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Diocesan Staff

The Most Rev. Lynne McNaughton
  • Archbishop
The Ven. Christopher Parsons
  • Executive Officer
Carlos Ferreira
  • Executive Assistant to the Archbishop
Canon Andrew Stephens-Rennie
  • Director of Missional Renewal
Teresa Kennedy
  • Financial Officer
Kathryn Lockhart
  • Diocesan Archivist
John Lavender
  • Editor, The HighWay Newspaper

Deans and Archdeacons

The Very Rev. David Tiessen
  • Dean of the Diocese and Rector of St. Michael's Cathedral
The Ven. Christine Ross
  • Archdeacon & Director of Deacons
The Rev. Canon Chris Harwood-Jones
  • Dean of the North Okanagan
The Rev. Canon Anne Privett
  • Dean of the Central Okanagan
The Rev. Austin Spry
  • Dean of the West Kootenays
The Rev. Canon Andrea Brennan
  • Dean of the East Kootenays

Diocesan Ministry Leaders

The Ven. Christine Ross
  • Archdeacon & Director of Deacons
Annette Cowan
  • Director, Education for Ministry
Sue Kershaw
  • Diocesan Refugee Coordinator
Lyn Longair
  • Lay Secretary to Synod
The Rev. Sue Basek
  • Clerical Secretary to Synod
Ruth Simpson
  • PWRDF Coordinator
The Rev. Dr. Stuart Brown
  • Principal, Kootenay School of Ministry
Sheila Nelson CPA, CA
  • Diocesan Treasurer
Colin Heggie
  • Diocesan Property Officer
Geord Holland
  • Diocesan Chancellor
Deborah Wiebe
  • Vice-Chancellor and Registrar