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Lay Leaders

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 David Chatfield has been a member of St. Stephen's and a choir member for many years.  He is currently Senior Warden of the Vestry.

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Charity Johnson has been a member of St. Stephen's for many years.  She currently serves as treasurer.

 

 

 
Eric Copeland Eric Copeland is Chancellor of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.  He also serves as an usher and an art show volunteer.
Joyce Harrington, Junior Warden Joyce Harrington is Junior Warden of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
Ross Gagliano

A St Stephen’s Parishioner since 1995, Ross is a Vestry member, an Art Festival Committee member, and an usher. He is currently employed at Global Risk Solutions which provides Claims Management/Consulting & Litigation Support services to businesses and legal entities. He is a memberof the Board of Directors for the Jay Bon Sale Foundation, which raises money for Heart Disease Research, and has served as the Tournament Director for the Annual Golf Outing Fundraiser. He is a member of the Sterling Committee for the Fundraising Efforts for Educate Tomorrow, which for helps young adults leaving the Foster Care Program move forward.
Kirsten was born in New York City and came to Miami in 1998 to take a job in the History Department at FIU. She found St. Stephen's several years later, and since becoming a member she has sung in the choir, done 2 years of EFM, and served on various committees. She now serves as a member of the Vestry. She has two small children, George and Anne, and can usually be found in the "skybox" or crying room on Sundays.
Teresa was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and came to the U.S. in 1997. She has one Master's degree in International Relations from Tufts University and another one in Latin American History from the University of Miami. She currently works as Senior Multimedia Producer at The Miami Herald. Teresa has been a member of St. Stephen's since 2006 and, before serving in the Vestry, headed the Spiritual Growth Committee. You can see her at church chasing after her two children: Carlitos, 7, and Teresita, 4.

Teresa Carreno is a child, adult, and adolescent psychiatrist.  Currently serving as a vestry member and chalice bearer, Teresa has been a member of St. Stephen's for 11 years and is the mother of twins Ana and Carolina.  She served on Guy Bailey's discernment committee.  She was on the Day School's Board of Trustees from 2002-2008, serving first as vice chair and then chair of the board during a time of community rebuilding.  She has also taught Sunday School and been a lector.
Erin Clancy has been a committed member of St. Stephen's since 2001, with her husband Alvaro Coraspe and daughter Paula. Erin has served on multiple committees, and even as director of the Art Show and member of the church staff from 2006 - 2008. Currently Erin is a member of the Vestry. Outside of her involvement with the parish, Erin is an experienced international senior manager, passionate about the promotion of sustainable living, products and practices, and she currently works in distribution of green building products.
Jack Geist

Jack has been a member of St. Stephen's since he was a child singing in the boys choir. He was one of the original students at the Day School in Agnes Johnson's fourth grade class. Jack was the original recipient of the Rodney Nordt Acolyte Award at the school and still serves at the alter as the Master of Ceremonies on Sundays. Jack is serving on his fourth Vestry and is serving as the Vestry's Mission Outreach chair for the third time. Jack has served as the Jr. Warden once.
Jack currently is the Coordinator for the Supervised Living Facility of the Addiction Treatment Program at South Miami Hospital. He has an A.S. in Social Services with a certificate in Addiction Studies and is studying to take his test to become a Certified Addiction Counselor. He also works with the Bishops Committee on Addiction Recovery in the Diocese of South East Florida.

 
Jeff Brosco has been a member of St. Stephen's since 1998. He serves as a Vestry member, lector and chalice bearer; has traveled on a mission trip to Honduras; has served as a trustee for the Day School; and has taught Sunday morning for preschoolers, adolescents, and now the "post-adolescence" crowd. Jeff has four children and is married to Maria Serrano Brosco. He teaches history, ethics, and pediatrics at the University of Miami.
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Russell Corbett is a long-time U.S. Post Office employee and Care Resource board member.  He is our verger and a choir member who also chairs the Nepenthe Garden Committee, co-chairs the AIDS Ministry, and is coordinating our Centennial Garden Party celebration as well as serving as Vestry member.  During his seven years at St. Stephen's, he has also been part of the Nehemiah Project and part of the Flower Committee.  He volunteers yearly in the kitchen at our Art Show, overseeing the Sunday night artists' dinner.  He served three terms on the Vestry of his former Parish.

 
Sally Willits has been a member of St. Stephens since 2001. In addition to serving on the Vestry she has been actively involved in The Heart of the Grove Gallery and Gift Shop. She has served on the Outreach Committee, taught Sunday School and volunteered at the Art Festival. She is an artist who works in watercolor and oil and teaches privately. She volunteers at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens as a guide and at the This N That Shop in Coconut Grove. An avid sailor and lover of the water, she and her husband Chris volunteer often at sailing races on Biscayne Bay. She is blessed with 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren.
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 Dominic Lamberti is an accountant and business owner who oversees the church's books, prepares our church financial statements, serves on the finance committee, and sings in the choir.  Dominic has been a member of St. Stephen's for 24 years, during which he has served a former term on the Vestry, been our church Treasurer, and organized many church entertainment events, as well as volunteering every year for the art show.
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Kristin Fonseca has been a member of St. Stephen’s since 2007. She currently serves on the Parish Council as Chairperson of the Resource Enhancement Committee. Kristin is also an advisor to the Assistant Rector for Youth, Children and Young Families and a volunteer for various annual events including the Pig Roast and Arts Festival. Kristin is a photographer and mother to two young children, Renee and Andres.
Lynette McGuinness