Trustee of the Episcopal Church Corporation

Elect 1 Cleric and 1 Lay for a three-year term. The Rev. Don D. Lee
Retired Priest
Description of duties: The Episcopal Church Qualifications: Don has a
Corporation in West Texas holds title to the permanent strong business background
funds and other property belonging to the diocese. It and has served on Church
has authority to receive bequests and donations, and Corporation previously.
to sell or mortgage property to which it holds title. As Local Church Activities:
such, Trustees should have an understanding of/interest Retired priest; previously
in financial, real estate, and property matters. The served on diocesan staff as
Trustees work with the Bishop on designating certain Archdeacon and Deployment
restricted funds as they are needed in ministry. There is Officer; Rector: St. Christopher’s, Bandera; Vicar: St.
usually monthly contact needed with the Trustees, and a Boniface, Comfort and Ascension, Montell
substantial amount of the Trustees business historically Community Activities: Rotary; Chamber member;
was done via telephone and mail, then confirmed at supporter of many community activities; FFA, 4H
their quarterly meetings. Today, most business is done Diocesan Activities: Executive Board; Episcopal
electronically, via email. Church Corporation in West Texas; Clergy Continuing
Education Committee; Diocesan Insurance Committee;
Clergy Diocesan Outreach Committee; many other committees
Nominated by: The Diocesan Nominating Committee
The Rev. Bur Dobbins
Assistant Rector The Rev. Bonnie Reeves
St. Barnabas’, Fredericksburg Priest, Eastern PIM
Qualifications: Before (Partners In Ministry)
seminary Bur worked as Qualifications: Over 25 years
an attorney. He enjoys and of accounting experience
appreciates the details of including financial analysis,
situations, verifying that budget analysis, asset
“t’s” are crossed and “i’s” are management, department
dotted. He also appreciates the manager.
important role the Church Corporation’s stewardship Local Church Activities:
plays in the diocese. Priest, Eastern Partners in Ministry congregations;
Local Church Activities: Assistant Rector of St. previously Lay Reader, Lay Eucharistic Minister, Altar
Barnabas’, Fredericksburg Guild and Vestry member, Senior Warden, Council
Community Activities: Member, Hill Country Needs delegate (10 years)
Council Board; Member, Gillespie County Ministerial Community Activities: Former member Lions Club;
Alliance committee member of BSA Troop 138, Edna, TX
Diocesan Activities: Currently serves as Dean of the Diocesan Activities: Nominating Committee (2 years);
Northern Convocation; has served on Executive Board, Diocesan Executive Board; Budget Priorities Committee;
Stewardship Committee and Ecclesiastical Tribunal Christian Formation Committee
Nominated by: The Diocesan Nominating Committee Nominated by: The Diocesan Nominating Committee

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 Lay Mr. Douglas Forbes Wayland
St. Mark’s, Corpus Christi
Mr. Gary Chatham Qualifications: Doug has
All Saints’, Corpus Christi served as treasurer for St.
Qualifications: Gary has a Mark’s for seven years, as well
long, diverse history of local as treasurer of the Cliff Maus
and diocesan leadership Village Apartments for three
in the Episcopal Church, years. He has also served as
including major event senior and junior warden in
planning and execution; the past.
finance and budgeting; Church Local Church Activities: Senior Warden (2 years); Junior
construction funding. Warden (3 years); Treasurer (7 years); Lay Eucharistic
Local Church Activities: Lay Reader; Lay Eucharistic Minister (11 years); leads adult Sunday School; led
Minister; Finance Committee Chair; Building Financial Peace University (3 times); Council delegate (5
Committee; Council delegate; past vestry member times)
(Senior Warden); past Cliff Maus Village Board; past Community Activities: Leader of Access Plus Ramp
Strategic Planning Chair; Treasurer; Christian Ed Chair; Building Ministry (11 years), active for 17 years; served
Co-Chair of Diocesan Council Host Committee on the board of Cliff Maus Village Apartments (6 years)
Community Activities: Co-founder and co-chair of Red Nominated by: The Rev. John Hardie, Rector of
Cross B*A*S*H (8 years); Vision 2000 Corpus Christi St. Mark’s, Corpus Christi
Diocesan Activities: Diocesan Refugee Coordinator;
Founder of Central American Refugee Ministry Network
(CARMN), a National Church project; co-founder of
Episcopal Youth for Social Action (EYSA); team member
at Cursillo, Happening, and Vocare; Camp Capers music
team; Nominating Committee
Nominated by: The Rev. Jonathan Wickham, Rector of
All Saints’, Corpus Christi

Mr. Robert James Morehead

St. John’s, McAllen
Qualifications: Robert has a
BBA in technology, an MBA,
and is currently CFO-COO
of a large private equity/real
estate development firm.
Local Church Activities:
Vestry; Senior Warden;
Finance Committee; Greeter;
Usher; Building Acquisition Committee
Community Activities: Board member and past
president of Good Samaritan Community Services-RGV;
City of McAllen advisory board member
Nominated by: The Rev. Carrie Guerra, Assisting Priest
at Trinity, Victoria

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