Dear FCCD members, Thank you! Molly Watkins Nominating Chair

Transcription

1 Dear FCCD members, We are pleased to present the attached slate for the church year. We are excited to announce that Philip Jacobs has agreed to be our moderator! For those of you who do not know Phil (he is a regular 8:30 AM church goer), we have attached a brief bio and a photo of him and his family. Additionally, please note: Our church's by-laws call for three equal classes of four board members each, on each of the major boards (Deacons calls for three classes of six). Over the past few years the classes have become a bit unbalanced, though they have been shown as equal classes (some board members were placed in a class for balance purposes, when they in reality should have been in a different class based on the start of their term). This year we are going to show it like it is (where people's terms actually end) and therefore the slate will look a bit unbalanced for some boards. Please know that going forward, we will be working diligently to get back to an equal/balanced class system per our by-laws. Please feel free to contact me or any of the Nominating Committee members should you have any questions. Thank you! Molly Watkins Nominating Chair

2 Philip Morgan Jacobs Bio First Congregational Church of Darien April 2017 Philip Jacobs and his wife Eliot moved to Darien in Philip and Eliot have 3 children: Morgan Jacobs DesPrez (29), Harriet Jacobs (25), and Jay Jacobs (20). Morgan was married to David DesPrez in 2014 in a ceremony officiated by Dale Rosenberger. Philip and Eliot have been married for nearly 31 years. When first married, they lived on the campus of the St. Andrew s School, Middletown, Delaware, where Eliot was a high school French teacher and coach. In their nearly 31 years of marriage, the Jacobs family has lived in Wilmington, Delaware; Rowayton, CT; Wilton, CT; Munich, Germany; Kansas City, Kansas, and since 2006, Darien. Philip and Eliot also lived briefly in London, England. Philip has been active in community affairs. (Eliot has been even more active, but she notes that this is supposed to be Philip s bio, not hers ). While in Rowayton, Philip was a member of the Rowayton Civic Association. In Wilton, Philip was an Elder in the Wilton Presbyterian Church. He has been a long- time trustee of the Princeton University Rowing Association. For the last 7 years, Philip has been a Board member of Laurel House, a not- for- profit in Stamford, CT providing care and services for adults suffering from mental illness. Philip and Eliot have been members of the First Congregational Church of Darien since Philip was born in New York City and spent his childhood in Cos Cob and Greenwich, CT. He graduated from Greenwich High School. Both Philip and Eliot graduated from Princeton University. Philip is a Principal at the accounting firm of KPMG in New York City. He is a corporate tax specialist. His first job out of college was a teacher and coach at the St. Andrew s School. He has been working in Finance focusing primarily on the taxation of insurance companies since 1983.

3 Church Council Philip Jacobs Rev. Dale Rosenberger (2012) Gary Morello (2016) To Be Filled Dave Miller (2014) John Wilson (2015) Anna Denoyer (2014) Andy Huntington (2015) Lora Grasilli (2016) Molly Watkins (2016) Debbie Nelson (2017) First Congregational Church of Darien Proposed Slate Chair and Moderator Senior Minister Associate Minister Church Clerk Chair of Deacons Chair of Stewards Chair of Outreach Chair of Christian Ed Chair of Communications Chair of Nominating Women's Association Rep At Large Members Ray Hodil (2012) Susan Wilson (2013) Terry Brewer (2014) John Bassler (2017)* Jon Bigelow (2013) Lou Converse (2017) Bob Sinche (2016) Tracey Berry (2017) Ernie Steiner (2016) *Filling Jeff Long's term which began 2015 Board of Deacons Dave Miller (2014) Franke Burke (2015) April Barker (2013) Lauren Ryder (2014) Kristin Desautelle (2012) Marianne Lauer (2016) Dave Miller (2014) Mary Ann Freeman (2012) Phil Meyer (2016) Karalisa DiFabio (2014) Mandy Teare (2015) Jay Robbins (2013) Al Nickerson (2014) Ann MacInnes (2012) Steve Weeden (2015)* Bill Latimer (2012) David Sealy (2017) Liz Werner (2017) Tucker Scott (2017) *Filled partial term for Greg Karlik (2011) Names in Blue are re-upping for a second term Names in red are new members

4 Board of Christian Ed Andy Huntington First Congregational Church of Darien Proposed Slate Danielle Craig (2015) Lee Robbins (2016) Sally Bassler (2017) Jasmine Hodges (2015) John Wygal (2013) Katherine Boulier (2017) Andy Huntington (2015) David Young (2016) Heather Walsh (2015) Lindsay Westbrook (2012) Karen Brennan (2015) Kim Adams (2015) Board of Outreach Anna Denoyer Carol Wilson Lindsay Atha (2015) Gayle Appleby (2013) Anna Denoyer (2014) Charlie Wetmore (2015) Bob McGee (2016) Heather Raker (2014) Elmerina Brooks (2016)* Carol Wilson (2016) Lauren Swenson (2016)** Scott Barrett (2016) Gary Holmes (2017) Doug McPheters (2017) *Filling a seat for a term started in 2015 **Filling a seat for a term started in 2014 Board of Stewards John Wilson Nancy Hamson (2015) Jim Gleason (2013) Richard Almy (2014) Katherine MacLane (2015) Harry McLachlin (2013) Andrew Barnard (2014)* James Sheed (2015) Todd Raker (2016) Doug Kline (2014) John Wilson (2015) David Watkins (2017) Tom Parnon (2015) *Currently only committed for one more year Names in Blue are re-upping for a second term Names in red are new members

5 First Congregational Church of Darien Proposed Slate Nominating Committee : Molly O'Brien Watkins Andy Huntington-BOCE Rep (2015)* Molly O'Brien Watkins At-Large (2016) Anna Denoyer-Outreach Rep (2015)* Dave Miller-Deacons Rep (2015)* Harry McLachlin-Stewards Rep (2015)* Tom Hager-At Large (2015)** Audrey Esmond-At Large (2015) *2016 Nominating committee reps will continue to serve until each Board conducts election for rep in Sept **Tom Hager served as the Nominating Rep from Stewards from Personnel Committee A standing Council Committee chaired by the Moderator and composed of the Senior Minister the Chairs of the Boards of Deacons, Stewards, Christian Education and two at-large members selected by the Nominating Committee. Philip Jacobs-Moderator Andy Huntington Chair of Christian Education Rev. Dale Rosenberger Senior Minister Annette Madden Kline (2017) David Miller Chair of Deacons Jon Bigelow (2017) John Wilson Chair of Stewards Pastoral Relations Committee Meets as Needed Consists of one representative suggested by each minister, the Chair of Deacons, and three at-large members selected by the Nominating Committee. Members serve for one 3-year term. This committee is not part of the slate to be voted on by the congregation, but is included so the congregation knows its members. : Dave Miller Chair of Deacons Nancy Sheed At-Large (2015) Bob Hopkins At-Large (2016) Caroline Burke At-Large (2017) Lou Converse (2016)* Mary Ann Freeman (2016)* *Ministers' Reps Names in Blue are re-upping for a second term Names in red are new members

6