he has particular interest in liturgical theology, organizational process, and new church development.
	The Rt Rev'd Don E. Johnson Don has been the Bishop of The Diocese of West Tennessee since 2001. He received his BA from Vanderbilt University and his M. Div. from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. He was ordained to the diaconate in 1976 and the priesthood in 1977. As a deacon, he served at St. Paul’s, Memphis. After his ordination to the priesthood, he served as Priest-in-charge at Calvary, Memphis; as Rector of Christ Church, Chattanooga; as Rector of St. John’s, Johnson City; and as Rector of Church of the Resurrection, Franklin.
	The Rt Rev'd Jeffrey D. Lee  Jeff was ordained and consecrated as the 12th Bishop of Chicago on February 2, 2008 and seated as diocesan bishop on February 3, 2008. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Nashotah House Seminary, and was ordained priest in the Diocese of Northern Indiana in 1985. Jeff is the author of Opening the Prayer Book in the New Church's Teaching Series; a former member of the faculty of CREDO Institute and a contributing author to the volume, All Shall Be Well; and has served on the boards of the North American Association for the Diaconate, the Council of Associated Parishes, and Affirming Catholicism. He served as deputy to the 2000 and 2006 General Conventions of The Episcopal Church. He is an associate of the Society of St. John the Evangelist.
	The Rt Rev'd F. Clayton Matthews Clay is the Bishop for the Office of Pastoral Development and Managing Director of the College for Bishops. Bishop Matthews was ordained in 1973 and consecrated as Bishop Suffragan in the Diocese of Virginia in 1993 after having served as Canon to the Ordinary for 8 years. He served previously in Atlanta as a school chaplain, in North Carolina as an assistant and in Virginia as rector of a church. He received his B.A. from Hampton Sydney College, his M. Div. from Virginia Theological Seminary and his D.D. from Virginia Theological Seminary.
	Mr. Donald V. Romanik Donald has been President of the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) since 2005. He was formerly Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs for The Connecticut Institute for the Blind/Oak Hill and also served as an attorney in both government and private practice. He has a strong background in labor and employment law, advocacy, government relations and non-profit law and administration. He has been active in a variety of tax-exempt civic, charitable and religious organizations and was a former member and President of the Hartford Board of Education. Donald served as Chairperson of the Parish Committee of Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) in Hartford, Connecticut (Senior Warden) and as Chairperson of the Spanish Language Ministries Committee for the Diocese of Connecticut. His recent book – Beyond the Baptismal Covenant: Transformational Lay Leadership for the Episcopal Church in the 21st Century advocates for a new type of entrepreneurial priest and effective clergy-lay partnerships to help congregations respond to God’s call and move from one state of being to another. Mr. Romanik is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Trinity College in Hartford and earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law.
	Dr. Timothy F. Sedgwick Tim is the Clinton S. Quin Professor of Christian Ethics at Virginia Theological Seminary where he also serves as Vice President and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He completed his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University and previously taught at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary. His publications include The Christian Moral Life, The Making of Ministry, Sacramental Ethics, and, with David Schlafer, Preaching What We Practice: Proclamation and Moral Discernment. Most recently he edited essays by Richard A. Norris on The Business of All Believers: Reflections on Leadership.
	The Rev'd Allison St. Louis, Ph.D. The Rev. Dr. Allison St. Louis joined the VTS faculty on March 15, 2010 as Director of Field Education and the Second Three Years Program. She holds Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, and Bachelor of Science (summa cum laude) degrees from Howard University and a Master of Divinity (cum laude) degree from Virginia Theological Seminary. She was ordained a priest in 2001 by the Rt. Rev. Jane Holmes Dixon and she is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Her cross-cultural experience includes studies in Mexico, Israel, Tanzania and Kenya. Dr. St. Louis has served on the Pastoral Services Advisory Committee at Hartford Hospital and on the Diocese of Connecticut's Commission on Ministry. She has been a Spiritual Director at VTS (2002-2004; 2010-present); a staff member of the Episcopal Preaching Foundation's Preaching Excellence Program, and a Diocesan Review Committee member in the Diocese of Washington. She has been involved with the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington and has served as Co-chair of the Diocese of Washington's Task Force on Racial Reconciliation.
	The Rt Rev'd Dean E. Wolfe Dean E. Wolfe has been Bishop of Kansas since Jan. 1, 2004. He previously served at St. Michael and All Angels, Dallas, and Trinity Copley Square, Boston. He was ordained a priest in 1992 after graduating from Virginia Theological Seminary. He also holds a bachelor’s degree from Miami University of Ohio, and VTS awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2004.