Meet Our Team
The Episcopal Church in Wyoming is served by teams comprised of Staff,
Standing Committee, Diocesan Council, Commission on Ministry and Intake Officers.
Staff Team
The Right Reverend
Paul-Gordon Chandler
Kristi Wallin
Executive Assistant to the Bishop
and Associate for Spiritual Formation and Congregational Development
The Rev. Canon Lara Gilbert
Canon for Spiritual Formation & Congregational Development
and Bishop's Chaplain
Bishop of Wyoming
Canon Jessica Reynolds
Canon for Finance and Administration
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Genie Osburn
Communications Manager
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Keith Ware
Property Coordinator, Wind River Reservation
The Rev. Jordan Bishop
Youth Ministries Coordinator
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The Rev. Linda Anderson
Dean, Wyoming Iona School,
Ministry Liaison, African Partnership, Episcopal Relief and Development & Missional Priest-Region 1
The Rev. Canon Bobbe Fitzhugh
Canon for Mission and Innovation / Missional Priest-Region 4
Katie Parrish
Executive Director for The Foundation for the Episcopal Church in Wyoming
Kira Bachus
Administrative Assistant
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Allen Doyle
Director of Campus Ministries
The Rev. Kenli Barling
Minister for Congregational Care/
Missional Priest-Region 2
The Rev. Roxanne Friday
Indigenous Minister
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The Rev. Randy Belton
Missional Priest-Region 5
The Rev. Thomas Ketner and The Rev. Jennie Ketner
Missional Priests-Region 3
Associates
Robert and Rebekah Mason
Co-Directors, TAC Retreat Center
The Rev. Warren Murphy
Diocesan Historian and Ecumenical & Interreligious Liaison
The Rev. Megan Nickles
Chair, WYO Worship Committee
The Ven. Jill Zimmerschied
Archdeacon
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee, meeting at least twice a year, serves as a confidential “council of advice” to the bishop. When there is no bishop, the Standing Committee is the ecclesiastical authority of the diocese. It must approve the sale or encumbrance of property, gives consent for elections of bishops, and approve candidates for Holy Orders.
Members
The Rev. Megan Nickles, President (2023)
Mary Beth Evers (2023)
Linda McElwain, Vice President (2024)
The Rev. Pamela Bright, Secretary (2024)
Vernon Miller (2025)
The Rev. Linda Anderson (2025)
If you need to contact the Standing Committee please email: standingcommittee@episcopalwy.org
The Diocesan Council’s mandate is to carry out the program and policies adopted at our Annual Convention; administer and (if necessary) modify the budget; review diocesan programming; initiate, develop, consolidate or terminate work in the diocese; and prepare programs and budgets for presentation to the next convention. Regional representatives to Council are also charged with communicating with and reporting on their region and hosting the pre-convention meeting in that region. Click here for the most recent council minutes.
The Rt. Rev. Paul-Gordon Chandler, President
The Rev. Amy Mayes (2025)
Kim McAtee (2024)
Shirley Wildman (2025)
The Rev. Walt Seeley (2023)
The Rev. Mike Evers (2024)
Brian Knox (2023)
Walt Tanner, Treasurer (ex-officio)
Beth Lance, Chancellor (ex-officio)
Katie Parrish (ex-officio)
Regional Representatives
Region I: Shealee Donahue
Worland (2024)
Region IV: John Sullivan
Cheyenne (2025)
Region II: Mary Appel
Gillette (2024)
Region V: Peg Larson
Rock Springs (2023)
Region III: The Rev. Lori Modesitt
Wheatland (2025)
Region VI: John Angst
Dubois (2023)
Diocesan Council
Commission on Ministry
The Commission on Ministry (COM) assists the bishop in developing, recruiting, forming, and assessing those called to ministry in the church. Their work encompasses those called to lay or ordained ministry.
The Rt. Rev. Paul-Gordon Chandler, Bishop of Wyoming
The Rev. Walt Seeley (Chair)
The Rev. Rick Veit (2025)
Lili Turnell (2024)
Christy Lev (2023)
The Rev. Charles Clarke (2025)
The Rev. Karen Walker (2024)
The Rev. David McElwain (2024)
Lay Vacant
Jessica Reynolds – Secretary (ex-officio)
The Rev. Canon Lara Gilbert (ex-officio)
Intake Officers
Anyone may contact the Diocesan intake officer to report concerns.
The intake officer will:
• Listen with respect and maintain confidentiality
• Offer pastoral care and response
• Create a written report regarding the concern(s) presented
• Answer questions about the process
Heather Duncan-Malone
(307) 251-9165
Clint Hernandez
(307) 237-5584 or (307) 262-2378