Retirement CANON ANNE VICKERS
Canon Anne Vickers to transition from CFO for the Diocese CANON FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ANNE VICKERS TRANSITIONS FROM CFO PARRISH - Canon for Finance and Administration, Anne Vickers, is retiring after 12 years from her staff role as the Chief Financial Officer for the Diocese of Southwest Florida. “I began my relationship with the Diocese in 2007 as a lay volunteer member of the diocesan Finance Committee. When Bishop Smith asked me to serve on staff as the ‘interim CFO’ in 2009, I had no idea how the next 12 years would shape my understanding of what it means to be called to ministry,” said Anne Vickers. “The vast resources and growing expectations of our loving, liberating and life-giving Episcopal Church will continue to inspire and humble me as I embark on the next chapter of my journey.” Anne will start her sabbatical on January 1, 2022, when she and her husband Jay plan to take an extended journey by boat across the Gulf Coast of Florida, the Bahamas and up the Atlantic seaboard. “As part of our long-planned sabbatical, Jay and I will spend a year on our boat visiting friends, finding new adventures, and reflecting on our many blessings. I am excited about the opportunity to refresh and discern the next chapter of my continued service to our community,” shared Anne. Anne will continue as Trustee of the Church Pension Fund of the Episcopal Church and remains a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in St. Petersburg.
"Anne's retirement has been long planned with her husband Jay. I am so pleased for both of them. Anne has made such a substantial difference and addition to the life of the diocese. As I've seen the diocese grow under her equipping leadership, I have also witnessed her professional and personal growth as a leader and as a woman of faith," said the Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith, Bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida.
Clockwise from left: Canon Anne Vickers and The Rev. Canon Michael Durning in 2009; DaySpring staff circa 2017; Anne and Bishop Dabney Smith celebrate the groundbreaking for the Phase 1 Program Center and pool at DaySpring in 2015.
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