Council

Diocesan Council is a body of elected lay and clergy representatives who oversee the program and budget of the Diocese of Minnesota between meetings of Diocesan Convention. Council meets quarterly. In 2011, meeting will be on the following Saturdays: March 12, June 4, September 10, and December 10. Each meeting will be a joint meeting of all elected bodies – Council, Standing Committee, Trustees and Commission on Ministry – in the mornings with the afternoons spent meeting separately. While there are only four planned meetings per year, there may be additional meetings for committees of Council, depending upon who is elected from within to serve on those committees

Council Officers

The Rt. Rev. Brian N. Prior, Bishop of Minnesota, brian.p@episcopalmn.org
Canon Karen Olson, Secretary of Convention and Council, karen.o@episcopalmn.org
Brian Ostenso, First Vice President, brian.ostenso@mailhandling.com

Council Representatives

Region 1, The Rev. Georgia Hecock, ghecock@arvig.net
Region 1, Emma King, eking@wetcc.org

Region 2, The Rev. Pam Webster, whiteironlake@mac.com
Region 2, Kathy Hoopman, tkhoop@msn.com

Region 3, The Rev. John Husband, husband@arvig.net
Region 3, Maren Kay Welsand, ramkw@charter.net

Region 4, The Rev. Tom Harries, tom.harries@q.com
Region 4, Roni Feit, sasie52@iw.net

Region 5, The Rev. Jill Tollefson, jill.tollefson@yahoo.com
Region 5, Paul Double, tentmaker@aol.com

Region 6, The Rev. Wanda Copeland, wanda@stchristophers-mn.org
Region 6, Mike Anders, manders@scg-corp.com

Region 7, The Rev. Rex McKee, rex.mckee@gmail.com
Region 7, Becky Garthofner, becky.garthofner@securian.com

Region 8, The Rev. Richard Norman, richardn@ourcathedral.org
Region 8, Chris Bowman, christopher.w.bowman@gmail.com

Region 9, The Rev. Nancy Brantingham, nancy.brantingham@gmail.com
Region 9, Bob Sykes, rgsykes@qwest.net