Staff Directory

Presiding Bishop's Office


Kent Anker

Chief Legal Officer

Ednice Baerga

Executive Assistant to the Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Ministry Within The Episcopal Church
(212) 716-6274

N. Kurt Barnes

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(212) 922-5296

Vanessa Butler

Executive Coordinator to the Presiding Bishop

Jane Cisluycis

Acting Chief Operating Officer

Katherine Curtis

Associate for Pastoral Development

The Rt. Rev. Mark D. W. Edington

Bishop in Charge, The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
011-33-1-472-01792

Duncan C. Ely

Executive Director, General Board of Examining Chaplains
(843) 779-1630

The Rev. Ann Hallisey

Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Ministry Within the Episcopal Church

Sharon Jones

Deputy for Administration and Logistics for the Presiding Bishop and Primate
(800) 334-7626 or (212) 716-6273

Barbara Kempf  

Title IV Intake Officer for Bishops

Mary E. Kostel

Chancellor to the Presiding Bishop
(703) 898-8413

The Rev. Lester Mackenzie 

Chief of Mission Program

The Rt. Rev. Todd Ousley

Bishop for the Office of Pastoral Development
(989) 759-9444

The Rev. Canon C. K. Robertson, Ph.D.

Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Ministry Beyond The Episcopal Church
(212) 716-6278

The Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe

Presiding Bishop and Primate
(212) 716-6273

The Rev. Twila Smith

Project Analyst & Director of the Chapel of Christ the Lord

The Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers

Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Evangelism, Reconciliation, and Creation Care
(212) 716-6086

Debra Van Kirk

Assistant to the Chancellor

Rebecca Wilson 

Chief of Strategy