The Board For Transition Ministry
The Board for the Office for Transition Ministry (OTM) is established by General Convention in accordance with Canon III.32. It consists of twelve members: four bishops, four presbyters or deacons, and four lay persons. The bishops are appointed by the Presiding Bishop and the other clergy and lay persons are appointed by the President of the House of Deputies. All appointments are subject to confirmation by General Convention. Staff support is provided to the Board by the OTM staff. The canonical duties of the Board are:
- To oversee the Office for Transition Ministry.
- To study the deployment needs and trends in the Episcopal Church and in other Christian bodies.
- To issue and distribute such reports and information concerning deployment as it deems helpful to the Church.
- To cooperate with other Boards, Commissions, and Agencies which are concerned with ministry, and particularly with the Executive Council.
- To report on its work and the work of the Office for Transition Ministry at each regular meeting of the General Convention.
- To report to the Executive Council at regular intervals as a part of its accountability to the Council for the funding which the Office for Transition Ministry receives.
- To work in cooperation with the Church Center Staff.
- To fulfill other responsibilities assigned to it by the General Convention.
- The Board For Transition Ministry
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- The Rt. Rev. Laura Ahrens
- Diocese of Connecticut
- Province I (Term: 2012)
- Hartford, CT
- 860-233-4481
- lahrens@ctdiocese.org
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- The Rt. Rev. Barry L. Beisner - CHAIR
- Diocese of Northern California
- Province VIII (Term: 2012)
- Sacramento, CA
- 916-442-6918
- bishopblb@norcalepiscopal.org
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- Ms. Carter Echols (Vice Chair)
- Diocese of Washington
- Province III (Term: 2012)
- Arlington, VA
- 202-688-1079
- cechols@bread.org
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- The Rt. Rev. Scott Hayashi
- Diocese of Utah
- Province VIII (Term: 2015)
- Salt Lake City, UT
- 801-322-4131
- shayashi@episcopal-ut.org
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- The Rev. Canon Gregory Jacobs
- Diocese of Newark
- Province II (2012)
- Newark, NJ
- 973-430-9915
- gjacobs@dioceseofnewark.org
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- The Rev. Canon Jose McLoughlin
- Diocese of Oklahoma
- Province VII (2015)
- Oklahoma City, OK
- 405-232-4820
- jmcloughlin@episcopaloklahoma.org
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- The Rev. Canon Ann Normand
- Diocese of Texas
- Province VII
- Houston, TX
- 713-520-6444
- anormand@epicenter.org
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- Canon Karen Olson
- Diocese of Minnesota
- Province VI (2015)
- Minneapolis, MN
- 612-870-3312
- karen.o@episcopalmn.org
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- The Rev. Canon Anne Reed
- Diocese of Southern Ohio
- ProvinceV
- Cincinnati, OH
- 800-582-1712
- areed@diosohio.org
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- Ms. Lindsay Ryland - TREASURER
- Diocese of Virginia
- Province III (2012)
- Richmond, VA
- 800-346-2373
- lryland@thediocese.net
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- Ms. Lynn Schmissrauter
- Diocese of East Tennessee (2015
- 423-517-0027
- lynnthink@gmail.com
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- The Rt. Rev. Kirk S. Smith
- Diocese of Arizona
- Province VIII (Term: 2012)
- Phoenix, AZ
- 602-254-0976
- bishop@azdiocese.org
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- The Rev. Victoria Duncan (Ex Officio)
- Episcopal Church Center
- Office for Transition Ministry
- New York, NY
- 212-922-5251
- vduncan@episcopalchurch.org
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- The Rev. Margaret Rose (Ex Officio)
- Episcopal Church Center
- Mission Center
- 212-922-5354
- mrose@episcopalchurch.org
