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Vestry Nominees

Hugh Franklin Holt (Frank)

Bert Liverance

Suzanne Van H. Sauter

Don Stedman

Kevin Trapani

Ted Vaden

K. T. Vaughan

Robert E. Wright


Hugh Franklin Holt (Frank)


* Member since 1997

* Likes the Chapel of the Cross' history, relationship to the University, clergy, diversity, and relationship to St. Paul AME

* Is running to add diversity to the vestry, to generate more involvement from all parishioners, and to strengthen the church's lay leadership

* Has never been on the vestry here

* Wants to motivate parishioners to become more involved in outreach projects

* Is skilled in records management

* Involved in Boy Scout leadership and Chapel Hill Citizens' Technology Committee (Documents Management Program)

* Has been involved in Chapel of the Cross as a member of the social ministries committee, Work First family volunteer, flood relief co-chair,

* BA in Geography from UNC-CH

* Employed by UNC-CH Records Management Program

* Married with two children.

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Bert Liverance


* Member since 1974

* Chapel of the Cross has been a religious home to his family

* Has quality time to devote to the vestry and brings experience from the secular world

* Has not been on the vestry here

* Has been a leader in business and has instituted a company turnaround

* Has built two homes and remodeled others

* Currently is involved in the Mary Harris Bible Study, member of the building and grounds committee (supervising the recent roof project), ushering, coordinator of the men's breakfast

* Has coordinated ushers for the 9:00 a.m. service, Shrove Tuesday pancake supper, completed Education For Ministry, ABC Sale adult recreation chairperson, pilgrimage to Israel, flood relief co-chair

* Involved in Habitat for Humanity construction as co-chair and construction volunteer, Duke Institute of Learning for the Retired

* Married with adult children.

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Suzanne Van H. Sauter


* Member since 1971

* Attracted by the music and choir

* Has never served on the vestry before

* Has administrative and leadership skills, experience working with groups, respects views and hard work of others, experience in mediating conflicts, willing to learn and express views and compromise, respects institutional history

* Currently a lay reader, member of Altar Guild, assists with Church School, conducts the Jesse Tree project

* Has assisted with publishing, taught Church School and adult education, wrote some Church School curriculum, facilitated Church School between directors of education, member of the parish education committee and chaired subcommittees, Education for Ministry

* Advisory committee to George School, president Alcohol Foundation, Inc., North Carolina Medical Society Wellesley College Alumnae Association

* Taught at UNC Medical School.

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Don Stedman


* Member since 1972

* Attracted to the Chapel of the Cross because of its nearness to campus and the quality of the worship services

* Has time, ability, and experience to contribute to the governance and development of the church

* Has been on the vestry at St. Luke's in Durham where he helped with three rector searches, new church design and construction, and parish relocation

* Has experience in administration, education, fundraising, personnel, budgeting, teaching, student mentoring

* Has been an every member canvass neighborhood captain

* Involved in public schools, neighborhood association, state professional associations, public service

* Professor of education and former dean of the School of Education at UNC-CH

* Married with four adult children

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Kevin Trapani


* Member since 1996

* Attracted to the Chapel of the Cross for its deep commitment to service and would like to be of more service to the church

* Has been a vestry member at Church of the Good Shepherd in Orange, CT

* Has experience in leadership and management in business and community service organizations

* Is a 5:15 p.m. service coordinator, participates in the Habitat for Humanity partnership

* Has served as Board of Education member (Cranford, NJ), United Way board (Cincinnati), organized first public Montessori High School, on the board of Chicago Commons, volunteer at the YMCA, the Chancellor's Committee on Greek Affairs at UNC, chapter advisor for Sigma Alpha Epsilon , speaker on ethical leadership

* President and CEO of The Redwoods Group

* Graduate of Duke

* Married with one daughter -- expecting twins in July

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Ted Vaden


* Member since 1994

* Attracted to the Chapel of the Cross by the congregation, clergy, and focus on outreach and community ministry

* Wants to have greater personal involvement with the parish

* Has experience in business management, communication skills, organizational skills, and community involvement

* At the Chapel of the Cross has been involved in the adult book study

* Has served on the personnel committee and attended parish retreat

* Editor and publisher of "The Chapel Hill News"

* Involved in Triangle United Way (Board of Directors), the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA (former president and Board of Directors), the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation (Board of Directors)

* Has served on several committees and the vestry of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Raleigh

* Married with three children

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K. T. Vaughan


* Confirmed in 1990, has attended for 20 years

* Values traditional liturgy, music, and liberal social programs; would like to help direct the patterns of church life, budget and programs

* Completing the last four months of an incomplete vestry term and participating in university ministry, stewardship, vestry agenda committees, CrossTies, senior choir, parish librarian; has been on the social ministries committee, has written for "Cross Roads," youth activities including junior choir and acolytes

* Has good communication and organizational skills

* Community involvement includes Internet Public Library, American Society for Information Science and Technology, Sierra Club, Democratic Party

* Married at the Chapel of the Cross

* Master's student at UNC-CH School of Information and Library Science -- after graduation, will be a Fellow in the Scholarly Communication Department of the NCSU Libraries.

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Robert E. Wright


* Member since 1979

* Appreciates the sacramental focus, liturgy, music, preaching, campus ministry

* Has been a vestry member, chair of the parish development committee, chair of the stewardship committee, capital campaign committee member, member of the computer task force; is delegate to diocesan convention, volunteer organist, fundraising consultant to the Johnson Intern Program, acolyte advisor, lay reader

* Strengths in strategic planning, communication, development, budgeting, theological education, organizational issues, institutional memory

* Community involvement includes convener of the board for St. John's House, reader of general ordination examinations, chair of the diocesan committee on ministry in higher education, chair of the diocesan department of Christian formation and department of finance, member of diocesan council, trustee of the General Theological Seminary in New York

* Vice president for communications and development at the National Humanities Center

* Makes his home in Chapel Hill with his partner


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