Election Nominees Election A: Standing Committee, Lay Elect two lay persons. One to a three-year term, one to a one-year unexpired term.
Mr. James Corn St. Augustine, St. Petersburg Biography: Graduate of Georgia State University in Atlanta. An Episcopalian since 1989, member of St Augustine’s in St Pete since 2005. I have served as Senior Warden for a number of years and for two different priests-in-charge. Just completing the first three-year term as lay person on the Standing Committee. I have found the Standing Committee another way I, as a Episcopalian, can supplement my relationship with the church, and with our ever loving God above. I have been married to my wife Joyce for 54 years, we have three grown children, and four grandchildren. We are custodians of our 13 year old grandson Justice. Nominee Statement: As I mentioned above, I have served as Senior Warden at St Augustine’s for a number of years. I enjoy assisting the Priest-In-Charge in assuring that the church functions to meet, address, and serve all parishioners. I feel I bring good judgment and sound reasoning in handling issues that occur during the year. As a member of the Standing Committee (Lay) I feel I bring that same level of good judgment and sound reasoning to issues that surface within the Diocese of SW Florida. I feel very comfortable with the stance of the Episcopal Church and the direction of the Canons on a number of levels including its position on non discrimination in relation to color, gender, or sexual orientation. I feel that the Diocese of Southwest Florida is in concert with the Episcopal Church and the Canons in meeting and handling all facets of daily operations, and I would like to be a part of that process as a Lay member of the Standing Committee.
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Mr. Duane Anthony Hollier St. Martin, Hudson Biography: I am a Nuclear Medicine Technologist/Radiation Safety Officer born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I have been married to my wife, Beverly Anita, for forty-five years. I have two children, Duane II, and Ebony. I received my education at Tuskegee Institute, BS, Biology, Meharry Medical College, Radiologic Technology, and Vanderbilt University, Nuclear Medicine Technology. I have served as President of the Florida Nuclear Medicine Technologists and President of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Southeastern Technologists. I have a history of serving in leadership roles, both in church and professional organizations. I believe I possess critical thinking skills as well as the ability not only to recognize strategic challenges for the church today, but more importantly, also envision ideas and offer solutions that address these challenges. My view and ideas are steeped in deep faith and a prevailing sense of hope for the future. Nominee Statement: Spanning a lifetime of Episcopal worship, 20 years of service to St. Anselm’s Nashville, TN, 14 years of service to St. Mary’s Palatka,FL and 8 years to St. Martin’s Hudson. I have come to understand that leadership is a path to which I am called. Running for Standing Committee feels a natural progression on this path. I presently serve as the Senior Warden of St. Martin’s and have served as a past Treasurer. I have served on the vestry for three years. I am a member of the choir and am a cantor. With the rapid rate of change in society, and a highly divisive political climate, the church is one of the few places where all generations come together, engaging in meaningful conversation, rooted in a common understanding of faith. Engaging the diocese in embracing our tradition, while re-imagining our future excites me most about serving on the Standing Committee.
Mrs. Josephine G. Lane St. Hilary, Ft. Myers Biography: I am a widow. Ben and I were married for 58 years. We had four children who are all married. They have given us five grandchildren. All of the children and grandchildren are college graduates except the youngest who is still an undergraduate. I completed my education in 1981 when I received my Ed. D. from the University of Kentucky. I retired from the faculty of Eastern Kentucky as an Associate Professor in the department of Mathematics. I have visited all 50 states and have traveled extensively worldwide. I’ve observed the different ways countries handle common problems. We found kind and friendly DIOCESE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
